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(IDPs) and returnees may not be fully implemented this year because of a funding shortfall, says Deputy Minister for Displacement and Migration Azhar Al-Mousawi. </p> <p> <a title="IDPs_in_northern_Baghdad_receive_aid_from_Red_Crescent_Society_volunteers_file_photo_caption by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorillasguides/5568216047/" class="external" target="_blank"><img style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 3px 10px 5px 0px" height="262" alt="IDPs_in_northern_Baghdad_receive_aid_from_Red_Crescent_Society_volunteers_file_photo_caption" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359im_/http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5568216047_d9befe0a3e_o.jpg" width="350" align="left"/></a> <p>“We have set [up] a lot of big projects this year, but the ministry – according to the allocated budget – may not be able to implement its commitments,” he told IRIN on 26 February. </p> <p>In January, the government announced plans to tackle internal displacement, and monitor and assist Iraqi refugees abroad. It sought to encourage IDPs to go back to their areas of origin, stay in the areas they have ended up in, or help them move to a new area. </p> <p>The government also established “Return Assistance Centres” in Baghdad, and offered a financial assistance package of US$850 and a six-month rental compensation package for registered IDPs. </p> <p>“We have plans to tackle internal displacement, help the returnees and encourage expatriates [mainly doctors and teachers who fled the violence] to return," Mousawi said. "All these plans need money [but] what we have is not enough." </p> <p>According to the UN Secretary-General’s representative on the rights of IDPs, Walter Kalin, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/SNAA-8EBLQH?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=irq" class="external" target="_blank">scale and history of forced displacement</a> in Iraq  has created a complex situation that needs a “comprehensive strategy” to address the immediate humanitarian needs and human rights of displacement-affected communities, and find durable solutions. </p> <p>“Iraq has suffered many waves of internal displacement throughout its recent past as a result of conflict, sectarian violence, and forced population movements associated with policies of the former regime – with an estimated 1.55 million persons remaining in displacement since 2006,” Kalin said in a 16 February report. </p> <p>“This situation is compounded by a marked deterioration of basic infrastructures and services across the country, lack of livelihoods and economic opportunities, continuing insecurity and sectarian divisions, as well as serious deficits in relation to governance, rule of law and the capacity of government structures." </p> <p>According to the Washington-based <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://csis.org/" class="external" target="_blank">Centre for Strategic and International Studies</a>, Iraqi IDPs and refugees are unwilling to return to their places of origin because of continued real or perceived threats of violence: Their homes were either destroyed or occupied by others; and they lacked employment opportunities and access to essential services. </p> <h3>Seeking partners</h3> <p>Mousawi said his ministry, which is mandated to implement government plans for IDPs and returnees, was only allocated the equivalent of US$250 million this year, but needs $416-500 million to fully implement its plans. Iraq’s parliament approved an $82.6 billion budget on 20 February. </p> <p>The ministry, he added, would review its plans and seek partners mainly in the UN. “Our priority is to help displaced people and returnees to meet their needs,” he said. “But returnees will need more to be spent on them than those still displaced because they need health, education and other services." </p> <p>Funding shortfalls have also affected the work of international organizations. In its 2011 Global Appeal, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said its budget for this year in Iraq was about $210.6 million, lamenting a 20-40 percent funding shortfall. </p> <p>“Some returnees and IDPs remain in dire circumstances that require urgent humanitarian interventions,” it said in an appeal earlier this year. </p> <p>(For latest statistics on returnees and IDPs by governorate, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.iauiraq.org/documents/1300/Return%20Update%20IRAQ%20JAN%202011.pdf" class="external" target="_blank">see</a>) </p> <p>According to Kalin, over 75 percent of IDPs live in rented accommodation or with host families, while over 20 percent live in irregular settlements, former military camps, tents and public buildings. </p> <p>There are an estimated 1.5 million IDPs across the country, according to Refugees International and the Brookings Institution. Many of these fled their homes after sectarian violence broke out following the 2003 war that toppled Saddam Hussein. </p> <p>(For a recent IOM review of displacement and return in Iraq since 2006, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.iauiraq.org/documents/1308/librar.pdf" class="external" target="_blank">see</a>) </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=92060" class="external" target="_blank">IRIN Middle East | IRAQ: Funding shortfall hits plans for IDPs, returnees | Iraq | Economy | Refugees/IDPs</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-9853"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/04/18/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%8f%d9%86%d8%ad-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%b9/#comments" title="Comment on العمل تعلن عن مُنح للمعاقين العاطلين عن العمل">1 Comment</a></span> Posted on April 18th, 2010 by Khalil Ibn Hussein</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/04/18/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%8f%d9%86%d8%ad-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%82%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%b9/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to العمل تعلن عن مُنح للمعاقين العاطلين عن العمل">العمل تعلن عن مُنح للمعاقين العاطلين عن العمل</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/disabled-people/" rel="tag">disabled people</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/international-organisation-of-migration/" rel="tag">International Organisation of Migration</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iom/" rel="tag">IOM</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/scholarships/" rel="tag">scholarships</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/society-and-economy/" rel="tag">Society And Economy</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p dir="rtl" align="right">اعلنت وزارة العمل والشؤون الاجتماعية اليوم الاحد عن استقبال الفئات المستفيدة من برنامج المُنح المقدمة من قبل المنظمة الدولية للهجرة IOM. <br/>ونقل بيان للوزارة تلقى راديو دجلة نسخة منه عن مصدر مسؤول في دائرة العمل والتدريب المهني قوله إنه سيتم استقبال الفئات المستفيدة من برنامج المنح المقدمة من قبل المنظمة الدولية للهجرة IOM، مبينا أن المشروع ينفذ في ست محافظات هي بغداد، بابل، ميسان، واسط، ديالى ونينوى. <br/>وأضاف يتراوح مبلغ المنحة مابين 1000-1600 دولار، مبينا أن المشاريع التي تنفذ في المشروع تقدم بصيغة منح عينية تجهز للمستفيد وليست قرضا قابل للاسترداد. <br/>ووفقا للبيان، قامت دائرة العمل والتدريب المهني بتشكيل اللجان الرئيسة والفرعية لمتابعة تنفيذ المشروع مع تشكيل فرق عمل مع المنظمة بشكل مباشر كنظراء للدائرة في عمليات المقابلة والتجهيز والتقييم.