An international organization: 71% of the displaced live in rented houses and apartments

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[size=52]An international organization: 71% of the displaced live in rented houses and apartments[/size]

[size=45]Translated by: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]An international organization revealed that 71% of the total displaced in Iraq live in rented houses or apartments, stressing that the rates of return have witnessed a significant decline, while it talked about high rates of those living in a permanent state of displacement. REACH, the international humanitarian relief organization concerned with the affairs of the displaced in Iraq, stated in its new assessment report that “one million and 174 thousand people are still living in a state of displacement in Iraq until September 2022.”[/size]
[size=45]The report, entitled (Assessment of the Conditions of IDP Camps / Sixteenth Round), issued in February, added, "The period between 2020 and 2022 witnessed a decrease in the number of IDP returnees." He pointed out, "The period between September 2021 and September 2022 recorded the return of 39,400 displaced persons to their areas, compared to the registration of the return of 156,400 displaced persons for the period between October 2020 and September 2021."[/size]
[size=45]The report indicated that "830,000 people out of the total number of displaced persons were found to be residing in homes or rented apartments, as of September 2022."[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, "These people constitute 71% of the displaced, while 179,000 of them live in official camps in Iraq, and they constitute 15% of the total number of the displaced, which is less than the number recorded in September 2021, at a rate of 3,000 people."[/size]
[size=45]The report continues, "Since 2019, the Iraqi government has begun closing and merging several camps with the aim of encouraging the displaced to return."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "27 camps will remain within federal Iraq and the Kurdistan region, by the end of 2020."[/size]
[size=45]The report notes that "Amriyat al-Fallujah camp was re-evaluated in November 2021 as an unofficial site, and thus the number of official displacement camps by the end of 2022 is 26 camps."[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "48% of the number of displaced people in Iraq are under the age of eighteen, while those over the age of 60 make up only 3%."[/size]
[size=45]The report stated that “the average number of family members is 7,” noting that “the vast majority of displaced families, amounting to 84% of the total number of displaced persons, had been displaced since 2014 and are still in a state of displacement until the present time.”[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, "3% of the displaced families stated that their displacement began in 2015, and 5% of the families indicated that they have been displaced since 2016."[/size]
[size=45]And he continues, “7% of the displaced families stated that they have been displaced since 2017, and only 1% of the families indicated that they were displaced between 2018 and 2022. This indicates that the vast majority of families live in a state of chronic displacement.”[/size]
[size=45]The report talked about “the priorities of the needs of the displaced within these circumstances,” adding that “60% of the displaced families stated that obtaining a job opportunity for the purpose of improving living conditions is one of their top priorities.”[/size]
[size=45]He emphasized that "53% of the displaced families stated that health care is one of their priorities, while 46% of the families stated that food is a priority for them, and 43% of the displaced families indicated that shelter is one of their priorities."[/size]
[size=45]The report continues, “The main source of income for displaced families is non-governmental organizations or aid from charitable associations, and this amounted to 59% of the displaced families.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "45% of the families said that they depend on loans or debts for their livelihood."[/size]
[size=45]The report added, "The percentage of families dependent on NGO aid increased from 31% of families in the previous round to 59% now."[/size]
[size=45]He noted that "73% of the displaced families stated that they need improvements to the shelter in which they live."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that “83% of the displaced families in Nineveh governorate stated that their place of residence requires improvements, such as protection from the dangers of weather fluctuations and climatic conditions.”[/size]
[size=45]The report went on to say that "most of the camps that focused on this request are the families residing in the camps of Jid Qandala, Hassan Sham 3 and 2, and Khader camp."[/size]
[size=45]The Minister of Migration and Displacement, Evan Faiq Jabro, said in a press conference held at the end of last year that "the file of the displaced will be completed in Iraq within six months within the government program," calling on "all political forces to move away from the file of the displaced."[/size]
[size=45]At the time, Jabro added, “There is high coordination between the government and the region to merge the camps,” stressing the need to “provide appropriate conditions for the return of all the displaced.” She believed that “the reconstruction of the liberated areas is the best way for the return of the displaced, as it provides the necessities for living.” She emphasized that "the ministry has large programs with the concerned authorities for relief and the development of studies and research regarding the displacement file with the rehabilitation of the displaced and their integration into society, in addition to a study on illegal immigration."[/size]
[size=45]Jabro added, "There is coordination with the Ministry of the Interior regarding the issuance of identity papers for the displaced so that they can carry on with their normal lives."[/size]
[size=45]Jabro wrote in a tweet on Twitter yesterday, “In continuation of the voluntary return and implementation of the government program, we announce today the return of (126) displaced people, equivalent to (28) displaced families, from the Mosul camps to their areas of original residence in the governorates of Nineveh, Anbar and Salah al-Din, in coordination with the security forces.” and local governments and provide them with all the necessary needs.”[/size]
[size=45]For: International Relief Web site[/size]
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