The UN refugee agency on Friday called on the international community to "put its money where its mouth is" after Syria and Jordan were left in the lurch to deal with some two million Iraqi refugees.
The United Nations called on the international community yesterday to help Syria and Jordan cope with the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have fled across their borders in recentyears, saying the two countries had been "left on their own" to handle the flood of refugees.
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The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says donor countries are not doing enough to help Syria and Jordan deal with an estimated two million Iraqi refugees they are hosting. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva.
The United Nations made an urgent call Friday to help countries that have taken in Iraqi refugees - especially Syria and Jordan.
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency yesterday called on the international community to “put its money where its mouth is” after Syria and Jordan were left in the lurch to deal with some 2mn Iraqi refugees.
The United Nations has called on the international community to help Syria and Jordan cope with the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have fled across their borders in recent years, saying the two countries had been “left on their own” to handle the flood of refugees.
UN refugee officials accused donor countries on Friday of leaving Syria and Jordan "in the lurch" by failing to offer aid as thousands of conflict victims flee Iraq each day, overwhelming hospitals and schools. The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said the two host countries had received nothing to help deal with the ongoing.
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The UN refugee agency Friday made a fresh call on donors to help countries hosting hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees and said Syria and Jordan were still waiting for help despite expressions of support made during a major international conference on Iraq in April.
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