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-9212"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/03/18/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b4%d9%81-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b2%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7/#respond" 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التقرير . من جانبه، دعا سفير العراق في الولايات المتحدة سمير شاكر الصميدعي الحكومة الى بذل المزيد من اجل العراقيين النازحين داخل وخارج البلاد وقال ان "بلدا يقوم على بحر من النفط لا يجب ان يعيش سكانه في مثل هذه الظروف". </p> <p dir="rtl" align="right">( <strong>روابط ذات علاقة </strong>- <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/03/18/iraq-humanitarian-needs-persist-refugees-international/">Iraq: Humanitarian Needs Persist | Refugees International | Gorilla’s Guides</a>  )</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-9198"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/03/18/iraq-humanitarian-needs-persist-refugees-international/#respond" title="Comment on Iraq: Humanitarian Needs Persist | Refugees International">No Comments</a></span> Posted on March 18th, 2010 by markfromireland</div> <h3><a 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water/" rel="tag">Water</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <ul> <li> <blockquote style="border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding-bottom: 1em;">As the U.S. continues to draw down its military forces and eventually end its occupation in Iraq, the U.S. and other donors must increase their humanitarian and development assistance and commitment to finding long-term solutions for displaced Iraqis. Millions of people are still displaced without access to shelter, food, health care or other basics. It is too soon for the U.S. government and other donors to abandon the needs of the Iraqi people. Likewise, the UN must seek to increase its presence and resources inside the country and throughout the region, ensuring that Iraq’s most vulnerable are protected and assisted until durable solutions are available.</p></blockquote> </li> <li> <blockquote>On the one hand the U.S., the UN, and the entire international community often champion the considerable security progress inside Iraq. On the other hand, these same entities continue to be extremely constrained by highly restrictive security protocols. These protocols no longer reflect the realities in the country, and the lack of access continues to severely hamper the humanitarian response of the UN and the U.S. The zero-risk mentality of the burgeoning security industry has hijacked more rational and creative thinking that might help guarantee staff safety while allowing for greater mobility in a more low-profile manner. </p></blockquote> </li> </ul> <div style="border-right: black 1px solid; padding-right: 5px; border-top: black 1px solid; padding-left: 5px; float: right; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; border-left: black 1px solid; width: 300px; padding-top: 5px; border-bottom: black 1px solid"> <p><strong>Policy recommendations</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>The U.S. should continue to fund current and future UN appeals at no less than 50% and seek to dramatically increase its support for community development programs.</p> </li> <li> <p>The UN and the U.S. should review and adapt their security measures in Iraq to allow staff greater freedom of movement and access to vulnerable communities.</p> </li> <li> <p>The Government of Iraq should develop a detailed plan to implement the solutions included in its 2008 National Policy on Displacement.</p> </li> <li> <p>UNHCR should dramatically and rapidly increase its number of staff working in the field inside Iraq.</p> </li> <li> <p>The U.S. and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) should urge the Government of Iraq to create a process for IDPs to voluntarily integrate into the local communities in which they have been displaced.</p> </li> <li> <p>UNHCR should conduct a thorough needs assessment of the Palestinian refugee community in Iraq and seek durable solutions for those living in Iraq and Syria, including third country resettlement.</p> </li> </ul> <h3>Download File:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.refugeesinternational.org/sites/default/files/031710_iraq.pdf" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: Humanitarian Needs Persist</a> File Size 136.03 KB (PDF)</li> </ul> <h4>About:</h4> <ul> <li><em>Refugees International Senior Advocate Elizabeth Campbell and consultant Nir Rosen assessed the situation for displaced Iraqis in Iraq and Syria in February 2010.</em></li> </ul></div> <p>The humanitarian situation facing Iraqi refugees and internally displaced people is quickly becoming a protracted one for which the U.S. bears special responsibility. Though the country is well positioned to generate vast sums of revenue from its oil, it will take many years before the government is able to rebuild the country’s infrastructure and provide basic services to its people. Ongoing political and security concerns continue to challenge development efforts. It is thus critical that the U.S. and other donors continue to support a strong and expanded humanitarian program, working hand-in-hand with a variety of community development initiatives. </p> </p> <h3>Iraqis Living as Squatters in Slums </h3> <p>UNHCR estimates that of the 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs) forced from their homes in 2006 and 2007, 33% or 500,000 live as squatters in slum areas. Refugees International visited about 20 different squatter settlements in various parts of Baghdad, Diyala, and Salah al-Din. These people have no legal title to the land. Many fear returning to their original homes. Most are too poor to relocate. The settlements all lack basic services, including water, sanitation, and electricity and are built in precarious places—under bridges, alongside railroad tracks, and amongst garbage dumps. In 2009 the Iraqi Government issued a directive calling upon all squatters to vacate public