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 sees deepening needs among Iraqi refugees even as world interest wanes
30 Mar 2010 ... ... In Lebanon, more than 1,600 Iraqis are especially vulnerable. UNHCR is running a programme of resettlement for Iraqi refugees who are either unable to ever return home or are too vulnerable to remain ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2002 - Middle East Regional Overview
1 Jun 2003 ... contingency plans in view of a possible outflow of refugees from Iraq to neighbouring countries. ... Since 11 September 2001, some countries have imposed additional restrictions on resettlement, ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Lebanon
1 Jun 2008 ... ... The Hub helped submit some 21,000 resettlement cases of Iraqi refugees with special protection needs throughout the Middle East region. Activities and assistance Community services: UNHCR implemented ...... -
ISAD UNHCR Fonds 11 Series 4 Classified Project Files (1955-1977)
31 Mar 2006 ... .../EF/TUR ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI REFUGEES IN TURKEY 01/01/1963 01/01/1963 63/GO/ICEM MOVEMENT OF CUBAN REFUGEES 01/01/1966 01/01/1967 63/GO/VAR NEW REFUGEE GROUPS (SPECIAL RESETTLEMENT FUND) 01/01/1963 ...... -
Iraq Situation Response: Update on revised activities under the January 2007 Supplementary Appeal, July 2007
12 Jul 2007 ... ... In neighbouring countries, a significantly reinforced UNHCR operation has now registered some 150,000 Iraqis. Some 9,000 Iraqis amongst the most vulnerable have been referred for resettlement. Over 20 ...... -
United Arab Emirates donates US$10 million to UNHCR for Iraq projects
2 Oct 2007 ... ... At the same time, UNHCR referred the files of more than 14,000 of the most vulnerable Iraqis to resettlement countries for their consideration. By the end of September, some 1,800 of these Iraqis had ...... -
Q&A: Iraq: A humanitarian operation that will go on for years
2 Feb 2007 ... ... The target for this year is to register at least 200,000 Iraqis ... and to resettle as many as resettlement countries are willing to absorb. In many aspects, UNHCR has to be the catalyst to wake up ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2007: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1 Mar 2009 ... ... Given UNHCR’s policy on the resettlement of Palestinians, as well as the fact that return to Iraq cannot be considered as a viable option even in the future unless both their physical and legal ...... -
Remarks by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection to the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe Conference: "Towards the Common EU Resettlement Scheme - the Road Ahead", Stockholm, Sweden, 25 August 2009
25 Aug 2009 ... ... There are other countries also represented today which are newer members of the resettlement fraternity. Germany has recently accepted over 2000 Iraqi refugees. Romania is both a new resettlement ......