WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, Congressman Bill Delahunt’s Foreign Affairs Subcommittee will hold the latest in a series of hearings on the Iraqi Refugee Crisis. This hearing will examine the crisis from the perspective of non-governmental organizations that are working on the ground providing much needed  aid to refugees and internally displaced persons (“IDPs”).

In association with the Middle East Subcommittee, Delahunt has held two previous hearings examining the plight of the Iraqis who have been displaced by the war and sectarian violence. Over 2.7 million Iraqis are internally displaced (the “IDPs”) and another 2 million have fled to neighboring countries.

 

DATE:                  Thursday, May 1, 2008

WHO:                    Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight

TIME:                    10:00 A.M.

WHERE:               Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building

SUBJECT:            “No Direction Home: An NGO Perspective on Iraqi Refugees and IDPs”

WITNESSES:          

 Panel I

The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
Member of Congress

Panel II

Mr. Rabih Torbay
Vice President of International Operations
International Medical Corps

Mr. David Holdridge
Middle East Regional Director
Mercy Corps

Mrs. Anastasia Brown
Director
Office of Refugee Programs, Migration and Refugee Services
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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