Washington, Mar 18 (AP) The world is not ready for a new Middle East refugee crisis, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
Humanitarian groups are bracing for crisis as the US-Israeli war against Iran and its proxies displace millions across the Middle East, said International Organisation for Migration Brussels director Lukas Gehrke.
In Lebanon, more than a million people are displaced, and about 100,000 people, mostly Syrians, have fled into Syria, where the IOM is expects 250,000 refugees might soon need food and medicine, he said.
Inside Iran, Gehrke said fighting has damaged about 55,000 civilian structures including 30,000 homes, pushing people to shelter within Iran, with IOM tracking more than half a million cars headed north.
Meanwhile the war has disrupted global supply chains, and funding cuts have hit aid agencies hard.
“We need to keep in mind how far we can go with the available funds,” Gehrke said. “It’s certainly a big test for everybody.” (AP) SCY SCY
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