Iraq’s Refugee Crisis: Finally UN Wakes Up!
The Iraq war was supposed to spread democracy throughout the Middle East, but to date its most palpable result has been to spread Iraqis throughout the world, reports The Independent.
“UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee agency, believes that up to two million have sought refuge outside the country since the war started, and 1.9 million have been forced to move within Iraq in fear of their lives.
“The agency’s chief, Antonio Gutteres, appealed for help yesterday at the first conference on the refugee crisis…
“The flood of refugees has put a huge and growing burden on neighbouring nations, especially Syria and Jordan, which in consequence are making it more and more difficult for Iraqis to enter their countries.
“Others in the Middle East are battening down the hatches: Kuwait now never admits Iraqis; Saudi Arabia is building a fortified barrier at a cost of $7bn (£3.7bn) to stop people crossing the border; and Egypt is accepting far fewer Iraqis than it used to…”
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4 Responses to “Iraq’s Refugee Crisis: Finally UN Wakes Up!”
He the UN has been talking this for a long time trying to get help.
Given that the USA cause it, its to their everlasting shame that they have completely ignored the issue
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YAY!! Now they can pass some resolution condemning it or something…
The UN is about preventing wars. The UN can only heal situations after the fact if the US is there to back them up with guns and soldiers. So, they are useless in this matter at this point, and unfortunately they were unable to prevent it as well.
Since when?
Sounds like Sam is calling for more power for the U.N. so that they can be more effective?
I find it odd that the U.N. is in trouble in the comments for calling attention to a problem that needs to be solved instead of being frustrated with the people who can help, know about the problem, and choose to do nothing.