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2022 UNICEF Iraq’s Humanitarian Appeals
Overview, In 2022, UNICEF is requesting US$52.2 million to meet the critical and acute humanitarian needs of vulnerable Iraqi children and families affected by a combination of humanitarian situations, including protracted crisis due to conflict, political instability and the COVID-19 pandemic. As protection is ce...
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Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal
UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal helps support our work as it provides conflict- and disaster-affected children with access to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health and protection services. In 2022, UNICEF's HAC appeal total requirement is US$9.4 billion. In Iraq, as part of the app...
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Warm clothes bring cheer to displaced families in Iraq this winter
Thousands of families in Iraq have been forced to flee their homes and leave their cities due to violence. Many of these families live in camps, where they are exposed to cold, rain and winds during the harsh winter season. Employment is scarce, and even for those who manage to find jobs, they work for very low wa...
Press release
EU’s contribution of USD2.8 million provided relief to Iraqi children in emergency camps
Baghdad, Iraq, 21 May 2020, – A recent contribution of USD2.8 million by the European Union has provided immediate relief to 90,000 vulnerable people –half of them children – in emergency camps in Salamiya, Hamam al Alil and Jeda'a 1 and 5 IDP camps within Ninawa governorate. Only 39 per cent of Iraq’s population...
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Fighting COVID-19 deepens Iraq’s humanitarian crisis
The COVID-19 virus has challenged developed nations in ways that few could have predicted just a few weeks ago. In Iraq, my colleagues and I watch with trepidation as Europe and the US struggle to contain the virus. Hospitals are overwhelmed, there’s an acute shortage of testing and protective equipment, and the d...
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New season, new clothes
There are more than 3 million Iraqis living in poverty, made worse by the recent war in Iraq. As their savings and financial potential dwindle, many families are struggling to provide winter clothes for their children. In response to this need, UNICEF Iraq helped to protect displaced children from the cold winter ...
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Syria Humanitarian Situation Report December 2018
In Syria in 2018, the siege of Eastern Ghouta came to an end by late March followed by Foa’a and Kefraya areas in Idlib in late July, and the south-east of the country became accessible for humanitarian intervention from within Syria. However, in the north-east, international non- governmental organizations remain...
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A choice to beat the cold
On a very cold day in December, Olin and her family go shopping under a UNICEF Winter program that provides clothing for refugee children in Arbid camp in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. “This coupon helped us a lot in choosing the right thing for our children,” says Olin’s mother. It’s very difficult, your child feels cold a...
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Humanitarian response
Challenges, Humanitarian Response The UNICEF humanitarian response in Iraq is supported by the Field Delivery team and includes: support to sector/cluster coordination; delivery of seasonal response (winter support); deployment of life saving emergency response mechanisms (RRM and MSEP) and support to delivery o...