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UNHCR faces funding shortfall for Iraq operation Source: UNHCR Press Releases Publish date: 9 May 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k) |
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UNHCR seeks donor help amid funding shortfall for Iraq operation Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 9 May 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k) |
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UNHCR signs landmark accord in Syria with international NGO Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 8 May 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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Survey shows most Iraqis in Syria still unwilling to return home Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 29 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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UNHCR Operations
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Iraq Situation Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (116k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Iraq Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (165k) |
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UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 -Iraq Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (90k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Iraq Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (26k) |
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Funding
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United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Iraq Trust Fund – UNHCR donor profile and donor history Source: UNHCR Donor Information Publish date: 31 Dec 2007 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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2008 Iraq Situation Supplementary Appeal Source: UNHCR Donor Information Publish date: 2 Jan 2008 Filetype: PDF (1477k) |
Background, Analysis and Policy
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An Assessment of the Iraqi Community in Greece (pre-publication edition) Source: UNHCR Evaluation Reports Publish date: 5 Jan 2004 Filetype: PDF (929k) |
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Fortress Europe and the Iraqi 'intruders':
Iraqi asylum-seekers and the EU, 2003-2007, Markus Sperl
Source: New Issues in Refugee Research Publish date: 1 Oct 2007 Filetype: PDF (368k) |
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Refugees Magazine Issue 146 ("Iraq Bleeds: Millions displaced by conflict, persecution and violence") – Refugee testimonies: Hussam Source: Refugees Magazine Publish date: 1 Apr 2007 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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UNHCR Maps
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Iraq's contingency Stocks Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jan 2008 Filetype: PDF (466k) |
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Iraq Atlas Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (790k) |
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Iraq Situation Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (919k) |
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Northern Iraq : Kurdish area Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Oct 2007 Filetype: PDF (376k) |
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Origin of major refugee populations (as at 1 Jan 2007, ten largest groups)
Afghanistan
2,108,000
Iraq*
1,451,000
Sudan
686,000
Somalia
464,000
DR Congo
402,000
Burundi
397,000
Viet Nam
374,000
Turkey
227,000
Angola
207,000
Myanmar
203,000
* Estimated at over 2 million by September 2007.
Note: Some 334,000 Palestinian refugees also come under UNHCR’s mandate, while a further 4.4 million Palestinian refugees are cared for by UNRWA.
Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.
Origin of major refugee arrivals during 2005 (10 largest movements)
Togo
39,100
Sudan
34,500
D.R. Congo
15,600
Somalia
13,600
Cen. Afr. Rep.
11,500
Iraq
10,500
Burundi
6,100
Bhutan
1,500
Rwanda
1,500
Russian Fed.
500
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
Top 10 voluntary repatriation movements in 2005, by destination*
Afghanistan
752,000
Liberia
70,000
Burundi
68,000
Iraq
56,000
Angola
54,000
D.R. Congo
39,000
Sudan
19,000
Somalia
12,000
Rwanda
10,000
Nigeria
7,000
* Based on country of origin and asylum reports.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
Major internally displaced populations of concern to UNHCR (as at 1 Jan 2006)*
Colombia§
2,000,000
Iraq
1,200,000
Sudan
841,900
Azerbaijan
578,500
Somalia
400,000
Sri Lanka
324,700
Serbia & Mont.
246,400
Liberia
237,800
Georgia
234,200
Bosnia & Herz.
182,700
Russian Fed.
170,500
Afghanistan
142,500
* Only IDPs who are protected or assisted by UNHCR. Most IDP populations are not covered by UNHCR and so are not reflected.
§ UNHCR estimate.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
UNHCR Web Video
High Commissioner for Refugees in Syria
On a recent visit to Damascus, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres urged donor nations to do more to help host countries like Syria and Jordan look after hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees. (3:01)
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Fallujah, Iraq: Life in Limbo
Despite a decrease in violence in Iraq, millions of people remain displaced. This is the story of 50 displaced families living in a former hospital in the central Iraqi city of Fallujah. (4:43)
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Reaching out to Iraqi Refugees
More than 1.5 million Iraqis are believed to have found refuge in neighbouring Syria. Many have exhausted their savings and are in an increasingly precarious position. UNHCR is trying to help them. (3:00)
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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Adel Imam visits Iraqi refugees
Egyptian actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Adel Imam recently visited Iraqi refugees in Syria. Imam praised the Syrian government for its hospitality and for opening its schools to Iraqi students. (2:22)
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Displaced in Northern Iraq
Across the globe, in emergencies, longstanding refugee situations, in camps and cities, the UN refugee agency works to help those forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution. (2:13)
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Iraqis in Syria
To help the growing number of Iraqi refugees and displaced people in Iraq, UNHCR has appealed for US$60 million to support its operations in the region. (3:59)
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UNHCR Photo Galleries
Iraqi children go to school in Syria
UNHCR aims to help refugee children go to school by providing financial assistance and donating school uniforms and supplies.
Crisis in Iraq
People fleeing violence head to the relative calm of northern Iraq.
Iraqi refugees in Syria
At least 500,000 and as many as 1 million Iraqis are currently living in Syria, with an estimated 2,000 new arrivals entering daily.
Iraqi refugees in Jordan
UNHCR seeks US$60 million in funds to address mass internal and external displacement in Iraq.