Iraq – As the pace of return of displaced Iraqis to areas of origin has accelerated in recent months, the Government of Japan is supporting IOM, the UN Migration Agency, with new funds to stabilize conflict-affected communities in Iraq and support the sustainable reintegration of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Baghdad, 26 February 2018— Although the immediate violence has come to an end, the needs of children in Iraq remain immense – 4 million children need assistance.
Baghdad, 26 February 2018: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes new pledges from the people of Japan. Some US$ 19 million is pledged for 2018, amounting to $15 million to protect and assist displaced and returning Iraqis, and $4 million for the Syrian refugee response. Since the start of the recent conflict in Iraq in 2014, Japan has generously donated $73 million to UNHCR, supporting vital assistance to millions of people forced to flee their homes by conflict.
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Baghdad, Date 22 February 2018: Some 700 families in Mosul whose homes were destroyed in the recent conflict now have a new place to live. Temporary housing units were set up in 26 neighbourhoods in the west of the city, which saw extensive destruction in the battle to retake the city from extremist control.
Kuwait – As the recent Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq came to a close, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reported that internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq continue to return home by the thousands.
Kirkuk, 20 February 2018 – Iraqis who have been displaced by recent conflict have an inalienable right to vote, and they should be enabled to participate in the upcoming poll and have a voice in charting the future of their country, the UN Deputy Special Representative for Iraq emphasised during a visit today to a temporary camp for the displaced in Kirkuk.
