[HOT] Refugee Crisis

[Ralf Stephan]

U.N. prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul

http://www.trust.org/item/20151109125438-5aenh/

"This time the humanitarian community is acutely aware that there will be
no justification if we are caught unprepared again," Geddo told Reuters in
an interview. "This will probably entail massive civilian displacement".

That will compound an intensifying humanitarian crisis in Iraq, where the
number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached 3.2 million -
about a tenth of the population.


On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:03 AM Leon van der Meulen <
leonvandermeulen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Henk Hoff is going to coordinate this kind of activities for the Red Cross
> from Budapest, maybe he has some ideas. I’ve included him in cc.
>
> Best,
>
> Leon
>
> > On 10 Nov 2015, at 04:25, Mike Dupont <jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am thinking that the refugee crisis is something that might be
> > mapped. It seems to be the biggest crisis in a long time yet no HOT
> > activation. There are all types of things to map, starting with
> > makeshift refugee camps.
> > mike
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 7:14 AM, Bob
> > <openstreetmapcraigmillar at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> In the Uk we are seeing groups of people setting up collection points
> for donation for refugees. Are there any mapping groups/tasks visualising
> data concerning refugees, coordinating aid,camps etc. I hope to pass this
> information on to various groups at State of the map Scotland
> >>
> >> all the best
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>
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