Red Cross warns of 'ever-worsening' crisis for Iraqi civilians

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GENEVA (AFP) — The Iraqi people face an "ever-worsening" humanitarian crisis, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday in a report on civilian misery four years after the US-led invasion.

"The suffering that Iraqi men, women and children are enduring today is unbearable and unacceptable. Their lives and dignity are continuously under threat," said the ICRC's director of operations, Pierre Kraehenbuehl.

"It's clear for us that the humanitarian situation is steadily worsening and affecting in one way or another, directly or indirectly, all Iraqis today," he told journalists.

He was speaking at the launch of an ICRC report entitled "Civilians Without Protection -- The Ever-Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq," which highlights the plight of...