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UN calls for urgent response to help thousands in northern Iraq displaced by militants' advance
Aug 08, 2014, at 02:12 pm
New York , Aug 8 (IBNS) As Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists continue to overrun areas of northern Iraq, the United Nations has begun coordinating humanitarian assistance for displaced vulnerable ethnic and religious minorities, while UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the international community to support Iraq and help the Government alleviate the suffering of all those impacted by the spiralling violence.
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