IOM #Iraq crisis report (6 September 2014)

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September 2014

WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT #3: WEEKLY UPDATE FOR 31 AUG - 6 SEPT

Displacement IDP Families

284,863

According to Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) data collected by IOM Rapid Assessment and Response Team (RART) from January through 1 September 2014

Individuals

over

Locations

1.7 million

1,634

IOM beneficiaries receive NFI kits in Najaf

Displacement Tracking Matrix Highlights Between January and September 2014, IOM Iraq’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) identified 1,709,178 internally displaced persons (IDPs) dispersed across 1,634 distinct locations in Iraq. As a result of massive displacement in August 2014, the government of Dahuk now hosts the largest IDP population of over 465,000 individuals, followed by Anbar province hosting over 340,000 IDPs. Over 88% of those displaced during August fled from the governorate of Ninewa. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) now holds 50% of all IDPs in Iraq, reaching an estimated 862,458 individuals.

DTM methodology tracks this information by drawing on key informants such as community leaders, muktas, local authorities and security forces to produce our reliable statistics. This methodology provides an up-to-date snapshot of displacement sites and populations. IOM continues to closely coordinate with

the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and the Ministry of Planning to maintain a shared, accurate understanding of displaced people across the three governorates of Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.

DTM remains a reliable and timely source of information regarding displaced persons in Iraq and assists IOM in assessing and meeting the needs of IDPs throughout the country.

42%

of the displaced population in 2014 (January through August) was displaced

during the month of August alone

To download IOM’s complete DTM report, along with displacement maps and Google Earth information, please visit the IOM Iraq DTM website: http://iomiraq.net/dtm-page.

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Weekly SitRep #3: 31 Aug - 6 Sept 2014

NFI Spending

Distributions ongoing for the month of September Sept 3 805 kits with KSA

15 June - 3 September, 2014

This chart illustrates the distribution of NFI spending from 15 June through 3 September from four different donors: August 27 250 kits with DFID August 25 150 kits with CERF

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) In July, KSA donated 49 million USD, which will provide a total of 50,000 vulnerable IDP families with NFI kits.

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August 12 960 kits with KSA

OCHA Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) July 23 625 kits with KSA, 240 kits with SIDA

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July 16 650 kits with SIDA

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July 10 100 kits with DFID, 400 kits with SIDA

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Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) In June, SIDA donated 19,000,000 SEK, which provided 3,150 IDP families with NFI kits across Iraq.

In June, DFID donated 570,000 GBP which provided 2,615 vulnerable IDP families with NFI kits across northern Iraq.

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In June, CERF donated 750,000 USD which provided 2,005 vulnerable IDP families with NFI kits across Iraq.

UK Department for International Development (DFID)

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In addition, this generous donation will fund shelter support, livelihoods programs, tuberculosis testing and treatment services, quick impact projects (QIPs) to improve host community infrastructure and implementation of the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) tool over a 9-month project period.

June 26 243 kits with CERF, 210 kits with DFID

June 15 250 kits with CERF

NFI kit

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No distribution

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Weekly SitRep #3: 31 August - 6 Sept 2014

Emergency Relief Transport

Total as of 2 August 6 September 2014

From the Feshkabour border to various places within Dahuk in coordination with the Development and Modification Center and the Kurdistan Region Border Security Management

IDPs

17,478

Distribution Distribution totals from January to 6 September 2014

Family* Non-Food Item (NFI) kits

26,102

UNFPA Women’s Dignity Kits (WDK)

2,500

WFP food parcels

UNICEF hygiene kits

16,685

1,513

*One Iraqi family is roughly equal to 6 individuals

Due to instability from ongoing military operations in other parts of the country, more Iraqis are streaming into central and southern cities. Roughly 11% of the displaced population in Iraq have moved to governorates south of Baghdad.

In Baghdad, IOM responded to requests from local and governmental authorities to coordinate with the Al Sadir Local Council to distribute 200 NFI kits directly to IDPs in Sadir City, one of the biggest suburbs of Baghdad. This was the first time IOM had been able to gain access to these areas of central and southern Iraq. In just two days, IOM delivered 500 NFI kits to beneficiaries in Kerbala, Najaf and Baghdad.

One wheelchair-bound IOM beneficiary who journeyed from Mosul to Baghdad explained, “IOM kits give us a sense of normalcy after sleeping in a mosque for 2 weeks with nothing.”

Shelter For the 1.7 million identified IDPs, shelter and housing remain the primary need. Additional critical needs are directly linked with the type of shelter available to displaced families, impacting their vulnerability and access to other services. After the Sinjar

In partnership with the Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) and Deputy Governor, IOM is helping relocate IDPs into the newly-established Al Nahrawan camp in Southern Baghdad. IOM is providing air coolers and water tanks as well as installing reverse osmosis units to respond to urgent need for potable water.

With more requests pouring in from local governments in Diyala, Qadissiya, Wassit and Babylon, IOM Rapid Assessment and Response Teams (RART) continue to monitor movements and gather data about new displacements in central and southern governorates to rapidly assess the situations and craft appropriate responses.

crisis and subsequent waves of displacement, the majority of IDPs are now hosted in religious buildings (20%), abandoned buildings (16%), school buildings (14%) and collective centres (2%), with just 15% sheltered by host families.

All of Dahuk’s 650 schools are in use for IDP housing.

Therefore the school year has been postponed.

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Weekly SitRep #3: 31 August - 6 Sept 2014

Human Interest Story: Noury Noury Hamokan and members of his family with IOM NFI kit

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We are especially pleased to receive the gas cooker, so we can warm meals for the children in the morning and drink hot tea.

Noury Hamokan’s family had little more than the clothes on their back when they first arrived in Erbil on 6 August, having left behind a comfortable life in Qaraqosh. “We were just going to sleep when we heard yelling and cars pulling away. We looked out of the window of our home and saw our neighbors packed in cars and leaving town.”

Rumors that armed militants were drawing closer to the city spurred a mass displacement of Christians and other minorities from Qaraqosh. Mr. Hamokan told IOM staff that all 22 members of his family left in the same truck. Facing heavy traffic because of hundreds of cars leaving so suddenly, they arrived in Erbil at 4am the next day.

“We heard terrible stories about these terrorists, and as minorities, we did not want to stay. After my wife’s brother arrived in Erbil, he told us he saw our house being burned. Our neighbors said it was looted. We do not know what has become of the families who stayed behind,” Mr. Hamokan told IOM staff.

“At first we were living on the street here in Erbil, but then we moved to this school. There are 22 of us, four couples with their children, in the same room. I could never imagine we would be living under such conditions.”

The Hamokan family told IOM staff that the aid received from IOM was the first non-food assistance they had received since leaving Qaraqosh. “We thank you for this distribution today. We are happy with the mattresses; up until yesterday we were sleeping on concrete floors, so this is important. We are especially pleased to receive the gas cooker, so we can warm meals for the children in the morning and drink hot tea.

All of the items we received are essential.”

Noury Hamokan told IOM staff that their family had been in Qaraqosh for generations. “We want to go back to Qaraqosh if the situation improves.

We had a big house in Qaraqosh. We have money in the bank there but can no longer access it. Our family runs a construction business and owns 12 pieces of heavy machinery. We have the keys with us here, but people can still take everything.

“We appreciate the aid IOM has given us, but it is not enough. There are displaced people in front of the school, and we want them to receive kits also.”

IOM is responding to life-threatening needs in a rapidly changing environment, in addition to monitoring movements on the ground.

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