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Overview – December 2024
UNHCR’s Erbil Field Office covers the Erbil governorate. The governorate hosts over 150,000 refugees. Eighty per cent of refugees live in urban areas, mostly in the city of Erbil, while 20 per cent are hosted in four refugee camps across the governorate (Basirma, Darashakran, Kawergosk, and Qushtapa).
The Erbil governorate also hosts almost 230,000 IDPs. Over 215,000 reside in urban areas1 while almost 11,000 individuals live in six camps. Of these, three IDPs camps have more stable conditions (Baharka, Debaga, Harshm), while those known as East Mosul Camps (EMCs) are mired with multiple challenges, including movement restrictions due to perceived affiliation with extremist groups. The EMCs include Hassansham U2,
Hassansham U3 and Khazer M1.
UNHCR in Erbil implements protection and durable solutions programmes directly and through its partners in accordance with the UNHCR Iraq’s Multi-Year Strategy 2025 - 2029 as well as in line with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) in Iraq and the Global Compact on Refugees. In Erbil governorate, UNHCR works in partnership with governmental entities as well as national and international NGOs.