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Since 2003, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has supported conflict-affected communities across Iraq through multi-sectoral humanitarian and early recovery programming. IRC’s Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL) teams work to strengthen the safety, rights, and well-being of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, host communities, and refugees in Anbar, Kirkuk, Ninewa, Diyala, and Salah al-Din. PRoL programming combines protection monitoring, legal assistance, cash for protection, community-based protection, and targeted support to women, girls, minorities, children, and persons with disabilities, while emphasizing survivor-centered and client-driven approaches.
IRC collaborates closely with key government stakeholders, including the Ministry of Migration and Displacement (MoMD), the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the Civil Status Directorate, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA), and the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights, to reinforce peoplecentered protection systems and expand access to services. These partnerships aim to strengthen national protection mechanisms, improve referral pathways, and ensure that institutional reforms reflect the needs and realities of conflict-affected populations.
Protection monitoring remains a core component of IRC’s programming. Through continuous household surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and site observations, IRC gathers evidence on priority needs, barriers to essential services, safety and security concerns, civil documentation gaps, and the evolving risks affecting vulnerable populations. Findings guide the design and adaptation of PRoL interventions and inform broader coordination and advocacy at the governorate and national levels.
This report presents the results of protection monitoring conducted from April to September 2025 across IRC-supported locations in Anbar, Kirkuk, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din. It builds on previous reporting cycles to identify shifts in protection trends, highlight emerging risks, and analyze the factors shaping households’ access to services, legal identity, education, and safe living conditions. The findings contribute to IRC’s ongoing efforts to ensure high-quality, evidence-based programming and to advocate for strengthened, inclusive, and accountable protection systems across Iraq