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Kristele Younes is a senior advocate at Refugees International. She focuses on the Middle East, where she conducts field missions to assess the humanitarian response to the needs of displaced Iraqis and advocate for improved conditions and solutions. Kristele is a lawyer with field experience in the Middle East, Bosnia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, and Colombia.
Introduction to Iraq's Refugees and IDP Crisis: Human Toll and Implications
Originally posted July 2008
In the comparatively short time since the establishment of the Iraqi state in 1920, the country has experienced successive waves of forced migration. Yet the magnitude of the forced displacement of Iraqis from their homes since 2003 is unprecedented. In addition to the still dire humanitarian situation are the potentially far-reaching negative implications of the refugee/IDP crisis for the future of Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.
