Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Fowler (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour) on Thursday, 9 October 2008.
Iraq: Refugees
- Question
- What estimate they have made of the number of refugees caused by the conflict in Iraq.
- Answer
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My Lords, the United Nations estimates that there are now 4.8 million displaced Iraqis. This includes 2.8 million internally displaced people within Iraq and a further 2 million refugees in surrounding countries, the majority of whom are in Syria and Jordan.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 704 c329
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Armed conflict Iraq Refugees Internally displaced people Iraq conflict
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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