Baghdad, 19 April 2023 – The Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq calls on the Government of Iraq to ensure the safety and well-being of the 342 families who had to depart from the Jeddah...
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UN and Government of Iraq sign the updated Cooperation Framework for Sustainable Development to support prosperity and development [EN/AR/KU]
Sunday, 5 September 2021: The Government of Iraq and the United Nations have signed the updated version of the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2020-2024, which will guide the...
Deputy Special Representative for Iraq visits Ninewa, advocates for increased efforts to facilitate IDP return [EN/AR]
Ninewa, Iraq - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano, travelled to Ninewa...
United Nations extremely concerned about the impact of bureaucratic constraints leading to reduced humanitarian access to 2.4 million Iraqis in need of assistance [EN/AR/KU]
(Baghdad) 16 JANUARY 2020: Marta Ruedas, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations in Iraq, expressed her strong concern today over the suspension in granting access letters to humanitarian...
United Nations expresses concern over return of IDPs from Ninewa to AlAnbar, Kirkuk and Salah al-Din governorates [EN/AR/KU]
2 September 2019 (Baghdad) - Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Iraq Marta Ruedas expressed her concerns regarding the means and methods of transfers of internally displaced persons...
UN concerned for civilian safety following airstrike on a hospital compound in eastern Mosul [EN/AR/KU]
(Baghdad, Iraq, 30 December 2016): The United Nations is deeply concerned about possible civilian casualties following an airstrike that hit the Ibn-Al-Athir hospital compound in Mosul yesterday. The...
The UN condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing and wounding of civilians and aid workers during the distribution of life-saving assistance in eastern Mosul [EN/AR/KU]
(Baghdad, 22 December 2016): The United Nations condemns in the strongest terms the killing of civilians and aid workers in two separate incidents in eastern Mosul city. "Within the last 48 hours,...
The United Nations and humanitarian partners delivering assistance for displaced families from Mosul [EN/AR/KU]
(Baghdad, 17 October 2016): The intensification of military operations to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) could affect up to 1.5 million people in the...
Humanitarian partners race to reach people fleeing Heet and areas west of Ramadi
(Baghdad, 16 March 2016): Humanitarian partners are rushing to provide emergency assistance to an estimated 35,000 people who have been newly displaced in hard-to-reach areas west of Ramadi. Lise...
Thousands of civilians are trapped in Iraq and in desperate need of humanitarian assistance [EN/AR/KU]
(Baghdad/Erbil, 20 February 2016): The United Nations is deeply worried about thousands of civilians who are trapped in Fallujah and in Sinjar district. “Urgent steps need to be taken to alleviate...
Statement on the humanitarian situation in Iraq
Jacqueline Badcock, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq 20 June 2014 I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of women, children and...