NEW YORK, USA, 23 May 2007 – Women and children are often the ones who bear the greatest burden of the turbulence and violence that comes with conflict. This has been the situation in Iraq since the beginning of the 2003 war; however, over the last year, conditions for children have deteriorated to what UNICEF considers to be a critical point. For this reason, UNICEF issued a worldwide call for action and aid today to combat the increasingly worsening situation. The call was launched by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEF’s first ever Eminent Advocate for Children, in Amman, Jordan. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iraq_39776.html