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| Iraq neighbours want refugee aid | Iraq neighbours want refugee aid |
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| Jordan is hosting a international conference aimed at finding ways to ease the burden of countries with large numbers of Iraqi refugees. | Jordan is hosting a international conference aimed at finding ways to ease the burden of countries with large numbers of Iraqi refugees. |
| More than two million Iraqis have left their war-ravaged homeland. | More than two million Iraqis have left their war-ravaged homeland. |
| The UN says about 50,000 more people leave Iraq each month, mostly to Jordan and Syria which want international help to ease the burden on their services. | The UN says about 50,000 more people leave Iraq each month, mostly to Jordan and Syria which want international help to ease the burden on their services. |
| The UN refugee agency has called the exodus a humanitarian crisis threatening the region's stability. | The UN refugee agency has called the exodus a humanitarian crisis threatening the region's stability. |
| Egypt and Lebanon also host smaller numbers of Iraqi refugees. | Egypt and Lebanon also host smaller numbers of Iraqi refugees. |
| Over-stretched services | Over-stretched services |
| Jordan and Syria want some assurance that the Iraqis will either eventually return to their homeland or be resettled elsewhere. | Jordan and Syria want some assurance that the Iraqis will either eventually return to their homeland or be resettled elsewhere. |
| The UN refugee agency earlier this month doubled its annual appeal for funding to help uprooted Iraqis to $123m to boost medical care, shelter and other support. | The UN refugee agency earlier this month doubled its annual appeal for funding to help uprooted Iraqis to $123m to boost medical care, shelter and other support. |
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| It has also called on the international community to deliver on promises of financial aid and resettlement opportunities after Syria and Jordan were left with little in the way of direct aid to cope with Iraqis fleeing widespread violence. | It has also called on the international community to deliver on promises of financial aid and resettlement opportunities after Syria and Jordan were left with little in the way of direct aid to cope with Iraqis fleeing widespread violence. |
| Violence forces thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes every monthIn May, Jordan said hosting the Iraqis was costing the desert kingdom about $1bn a year. | Violence forces thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes every monthIn May, Jordan said hosting the Iraqis was costing the desert kingdom about $1bn a year. |
| It has commissioned a survey to determine the exact number of Iraqis on its territory. Syria hosts nearly 1.5 million displaced Iraqis. | It has commissioned a survey to determine the exact number of Iraqis on its territory. Syria hosts nearly 1.5 million displaced Iraqis. |
| In Jordan, clinics provide free immunisation to Iraqi children, but not full health-care services. | In Jordan, clinics provide free immunisation to Iraqi children, but not full health-care services. |
| Government schools, already stretched to the maximum, only allow a small portion of Iraqi children with residency permits to attend. | Government schools, already stretched to the maximum, only allow a small portion of Iraqi children with residency permits to attend. |
| Syria provides greater services to the Iraqis, but even there the UN says that only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugee children there are able to attend school. | Syria provides greater services to the Iraqis, but even there the UN says that only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugee children there are able to attend school. |
| The UN refugee agency says it hopes to find a permanent home for a total of 20,000 Iraqi exiles by the end of the year. | The UN refugee agency says it hopes to find a permanent home for a total of 20,000 Iraqi exiles by the end of the year. |
| Although the US administration announced earlier in the year that it would allow 7,000 Iraqis into the US by the end of September, it has allowed in just 133 over the past nine months because of stringent security measures. | Although the US administration announced earlier in the year that it would allow 7,000 Iraqis into the US by the end of September, it has allowed in just 133 over the past nine months because of stringent security measures. |
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