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 Newsletter New Delhi, March-April 2008
30 Apr 2008 ... interview 234 refugees who have been submitted for resettlement by UNHCR. Of these, the majority are Palestinians from Iraq (100 persons), followed by Afghans (82 persons) and refugees from Myanmar. ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2004 - Turkey
1 Jun 2005 ... solutions for refugees through local integration, resettlement to third countries, or voluntary repatriation – including to and from Iraq when circumstances permit; build partnerships with the ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Iraq Situation
1 Jun 2008 ... ... By December 2007, 4,600 Iraqis had left for resettlement countries. In Jordan, some 110 Palestinians who fled Iraq and had lived in Ruweyshid camp for more than four years were resettled in Brazil; ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Part I: UNHCR A Overview
1 Jun 2008 ... ... As part of its overall protection strategy, UNHCR registered some 250,000 Iraqis and referred 20,000 for resettlement. By the end of 2007, UNHCR had raised more than USD 151 million from over 25 ...... -
Iraq situation deteriorates further; US gives $30 million to aid education
28 Aug 2007 ... ... UNHCR aims to provide up to 20,000 Iraqi resettlement cases to governments this year. The UNHCR spokeswoman also noted efforts by the agency since June to encourage Iraqi children in Syria to register ...... -
Number of Iraqi displaced tops 4.2 million; shanty towns mushroom
5 Jun 2007 ... ... Resettlement, however, remains an option for only a few of the most vulnerable Iraqis. UNHCR's goal is to provide up to 20,000 Iraqi resettlement cases to governments this year. Analysis of detailed ...... -
UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2008-2009: Syrian Arab Republic
1 Mar 2009 ... ... For most non-Iraqi refugees, resettlement will continue to be pursued as the most appropriate durable solution. In the area of asylum system development, UNHCR’s role will focus on supporting the ...... -
UNHCR Activities Financed by Voluntary Funds: Report for 1993-1994 and Proposed Programmes and Budget for 1995: Part III. Europe. Section 14 - Turkey
3 Aug 1994 ... repatriation, resettlement care and maintenance, resettlement local settlement emergency assistance Total 7,120 2. Amongst the Iranians, Iraqis and other nationalities there are 518 children aged ...... -
UNHCR Resettlement Handbook: Chapter 2 - The Evolution of Resettlement
Jul 2011 ... ... Between April 1992 and June 1997, approximately 21,800 Iraqis were accepted for resettlement under one of the only multi-year larger scale movements of the 1990s. Another major challenge arose in 1992 ......