30.11.2007 - Source: Iraqi Red Crescent

Update on situation of internally displaced persons in Iraq as of 30 November 2007 (facts and figures on all 18 governorates) ("The internally displaced people in Iraq - Update 28") [ID 22475]

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31.10.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Report on internally displaced persons (housing, health, education and employment) ("Falling short: The unmet needs of Iraq's internally displaced"), Autor: Mercy Corps [ID 22417]

Key findings on situation of internally displaced persons from Diyala, Tameem and Salah al Din governorates

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10.2007 - Source: International Organization for Migration

Report on internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking refuge in tent camps (description of different camps; camps often lack basic services, such as electricity, sanitation, water, and access to health centres, schools and food) ("Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) tent camp assessment report, Oct 2007"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 21751]

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08.2007 - Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Internal displacement triggered by sectarian violence ("UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-seekers") [ID 22817]

"The fear caused by sectarian violence has led many Iraqi families to abandon their homes and move to areas within the country dominated by their own religious or ethnic group. Shi’ites flee to Shi’ite areas, Sunnis go to Sunni areas. In 2006, according to Cluster F, an estimated 640,000 persons were forced to flee their homes due to sectarian violence after the 22 February Samarra bombing. By March 2007, this figure had climbed to 736,000."

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19.06.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Baghdad: Sunni families remaining in Shia neighbourhoods are being forced to flee their homes ("Threats, violence in Baghdad threaten new wave of displaced") [ID 20606]

"Sunni families remaining in Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad are being forced to flee their homes: A 72-hour deadline announced by militants for them to leave these areas or face death expires on 18 June. The ultimatum has put many Iraqi families in a desperate situation and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are worried as displacement camps could not cope with all the internally displaced people (IDPs) that this ultimatum might trigger."

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05.06.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

More than 2 million Iraqis believed to be displaced inside country and another 2.2 million sheltering in neighbouring states ("Number of Iraqi displaced tops 4.2 million; shanty towns mushroom"), Autor: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [ID 20482]

"Inside Iraq, some 85 percent of the displaced are in the central and southern regions. Most of those displaced are from Baghdad and surrounding districts. Since February last year, an estimated 820,000 people have been displaced, including 15,000 Palestinians who have nowhere to go. [...] The number of Iraqis fleeing to neighbouring countries remains high. According to government figures, some 1.4 million Iraqis are now displaced in Syria, up to 750,000 in Jordan, 80,000 in Egypt and some 200,000 in the Gulf region. Syria alone receives a minimum of 30,000 Iraqis a month."

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26.01.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Ongoing sectarian violence has created a massive refugee problem, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ("Iraq: Growing Numbers Flee Sectarian Violence") [ID 19552]

"Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the UNHCR estimates that 12 percent of Iraqis have fled their homes due to violence, which it says is the largest long-term movement of people in the Middle East since the creation of Israel in 1948. [...] The epicenter of much of the sectarian violence, and by extension the source of internal displacement, has been Baghdad, where thousands of Iraqi families are fleeing mixed Sunni-Shi'ite areas for the safety of neighborhoods in which their own sect dominates. [...] The UNHCR estimates that 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently live within Iraq's borders, and that number that could reach 2.7 million by the end of 2007. Since the February 22 bombing of the Al-Askaria shrine in Samarra, which set off a wave of sectarian killings between Shi'a and Sunnis, about 432,000 Iraqis have fled their homes, Deputy Migration Minister Hamdiya Ahmad told Reuters on December 28. [...] The growing number of IDPs in Iraq has also led to an influx of refugees into neighboring states. The UNHCR estimates that the number of Iraqis who have fled to neighboring states includes 500,000 to 1 million in Syria, up to 700,000 in Jordan, 80,000 in Egypt, and 40,000 in Lebanon. However, the flood of refugees has placed a huge burden on these countries. The situation is particularly acute in Jordan, where Iraqi refugees account for 10 percent of the total population. The government has complained that the new arrivals place a huge strain on the economy."

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22.01.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Christians and Muslims flee Baghdad for Kurdish dominated provinces in North Iraq ("Iraq: Christians, Muslims flee Baghdad for Kurdistan"), Autor: Reuters [ID 19560]

"The U.N. says nearly 500,000 people fled to other areas within Iraq last year, mostly since the February bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra prompted a surge in violence. While much of the violence is between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims, others have been caught up in it. In a human rights report on Jan. 16, the United Nations said that of the 1.5 million Assyrian Christians living in Iraq before 2003, half had fled the country and many of the rest were moving to "safe areas" in the north of Iraq.
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09.01.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

UNHCR warns that the scale of internal displacement is beyond the capacity of humanitarian agencies, including UNHCR ("Aid agencies cannot cope with displacement, says UNHCR") [ID 19143]

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08.01.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Baghdad: Displaced families urged the Iraqi Red Crescent Society to continue supporting people displaced as a result of sectarian violence ("Displaced urge Iraqi Red Crescent to return") [ID 19144]

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14.11.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Displaced families of Kirkuk do not have adequate access to shelter, food, water and sanitation, healthcare and other services, such as education and legal assistance ("Iraq: Internally Displaced Persons worse off in north eastern Kirkuk Governorate"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 19233]

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03.11.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Baghdad, Basrah, Thi-Qar: Governorate reports underline needs of internally displaced persons ("Governorate reports underline needs of internally displaced persons"), Autor: International Organization for Migration (IOM) [ID 19246]

"The first three Monitoring and Needs Assessment Profiles carried out in the governorates of Baghdad, Basrah and Thi-Qar confirm shelter as the IDPs' number one priority, followed by access to work and food.

The reports find that in all three governorates, a majority of displaced persons live in inadequate shelter, cannot meet monthly rental expenses, or are facing pressures and tensions due to overcrowded living conditions with family and friends."

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24.11.2004 - Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (formerly Global IDP Project)

Report on internal displacement (background, causes, patterns), physical security, freedom of movement, subsistence needs (health, nutrition and shelter), patterns of return/resettlement and humanitarian access ("Profile of Internal Displacement: Iraq") [#27350],  [ID 10816]

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