Plight of Kurds in Iraq

Title

Plight of Kurds in Iraq

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:33

Description

Andy Stenton interviews David Jones, Assistant Director of Oxfam, following talks between aid charities and the government over the plight of Kurds in Iraq. He describes the crisis situation in the mountain camps, strongly criticises the lack of international political action to help the refugees and says aid agencies can only do so much.

Contributors

David Jones; Andy Stenton

Keywords

Deaths; Water supply; Oxfam; Charities; Humanitarian assistance; Refugees; Ethnic groups; Foreign aid; Wars (events); Political refugees; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Kurds

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