By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Finance Manager (Relief International) Civil Society Program Assistant (International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP) IT Operations Assistant, Erbil (SC-4) (World Food Programme, WFP) IT Operations Associate, Erbil, Iraq (SC-6) (World Food Programme, WFP) Education Cluster Co-Coordinator (Save the Children) National Education […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: Chief of Operations (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist (UNICEF) Business Support Assistant (World Food Programme, WFP) Parliamentary Development Expert (UNDP) (Source: UN) (Recruitment image via Shutterstock)
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: World Food Prorgamme - Assistant Storekeeper (UNDP) World Food Prorgamme - Driver (UNDP) Senior Advisor - Economic Development Policies & PPP (UNDP) Logistics Manager (UNICEF) Call Centre Operator (United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS) National Project Coordinator (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: National Programme Policy Officer (World Food Prorgamme, WFP) Emergency Specialist (UNICEF) Administrative Assistant (UNDP) Head of Programming (Catholic Relief Services, CRS) Program Manager II - Emergency Coordinator (Catholic Relief Services, CRS) Staff Counsellor (UNAMI) International Consultant (UNDP) Administrative Assistant (UNOPS) Deputy Country […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States is providing nearly $155 million in additional humanitarian assistance to displaced and conflict-affected Iraqis within Iraq and throughout the region who are in urgent need of support. This new funding brings total U.S. humanitarian assistance for the Iraq humanitarian response to more than $778 […]
By John Lee. South Korea has offered US$7 million to help resolve the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. A statement on Thursday from Seoul's Foreign Ministry said: "Our government decided to provide assistance following a comprehensive review of the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, the international community's call for aid and other countries' provision of aid." South […]
Humanitarian partners race to reach people fleeing Heet and areas west of Ramadi Humanitarian partners are rushing to provide emergency assistance to an estimated 35,000 people who have been newly displaced in hard-to-reach areas west of Ramadi. Lise Grande (pictured), the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator said, “Thousands of people who have been trapped in Heet for […]
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. […]
By John Lee. Yonhap news agency reports that South Korea has offered an additional $1 million in aid to Iraqi refugees. This brings South Korea's total so far this year to $6 million, which has been offered through various international organizations such as UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and […]
A severe funding shortfall in Iraq is pushing the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to cut the amount of aid it delivers to nearly one million displaced people in the war-torn country, the Organization has confirmed. “Unfortunately, lack of funds and the rise in the number of displaced Iraqis forces us to reduce the […]
Humanitarian agencies are rushing to provide assistance to more than 90,000 people fleeing clashes in Anbar Governorate. “Our top priority is delivering life-saving assistance to people who are fleeing-- food, water and shelter are highest on the list of priorities,” Lise Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations in Iraq said. Civilians are fleeing […]
By John Lee. A report from KUNA says that the UN World food program (WFP) urgently requires $45 million (54 billion Iraqi dinars) to continue its Emergency Operation in Iraq until June. Elisabeth Byrs, WFP Senior Communications Officer , Geneva Spokesperson told a press briefing that the humanitarian situation in the cities of Samarra in […]
