...the deteriorating security situation have caused a number of severe and unprecedented emergencies inside and in neighboring countries. To assist Iraqis in need, the Iraqi Red Crescent has 5,000 staff and 100,000 volunteers working from over 300 offices. They put every ounce of their efforts into providing relief, but we need help so that we can help Iraqis help Iraqis in need.

The scale of need in Iraq is daunting, prompting some to estimate that Iraq exceeds Darfur as the world's most pressing humanitarian disaster. Over a million Iraqis have left their homes, over 3.5 million of the those have fled to nearby countries such as Syria, Jordan, and Iran, creating strains on those countries resources.

Inside Iraq, conditions for the dispossessed are grim. Violence rages, electricity is sporadic, medical care is in short supply, the basics of safe, clean healthy living are out of reach for many. Over 70% of Iraqis have a lack of clean water. Iraq is a rich country but the fledgling Iraqi government has been unable to allocate appropriate government funds to provide much needed aid to the Iraqi people. Thus the battle for Iraq is now a struggle for survival being fought on a daily basis by ordinary Iraqis all over the country.

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