Iraq humanitarian crisis has reached highest level, UN aid officials warn

From Aid | The Guardian Thu Aug 14 2014, 14:53:46

Sheer amount of displaced people has created dangerous and complex situation, despite lifting of Isis siege on Mount Sinjar

The humanitarian crisis in Iraq remains complex and highly dangerous for hundreds of thousands of people, even after the lifting of the Islamic State (Isis) siege of Mount Sinjar, aid officials in northern Iraq warned on Thursday morning.

On Wednesday night, the UN declared its highest level of emergency for the crisis facing the 1.2 million people displaced by fighting this year in Iraq, putting it on a par with Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic.

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