UNHCR provides intensive care unit supplies to COVID-19 treatment hospitals
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) announces today that, in coordination with national health authorities, and in solidarity with the people of Iraq, it is providing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) sets to COVID-19 treatment hospitals in 7 Governorates,...
1 per cent of humanity displaced: UNHCR Global Trends report
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is today appealing to countries worldwide to do far more to find homes for millions of refugees and others displaced by conflict, persecution or events seriously disturbing public order. This is as a report released today showed that...
Japan supports internally displaced persons, returnees, and Syrian refugees in Iraq
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomes the generous contribution of over USD 12 million from the government and people of Japan This contribution will help UNHCR work on solutions for displaced populations in Iraq as well as support ongoing...
Release of the 2021-2022 regional refugee and resilience plan
Erbil Iraq, 06 April 2021: UNHCR would like to inform you about the release of the 2021-2022 Iraq 3RP (Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan) for Syrian refugees. Entering its tenth year, the Syria situation remains one of the largest refugee crises in the world, with...
United Nations chiefs urge donors to support record appeals for syrians and the region
On the eve of the fifth Brussels conference for Syria, the United Nations humanitarian, refugee and development chiefs have urged international donors to step up and stand with the millions of people in Syria and the region who depend on life-saving humanitarian aid...
Ten years on, Syrian refugees’ lives in Iraq are growing tougher, and past gains might be lost
Ten years on, since the advent of the Syrian crisis, life for Syrian refugee women, men, girls, and boys doesn’t get easier. In fact, with every passing year, it gets more difficult. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations World...
Unearmarked funds from the Kingdom of Sweden help UNHCR meet the changing needs in Iraq
UNHCR welcomes the recent contribution of 9 million Swedish Krona (~ USD 1 million) towards UNHCR’s protection and assistance programmes to support vulnerable displaced persons in Iraq. This is in addition to the 10 million Swedish Krona (~USD 1.17 million)...