QUESTIONS IN WRITING
Iraq
(Question No. 6096)
Question

Mr McClelland (Barton)  asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 21 June 2007:

For the month of (a) January, (b) February, (c) March and (d) April and (e) May 2007, how many Iraqi people were newly displaced (i) internally and (ii) abroad.

Answer

Mr Downer (Mayo—Minister for Foreign Affairs)—The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(a)
to (e) The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade does not have independent monthly figures for displaced Iraqis. UNHCR estimate that there are over 2 million Iraqis internally displaced and over 2 million who have sought refuge in neighbouring states.