Humanitarian action and emergencies

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 central to UNICEF’s humanitarian action, the…, CHILD PROTECTION, Over 650,000 children are in need of child protection and gender-based violence support due to displacement. Stress, fear and anxiety, along with child labour and violence, abuse or neglect within the household are major child protection concerns.      UNICEF aims to continue to work with Government and NGO partners to deliver both group and…, EDUCATION  , UNICEF has envisioned an education emergency response that provides access to formal or non-formal education - including early learning; individual learning materials to children; skills development programmes for children/adolescents – and ensures that schools are implementing safe school protocols (infection prevention and control). UNICEF also…, HEALTH & NUTRITION  , Iraq’s health sector has suffered enormously from decades of conflict, low public sector financing, old and inadequate infrastructure, fragmented service delivery and weak governance, all resulting in low trust of public health services. COVID-19 has exacerbated these issues.     HEALTH UNICEF supports the implementation of a “continuity of care”…, WASH  , In 2021, the Government of Iraq continued to close IDP camps and large informal displacement sites. Based on the 2021 Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment (MCNA), around 182,000 individuals remain displaced in camps in the Kurdistan Region, while around 450,000 are displaced in out-of-camp settings. Deteriorating infrastructure and insufficient…

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$9.4 billion. In Iraq, as part of the appeal, UNICEF is requesting US$ 52.2…

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 wages, making barely enough to cover…

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 have access to safely managed…

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 death toll continues to rise at a…

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 by distributing more than 161,000…

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 unable to access key areas due to…

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 and you do not have the money to…

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 of UNICEF emergency and humanitarian response…, Situation Reports, 2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6 ) Briefing Iraq Humanitarian Situation Report 2018      , Solutions, Vision The outcome envisioned is that UNICEF, government and key humanitarian partners effectively analyse, prepare and coordinate emergency response to children,  adolescents and families at risk to be affected by conflict and in humanitarian situations, especially those who are most vulnerable. The efforts to invest in government’s capacity and…