Ms. Leslie Norton at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On January 27th, 2015. See this statement in context.

January 27th, 2015 / 12:05 p.m.

Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Yes, they were facilitating that.

Apart from the 40% of the internally displaced people who are residing in this region, there are also over 200,000 refugees from Syria, and the government continues to be very generous and open to receiving these people who require assistance.

I had also met with the governors in both Erbil and in Dohuk, and they continue to maintain an openness and a generosity.

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