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SITUATION AT A GLANCE
2.5 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance WFP – December 2023
131,000 Number of IDPs in Central and Southern Iraq Due to ClimateRelated Factors Since 2019 IOM – September 2023
1.1 MILLION Estimated number of people internally displaced in Iraq IOM – August 2023
175,000 Number of Internally Displaced People Residing in Camps UNHCR – January 2023
273,000 Number of Syrian Refugees in Iraq UNHCR – December 2023
- IDPs sheltering in informal settlements across Iraq face increased risk of eviction. GoI authorities had announced impending evictions for more than 10,000 households countrywide as of November, according to UNHCR and IOM.
• Approximately 4.84 million IDPs returned to their area of origin between 2014 and December 2023, but many returnees require ongoing humanitarian assistance to meet basic needs, according to UNHCR.
• Climatic shocks have displaced nearly 131,000 people across 12 governorates in Iraq’s central and southern regions as of midSeptember 2023, according to IOM.