The Kurdistan Region Government respectfully requests the members of the European Union to urgently come forward and offer humanitarian aid to the IDPs who have taken refuge in the Kurdistan Region. It is worth mentioning that the displaced people are suffering severely due to the lack of shelter, food and other basic needs. Urgent aid is needed to save lives of thousands of people. We also call upon the members of the EU to provide the Peshmerga forces with necessary arms to deter ISIS offences and protect civilians and displaced people. The Kurdish forces are in an asymmetrical war against an organized and well-armed terrorist group. With no doubt, rapid equipping of Peshmerga forces with heavy and sophisticated weapons will change the equation in the battlefield in favor of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

We hope that the members of the European Union will urgently and positively respond to our request.