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Iraq: Mosul Humanitarian Response Situation Report No. 27 (27 March - 2 April 2017) [EN/KU/AR]

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Highlights

  • Since the start of the operation in western Mosul on 19 February, an estimated 235,700 displaced people have passed through the Hammam al-Alil screening site, according to figures received from the Government of Iraq.

  • The cumulative number of IDPs since the beginning of the Mosul Operation on 17 October 2016 has exceeded 392,000 people. With an estimated 94,500 people having returned to their places of origin, around 300,000 people are currently in displacement, according to figures from the authorities. IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) estimates the number of people currently displaced to be 302,400.

  • Around 3,826 fully-serviced family tents are currently available for immediate use north and east of Mosul City. Camp construction and site expansion are accelerating to meet needs.

  • Since the start of the Mosul Operation, 1,821,000 people affected by the crisis have received emergency response packages of ready-to-eat food rations, emergency water supplies, and hygiene and dignity kits. As people may have been displaced multiple times, it is possible that some people have been in need of emergency assistance more than once.

Situation Overview

Since the start of the Mosul Operation on 17 October 2016, the Government of Iraq has reported that a total of 392,492 people from Mosul city and its surrounding areas have been displaced. An estimated 94,500 people have reportedly returned to their areas of origin as of 30 March 2017, leaving an estimated 300,000 people currently displaced.

According to IOM’s DTM, a total of 367,878 people have been displaced since 17 October, of whom an estimated 80,000 people have returned to their area of origin. According to IOM’s DTM, some 302,000 people are currently displaced by the Mosul crisis, significantly reducing discrepancies between the government and DTM displacement figures.

Since the operation in western Mosul city began on 19 February 2017, the Government of Iraq reports that 235,694 people have been displaced from western Mosul City alone. As of the same date, IOM’s DTM reports the West Mosul displacement figure to be 235,692 people (39,282 families) since 19 February.

Continuing displacement from western Mosul has led humanitarian partners to scale up response activities to meet the needs of affected people. As of the evening of 2 April, some 3,826 fully-serviced plots were reportedly available for immediate occupation north and east of Mosul city. Additional camp construction and site expansion are planned, with the installation of water and sanitation services accelerating across camps and emergency sites to ensure camp capacity stays ahead of demand. Displacement from areas in western Mosul city is reportedly occurring at a rate of approximately 5,000 individuals per day, the majority of whom seek accommodation in camps.

Emergency packages of food and water continue to be distributed to newly arriving families at the Hammam al Alil screening site, with water also being distributed at muster points. Since the start of the Mosul Operation, 1,821,000 people affected by the Mosul crisis have received emergency response packages of ready-to-eat food rations, emergency water supplies, and hygiene and dignity kits. This includes approximately 519,890 people from western Mosul who have who have received RRM kits since 19 February 2017.

Trauma casualty rates across Mosul are high. Demand for Trauma Stabilization Points (TSP) for conflict-related injuries remains a humanitarian priority. As of 2 April, the total number of hospital referrals for trauma cases from Mosul since 17 October is 6,089 cases, including 1,565 cases from West Mosul alone since 19 February. In response to the health needs of the people of Mosul, partners have also scaled up their support to the Ninewa Governorate’s Directorate of Health by providing three interagency emergency health kits (IEHK) and essential lifesaving medicines, sufficient for some 80,000 people. Moreover, fifteen fully-equipped ambulances have been dispatched to three hospitals: ten ambulances to the Athba Field Hospital, three to Hammam Al-Alil, and two to Al-Shefa Hospital in East Mosul.

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