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Humanitarian Issues in Iraq

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Iraq's Humanitarian Crisis

With close to 4 million displaced people in and outside of Iraq, an average of about 100 people killed daily, and a third of the population living in poverty, Iraq 's humanitarian emergency has reached a crisis level that compares with some of the world's most urgent catastrophes.

Consequences of the War and Occupation of Iraq

This sections looks at the consequences and costs of the war and occupation, including the humanitarian, economic, political, legal, military and cultural repercussions.

Mortality

A very large number of Iraqis have died under the occupation and the rate of mortality has risen sharply. Demographic surveys, body counts using daily news reports, data from morgues and hospitals, and epidemiological studies all show that Iraq's population has paid - and continues to pay - a steep price.

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Reconstruction of Iraq

Reconstruction has made scant progress in war-torn Iraq since the March 2003 US invasion. This section covers the many aspects of reconstruction, including Iraq's debt burden and negotiations for debt cancellation, as well as US insistence on a radically deregulated and liberalized Iraqi economy, ready for the eventual investments of the multinational oil giants.

Development Fund for Iraq

This page follows the "Development Fund for Iraq,"(DFI) created in 2003 to administer proceeds from the export sales of Iraq's oil, as well as funds remaining from the UN Oil-for-Food Programme and other assets seized from the defunct regime.

Occupation and Rule in Iraq

This page provides general articles about the occupation.
 

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