1. The EU should help Iraqi refugees.
- Author
-
Carlsson, Gunilla and Billström, Tobias
- Subjects
- *
EUROPEAN humanitarian assistance , *FORCED migration , *REFUGEE services - Abstract
The article calls for the European Union to contribute to efforts at addressing the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The impact of the influx of Iraqi refugees on the economic capacity and infrastructure of several countries such as Jordan and Syria is assessed. It is stated that more than 100,000 Iraqis are living in Sweden and the numbers are rising. The author claims that a lasting solution to the Iraqi refugee situation is stabilization of the situation in Iraq.
- Published
- 2007