FLASH REPORT:
IOM RESPONDS TO IDP CRISIS IN IRAQ
IOM OIM
Over 1,000 IDPs from Mosul received emergency items in northern Iraq June 15, 2014 - 250 family emergency packages were delivered from IOM Iraq’s central warehouse in Erbil to IDP families in Al-Shikhan, a northern district of Ninewa, providing much needed support to individuals fleeing the recent surge of violence in Mosul and surrounding governorates. This distribution was done in coordination with local authorities and UN Country Team team. In addition to the family emergency packages, IOM Iraq also distributed 250 food packages and 250 hygiene kits provided by WFP and UNICEF respectively. Each individual emergency package supplied by IOM Iraq contains four blankets, one carpet, one 10 kg bag of cleaning powder, one gas cooker, one fan, four matresses, four pillows, one plastic cabinet, two boxes of sanitary pads, and four towels. The food packages provided by WFP included dietary staples to last a family for one month. The hygiene kits provided by UNICEF included two jerry cans and essential sanitary items. IOM Iraq organized this distribution after its Rapid Assessment Response Team (RART) assessed the situation
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in Al-Shikhan and identified the 250 families who have the greatest need for assistance. Most of these families reached the city using cars, buses, or trucks. A majority of these IDPs families are living in schools, mosques, and homes in their host communities. In the past week, several hundred thousand IDPs have fled to Iraqi Kurdistan. IOM is working with the KRG authorities and UNCT to find ways to provide basic necessities for massive influxes of IDPs. In coming days, IOM will continue to carry out distributions of essential emergency packages to serve the most vulnerable families. IOM, in coordination with partner UN agencies and NGOs, is appealing to donors for immediate support in responding to the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation. IOM requires $15 million in new funds to provide NFIs and tents, and to implement displacement tracking (DTM) in the affected areas.
Immediate donor support is critical to provide the emergency assistance IDPs need for survival.