Iraqi resettlement update
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR has now referred more 80,000 refugees from Iraq to resettlement countries worldwide. The UN refugee agency's resettlement programme for Iraqi refugees began in 2007 and as of October this year 82,500 individuals had been referred to more than a dozen countries. Around 75 per cent - or just less than 62,000 - Iraqi refugees have been referred to the United States. The remaining 25 percent of cases have been referred to a total of 14 resettlement countries, including Canada, Australia, Germany and Sweden.
Figures for 2009 show that as of October 7, 28,500 Iraqi refugees were put forward for resettlement. Again, around 75 percent of those referrals were to the United States.
According to governments in the region, there are an estimated 2 million Iraqi refugees, the majority of them living in Syria and Jordan. The authorities in Baghdad estimate an additional 2.7 million Iraqis are internally displaced.
Globally, UNHCR expects to make 127,000 refugee resettlement referrals this year, though we estimate that there is more than half a million refugees in need of resettlement.
We urge states to expedite where possible the resettlement of those particularly at risk. Of the 82,500 referred cases only 33,000 departures have taken place so far.
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UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2004 - Syrian Arab Republic
1 Sep 2003 ... It should be noted that as a result of the temporary suspension of the US resettlement program for mainly Iraqi refugees, the resettlement capacity remains limited. The core program activities aimed ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2012 - Lebanon
1 Jun 2013 ... of concern in detention. The number of school-aged Iraqi refugees dropped from some 2,300 to less than 1,700, mainly due to resettlement and a decline in the number of new arrivals. UNHCR ...... -
UNHCR Global Resettlement Statistical Report 2014
1 Feb 2016 ... ... (21,154), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (18,828), Myanmar (15,170), Iraq (11,778), and Somalia (9,388). Resettlement: The three major countries of resettlement were: the United States of ...... -
Iraq Situation Emergency Response : UNHCR Supplementary Appeal 2015 (revised 17 March 2015)
17 Mar 2015 ... ... Promotion of solutions, including where possible the strategic use of resettlement. 9 PLANNED RESPONSE IRAQ Existing response The 2014-2015 inter-agency Strategic Response Plan (SRP) is ...... -
UNHCR chief discusses refugee crisis with Jordan's King Abdullah
12 Feb 2008 ... ... The refugee agency will also continue a resettlement programme for the most vulnerable Iraqis. Last year, more than 21,000 Iraqi resettlement cases were submitted by UNHCR to 16 governments for ...... -
Conference Secretariat Note
18 Apr 2007 ... Governments of Iraq and of the neighbouring countries hosting displaced Iraqis. Such commitments included increasing resettlement opportunities for the most vulnerable groups; providing bilateral ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2005 - Jordan
1 Sep 2004 ... significantly in Jordan; resettlement is not any longer the only viable durable solution in addition to the significant changes in the policy of resettlement countries with regard to Iraqi refugees. ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - Lebanon
1 Sep 2005 ... ... Although, some recognized Iraqi refugees have chosen to repatriate, most Iraqis still opt for resettlement rather than voluntary repatriation. The second largest refugee caseload is Sudanese who are ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2008 - Egypt
1 Jun 2009 ... repatriation of a total of 1,300 refugees, mainly from South Sudan and Iraq. Another 925 refugees were submitted for resettlement to third countries, while some 197 refugees departed for resettlement. ......