buildings. This directive has since been postponed, but they all remain at risk of eviction. UNHCR will have to liaise closely with other UN agencies and international and national NGOs to provide assistance to these communities and to urge the Government of Iraq to create programs of land grants and housing for these people. </p> <p>Refugees International met several Iraqis who left Syria, because they could no longer afford to live there, and are now living as internally displaced squatters in these slum areas. As one squatter told the RI team, “We used to own a home in Abu Ghraib. Now we have lost everything. It is too dangerous for us to return there, so we are living here, hoping that the government will give us a small piece of land.” </p> <p>These families are among the most vulnerable in Iraq. Most have not received assistance from the government, UN agencies, or NGOs. Since they live illegally, the government is reluctant to improve their living conditions and address their basic needs. UNHCR is aware of many of these squatter settlements and is in the process of conducting a more comprehensive survey of them. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) also has a list of the settlements in which the internally displaced live. IOM and UNHCR should work together to develop a single, comprehensive list so that humanitarian interventions can be targeted and coordinated. </p> <p>If UNHCR is going to have any impact addressing the needs of these especially vulnerable displaced people and the larger communities, they will have to dramatically increase the number of UNHCR staff people with the responsibility of reaching out to them. For those at risk of eviction in the near future, the UN should work closely with the Government of Iraq to begin to devise a contingency plan. As outlined in Iraq’s July 2008 National Policy on Displacement, displaced people and host communities should be involved in planning, designing and implementing appropriate strategies and programs concerning their return, integration or relocation. </p> <h3>Increasing Humanitarian Access in Iraq </h3> <p>On the one hand the U.S., the UN, and the entire international community often champion the considerable security progress inside Iraq. On the other hand, these same entities continue to be extremely constrained by highly restrictive security protocols. These protocols no longer reflect the realities in the country, and the lack of access continues to severely hamper the humanitarian response of the UN and the U.S. The zero-risk mentality of the burgeoning security industry has hijacked more rational and creative thinking that might help guarantee staff safety while allowing for greater mobility in a more low-profile manner. </p> <p>The UN Department for Safety and Security and the Resident Security Officers for the U.S. must adapt their security protocols to the new and changing realities and allow greater access for humanitarian workers. The northern and southern governorates of Iraq are widely recognized as being safe. Many parts of the central governorates can also be accessed daily for field visits. Refugees International staff was able to travel alone without security escorts throughout most of Baghdad and multiple locations within Diyala, Salah al-Din and Babel. Iraqis of all types and backgrounds interviewed by Refugees International expressed a strong desire to see the UN and international actors return and fully function in the country. </p> <p>Currently the U.S. government and the UN are completely dependent upon the U.S. military to provide access outside of the international zone. Access to Iraqi communities occurs irregularly and in a very limited fashion. Plans have to be made months in advance to coordinate trips. This already limited access will be further reduced with the impending U.S. military withdrawal. </p> <p>Furthermore, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), led by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA), often does not prioritize humanitarian issues. They tend to take a back seat to UNAMI’s political agenda. Political affairs officials are often given priority over humanitarian actors when it comes to dividing the limited number of slots available for staff to travel outside of the international zone. </p> <p>While international UN staff and diplomatic missions have limited access to Iraqi communities, an increasing number of international NGOs are accessing vulnerable Iraqis in Baghdad and other parts of the country. There is also a plethora of Iraqi NGOs who are making significant humanitarian contributions, without which much of the work could not take place. UNHCR’s efforts to enhance the capacity of over 100 national NGOs should be supported. </p> <h3>Returns and the Prospects for Local Integration </h3> <p>Though the Government of Iraq, the U.S., and other governments continue to push for displaced people to return home, much of the current displacement is likely to be permanent. UNHCR estimates that only 426,000 people have returned, the overwhelming majority of whom were internally displaced people. People will continue to return home, but only at a trickle. Lack of security and jobs continues to be a strong deterrent. Others are simply too traumatized to return to their places of origin. Long-term solutions must be found for these people. </p> <p>If given the option, IOM estimates that 25% of IDPs would be interested in local integration. This would be an important step forward in the protection of some IDPs, as they would then presumably be granted residency cards reflecting their new place of habitual residence. Such cards would allow them full and fair access to all services at the local and governorate level. They would be able to vote like other Iraqis in future elections, attend schools without facing discrimination, and seek employment without impediments. The U.S. and international community should urge the Government of Iraq to create a process for IDPs to voluntarily integrate locally if they so choose. </p> <p>Those wishing to return to their original homes and lands, but who are unwilling or unable to do so at this time, should continue to be afforded this opportunity when the conditions warrant safe and voluntary returns. Efforts to ensure that such people are able to retrieve their properties should continue to be made. This includes urging the Government of Iraq to expand its property restitution mechanism to all of the governorates and to ensure that those displaced between 2003 and 2005 are also provided a mechanism to reclaim or be compensated for their lost properties. The Iraqi government should at least quadruple the $850 return compensation grant currently available.