While the Government of Iraq has committed 12 million litres of kerosene to the northern governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dahuk for IDPs, much more is needed. Throughout Iraq, 600,000 IDPs are in need of shelter and non-food items interventions combined to cope with the winter weather.
“The KRG and the United Nations developed and implemented the IDP Immediate Response Plan to provide the most vulnerable IDPs with basic assistance, such as shelter. Much has been achieved, but much more remains to be done: the KRG, the Government of Iraq and the United Nations are redoubling efforts to make sure that IDPs in the region are sufficiently equipped and assisted to survive the winter months and this must be done urgently, but resources are limited. We are likely to see a deterioration of the conditions of IDPs in the coming months: we depend on the generosity of the international community for additional funding for the response,” Dr Ali Sindi said.
”This humanitarian emergency is far from over and with the winter months the challenges are becoming greater by the day. The partnership between the Government of Iraq, the KRG and the international community is fundamental to address the response, but this is not enough: fresh funds are now needed to avert this crisis from becoming a humanitarian catastrophe,” said Jacqueline Badcock.
(Source: UN)
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