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The top United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq has said she is deeply worried about thousands of civilians who are trapped in Fallujah city and in Sinjar district and are unable to access aid, calling on Government officials to redouble efforts to relocate civilians to safer areas before the situation deteriorates further. Although the UN […]
By John Lee. Approximately 5,700 structures in and around Ramadi have incurred some level of damage since mid-2014, and almost 2,000 buildings have been destroyed, according to a study published by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Using satellite imagery collected on 29 January 2016 by the GeoEye-1 satellite, and compared with […]
UNICEF and the Government of Iraq today signed the 2016-2019 Country Programme Action Plan, a four year framework by which both parties will work to ensure a bright future for Iraqi children. "In the context of continuing violence across the country, it is all the more critical that we work hand in hand with our […]
The United Nations has appealed for $861 million to help Iraq meet a big funding gap in its 2016 emergency response to the humanitarian crisis: At a joint launch today in Baghdad, the Government of Iraq and the United Nations called for international help to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis in Iraq. Ten million […]
By Simon Kent. Iraq's Foreign Ministry have approached the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, seeking an official condemnation of the deployment of Turkish troops to Northern Iraq. Although the troop training arrangement is between the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party and the Turks, Baghdad views the move as a violation of sovereignty. Turkey […]
U.S. Embassy Praises Iraqi Government, World Food Program Food Assistance Distribution in Anbar The U.S. Embassy praised the Government of Iraq and United Nations World Food Program (WFP), who yesterday donated and distributed more than 1000 metric tons of food to 70,000 people in the besieged cities of Haditha and Al Baghdadi in Anbar Province. […]
Following the ISIL offensive on Mosul, over 275,000 people from Mount Sinjar area - including a vast majority of Yazidis - were driven out of their homes. Abandoned Yazidi settlements were either systematically demolished or seized by ISIL fighters. Some 6,000 homes are thought to have been destroyed or burned down in the district of […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq (OHCHR) and the Human Rights Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) are concerned about the potential effect of the proposed National Identity Law, particularly Article 26, on minority ethnic and religious communities of Iraq. Article 26 stipulates that […]
“We urge the Iraqi authorities to take all necessary measures – through developing legislation, capacity building and adequate resources – to ensure that investigations and trials relating to crime against journalists in Iraq are undertaken”, declared UNESCO Representative to Iraq Axel Plathe (pictured), Human Rights Commissioner Athmar al Shatry and Iraqi Journalists Syndicate President Moaid […]
By John Lee. The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the attack last week on Camp Hurriya (Camp Liberty), near the Baghdad International Airport, which left at least 26 residents dead and many more wounded. The attack reportedly also caused casualties among the Iraqi Security Forces in the vicinity of the Camp. The Secretary-General called on […]
The UN refugee agency has opened its most recent camp for internally displaced persons in Iraq’s restive Anbar province – host to the largest number of 3.2 million Iraqis uprooted across the country and where more than 250,000 civilians have fled their homes over the past six months. The new “Marzaki camp is strategically located […]
UNAMI holds Open Forum on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 with Iraqi Women UNAMI on Monday held an Open Forum on UN Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 with Iraqi women leaders and civil society representatives to assess progress and identify ways to better accelerate action on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The Forum provided […]
