Iraq’s displaced have been forgotten, says top UNHCR official
Millions of refugees, migrants and displaced people in Iraq have been forgotten about, one of the world’s leading humanitarian experts has said. Amin Awad, UNHCR's Middle East and North Africa director and co-ordinator for Syria and Iraq situations, said that Iraq was suffering because the world’s attention had moved on now that the country was […]Patrick Ryan writes for The National:
Millions of refugees, migrants and displaced people in Iraq have been forgotten about, one of the world’s leading humanitarian experts has said.
Amin Awad, UNHCR's Middle East and North Africa director and co-ordinator for Syria and Iraq situations, said that Iraq was suffering because the world’s attention had moved on now that the country was no longer at war.
Speaking to The National on the opening day of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development, or Dihad, conference, Mr Awad advised the international community that more awareness needed to be paid to the two million Iraqis who are still displaced.
