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Karabakh: After the exodus, ‘hidden humanitarian emergency’ unfolds

Karabakh: After the exodus, ‘hidden humanitarian emergency’ unfolds

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After around 100,000 refugees left the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the past few days, there is now a “hidden humanitarian emergency” unfolding across Armenia.

That’s according to Joe Lowry a Spokesperson with the UN migration agency IOM based in Vienna, who has been on the ground in Armenia as part of the UN relief operation.

He told UN News's Vibhu Mishra that many have lived through a “nightmare” and UN humanitarians are already focusing on the need to support the Armenian Government with providing mental health services for new arrivals.

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Vibhu Mishra, UN News
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4'59"
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© IOM