Iraq generously hosts over 280,000 refugees and asylum seekers, over 80% of which live in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). More than 230,000 are Syrian Kurds, while around 52,000.are from Syria (Arabs), Iran, Türkiye, the State of Palestine, and other countries. Over 60% of Syrian refugees live in urban areas, while the rest are in nine refugee camps. A transit center in the KR-I’s Duhok governorate temporarily accommodates newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers. Over 1 million Iraqis remain internally displaced by Da’esh’s insurgency (defeated in 2017), while 5 million IDPs have returned to their areas of origin. 26 IDP camps are currently hosting approximately 180,000 individuals, 25 camps are in the KR-I, while one camp (Jeddah 5) is located in Federal Iraq’s Ninewa governorate. In areas of displacement and return, many IDP and returnee families continue to face security and protection risks, lack of local integration opportunities, limited livelihood opportunities and financial resources, and lack of civil documentation. Many households face significant barriers to return, especially those with perceived affiliation to extremist groups. UNHCR’s Area Based Programming for Protection and Solutions (A2PS) works within specific geographic areas (primarily urban) to promote the sustainable (re)integration of those affected by forced displacement. UNHCR identifies locations where refugees, IDPs and IDP returnees live side-by-side with vulnerable host communities and develops projects that support the provision of basic services through relevant government bodies.

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	UNHCR Iraq - Help for refugees and asylum-seekers
	MASA dashboard
	UNHCR Iraq: Syrian Refugees MSNA Report 2021
	UNHCR Iraq: Syrian Refugees MSNA Report 2021
	Link to the FSMT Site Reports
	Google folder for the FSMT Site Reports for Kurdistan, Center&South, and Mosul
	CCCM Formal Settlement List
	CCCM Formal Settlement List

Capital	Baghdad
Languages	Arabic, Kurdish, Turkmen
Population	41,179,351
Area	438,317 km2
GDP	207.89 billion
GDP growth	2.8%
GDP per capita	5,048.4
Gini index	29.5
Currency	Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Literacy rate	86

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