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Christian Peacemaker Teams News on Nonviolence.org – a regularly updated page with links to news and articles about the crisis. Free The Captives – petition for the release of Christian Peacemakers being held in Iraq – includes latest news and daily updates 'Brothers of hostage in Iraq describe "gut-wrenching" wait', CBC News, December 11 ...
Members of the Iraqi insurgency began taking foreign hostages in Iraq beginning in April 2004. Since then, in a dramatic instance of Islamist kidnapping they have taken captive more than 200 foreigners and thousands of Iraqis ; among them, dozens of hostages were killed and others rescued or freed.
Yazda's center in Iraq functions as a local non-governmental organization (NGO). [12] Yazda sponsored multiple online petitions to focus on helping captured and enslaved Yazidi women. [9] [13] Activists working with Yazda asked U.S. President Barack Obama to help the women and girls still held captive. [14]
Win Without War was founded in 2002 in opposition to the impending American invasion of Iraq. Original coalition members included the National Council of Churches, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Move On, the National Organization for Women, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Rainbow/PUSH ...
Amid deteriorating conditions in 2007, the UN worked to progressively increase its presence in Iraq and continued to expand its operations throughout the country. The UN maintains its presence in Iraq through the Assistance Mission and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), which regroups the 20 UN agencies currently operating in Iraq. [2]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Nervously watching Israel's destructive campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, Iraq is working to avoid being drawn into the growing regional conflict as Iran-backed armed groups launch ...
At the end of July 2007 the NGO Coordinating Committee in Iraq (NCCI) and Oxfam International issued a report, Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge in Iraq, that declared that one-third of the populace was in need of aid. The NCCI is an alliance of approximately 80 international NGOs and 200 Iraqi NGOs, formed in Baghdad in 2003.
Spirit of America was founded in 2003 by Los Angeles based venture capitalist, Jim Hake, who in the wake of the September 11th attacks sought to directly support conventional military and special operation teams performing reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. [7]