Millions of Iraqis Living on the Edge (1/2)

The United Nations estimates up to six million people in Iraq are in dire need of help because of years of violence and economic hardship. It says some four million people are unable to buy enough food regularly, have no access to safe drinking water and have great difficulty getting the medical care they need.

The International Red Cross Federation is aiming to help nearly one million of, what it calls, the most socially vulnerable people inside Iraq over the next year.

Operations Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Linda Stops, tells VOA these are people who have generally been overlooked by social welfare and aid programs. These are people who have no or very little income and cannot make it on their own.

"They are in their homes. They are not displaced, but they are poor. They may be unemployed. do not have jobs. They may be elderly. They may be handicapped. They fall into a lot of categories, but they do not fit into some of the other standard categories that we see in Iraq, such as internally displaced. You know being taken to or moving to a different place because of violence or insecurity within the country.

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由于连年战乱和经济困难，联合国预计超过六百万的伊拉克人民急需帮助。联合国指出，四百万（伊拉克）人无法定期的买到足够的食物，无法获得安全的饮用水，并且很难获得他们所需要医疗救助。

国际红十字会组织打算在未来一年中帮助近一百万（伊拉克）人民，这些人他们称为是伊拉克内最弱势的社会群体。

中东及北非营运协调员Linda Stops告诉VOA说，这些人通常会被社会福利和援助项目所忽略。他们没有或仅有微薄收入，这不足以养活他们自己。

“他们有家。他们没有流离失所，但是他们很穷。他们可能未被雇佣，没有工作。他们可能已年迈。他们可能是残疾人。他们属于很多类别，但是，他们并不属于我们在伊拉克所见的其他一些标准类别之中， 如国内难民。你知道，这是由于国内的战乱和不安定局势，导致他们开始不断的搬家。”

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