أدى تصاعد أعمال العنف التي تسببت في الاستيلاء على مدينة، الموصل من قبل مقاتلي تنظيم داعش في مطلع حزيران 2014إلى نزوح ما يزيد على 3 ملايين عراقي إلى المحافظات الشماليةالمجاورة ووسط وجنوب العراق 1.
The escalation of violence which led to the take over of Mosul by ISIL fighters in early June 2014 caused the movement of over 3 million Iraqi to neighbouring governorates and central and south Iraq.
Baghdad, 22 December 2015, - On the occasion of the World Human Rights Month , UN-Habitat published its latest report focusing on Housing, Land and Property issues in the Yazidi community’s area in Iraq.
Baghdad, 22 September 2015 – Some 50 officials drawn from the government and local authorities on Sunday participated in a seminar on the“Legal and Financial Frameworks to Address Solutions for Informal Settlements and Displacement Areas”
The seminar was organised by UN-Habitat in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (US Department of State) and was aimed at supporting the Iraqi Government and local authorities to address durable solutions in informal settlements and IDP areas in addition to providing tenure security.
Brussels 4 June 2015 – To urgently address the growing needs in Iraq, the humanitarian community on Thursday launched a revised plan - the 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan for Iraq. The plan will target 5.6 million vulnerable Iraqis with essential, life-saving support over the next six months.
Baghdad 30 March 2015 - Through the support of the Government of Japan, UN-Habitat launched a project in Iraq to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country to enhance self-reliance and improve their living conditions through provision of prefabricated durable shelters and basic services in Baghdad, Dohuk and Kerbala Governorates.
The recent rise of the group that calls itself Islamic State (IS) and its expansion into northern Iraq resulted in additional displacements in the region. This situation is accelerating.
Dohuk, Iraq, 7 January 2015 - Days before snow was expected to fall in the foothills of Dohuk, Iraq, 900 families are moving into the new camp for internally-displaced persons (IDPs) built through the collaboration of 8 UN agencies planned and led by UN-Habitat.
Erbil, 4 September 2014 – Funding from Saudi Arabia to the UN will allow UN-Habitat to provide shelter options for internally displaced people, commonly referred to as IDPs, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
