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In 2026, IOM will continue to support the Government of Iraq (GoI) to develop and implement inclusive strategies towards well-managed migration, and implement recovery, peacebuilding and...

IOM Vision IOM will support the Government of Iraq (GoI) to develop and implement inclusive strategies towards well-managed migration, as well as recovery, peacebuilding, and stabilization...

Vision Statement In Iraq, over the years, the inclusion of refugees into public services and policies has been gradually achieved in almost all sectors. Refugees have access to public services and...

$101,900,000 Funding Required 1,508,136 People Targeted 552 Entities Targeted IOM VISION The Government of Iraq is supported to develop and implement inclusive strategies towards well-man-aged...

Key Findings Context, Shocks/Events and Impact of the Crisis As Iraq enters 2022, the humanitarian context is paradoxical and evolving. Many gains and positive developments continue to gain strength,...

Response by Strategic Objective People targeted for humanitarian response To ensure a tightly focused humanitarian response, the humanitarian community has prioritized lifesaving and life-sustaining...

People in need are present in nearly all of the eighteen governorates, but vulnerabilities continue to be highest in the conflict-affected governorates of north and central Iraq.

Context, Shocks/Events and Impact of the Crisis As Iraq enters 2022, the humanitarian context is paradoxical and evolving. Many gains and positive developments continue to gain strength, slowly...

Executive Summary Despite the challenging political climate in Iraq, the current economic downturn and the COVID-19 situation, the protection environment in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), where...

Response by Strategic Objective Humanitarian Target Caseloads The 2021 Iraq Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) identified 4.1 million people in need, with 2.4 million people experiencing acute...

Against a backdrop of cyclical violence, protracted displacement and economic uncertainty, Iraq’s fragility has grown during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Converging shocks have...

Response Plan Overview PEOPLE IN NEED 4.1M ACUTE PIN 2.4M TARGET 1.5M REQUIREMENTS (US$) 607M OPERATIONAL PARTNERS 166 Planned Response The 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) for Iraq identified...

Summary of Changes October 2020 to 18 January 2021 After the needs assessments and analysis underpinning this Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) concluded in early October 2020, the Government of Iraq...

$148,654,000 FUNDING REQUIRED 4,100,000 PEOPLE IN NEED 806,000 PEOPLE TARGETED IOM Vision IOM Iraq strives to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity in Iraq through supporting...

Overview of the humanitarian landscape in Iraq PEOPLE IN NEED 4.1M PEOPLE TARGETED 1.77M OPERATIONAL PARTNERS 162 ACTIVITIES 54 In Iraq, the COVID-19 outbreak hit a country already facing a...

Regional situation overview On 11 March 2020, WHO declared the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Fifteen weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the Middle East and...

"Years of conflict and sanctions have taken a toll on the Iraqi health care system; the COVID-19 pandemic may overwhelm this already weakened infrastructure,” said IOM Iraq chief.

Executive Summary Despite the challenging political climate in Iraq, the elections and new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet, the economic climate and the increase in Syrian new arrivals...

Priorities include vulnerable IDPs who have not been able to achieve durable solutions, returnees living in areas of high severity, and people with critical protection needs.

Fifty per cent of those in need are concentrated in Ninewa and Al-Anbar governorates while 1.5 million people remain internally displaced, most for more than three years.