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KEY FIGURES
85,000 IDPs *
from Falluja and surrounding areas since May
24,000 IDPs **
from Mosul and surrounding areas since March
3.3 million IDPs *
since January 2014
230,000 Iraqi refugees ***
in the region
Funding
UNHCR’s overall appeal of
USD 584 million
for IDPs and Iraqi refugees in the region is
only 22% funded
ANBAR CORRIDOR
▪ UNHCR has erected 300 tents in Kilo 18 at the request of local authorities to provide temporary shelter for persons fleeing the fighting between Ramadi and Falluja in Jazerat Al Khalidiya. UNHCR is also currently setting up two new sites in Amiriyat al Falluja, two more in Habbaniyah Tourist City, and one in Al Khalidiyah. Each site will have a capacity for 250 families; 1,250 in total.
▪ Following the announcement from authorities that they are preparing to allow IDPs to begin returning to Falluja at the beginning of August, they have called for volunteers to participate in cleaning the city. UNHCR is concerned about the safety of volunteers due to the risk of explosive hazards in retaken areas that are not completely cleared.
MOSUL CORRIDOR
▪ Around 8,000 IDPs have reportedly fled Shirqat in Salah al-Din Governorate as Iraqi Security Forces expand their offensive in the area. It is estimated that there are around 200,000 civilians still in Shirqat.
▪ UNHCR has distributed 250 kits (with another 250 kits en route) of core relief items such as blankets, mattress and jerry cans to IDPs accommodated in abandoned buildings in Al Hajaj in Salah al-Din Governorate. After security screening, some IDPs have moved on to Tikrit and other towns in the governorate but it is estimated there are currently some 400 IDPs in the town. UNHCR has begun preparations to construct a camp with an initial capacity for 250 families to respond to the increasing need for shelter alternatives in the area.
▪ There has been an increase in the number of IDPs leaving Debaga Camp through sponsorship. There is still a constant in flow and on 30 June the camp received 167 individuals from conflict areas in Ninewa, Kirkuk and Salah al-Din governorates. On the same day, 301 individuals left the camp for Kirkuk after obtaining sponsorship. Since 24 June, 1,095 IDPs have arrived in Debaga, while 2,163 have left to Kirkuk on sponsorship.