World migration body laments conditions for displaced Iraqis

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GENEVA (AFP) — Millions of internally displaced Iraqis still lack access to basic needs such as shelter, food, water and healthcare, the International Organisation for Migration said on Friday.

The world body charged with overseeing migration said the rate of displacement had slowed to a trickle and more and more people were now returning to the war-torn country.

At the same time, however, "Iraq's approximately 2.8 million internally displaced continue to face deteriorating living conditions with poor access to shelter, food, healthcare, water, and other basic services," it said.

In its review on internally displaced Iraqis and returnees during the first half of the year, the IOM found that about half of the population continue to get their water from unsafe sources -- 53 percent from nearby rivers and streams and 52 percent from open or broken pipes ...

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