</p> <p>Although few people have returned home, the Government of Iraq, the UN, and several donors have supported a successful return and reintegration program in the Governorate of Diyala, a place that suffered some of the most severe violence and the displacement of some 300,000 individuals. The objective is to support the voluntary return and reintegration of at least 27,500 families while rebuilding their communities. Assistance has been provided to both returnees and local residents in the understanding that communities as a whole must be engaged if resentments are to be avoided and returns sustained. Targeting some 400 largely destroyed villages, the project aims to provide urgent life-saving services and rebuild homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods. </p> <p>The Government of Iraq has pledged some $78 million dollars for reconstruction of destroyed homes, but the disbursement of these funds is lagging. Despite this, 3,000 starter homes have been constructed with 6,000 more planned for 2010 if funding is made available. </p> <p>The success of this initiative stems in part from the strong political commitment and financial pledge from the central government, the coordination and participation of most of the UN agencies and many international and national NGOs, and the strong support of the local authorities and communities. It is also successful because humanitarian actors are able to work closely with development actors, ensuring that the returns and the rebuilding of communities are long-term and sustainable. When Refugees International visited the project in villages near Khan Bani Saad, it was a rare but positive example of long-term development efforts working hand-in-hand with humanitarian intervention, benefitting a much larger number of people than those directly targeted for assistance. This model is successful and could be replicated in other parts of Iraq, but it is very costly. Donors should be willing to support these efforts. </p> <h3>Protecting Refugees in Syria </h3> <p>Most Iraqi refugees in Syria have benefited from generous government policies and hospitable neighbors. The government’s recent efforts to extend residency permits for six months, their commitment to issue some work permits, and their engagement in drafting legislation that will address the presence of Iraqis in Syria are all positive steps that help to advance the protection of refugees. </p> <p>Still, the overall situation for Iraqi refugees continues to deteriorate. It is therefore essential that the U.S. and other donors maintain their humanitarian commitment to this increasingly protracted refugee caseload. There are approximately 3,000 new individuals registering for refugee status each month. Most are unable to work. Families continue to be torn apart as men seek employment opportunities outside of Syria. Rents continue to increase. Families are forced to move in together and share small apartments. This year there are 30% fewer Iraqi children enrolled in school. In some cases the costs of books and school uniforms are prohibitive for families. There has been an increase in detention and deportation, due in part to petty crime and prostitution. Opportunities for local integration have not materialized, and the majority of refugees have no plans to return. While most refugees dream of third country resettlement, this solution will not be afforded to most of the 218,000 refugees currently registered with UNHCR. </p> <p>Almost 13,000 vulnerable Iraqi families now receive cash assistance in the amount of approximately $150 every month (plus $15 per dependent) through the use of ATM cards. This creative program is efficient, effective and dignified—and a preferred form of assistance for most refugees. The ATM card system has an overhead of approximately 2.3%, whereas the overhead cost for assistance distributed through partner agencies can be as high as 23%. In urban contexts like Damascus, cash assistance cuts down on otherwise costly outreach and distribution efforts. Without more funding, UNHCR will be forced to scale back this life-saving program. </p> <p>Similarly, refugees with chronic but treatable illnesses like diabetes and cancer are at risk of losing UNHCR’s support due to funding shortfalls. Thousands of refugees’ lives will be at stake if UNHCR and its partners are no longer able to help subsidize tertiary health care. </p> <p>The World Food Program has also responded to the particular needs of delivering assistance in an urban environment through a recently introduced pilot program. Each family receives a SMS text message on his or her mobile phone with the voucher number and the amount of the entitlement. Families are then able to redeem the voucher for food from a list of nine items in any one of the selected stores participating in the program. Such a program directly benefits the local and national economy and supports Syrian-run markets. Refugees feel empowered to make their own food selections. Overhead costs are drastically reduced. This innovative model should be expanded in Syria and replicated in other parts of the world. </p> <p>While these two innovative programs should be strengthened, more emphasis needs to be placed on skills training so that refugees are able to become self-sufficient. Information technology programs are particularly useful, as they have utility in resettlement countries, the country of asylum, and the country of origin. </p> <p>Today, UNHCR has one of the most sophisticated and accurate registration systems in the world operating in Syria. The numbers of refugees registered with UNHCR as well as the needs of many of the most vulnerable are well known. Donors have not been able to even meet the needs of registered refugees let alone those who choose not to register. The U.S. especially has a special responsibility to help host governments ensure that the basic assistance and protection needs of this population continue to be met until durable solutions are readily available. </p> <h3><b>Refugees in Iraq Need Durable Solutions</b> </h3> <p>There are some 35,000 refugees in Iraq. One of the largest and most vulnerable populations is the stateless Palestinians. Though successful efforts have been made to resettle Palestinians from three border camps, the needs of those in Damascus, Al Hol Refugee Camp in Syria and Baghdad must be urgently addressed. Unlike Iraqis, Palestinian refugees from Iraq have been denied access to asylum in neighboring countries and subjected to forced encampment. In Baghdad they continue to be subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention, raids by the police and army, and armed violence. Their recently issued identification documents are noticeably different from Iraqi documents, making them easy targets at checkpoints. Most Palestinians attempt to acquire Iraqi documentation, and the men regularly travel with women to help protect them against arbitrary arrest and detention. Hiding