Iraq: Floods - Mar 2019 Updates

Since its establishment in 2009, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has carried out humanitarian operations in 58 countries across 5 different continents in an attempt to...

Background Floods in Iraq have always caused significant loss of life and property. The rising levels of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers were the main causes of flooding until Iraq started using...

2019 in Review This Annual Report presents information on the achievements of the Iraq Humanitarian Fund during the 2019 calendar year. However, because grant allocation, project implementation and...

OVERVIEW A surge in violence between armed groups and government forces in Iraq in January 2014 displacedmillions of people across the country. The security situation rapidly deteriorated and...

PAYS NÉCESSITANT UNE AIDE ALIMENTAIRE EXTÉRIEURE Selon les estimations de la FAO, 41 pays de par le monde, dont 31 en Afrique, continuent d’avoir besoin d’une aide alimentaire extérieure. La...

AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE (2 PAISES) FALTA DE ACCESO GENERALIZADA Venezuela Grave crisis económica • En medio de la grave y prolongada crisis económica, el número de refugiados y migrantes de...

Quarante-et-un pays, dont 31 en Afrique, requièrent toujours une aide extérieure afin de couvrir leurs besoins alimentaires, prévient l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et...

Conflicts are the primary cause of high levels of food insecurity, while adverse weather conditions - particularly rainfall shortages in Africa - acutely affect food availability and access for millions.

The teams of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have distributed health and relief aid for the poor and affected families in the governorates of Maysan and Diywania. The IRCS has reported in a...

In Numbers 1.61 million people displaced (IOM) 4.31 million returnees (IOM) 277,289 Iraqis assisted by WFP 252,983 Syrian refugees in Iraq (UNHCR) 28,290 Syrians assisted by WFP Highlights • In June,...

SITUATION ANALYSIS In 2019, numbers of internally displaced people (IDP) and returnees have remained largely static. Around 30 per cent of displaced families live in camps; 80 per cent are in Ninewa...

In Numbers 305,579 people assisted in June 2019 1,080 mt of food assistance distributed USD 2.51 million cash-based transfers made USD 70.8 million six months (July–December 2019) WFP net funding...

HRW report found that the crisis is a result of complex factors that if left unaddressed will most likely result in future water-borne disease outbreaks and continued economic hardship.

In Numbers 1.67 million people displaced (IOM) 4.27 million returnees (IOM) 319,035 Iraqis assisted by WFP 252,983 Syrian refugees in Iraq (UNHCR) 26,943 Syrians assisted by WFP Highlights • In May,...

In Numbers 345,978 people assisted in May 2019 2,281 mt of food assistance distributed USD 1.58 million cash-based transfers made USD 71.8 million six months (June–November WFP 2019) net funding...

HIGHLIGHTS Approximately 5 percent of campbased IDPs intend to return to areas of origin in the coming year, a decrease since August 2018 survey Relief actors respond to humanitarian needs arising...

SITUATION ANALYSIS By the end of May, flood waters had declined, and affected families have been returning to places of origin. However, damages to water treatment facilities have been noted - in...

OVERVIEW An outbreak of fires in productive wheat and barley fields has affected 11 governorates, across 250 districts since mid-May, many of which are presumed to be intentionally lit. ISIL has...

The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has distributed financial grants from the German Red Cross to the families of the victims of the river ferry and the families affected by the floods in the city...

SITUATION ANALYSIS In April, heavy rains affected many areas of Iraq, including in Missan, Salah Al-Din and Wassit governorates, damaging key infrastructure and affecting an estimated 273,000 people,...