New Zealand is committing $1.5 million in aid to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.
Gerry Brownlee in Iraq Photo: Supplied
The money will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help provide emergency food, water and healthcare to civilians.
Conflict between the Iraqi government and armed groups have forced more than three million people from their homes and left more than 11 million in need of help.
Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee said New Zealanders were rightly appalled at the civilian toll.
The contribution brings New Zealand's humanitarian assistance to Iraq to almost $5m over the past three years.
