RECENT CLASHES HAVE UPROOTED 140,000 PEOPLE IN IRAQ’S ANBAR PROVINCE – UN AGENCY

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Date: 24 Jan 2014 11:00:00 -0500
Subject: RECENT CLASHES HAVE UPROOTED 140,000 PEOPLE IN IRAQ'S ANBAR
PROVINCE – UN AGENCY
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RECENT CLASHES HAVE UPROOTED 140,000 PEOPLE IN IRAQ'S ANBAR PROVINCE –
UN AGENCYNew York, Jan 24 2014 11:00AMThe United Nations refugee
agency <"http://www.unhcr.org/52e274d19.html">said today that more
than 65,000 people had fled the conflict in the cities of Fallujah and
Ramadi in central Iraq's Anbar province over the past week, bringing
the total number of people uprooted since fighting began at the end of
2013 to over 140,000.

The displacement figures, provided by Iraq's Ministry of Displacement
and Migration, are the largest the country has witnessed since the
sectarian violence of 2006-2008 and are a result of deadly clashes
between Iraqi troops and Al-Qaeda-linked fighters.

It also comes on top of the 1.13 million people already internally
displaced in Iraq and who are mostly residing in Baghdad, Diyala and
Ninewa provinces, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR).

UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said that people in Anbar, including
UNHCR staff, had reported that many civilians were unable to leave
conflict-affected areas where food and fuel were now in short supply.

"Most of the recently displaced remain outside Fallujah city,
accommodated by relatives or staying in schools, mosques and hospitals
where resources are running low. Host families are having difficulties
sustaining the burden of caring for the displaced," he told reporters
in Geneva.

He added that UNHCR and its humanitarian aid partners had managed to
distribute tarpaulins, blankets, sleeping mats, food, and hygiene
supplies. Yesterday, the agency delivered 2,400 core relief kits. The
Ministry of Displacement and Migration and the Iraqi parliament have
also sent aid.

"Many of the displaced, nonetheless, are still in desperate need of
food, medical care, and other aid. As the insecurity has spread, many
families who fled several weeks ago have been displaced again," said
Mr. Edwards.

The UN in Iraq has asked the Government to facilitate the opening of a
humanitarian corridor to reach displaced and stranded families in
Anbar province. In recent weeks, several bridges leading into the
conflict area and communities hosting displaced people have been
destroyed, making access difficult.

UNHCR said it is currently impossible to reach the area from Baghdad
and relief agencies are using roads coming from northern Iraq.

Meanwhile, other areas of Iraq – including Baghdad, Erbil, Kerbala,
Salah-al-Din and Ninewa – have witnessed the arrival of thousands of
displaced people. People are reportedly without money for food and
lack suitable clothing for the rainy conditions. Children are not in
school and sanitary conditions, particularly for women, are
inadequate.</P>Jan 24 2014 11:00AM
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