Iraqis in Crisis
Photo: Jessica Malter/IRC
When the United States completed its troop withdrawal from Iraq in December 2011 it left behind a major crisis in the region—with three million Iraqis displaced and tens of thousands of others in danger because they worked for the U.S. military. The International Rescue Committee is providing vital aid and calling the world's attention to their plight.
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How We Help
- The IRC has provided humanitarian aid in Iraq on and off since 2003 and today assists tens of thousands of people in 12 provinces.
- IRC teams in Iraq currently rebuild and expand schools, train teachers, teach marketable skills to youth, offer targeted health, legal and psychosocial services to women, provide a range of legal assistance to returnees and displaced persons, improve water and sanitation facilities, and track forced returns at borders.
- The IRC launched programs for Iraqi refugees in Jordan in 2007 with informal education projects and mental health support. Today the program focuses on cash assistance for vulnerable refugees and helping local organizations prevent and respond to violence against women.
- The IRC helps resettle Iraqi refugees and others given sanctuary in the United States. We support newly arrived refugees by providing immediate aid, including food and shelter.
- Each year since 2008 the IRC has reported on the status of Iraq's refugee population in order to draw attention to their plight.
The IRC's Bob Carey was interviewed for a recent Philadelphia Inquirer column on dangers facing Iraqis who worked for U.S. forces, as they wait for Special Immigrant Visas to be processed.
December 16, 2011
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Forgotten Casualties
Each year since 2008 the IRC has reported on the status of Iraq's refugee population; our 2011 assessment is not optimistic. Many of those who've left their homes and communities remain mired in poverty, and continue to face an uncertain future.
| 2011 | Iraq Eight Years Later: A Legacy of Shattered Lives | ||
| blog post | | | full report | |
| 2010 | A Tough Road Home: Uprooted Iraqis in Jordan, Syria and Iraq | ||
| press release | | | full report | |
| 2009 | Iraqi Refugees in the United States: In Dire Straits | ||
| press release | | | full report | |
| 2008 | Five Years Later, a Hidden Crisis | ||
| press release | | | full report | |
The IRC and Iraq in the Media
April 21, 2012 | Philly.com
December 23, 2011 | BBC News
December 17, 2011 | National Public Radio
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