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Iraq ‑ Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022

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SITUATION AT A GLANCE

2.5 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
UN – March 2022

961,000: Number of People in Acute Need
UN – March 2022

1.2 MILLION: Estimated Number of People Internally Displaced in Iraq
IOM – June 2022

179,325: Number of Internally Displaced People Residing in Camps
CCCM – August 2022

265,384: Number of Syrian Refugees in Iraq
UNHCR – August 2022

  • International relief actors work to implement a humanitarian response transition and deactivate the cluster coordination system in Iraq by the end of 2022.

  • In June, Iraq’s health authorities announced the highest number of cholera cases since 2015, prompting USG partner WHO to dispatch urgent deliveries of medicines and medical supplies.

  • Climatic shocks, including extreme heat and recurrent sandstorms, exacerbate the needs of displaced populations, particularly for IDPs in camp settings.