14.11.2007 - Source: Refugees International

Brief report on situation of Iraqi refugees in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria; recommendations on how to improve their situation (" Iraqi Refugees: A Lot of Talk, Little Action") [ID 22477]

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25.10.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Regional dimensions to the Iraqi displacement crisis and the role of the United Nations ("Regional dimensions to the Iraqi displacement crisis and the role of the United Nations"), Autor: Brookings Institution [ID 22292]

The regional dimension to the Iraqi displacement crisis. Up to 750,000 Iraqis have fled to Jordan and an estimated 1.5 million Iraqis are in Syria. The UN's actions are hindered by the poor security situation.

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09.2007 - Source: Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

Report on situation of Iraqi refugee women and children in Jordan; not recognised as refugees by Jordanian authorities; risk of sexual exploitation; most refugees can't afford education and basic health care; many victims of domestic violence ("Iraqi Refugee Women and Youth in Jordan: Reproductive Health Findings (A Snapshot from the Field)") ("Iraqi Refugee Women and Youth in Jordan: Reproductive Health Findings (A Snapshot from the Field)") [ID 21747]

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26.01.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Ongoing sectarian violence has created a massive refugee problem, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ("Iraq: Growing Numbers Flee Sectarian Violence") [ID 19552]

"Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the UNHCR estimates that 12 percent of Iraqis have fled their homes due to violence, which it says is the largest long-term movement of people in the Middle East since the creation of Israel in 1948. [...] The epicenter of much of the sectarian violence, and by extension the source of internal displacement, has been Baghdad, where thousands of Iraqi families are fleeing mixed Sunni-Shi'ite areas for the safety of neighborhoods in which their own sect dominates. [...] The UNHCR estimates that 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently live within Iraq's borders, and that number that could reach 2.7 million by the end of 2007. Since the February 22 bombing of the Al-Askaria shrine in Samarra, which set off a wave of sectarian killings between Shi'a and Sunnis, about 432,000 Iraqis have fled their homes, Deputy Migration Minister Hamdiya Ahmad told Reuters on December 28. [...] The growing number of IDPs in Iraq has also led to an influx of refugees into neighboring states. The UNHCR estimates that the number of Iraqis who have fled to neighboring states includes 500,000 to 1 million in Syria, up to 700,000 in Jordan, 80,000 in Egypt, and 40,000 in Lebanon. However, the flood of refugees has placed a huge burden on these countries. The situation is particularly acute in Jordan, where Iraqi refugees account for 10 percent of the total population. The government has complained that the new arrivals place a huge strain on the economy."

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22.01.2007 - Source: BBC News

Aid workers warn of crisis for Iraqis living in increasingly harsh conditions after fleeing violence in their country ("Warnings of Iraq refugee crisis") [ID 19561]

"A humanitarian spokesman told the BBC that neighbouring countries where most Iraqis have fled to are closing their doors "one by one" to Iraqis. About 2m Iraqis live in increasingly difficult conditions in countries like Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon."

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