their Palestinian identity is a matter of survival for these refugees. </p> <p>At the start of the war in 2003 there were an estimated 35,000 Palestinian refugees in Baghdad. Today there are only 11,000. Left behind are the elderly, the disabled, and some of the most destitute families. Even if they attempted to flee, there is nowhere for them to run—the Jordanian and Syrian borders are closed to them and UNHCR actively turns away Palestinians attempting to flee to Al Waleed Camp on the border. </p> <p>Many of the families are in need of urgent assistance. UNHCR needs to conduct a full assessment of this population and develop criteria for resettlement. In Syria UNHCR needs to immediately refer Palestinian cases in Damascus for resettlement and continue resettlement out of Al Hol Camp. </p> <h3><b>Conclusion</b> </h3> <p>As the U.S. continues to draw down its military forces and eventually end its occupation in Iraq, the U.S. and other donors must increase their humanitarian and development assistance and commitment to finding long-term solutions for displaced Iraqis. Millions of people are still displaced without access to shelter, food, health care or other basics. It is too soon for the U.S. government and other donors to abandon the needs of the Iraqi people. Likewise, the UN must seek to increase its presence and resources inside the country and throughout the region, ensuring that Iraq’s most vulnerable are protected and assisted until durable solutions are available. </p> </p> <p><em>Refugees International Senior Advocate Elizabeth Campbell and consultant Nir Rosen assessed the situation for displaced Iraqis in Iraq and Syria in February 2010.</em> </p> </p> <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.refugeesinternational.org/policy/field-report/iraq-humanitarian-needs-persist" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: Humanitarian Needs Persist</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.refugeesinternational.org/" target="_blank" class="external">Refugees International</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-7932"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/12/15/migrants-lured-to-iraq-stranded-there-as-funds-dry-up-to-assist-them-to-return-home/#respond" title="Comment on Migrants Lured to Iraq Stranded There as Funds Dry Up to Assist Them to Return Home">No Comments</a></span> Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/12/15/migrants-lured-to-iraq-stranded-there-as-funds-dry-up-to-assist-them-to-return-home/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Migrants Lured to Iraq Stranded There as Funds Dry Up to Assist Them to Return Home">Migrants Lured to Iraq Stranded There as Funds Dry Up to Assist Them to Return Home</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bangladesh/" rel="tag">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iom/" rel="tag">IOM</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/migration/" rel="tag">migration</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/pakistan/" rel="tag">Pakistan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/poverty/" rel="tag">Poverty</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sudan/" rel="tag">Sudan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/uganda/" rel="tag">Uganda</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <blockquote><p>Requests for assistance to help stranded migrants lured to Iraq under false pretences or unknowingly taken to work there by unscrupulous recruitment agencies are unable to be met as funds for such assistance have dried up this year. </p> <p>IOM is urgently seeking US$2.5 million to help up to 700 destitute migrants, some of whom have been trafficked to Iraq for labour exploitation, to return home in the next two years. </p> <p>In previous years, the Organization has been able to assist many hundreds of desperate migrants each year to return home. In 2009, only 32 migrants have been assisted through an emergency fund to provide humanitarian assistance to individual migrants stranded in another country. </p> <p>"We know there are large groups from different nationalities whose situation is really dire. Life for Iraqis is difficult. It is worse for migrants. This is an issue that needs specific address," says Mike Pillinger, IOM Chief of Mission for Iraq. </p> <p>Despite Iraq’s instability and difficult security and socio-economic conditions, the country is, nevertheless, a destination country for migrants from mainly Asia and Africa. </p> <p>Many are lured by the possibility of making easy money in sectors like construction, carpentry and domestic labour. Migrants from countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda are often coerced to sign false employment contracts once in Iraq. Their passports are confiscated and they become victims of exploitation and abuse, working in inhumane conditions. For the privilege, they have had to pay exorbitant recruitment fees which have put them and their families in debt.</p> <p>Others had used recruitment agents to go to the Middle East or the Gulf but ended up in Iraq against their will, in similarly abusive situations. </p> <p>In other cases, such as for Sudanese migrants who have lived in Iraq for several years, the deterioration in employment conditions has left them penniless with few opportunities, poor guarantees and no means to return home. </p> <p>IOM has helped more than 7,000 migrants of nearly 40 different nationalities in the past six years. As funding has dried up, the number of stranded migrants needing assistance has increased although the true scale of the problem is unknown.  </p> <p>"It will be impossible to get a really clear picture on numbers of migrants needing help as many are too scared to try and seek help because of possible repercussions. What we do know is that there are hundreds of extremely vulnerable people each year who need help and who are not getting it. Not being able to help them is extremely hard," adds Pillinger. </p> <p>For further information, please contact:</p> <p>Rex Alamban <br/>IOM Iraq <br/>Tel: +00962 65659660 <br/>E-mail: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/mailto:ralamban@iom.int">ralamban@iom.int</a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/media/press-briefing-notes/pbnAF/cache/offonce?entryId=26714" class="external" target="_blank">IOM – Press Briefing Notes – Migrants Stranded in Iraq as Funds Dry Up to Assist Them to Return Home</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-7632"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/11/04/commission-proposes-co-ordinated-refugee-resettlement-across-eu/#respond" title="Comment on Commission proposes co-ordinated refugee resettlement across EU">No Comments</a></span> Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/11/04/commission-proposes-co-ordinated-refugee-resettlement-across-eu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Commission