United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq launches the Humanitarian Transition Overview on behalf of the Iraq Humanitarian Country Team

The HTO was produced following extensive consultations within the Iraq HCT, it sets the pace for the transition from humanitarian response to the development phase, with the Government in the lead to deliver basic services and protection to the people of Iraq, including displaced and returnee populations.

“The noticeable drop in the number of people in need, and the return of around five million displaced Iraqis to their homes, as well as the Government’s enhanced ability to generate more revenues and provide for its citizens, have naturally created favorable conditions for this transition,” said the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Ghulam Mohammed Isaczai.

The HTO will replace the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for 2023, which has been the basis that guided humanitarian programming in Iraq for the past nine years. With the humanitarian efforts in the country scaling down, the HCT made the decision to develop this Transition Overview that also provides a summary of the transition process and planning to durable solutions for IDPs. The UN will continue to work with the Government of Iraq including the Kurdistan Regional Government to integrate the IDPs in national service delivery and protection system.

The Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq stressed that “the humanitarian community, which has been a close partner of Iraq for many years, reiterates its commitment to continue supporting the people and the authorities in Iraq.”

The Humanitarian Transition Overview is published on the ReliefWeb and can be accessed at: Iraq Humanitarian Transition Overview 2023 (February 2023) - Iraq | ReliefWeb