The United States has a special responsibility to ensure basic
protection and adequate assistance for the approximately 500,000 Iraqi
refugees living in the region and the more than 1.5 million Iraqis
displaced inside of their country.
Testimony Submitted by
Kenneth H. Bacon,
President, Refugees international,
and
Kristele Younes,
Senior Advocate, Refugees International, to the hearing before the
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations,
Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
Violence and Displacement in Iraq:
The World’s Fastest Growing Refugee Crisis
Testimony by Kenneth H. Bacon
President, Refugees International
to the Senate Judiciary Committee