IRAQ: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 31 May 2018) OVERVIEW OF NEEDS2
OVERVIEW TURKEY
2018 RETURNEES
The returns process is ongoing and since the beginning of the year, 609,000 Iraqis have returned home, yet more than 2 million remain displaced as of May.
DAHUK
(1 January to 31 May 2018) NINEWA
XXX 2018 returnees by governorate
Between 30 April and 31 May, 119,000 Iraqis have returned home. Returns to Ninewa represented 83 per cent (99,000 people) of all Iraqis that returned in this period. This is in line with the overall 2018 returns trend by governorate, as out of total 609,000 returnees, 442,000 (73 per cent) returned to Ninewa governorate. Other governorates witness significantly smaller number of returnees, for example the second largest governorate in number of returns was Salah al-Din, where 75,000 returns were recorded in 2018.
ERBIL
4K
442K
KIRKUK
42K SYRIA
SALAH AL-DIN
75K DIYALA
Displacement trend by governorate indicates that the rate of returns has slowed down. While the total number of displaced people continues to decrease, this is occurring at a slower rate. Between 30 April and 31 May, number of displaced decreased by some 60,000, while a month earlier number of displaced decreased by some 99,000.
4K ANBAR
8.7m
People targeted for assistance
3.4m
Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
2.0m
IDPs who live outside camps
1.4m
Highly vulnerable people in host communities
3.8m
Returnees for 2018
0.6m
BAGHDAD 2K
41K
WASSIT
OVERVIEW OF FUNDING3
US$569M
JORDAN
1M
QADISSIYA
MISSAN
total funding required
NAJAF
0.8M
US$159.6M 28% funding received as of 31 May 2018
funding received
THI-QAR
Ninewa Dahuk Erbil
0.6M 0.4M
Salah al-Din Sulaymaniyah Kirkuk Baghdad Anbar
0.2M May 17
IRAN
KERBALA BABYLON
DISPLACEMENT TREND BY GOVERNORATE1
Mar
SULAYMANIYAH
People in need
July 17
Sep 17
Nov 17
Jan 18
Mar 18
May 18
Ninewa monthly returns 114K 84K
107K
BASRAH
99K MUTHANNA
38K Jan Jan Feb 18 18
18
Mar 18
Apr 18
SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT
May 18
72% funding gap
US$306.2M total funding to Iraq as of 31 May 2018 HRP
51%
Outside HRP
49%
The Humanitarian Response Plan has received US$160 million in donor contributions, out of the requested $569 million. The funding shortfall increasingly undermines planned response activities of humanitarian partners.
DISPLACEMENT AND RETURNS TREND1 3.42 3.33 3.31 3.32 3.37 3.34 3.35 3.30 3.26 3.71 3.83 3.31 3.34 3.28 3.18 3.23 3.17 3.17 3.18 3.21 3.20 3.19 3.23 3.51 3.64 3.10 3.09 3.03 3.07 3.06 3.04 3.02 3.02 3.35 3.00 2.88 3.22 2.83 2.68 2.54 2.76 Internally displaced people 2.47 2.62 2.32 2.30 2.62 2.20 2.11 (millions) 2.12 2.22 2.05 2.00 2.17 1.90 2.07 Returnees 1.95 1.71 1.75 1.74 1.81 (millions) 1.55 1.64 1.46 1.37 1.07 1.05 1.23 0.95 0.86 0.80 0.85 0.66 0.73 0.75 0.55 0.55 0.48 0.50 0.38 0.44 0.36 0.40 0.42 0.45 0.47 0.12 0.17 0.22 0.30 0.09 0.14
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The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The data for this map has a limited number of sources, including parties to the conflict. The data is not independently verified and is subject to error or omission, deliberate or otherwise by various sources. Due to rapidly changing situation, numbers and locations listed are subject to change. Feedback: iraqinfo@un.org, iraq.humanitarianresponse.info, www.reliefweb.int Creation date: 7 June 2018. Sources: 1. IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix 31 May 2018 2. Iraq HRP Feb. 2018 3. This presents the overall funding linked to the requirements of the response plans/appeals, the HRP funding is a subset of overall funding to the affected country; source: Financial Tracking System FTS as of 31 May 2018