...but I really want it

This little Iraqi girl lives in a town literally made from trash and mud on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. In a dump of trash and broken glass the barefoot girl survives by eating rotting food. We gave her MREs and bottled water (after we gave her the stuffed animal she is holding in the photo). She didn't eat any of the food we gave to her; she instead returned to her shack where she shared the bounty with her family.
Up to eight million Iraqis require immediate emergency aid, with nearly half of the population living in absolute poverty according to a report by Oxfam.
About four million people are lacking food and in dire need of different types of humanitarian assistance said the report, released in Amman.
Iraqis are suffering from a growing lack of food, shelter, water and sanitation, health care, education, and employment, the report said compiled by Oxfam and the NGO Co-ordination Committee in Iraq (NCCI).
The report also says two million people within the country are currently displced, while more than two million are refugees.
Most of those refugees have fled to Jordan and Syria.
Iraqi services have been left in crisis as most of those seeking refuge are professionals, according to the report.
The 'brain drain' that Iraq is experiencing is further stretching already inadequate public services, as thousands of medical staff, teachers, water engineers, and other professionals are forced to leave the country.
The entry of Iraqi refugees to neighbouring countries has placed a growing strain on health, education and social services in the two countries. Photography by James Dale.

NY boy with $200 Jordon shoes photo by Ed Yourdon




'Our World' Photo Exhibit.
Designed by Bobbi Miller Moro
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'Our World' Photo exhibit brings awareness and enlightenment to viewers around the world.
We appreciate the abundance and wealth in our world, united with the realities of war, poverty, abuse and disregard towards our fellow human.
Ideally you will discover new actions that make a difference in the lives of our human family. May everyone enjoy the same privileges and quality of life experience in our life time.
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