The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been hosting Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict since 2012, whereby almost half of the Syrian refugee population consists of children. Many children who have fled the Syrian conflict have little to no memories of life outside of a refugee camp which undergoes insufficiency of child friendly spaces and frequently […]
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been hosting Syrian refugees fleeing the ongoing conflict in their country since 2012. Domiz camp – the largest camp across the KRI – was established in April 2012 and is currently hosting more than 45,000 refugees. In addition, the rapid influx of refugees entering the KRI as of […]
Voices from the Field : Featured Report Iraq, Kurdistan Region : The rapid influx of refugees, approximately 61,000 new arrivals since the 15th of August 2013, has stretched the capacity and resources of aid actors, and led to challenges in the provision of basic services to the 220,000[1] Syrians residing in camps and urban settings across […]
Voices from the Field : Featured Report Iraq : In the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, a massive influx of Syrian refugees since August 15 has taken the humanitarian stakeholders by surprise. With already 149,258 refugees settled in Domiz camp and among host communities, an estimated 56,000 additional individuals arrived between mid-August and September 5. In […]
