国际英语资讯:UN migration agency appeals for 41.4 mln USD for emergency assistance to Iraq
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Migration">Migration</span> (<span word="IOM">IOM</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="for">for</span> 41.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="IOM">IOM</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IOM">IOM</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="internally">internally</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> (<span word="IDPs">IDPs</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1.75 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="IOM">IOM</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aligned">aligned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Humanitarian">Humanitarian</span> <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 65 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ninewa">Ninewa</span>, <span word="Anbar">Anbar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Salah">Salah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Din">Din</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Funding">Funding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Waite">Waite</span>, <span word="IOM">IOM</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="IOM">IOM</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Naseer">Naseer</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span>-<span word="Sattar">Sattar</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Coordination">Coordination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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