Sweets shop brings a taste of Syria to refugee camp in Iraq this Ramadan
When Remas fled Syria and took shelter in the Kawergosk refugee camp in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), in 2016 with his wife and five children, he had only one certitude: baking pastries is not only his passion; it will help him support his family in...
Legal assistance helps Syrian refugee get key documents and lifesaving treatment in Iraq
Abeer, 38, and her husband Muneer fled their hometown in Aleppo, Syria, in 2021. They rented a small home in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), and slowly began to rebuild their lives. They were overjoyed to welcome their first child – a boy, Joud – soon...
Saif Al-Din, the fisherman
When refugees can participate without discrimination in the local market, they contribute as employers, employees and clients.
Health Care Center in Basirma
The ease of having a health care center in Basirma means that both the local community and refugees will have access to life-saving medical care at any time without having to travel far.
UNHCR and KuwaitFund opened a new registration centre in Erbil
The centre will provide protection services such as info desk to answer queries, asylum certificates, services to survivors of Gender Based Violence and more to refugees in Kurdistan, It is expected that 24,000 refugees a month will benefit from all these services.
Iraq’s Refugee Education Integration Policy is making waves in reimagining education
Launched by the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Education, the policy enables the inclusion of refugee children in the public education system.
When refugees are given the chance, they can truly shine and fulfill their potential
Watch this inspiring story from Kurdistan – a newcomer who didn’t speak the local language is now acing school!
Shop owners in Mousel building their future
Meet shop owners who, with the support of UNHCR Iraq, have moved from roadside stalls to a proper shaded area. They’re not just selling fruits and vegetables but also building their future.
Have you ever heard a plant singing?
Ibrahim was at school in Syria when the war changed his life.
Like thousands of his fellow Syrians, he was forced to leave and take refuge in Iraq. Through his education, hard work and imagination, Ibrahim has electronically harnessed the biofeedback of house plants in such a way that has allowed them to, in a manner, sing.