proposes co-ordinated refugee resettlement across EU">Commission proposes co-ordinated refugee resettlement across EU</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/category/human-rights/" title="View all posts in Human Rights" rel="category tag">Human Rights</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/asylum/" rel="tag">asylum</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/eu/" rel="tag">EU</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/european-commission/" rel="tag">European Commission</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/european-council-on-refugees-and-exiles/" rel="tag">European Council on Refugees and Exiles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/european-refugee-fund/" rel="tag">European Refugee Fund</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/human-rights/" rel="tag">Human Rights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iom/" rel="tag">IOM</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/migrants/" rel="tag">migrants</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ngos/" rel="tag">NGOs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/refugee-resettlement/" rel="tag">refugee resettlement</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/refugees/" rel="tag">Refugees</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/refugees-resettlement-of/" rel="tag">Refugees - resettlement of</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/unhcr/" rel="tag">UNHCR</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/who/" rel="tag">WHO</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Confronted with the issue of increasing numbers of irregular migrants attempting to arrive on Europe’s shores, the European Commission on Wednesday proposed a scheme to co-ordinate across the bloc the resettlement of refugees from countries beyond the EU.</p> <p>The EU executive hopes that the new scheme, the "Joint EU Resettlement Programme", in letting in more refugees that it chooses itself, will ease the flows of migrants trying to sneak into Europe outside the normal immigration channels.</p> <p>Currently, just ten EU member states have refugee resettlement programmes, in which they are transferred from a first country of asylum – often a developing country neighbouring a conflict zone – to the EU nation, where they will be able to start a new life and find permanent protection.</p> <p>The rest of the bloc however carry out resettlement more on an ad-hoc basis, and almost no co-ordination between member states takes place.</p> <p>With the new programme, the commission hopes to see more practical co-operation within the EU on the matter.</p> <p>Specifically, the mechanism would see an annual setting of priorities for resettlement, meaning one year perhaps the emphasis would be on Iraqi refugees that have fled to Syria, while another year, it could be refugees from Sudanese refugees from Kenya, or perhaps vulnerable single women.</p> <p>Additionally, the identification of refugees to to be resettled and the logistics of their reception – medical screening, orientation programmes and visa arrangements – would be carried out by EU member states together with support from a new agency, the European Asylum Support Office, that would be established next year.</p> <p>All the while, all of the new moves would only be done on a voluntary basis. Member states who decide not to participate would be free to go their own way, and all countries would still be free to choose how many refugees they wish to resettle.</p> <p>The commission would also establish a "Resettlement Expert Group", in which all EU countries would participate, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and NGOs already active in resettlement. The expert group would prepare for the identification of common annual EU resettlement priorities.</p> <p>EU countries that then agree to resettle refugees according to the common annual priorities would receive additional financial assistance of €4.000 per person from the European Refugee Fund. </p> <p>In 2010, according to the UNHCR, there will be 10 million refugees worldwide, of which some 203,000 will need resettlement. In 2008, countries offered to resettle just 65,000 refugees, and European Union members were particularly unenthusiastic in its efforts in this regard, resettling 4,378, or 6.7 percent.</p> <p>Refugee advocates gave the news a cautious welcome. The European Council on Refugees and exiles described the proposal as "a good first step towards a fully-fledged European resettlement programme, which should ultimately lead to an increase of resettlement places in Europe."</p> <p>However, the NGO is anxious that any decision by the EU to pick and choose which refugees it wants from near conflict zones should not mean that the bloc abandons those who just land on its doorstep, with a more co-ordinated resettlement programme on the one hand matched by a re-inforcement of what critics describe as "Fortress Europe" on the other.</p> <p>"Resettlement of refugees struggling to survive in camps outside Europe is not and should never be seen as a potential substitute for states’ obligations under international and European law to consider applications for asylum of those people in need of protection who arrive to our territory," said ECRE secretary-general Bjarte Vandvik.</p> <p>"A European Resettlement Programme should not be used to legitimise a more restrictive approach towards such applications nor to justify measures such as stronger border controls and a tighter EU visa-scheme that might prevent refugees from achieving a safe haven in an EU member state," he added.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://euobserver.com/22/28612" class="external" target="_blank">EUobserver / Commission proposes co-ordinated refugee resettlement across EU</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-6983"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/07/24/iraq-icrc-activities-in-june-2009/#respond" title="Comment on Iraq: ICRC activities in June 2009">No Comments</a></span> Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/07/24/iraq-icrc-activities-in-june-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Iraq: ICRC 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rel="tag">Camp Taji</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/drought/" rel="tag">drought</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/emergency-medical-supplies/" rel="tag">emergency medical supplies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/fort-suse-prison/" rel="tag">Fort Suse Prison</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/icrc/" rel="tag">ICRC</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/imam-ali-hospital/" rel="tag">Imam