NGOs urge countries to take in Syrian refugees
Deutsche Welle – Thirty non-governmental organizations have urged nations distant from Syria’s borders to provide long-term sanctuary for at least…
Rich nations ‘failing to help Syria refugees’
(AFP) – Affluent nations have taken in a “pitiful” number of the million of Syrian refugees uprooted by the country’s…
Iraq: Children urgently need warm clothes for the winter
An adolescent girl holds a younger girl in one arm and a box of winter clothes in the other,…
Greater resources needed for Iraqis ahead of harsh winter, UN, regional officials warn
With rainy season started, and winter on doorstep, UNHCR, together with partners, and support from Kuwait, hurries finishing construction of…
As winter closes in, UN launches humanitarian appeal for Iraqis in need
Displaced persons queue up to receive food supplies at a WFP distribution site in the Kasnazan area of Erbil Governorate,…
Iraqi poet seeks to heal her homeland with words
Amal Al-Jubouri fled Saddam Hussein’s regime and took political asylum in Germany in 1998 and was one of the…
Iraq: Evidence of war crimes by government-backed Shi’a militias
London, (Amnesty International) – Shi’a militias, supported and armed by the government of Iraq, have abducted and killed…
Iraq: The Challenges Ahead
By Mosa Zahed London, 29 Aug. (MEFD) Following Maliki’s impending departure, many Iraqis hope that the dawn of a new…
MEFD condemns missile attack on Camp Liberty
Damage from missile attack 26 Dec. 2013 London, Dec. 29 (MEFD) On Thursday 26 December 2013, Camp Liberty, which houses…
UNHCR to boost Syria aid supply through airlifts from Iraq
Source: United Nations office in Geneva Over half of all Syrian refugees are children. Photo credit: Oxfam International / Foter.com /…