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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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