Ali Hospital</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iom/" rel="tag">IOM</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/kirkuk/" rel="tag">Kirkuk</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ninawa-governorate/" rel="tag">Ninawa (Governorate)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/palestinian-refugees-in-irak/" rel="tag">Palestinian refugees in Irak</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/qalawa-quarter-idp-camp/" rel="tag">Qalawa Quarter IDP camp</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/red-crescent/" rel="tag">Red Crescent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/red-crescentred-cross/" rel="tag">Red Crescent/Red Cross</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/red-cross-messages/" rel="tag">Red Cross messages</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sadr-city/" rel="tag">Sadr City</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/unhcr/" rel="tag">UNHCR</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1%e2%80%8e/" rel="tag">مدينة الصدر‎</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/wasit/" rel="tag">Wasit</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-crisis-iraq/" rel="tag">Water Crisis (Iraq)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/yarmouk-hospital/" rel="tag">Yarmouk Hospital</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b1/" rel="tag">جمعية الصليب والهلال الاحمر</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>The ICRC delivered emergency medical aid to hospitals in the wake of several bomb blasts that struck the country in June. It continued to carry out visits to detainees and maintained a range of other activities benefiting the civilian population.</p> <h3>Overview</h3> <p>Scores of civilians lost their lives during the month of June in several bomb blasts, mainly in Baghdad and Kirkuk, that shattered the optimism that Iraqis had built up in early 2009. <br/>The ICRC responded by delivering one tonne of emergency medical supplies to Al Jumhuriyya General Hospital in Kirkuk and Al Imam Ali General Hospital in Baghdad, where most of the casualties were taken. It also supplied Al Imam Ali General Hospital with surgical drainage material and 120,000 litres of water. The ICRC provided these items while continuing to deliver monthly supplies of drugs and medical equipment for hospitals and primary health-care centres in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Erbil, Suleimaniya and Ninewa governorates.</p> <p>Farmers in parts of central and southern Iraq are unable to cultivate arable crops, as land that was highly productive in past decades has been severely affected by the recent droughts. In the villages of Fayadiya (Babil governorate), and Al Salam and Albo Jamr (Wassit governorate), the ICRC gave about 200 farmers more than 80 tonnes of fertilizer to help them cultivate their land and regain self-sufficiency. In the village of Marranah (Najaf governorate), 185 rice farmers were given 28 tonnes of fertilizers that will help to boost rice yields.</p> <h3>Emergency assistance to explosion victims</h3> <p>In addition to the assistance it provided to Al Jumhury General Hospital for victims of the massive blast in Kirkuk, the ICRC gave such items as thermoses, blankets, kettles, teapots, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, buckets, jerrycans and ready-to-eat meals for four days to 900 people affected by the explosion.</p> <h3>Visits to detainees</h3> <p>The ICRC regularly visits detention facilities to monitor treatment and conditions of detention. In June, ICRC delegates visited:</p> <ul> <li>detainees held by the US/Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) in Camp Taji and Camp Cropper, in Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>for the first time, detainees held at the Military Intelligence Central Prison in Baghdad, under the authority of the Ministry of Defence, and detainees held at Al Janubi Police Station in Ramadi (Anbar governorate), under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior; </li> <li>detainees held in Baghdad Central Prison (Baghdad governorate) and in Fort Suse (Suleimaniya governorate), both under the authority of the Ministry of Justice; </li> <li>detainees in eight detention facilities in Erbil, Dohuk and Suleimaniya governorates. </li> </ul> <h3>Restoring and maintaining family links</h3> <p>"It is of the utmost importance that detainees and their families be able to meet," said the ICRC’s Laurent Saugy. "These visits reassure the families and bring psychological relief to all concerned." Since 2005, the ICRC has been providing financial assistance enabling families to travel to Basra, in the southern part of the country, to visit relatives detained in Camp Bucca. In June, almost 1,800 detainees received visits from their relatives.</p> <p>Maryam, whose son is being held there, is one of those who benefited from this financial aid. She travelled to Basra with her 10-year-old daughter all the way from Mosul, in the north. "It is always hard to go back home without him," she said, with tears in her eyes. "He has been here for three years now. If it had not been for the ICRC, I would not have been able to come and see him."</p> <p>Detainees and families also stay in touch through Red Cross messages, which are collected and distributed by Iraqi Red Crescent Society volunteers and ICRC staff. In June, more than 21,500 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families within and outside Iraq. <br/>Also in June, the ICRC issued travel documents to 96 Palestinian refugees from Al-Waleed Camp (Anbar Governorate) to enable them to travel to Europe and the United States, where they will be resettled with the help of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.</p> <h3>Missing persons</h3> <p>Efforts continue to find out what happened to people unaccounted for as a result of the region’s conflicts. The Technical Sub-Committee of the Tripartite Commission, investigating cases of persons still missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, held its 60th session in June. The meeting was chaired by the ICRC and attended by the Commission’s members: Iraq, Kuwait, and four members of the Coalition (France, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States).</p> <p>The ICRC organized a meeting of forensic experts from Iraq, Kuwait, France, the United States and the ICRC. The aim was to expedite exhumation of the remains of Iraqis and Kuwaitis who went missing following the Gulf War, and to share new techniques and methods of excavation, recovery and identification of remains.