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To: Enigma who wrote (94164)	3/22/2003 10:46:05 PM
From: Stephen O	Read Replies (2) of 116814

No rationing in Iraq. You are full of it. From the BBC in February 2003.Thursday, 13 February, 2003, 22:05 GMT Iraqis face famine and thirst Another war could spark a humanitarian crisis Nearly half of the Iraqi population may be left without food or water in the aftermath of a war against the country, the United Nations has warned in a new report. UN estimates 16 million or 60% of Iraqis dependent on government rations Two million refugees expected (half inside Iraq) 500,000 people will need medical treatment in early stages of war Two million children and one million pregnant or lactating women will need immediate "therapeutic feeding" The document presented to the Security Council by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan added that the international community would need to contribute a further $80m to help alleviate the potential crisis. And it noted that the shortages inflicted by conflict would come as a double blow in a nation which already faces severe food distribution problems as a result of sanctions. Mr Annan was briefing ambassadors on preparations for humanitarian relief in Iraq, but officials were keen to stress that he still does not think war is inevitable. Mass departure A high proportion of Iraq's 23 million people currently depend on food rations provided by the Baghdad government. If central distribution were disrupted - as it would be in a war - the UN estimates that these people would, at best, have six weeks worth of rations before food runs out.

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