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Symposium: The Health Consequences of War

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Links of Interest

Selected Resources for Further Activity and Study

Newsflash: War in Iraq
http://www.lib.washington.edu/mcnews/newsflash/iraq.html
Site maintained by UW Libraries has links to a multitude of news resources, including mainstream news organizations, alternative media, and government information websites.

The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) January 2003 Iraq Report
http://www.cesr.org/iraq/index.cfm?pageid=mission_report
Official report of public health assessment of Iraqi health-related infrastructure from January 2003 delegation.

Collateral Damage: the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq
http://www.mapw.org.au/iraq/2002/ippnwiraq/MedAct_report_Iraq_12_11.html
Report by Medact - an affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Faces of "Collateral Damage"
http://www.friendsjournal.org/contents/2003/04april/feature.html
Article in Friends Journal by Charlie Clements on CESR January 2003 visit to Iraq.

National Center for PTSD/The War in Iraq
http://www.ncptsd.org/topics/war.html
An organization within the Department of Veterans Affairs that addresses the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders.

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org/
An organization dedicated to sharing research, clinical strategies, public policy concerns and theoretical formulations about trauma.

UN High Commission on Refugees
http://www.unhcr.ch/
UN coordinator of refugee relief

International Atomic Energy Commission
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/
UN organization responsible for monitoring nuclear activities around the world.

Iraqi Body Count
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
A running tally of the Iraqi civilian body count, compiled with a minimum and maximum number gleaned from online news sources.

US and Coalition Casualties
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/index.html
Current list of US/Coaliton military personnel listed as "killed in action."

Life and Death in Iraq (1999)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/iraq/
Foreign desk editor Larry Johnson and photographer Dan DeLong accompanied a Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility delegation that attempted to gauge the effect of sanctions on Iraqi citizens, especially children. Their report won multiple awards for both stories and photos.

Iraq Revisited (2002)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/iraq2002/
Larry Johnson returned to Iraq in fall 2002 with photographer Paul Kitagaki to see how the population had fared since the original report.

US Government Sites

US Agency for International Development - Assistance for Iraq
http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/about_reconstruction.html
Official U.S. AID site for reconstruction activities, including contract bid opportunities.

US State Department - Iraq Page
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c3212.htm
Official U.S. State Dept. site includes fact sheets and up-to-date statements from Secretary Powell.

US Department of Health and Human Services - Mental Health and Traumatic Events
http://www.hhs.gov/mentalhealth/#ptsd
Official DHHS site with information on post-traumatic stress, recommended approach to children and teenagers when addressing traumatic events.

US Department of Defense - News about the War on Terrorism
http://www.defendamerica.mil/
Official DoD site focusing on war on Iraq and broader war on terrorism. Includes fact sheets, maps and quotes from world leaders.

Deployment Health Clinical Center
http://www.pdhealth.mil/main.asp
DoD health information site for clinicians, veterans and their families about health issues pertaining to military service.

Humanitarian Sites

Doctors Without Borders
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/
Medical aid organization with extensive experience working with failed health systems in war-zones.

International Committee of the Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/eng
International monitor of the Geneva Conventions on conduct of war.

Oxfam
http://www.oxfam.org/eng/
Organization focused on developing solutions to poverty and suffering in the world. Learn how to support Oxfam work in Iraq, focusing on restoring clean water supplies.

ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Humanitarian Information Center for Iraq
http://www.agoodplacetostart.org/

Mercy Corps
http://www.mercycorps.org
"Mercy Corps is a not-for-profit organization that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities."

UNICEF in Iraq
http://www.unicef.org/noteworthy/iraq/
UN International Children’s Emergency Fund in Iraq today protecting children from repercussions of the war.

World Food Program
http://www.wfp.org/index.asp?section=2
UN program combating hunger worldwide has just entered Iraq again to continue food distribution efforts

The Washington Post website offers a comprehensive list of humanitarian aid organizations working in Iraq (in addition to the organizations listed above):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19783-2003Apr3.html

Activist Sites

Campus4Peace
http://www.campus4peace.net/home.html
A UW coalition of faculty, students, and staff formed in February 2003 who wish to work for peace.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
http://www.psr.org/home.cfm?id=Iraq_Resources
U.S. affiliate to Nobel Laureate, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.wpsr.org/
Washington affiliate to PSR. Local organization of health professionals committed to the elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, achievement of a sustainable environment, reduction of violence and its causes, and promotion of economic and social justice.

International Campaign to Ban Landmines
http://www.icbl.org/
A group that successfully campaigned for an international treaty banning land mines. Co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Peace.

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
Organization that monitors human rights around the world and exposes violators and violations.

Amnesty International
http://amnesty.org
Nobel Peace Prize winners who have used letter-writing campaigns to force governments to release dissidents. Currently one of many groups calling for the elimination of cluster bombs.

Campaign Against Depleted Uranium
http://www.cadu.org.uk/
Working to ban the use of depleted uranium in military applications.

American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org/
Longtime peace activist organization which began during World War I as a way that conscientious objectors could aid civilan victims of conflict. 1947 Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

 

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