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| Iraq misery grows, says Red Cross | Iraq misery grows, says Red Cross |
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| The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation for ordinary Iraqis is getting steadily worse. | The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation for ordinary Iraqis is getting steadily worse. |
| In a new report, the ICRC says the conflict is inflicting immense suffering - and calls for greater protection of civilians. | In a new report, the ICRC says the conflict is inflicting immense suffering - and calls for greater protection of civilians. |
| Iraqis want help to "collect the bodies that line the streets in front of our homes every morning", a woman said. | Iraqis want help to "collect the bodies that line the streets in front of our homes every morning", a woman said. |
| The ICRC still has a presence in Iraq despite the bombing of its Baghdad offices three and a half years ago. | The ICRC still has a presence in Iraq despite the bombing of its Baghdad offices three and a half years ago. |
| In the report called Civilians Without protection - The Ever-worsening Crisis in Iraq, the Red Cross asked civilians what could be done to help them. | |
| Collect the bodies that line the streets in front of our homes every morning Iraqi woman Clickable guide: Life in Iraq | |
| The answer was a shock, says ICRC director of operations Pierre Kraehenbuehl. | The answer was a shock, says ICRC director of operations Pierre Kraehenbuehl. |
| "The suffering that Iraqi men, women and children are enduring today is unbearable and unacceptable. Their lives and dignity are continuously under threat," he said. | "The suffering that Iraqi men, women and children are enduring today is unbearable and unacceptable. Their lives and dignity are continuously under threat," he said. |
| "The ICRC calls on all those who can influence the situation on the ground to act now to ensure that the lives of ordinary people are spared and protected. This is an obligation under international humanitarian law for both states and non-state actors." | "The ICRC calls on all those who can influence the situation on the ground to act now to ensure that the lives of ordinary people are spared and protected. This is an obligation under international humanitarian law for both states and non-state actors." |
| 'Simply unbearable' | 'Simply unbearable' |
| Red Cross workers asked Iraqi women about their lives. | Red Cross workers asked Iraqi women about their lives. |
| Women found it "simply unbearable" to confront their children with them morning after morning as they tried to take them to school, the woman added. | Women found it "simply unbearable" to confront their children with them morning after morning as they tried to take them to school, the woman added. |
| Car bombs: An everyday reality now | Car bombs: An everyday reality now |
| The Red Cross says every aspect of life in Iraq is getting worse. | The Red Cross says every aspect of life in Iraq is getting worse. |
| A trip to the market has become a matter of life and death. | A trip to the market has become a matter of life and death. |
| Access to basics like water and electricity are increasingly difficult - so much so that many Iraqis have given up hoping for big improvements and focus on small ones like clearing the bodies from the streets. | Access to basics like water and electricity are increasingly difficult - so much so that many Iraqis have given up hoping for big improvements and focus on small ones like clearing the bodies from the streets. |
| The famously neutral International Red Cross will not blame anyone in particular for what it calls the current disastrous security situation, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva. | The famously neutral International Red Cross will not blame anyone in particular for what it calls the current disastrous security situation, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva. |
| But it does say that everyone with political and military influence in Iraq must do more to protect civilians. | But it does say that everyone with political and military influence in Iraq must do more to protect civilians. |
| The report makes it clear that nobody - including the Iraqi government and coalition forces - has done enough so far, our correspondent adds. | The report makes it clear that nobody - including the Iraqi government and coalition forces - has done enough so far, our correspondent adds. |