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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

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
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk