Aid NGOs in Iraq Seek Halt to Attacks on Civilians

Environment News Service, April, 2004 by staff

BAGHDAD, Iraq (ENS) — International humanitarian aid groups in Baghdad say there is a lack of food, clean water and medicines as well as "severe impediments to their provision," and they are calling for an immediate end to all hostilities in the war-torn country.

The Emergency Response Working Group of the NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq (NCCI) Tuesday denounced "military operations conducted against civilians and the attempts to prevent protection and relief of injured people."

NCCI Executive Coordinator Philippe Schneider said that in particular the Emergency Response Working Group "is appalled" at the use of health facilities as bases for military operations.

Coalition forces have occupied the main teaching hospital of Najaf and the general hospital of...

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