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CONTEXT
Iraq generously hosts over 339,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, 90% of whom are Syrian and live in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.1 Over 70% of refugees live in urban areas while 30% reside in nine refugee camps in the Kurdistan Region. 40% of refugees are children under 18. Iraq also has over 1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). While the majority live in private accommodation in urban settings or informal settlements, some 108,000 live in 20 IDP camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.2
Under its 2025–2029 strategy, UNHCR works at the nexus of humanitarian programming and development approaches, supporting the Government of Iraq to include refugees in its policy frameworks and provide them with access to quality public services, such as education and healthcare, as well as economic opportunities and solutions.