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Overview – December 2024
UNHCR’s Dohuk Sub-Office covers the Dohuk governorate, including Amedi, Akre, Bardarash, Dohuk, Sumail, Sheikhan districts, and Zakho Independent Administration (ZIA). Approximately 92,000 refugees1 reside in these areas. Most refugees are from Syria (93%), followed by Türkiye. Around 56% live in four refugee camps (Domiz 1, Domiz 2, Gawilan and Akre), while 44% resides in urban areas.
Over 281,000 IDPs reside in Dohuk governorate. Of these, 65% live in urban areas while 35% reside in 14 camps (Bajet Kandala, Berseve 1, Berseve 2, Chamishku, Darkar, Dawadia, Essian, Kabarto 1, Kabarto 2, Khanke, Mamilian, Mamrashan, Rwanga Community, Shariya, and Sheikhan). Over 90% are Ezidi ethnicity who fled the Sinjar district due to Da’esh conflict.
UNHCR in Dohuk promotes the inclusion of refugees in national services and implements protection and solutions-oriented programmes directly and through its partners in accordance with the UNHCR Iraq’s Multi-Year Strategy as well as in line with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) in Iraq and the Global Compact on Refugees. In Dohuk, UNHCR works in partnership with governmental entities as well as national and international NGOs.