IRAQ CRISIS IOM Emergency Response
Front page | Displaced children at IDP site in Khabat, Erbil
IRAQ CRISIS Written, photographed and designed by: The International Organization for Migration (Iraq Mission) IOM Iraq, October 2014
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Left | Displaced children at the now-closed Khazir Transit Camp between Erbil and Kirkuk
Foreword In the past nine months starting in early 2014, Iraq has seen three major waves of displacement. The first wave, in January, occurred after armed groups seized control of the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah in Anbar governorate. The capture of Mosul, in June, triggered a second wave. The most recent wave, in August, captured the international community’s attention as hundreds of thousands of families were displaced from the Sinjar area. As a result, in 2014, more than 1.7 million Iraqis have fled horrific violence and armed conflict, and many of those who barely escaped with their lives now find themselves in need of proper shelter and basic services. Since January, IOM Iraq has responded to these waves of displacement by distributing over 37,000 family nonfood item kits and delivering transport assistance to over 18,000 displaced persons. We have also been providing shelter and camp coordination and management assistance. Thanks to the tireless effort and dedication of IOM staff working around the clock, IOM continues to provide reliable, comprehensive emergency relief throughout the Iraq to those in need. This relief effort would have been impossible without the coordination and partnership established with Iraqi authorities and sister agencies of the United Nations, as well as the generous support of our donors. In the coming months, IOM Iraq will continue to provide and increase assistance to those most in need. With winter soon approaching, IOM Iraq is focusing on providing winterization kits to displaced families so they can keep warm. We will soon start livelihood projects to provide them with small business and vocational trainings in addition to shelter, while implementing psychosocial support for these displaced families. Our goal is to provide multi-service support for those who are most vulnerable so they can get back on their feet and regain dignity.
Dr. Thomas Lothar WEISS Director-Chief of Mission, IOM Iraq October 2, 2014
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Displacement
“I am almost 50, and for most of my life, all we have had here has been war.” 3
Displaced child at IDP site in Koysinjaq, Erbil
– Faisal, father of fourteen 4
Opposite | Displaced woman and daughter at IDP site in Koysinjaq, Erbil, Right | IOM beneficiary at the now-closed Khazir Transit Camp between Erbil and Kirkuk
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IOM beneficiaries in Kerbala
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Left | Displaced children at IDP site in Koysinjaq, Erbil, Opposite above | IOM beneficiaries at the now-closed Khazir Transit Camp between Erbil and Kirkuk, Opposite below | Displaced woman at IDP site in Koysinjaq, Erbil
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IOM beneficiaries in Kalakchi, Ninewa
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Opposite | Displaced children arrive at camp in Ainkawa, Erbil, Left | Displaced child at IDP site in Koysinjaq, Erbil, Right | Displaced woman in Khabat, Erbil
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Transport “We have been in this unfinished building without doors and windows for 40 days. We have no access to medical services or education. We are happy to go to the camp, where conditions will be better.” – Umm Ali, mother of seven 15
IOM beneficiaries board bus from Khabat to camp in Ainkawa, Erbil
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IOM staff organise safe transport from Khabat to camp in Ainkawa, Erbil
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Opposite top | IOM beneficiaries on bus from Khabat to camp in Ainkawa, Erbil, Opposite bottom | IOM staff organise safe transport to Dahuk, Right | IOM beneficiaries on bus to Dahuk
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Left | IOM beneficiaries on bus from Khabat to camp in Ainkawa, Erbil, Opposite | IOM beneficiaries arrive safely in camp in Ainkawa, Erbil
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Opposite | IOM beneficiaries arrive safely in camp in Ainkawa, Erbil, Opposite | IOM beneficiaries on bus from Khabat to camp in Ainkawa, Erbil
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Loading IOM NFI kits for distribution in Bashiqa and Dahku, Mosul
Distribution
“Before my family was displaced, I took items such as mattresses, blankets and cookware for granted, but now I see how badly they are needed.” – Hashim Kheder, father of five 25
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Above | Loading detergent for IOM NFI distribution in Bashiqa and Dahku, Mosul, Below | Loading mattresses for IOM NFI distribution in Koysinjaq, Erbil, Opposite | Loading IOM NFI kits for distribution in Kerbala
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Left | IOM beneficiaries wait to receive NFI kits at distribution in Koysinjaq, Erbil, Opposite above | IOM distribution in Al-Shikhan, Ninewa, Opposite below | IOM beneficiary receive NFI aid at the now-closed Khazir Transit Camp between Erbil and Kirkuk
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Left | IOM beneficiary at NFI distribution at the now-closed Khazir Transit Camp between Erbil and Kirkuk, Opposite above and below | IOM beneficiaries at NFI distribution in Kalakchi, Ninewa
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Above | IOM beneficiaries at NFI distribution at the now-closed Khazir Transit Camp between Erbil and Kirkuk, Below | IOM beneficiaries at NFI distribution in Mangesh, Dahuk, Opposite | IOM NFI distribution in Kerbala
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Opposite | IOM beneficiary receives aid at NFI distribution in Koysinjaq, Erbil, Right | IOM beneficiary at NFI distribution in Kalakchi, Ninewa, Back cover | Loading NFI kits for IOM distribution in Dahuk
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