Crisis in Iraq: How the War Has Caused Over 4 Million Iraqis to Flee Their Homes

Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007

7:00 - 7:30pm - Networking
7:30 - :8:30pm - Panel Discussion
8:30 - 9:00pm - Q&A

International Center
50 W 23rd St., 7th Floor (between Broadway and 6th Ave)

Join the Humanitarian Affairs Committee for a panel discussion about the current situation of displaced Iraqis and how the U.S. and different organizations are responding.

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Speakers
* Nada Al-Soze, Director, Iraq Project Scholar Rescue Fund, Institute of International Education
* Michael Kocher, Deputy Vice President for International Development & Partnerships, International Rescue Committee
* Emmy Takahashi, Senior Policy Advisor, UNHCR New York

Over 4 million Iraqis have had to leave their homes because of persecution due to their religion, ethnicity or their work with the media, the U.S. government or NGOs. Those who make it out of Iraq face the prospect of deportation, starvation and homelessness. Last fiscal year, the U.S. only admitted 202 Iraqi refugees and asylees into the country. Recently, the Senate passed legislation with the hope of dramatically increasing these numbers. But will it be enough to alleviate the suffering of millions of displaced Iraqis?

Admission
$10 - UNA/YPIC members
$15 - Non members

Space is limited; seating on first come, first served basis.

For more information
Contact Michelle Chaplin, Humanitarian Affairs Committee Co-Director, at 917-647-3578 or email ypicha@unanyc.org.