Iraq: Cholera Outbreak - Jun 2022 Updates

The Iraqi Red Crescent Society is an independent, volunteer-based organization that works to alleviate the suffering of Iraq’s most vulnerable communities. The Iraqi Red Crescent Society was...

Description of the disaster Cholera outbreak is an extremely virulent disease in Iraq these days. In the outbreak of 2022, Sulaymaniyah, Al Muthanna, Baghdad, Kirkuk, Babel, Thi Qar, and Al...

HIGHLIGHTS In Iraq, nearly 3 million people (1.3 million children) affected by the protracted conflict continue to need humanitarian assistance. This includes 1 million people (463,760 children) with...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On 19 June 2022, Iraq’s health authorities announced a cholera outbreak after at least 13 cases were confirmed across the country and thousands of...

Face à une hausse sans précédent du nombre de foyers de choléra dans le monde, le rythme rapide de l’épidémie de choléra est alarmant en Syrie et au Liban, a alerté mardi le Fonds des Nations Unies...

In Syria, there have been more than 20,000 suspected cases with AWD and 75 cholera-associated deaths. In Lebanon, confirmed cholera cases reached 448 in just two weeks, with 10 associated deaths.

Key Takeaways: Judiciary Rejects Sadr’s Demand To Dissolve Parliament; Finance Minister Allawi Resigns; Sadr Dismisses Calls For Dialogue Even As Rivals Show Flexibility On Early Elections – On...

Key Takeaways: Lawmakers Arrested In Kurdistan Protests; Sadr Gives The Judiciary A Week To Dissolve Parliament; Baghdad Braces For Framework, Sadrist Demonstrations; Kurdistan Election Delayed – On...

Key figures (as of 7 August 2022) 2.45M confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported since February 2020 287 lab-confirmed cases of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) reported 783 lab-confirmed cholera...

Participants: ASB, CADUS, CARE, Cordaid, DAMA, Dary Human, Handicap International, Heevie, INTERSOS, IOM, MALTEASER, MercyHands, MSFCH, PUI, SchuldHulp Maatje, TRY Global, UIMS, UNAMI, UNFPA, UNHCR,...

Key Takeaways: Sadr Tells Maliki To Leave Politics As Leaked Recordings Reveal Civil War Threats; Baghdad Demands Turkish Withdrawal After Deadly Shelling – On July 17, Nouri al-Maliki said that...

Key Takeaways: MPs Prepare Anti-Gay Rights Bill; Iraqi, Turkish Officials Spar Over Water Rights; Kadhimi To Attend Saudi Arabia Summit; KDP Says PUK Must Accept New Balance Of Power – On July 8, a...

Key Takeaways: Time “Running Out” For KDP-PUK Deal; Mob Attacks MP’s Office Over Anti-Militia Remarks; CF Cohesion Strained As Maliki Sets Sights On The Premiership – On July 3, a PUK spokesperson...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected hundreds of people, and records of more suspected cases have been sent for lab testing in the central...

Key Takeaways: Parliament Swears In 64 New MPs; Coordination Framework Divided Over Government Formation; Kadhimi Visits Saudi Arabia And Iran – On June 23, Iraq’s Parliament convened an...

Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 20 June 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) dispatched an urgent consignment of medicines and medical supplies to Sulaymaniyah governorate in the (KR-I)...

Key Takeaways: Sadr’s 73 Representatives Resign From Parliament; KRG Says Federal Court Has No Power To Invalidate Oil Legislation – On June 12, Muqtada al-Sadr instructed the members of his...