</p> <h3>Better access to clean water</h3> <p>Iraqis continue to face problems obtaining clean water. The ICRC therefore remains committed to supporting improvements to the water infrastructure. In June, it:</p> <ul> <li>completed work boosting the capacity of Abu Tiban Water Treatment Plant (Anbar), serving around 65,000 people; </li> <li>supplied spare parts to the Directorate of Sewage in Muthanna to support their fleet of sewage collection trucks; </li> <li>installed new walk-in and mortuary fridges and generators in Abu Ghraib General Hospital and Al Rashad Psychiatric Hospital, both in Baghdad, and in Baquba Medico-Legal Institute, in Diyala; </li> <li>completed the upgrading of electromechanical installations in Al Haj Dawood al Janabi primary health-care centre in Baghdad, which treats an average of 130 patients per day. </li> </ul> <p> Water was delivered by truck to: <ul> <li>Qalawa Quarter camp for internally displaced persons, in Suleimaniya, hosting around 360 people; </li> <li>4,500 displaced people in Sadr City, Al Kindi General Hospital, Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, Al Imam Ali General Hospital and Al Rashad Psychiatry Teaching Hospital, in Baghdad. </li> </ul> <h3>Raising awareness of international humanitarian law</h3> <p>As part of its activities to promote international humanitarian law and raise awareness of the ICRC’s mandate and activities in Iraq, the organization gave several presentations and held workshops for various audiences, including journalists.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/home!Open" target="_blank" class="external">ICRC</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/iraq-update-150709" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: ICRC activities in June 2009</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-6940"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/07/20/%d8%ab%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ab%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82%d9%89-%d9%8a%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%af/#respond" title="Comment on ثلاثة ملايين عراقى يعانون التشرد">No Comments</a></span> Posted on July 20th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/07/20/%d8%ab%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ab%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82%d9%89-%d9%8a%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%af/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to ثلاثة ملايين عراقى يعانون التشرد">ثلاثة ملايين عراقى يعانون التشرد</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/idps-internal-refugees/" rel="tag">IDPs (Internal Refugees)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iom/" rel="tag">IOM</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/refugees/" rel="tag">Refugees</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p dir="rtl" align="right">قالت منظمة الهجرة الدولية إن 71 % من العراقيين العائدين إلى بلادهم يرون أن السبب الرئيسى لعودتهم يكمن فى تحسن الأوضاع الأمنية هناك ، فيما مازال ثلاثة ملايين عراقى مشردون داخل البلاد.ونقلت مصادر عن المنظمة القول فى تقرير لها إن 39% من العراقيين العائدين وجدوا مساكنهم فى حالة سيئة جدا وغير صالحة للسكن ، فيما أصبح 64% من أصحاب الأسر العائدة فى عداد الباحثين عن العمل.وأضافت أن هناك ما يقرب من 8ر2 مليون عراقى مشرد داخل العراق منهم 6ر1مليون شردوا منذ عام 2006.وانتهت المنظمة إلى القول إن هناك أكثر من 5ر1 مليون عراقى يعيشون فى الدول المجاورة ، لافتة إلى أنها تبذل جهودا كبيرة لإعادة النازحين إلى بلادهم</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-5803"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/04/06/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%ba%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b1%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d9%87%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%af/#respond" title="Comment on الهجرة: أغلب القرى التي هجرها سكانها مدمرة 70 بالمئة">No Comments</a></span> Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/04/06/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%ba%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b1%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d9%87%d8%ac%d8%b1%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%af/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to الهجرة: أغلب القرى التي هجرها سكانها مدمرة 70 بالمئة">الهجرة: أغلب القرى التي هجرها سكانها مدمرة 70 بالمئة</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/devastation/" rel="tag">devastation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/idps-internal-refugees/" rel="tag">IDPs (Internal Refugees)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/interior-ministry/" rel="tag">Interior Ministry</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iom/" rel="tag">IOM</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/refugees/" rel="tag">Refugees</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/returnees/" rel="tag">returnees</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <div dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>كشفت وزارة المهجرين العراقية والمفوضية السامية لشؤون اللاجئين أن أغلب القرى التي هجر سكانها هي مدمرة الآن بنسبة 70%، وأن العوائل العائدة غير قادرة على الاندماج بعد فقدانها مصادر رزقها. <br/>وأكد وزير المهجرين عبد الصمد سلطان خلال اجتماع شامل جمع وزارة المهجرين وممثلين عن مفوضية شؤون اللاجئين الذين يزورون بغداد حاليا على ضرورة وضع دراسة مع مفوضية اللاجئين والمنظمة الدولية للهجرة والمنظمات الشريكة مع الوزارة بشأن مواضيع العودة والنزوح من أجل تقييم عمل جميع الأطراف. <br/>واضاف سلطان ان هذا العمل سيساعد كثيرا على تحديد الاحتياجات الواجب توفيرها في المستقبل لفئات عناية الوزارة من النازحين والعائدين والعراقيين الموجودين في دول الجوار وطالبي اللجوء واللاجئين العراقيين في الخارج عموما. <br/>ودعا سلطان إلى ضرورة التخطيط لإستراتيجية عامة لإعادة المهجرين والنازحين والبدء بمشاريع إعادة دمجهم بمناطقهم وتأمين العمل لهم وبرامج أخرى ستطبق العام الحالي.</p> </p></div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-5717"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/03/25/%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%af%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b0%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%ac-%d8%a5%d8%b2%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af/#respond" title="Comment on سياسة : منظمة دولية تحذر من نتائج إزدياد أعداد المهاجرين من الموصل">No Comments</a></span> Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081359/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/03/25/%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b8%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%af%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b0%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%ac-%d8%a5%d8%b2%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to سياسة : منظمة دولية تحذر من نتائج إزدياد أعداد المهاجرين من الموصل">سياسة : منظمة دولية تحذر من نتائج إزدياد أعداد المهاجرين من الموصل</a></h3> <p 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