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Key Figures
- 90,162: People displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since the military offensive began on 17 October
- 11,927: UNHCR kits of core relief items distributed to families (assisting some 70,000 people) displaced from Mosul and Mosul corridor
- 9,097: Family plots (for some 54,000 people) in UNHCR built camps are ready to receive IDPs displaced from Mosul corridor, of which 4,956 (54%) are currently occupied
- 3.1 million: Internally Displaced Iraqis since January 2014
- 239,077: Iraqi refugees hosted by neighbouring countries in the region, with 3,516 Iraqis to Syria since 17 October
Funding
USD 584 million requested for IDPs and Iraqi refugees in the region of which USD 196 million requested for the Mosul emergency response
Population Movements
- Mosul: Over 90,000 individuals (15,027 families) are currently displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since the start of the military offensive on 17 October. The vast majority of the displaced (85%) come from Mosul district.
- Return movement to newly accessible areas around Mosul are picking up, while new displacement continues. IOM-DTM Emergency Tracking reports that 165 families (990 individuals) have returned to their areas of origin on 10 December, east and south of Mosul, from Iraqi government camps Khazer M1 and Qayyarah Jad’ah. On 10 December, the Ministry of Migration and Displacement (MoMD) also announced that returns have started to Namroud, Hammam Al-Alil and Qayyarah areas south of Mosul, stating that it expects hundreds of returns in the coming weeks.
- Over 7,000 individuals have arrived to IOM Al Qayyarah Airstrip since the opening of the site on 7 December, most families are from Hatra district, south of Mosul. The Iraqi government camp Khazer M2 has also received a continuous flow of new arrivals: some 3,000 persons, all from inside Mosul city, have arrived over the past week. All new arrivals received food, water and core relief items such as mattresses, blankets and a kitchen set. Health and other services are available in both locations.
UNHCR Response Update
- UNHCR’s protection partner is present daily in UNHCR-supported camps. Vulnerable individuals are identified on a daily basis and referred to relevant humanitarian partners for assistance. Individuals referred for assistance include, among other cases, unaccompanied minors, urgent medical cases, disabled or elderly persons in need of assistance.
- UNHCR partner conducted further assessments in newly accessible areas around Shura, south of Mosul. All three villages accessed during the mission have already started to receive returnees. UNHCR has distributed over 45,000 quilts and blankets in newly accessible areas both in Shura and in villages on the eastern outskirts of Mosul city, to help families cope with the cold weather.
- UNHCR is advocating with authorities to put in place mechanisms for redocumentation of displaced individuals. This includes addressing issues of absence of documents as well as lost, or non-recognized identification documents. In parallel, UNHCR is also exploring with the Government possibilities for mobile legal teams to be deployed in camps.