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U.S. To Take in 7,000 Iraqi Refugees, Giving Women and Children Priority

posted: February 20, 2007

The majority of displaced Iraqis are women and children, reports New York-based NGO Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, and they face particular dangers. "There are already reports of Iraqi women and young girls forced into prostitution … to survive," says executive director Carolyn Makinson. "It's time to make assisting displaced Iraqi women, children, and youth a global priority."

Ms Magazine.