Internal displacement profiles released for Anbar, Diyala, Salah Al Din, Ninewa & Wassit governorates, Iraq

Living conditions of displaced families in hosting sites is a key priority for the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster team, led by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and its partners, including REACH. In order to do so, the Cluster has been working extensively to provide mapping on the state of services and gaps across sites hosting IDPs to allow for a targeted response based on the needs and vulnerabilities of IDP communities as reported by them directly.

Aux trois quarts désertique, le territoire nigérien fait face à de sévères contraintes géographiques et climatiques, récemment exacerbées par des épisodes récurrents de sécheresse et d’inondation. De plus, l’insécurité qui règne dans le pays du fait de la présence de groupes armés se superpose aux faiblesses structurelles du Niger en matière de développement. Une étude REACH conduite en début d’année a également démontré à quel point la pandémie a pu avoir un impact destructeur pour les populations du Sahel.

Displacement associated with disasters and the effects of climate change is one of today’s most serious humanitarian and development issue. In the first half of 2020 alone, disasters triggered 9.8 million new displacements, and most were linked to weather-related hazards such as storms, floods and droughts. In northwest Syria, extreme flooding events are devastating families already reeling from ten years of violence conflict, displacement, economic ruin, and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the de-escalation of active military operations in Iraq, the fighting has stabilised. The government has been encouraging IDPs to return to their area of origin, with camps progressively closing since June 2019. In spite of this recommendation, the vast majority of IDP households living in camps reported having no intention of returning to their area of origin.

Every month, IMPACT Initiatives will introduce a member of its staff working in the field and who is actively engaged in collecting information from affected populations to explore what drives them to keep improving humanitarian action. In December, meet Mohamed Shire, the cheerful 26-year-old Somalian whose current life revolves around helping communities in his home country.

The rule of the so called Islamic State or IS over the past four years resulted in the displacement of almost six million Iraqis. Since the government of Iraq announced victory over the group in December 2017, the country has seen almost four million people return to their area of origin. To help inform humanitarian […]

Large numbers of the residents of Ar-Raqqa have returned to their homes since the cessation of conflict in October 2017. Despite initial efforts in reconstruction, damage remains widespread and basic services limited. Moreover, the presence of explosive hazards and the complex security environment continue to pose risks for residents as well as humanitarian and recovery […]

Following the drought in 2017, the loss of livestock and access to water led to the large scale movement of populations from rural Somalia to urban areas in search of grazing grounds and livelihood opportunities. Today, more than two million people are estimated to be displaced in settlements, adding a further strain on already established […]