US agency: 2.5 million Iraqis need humanitarian assistance

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[size=52]US agency: 2.5 million Iraqis need humanitarian assistance[/size]

[size=45]Yesterday, Saturday, the United States Agency for International Development revealed that there are 2.5 million Iraqis who still need humanitarian assistance, in addition to about a million others who intend to receive assistance during the year 2023, and while it indicated that the estimated number of displaced people inside the country is 1.2 million people, it confirmed the presence of 180 Thousands of displaced people are still living in the camps.[/size]
[size=45]The US agency, which is primarily responsible for managing civilian foreign aid and development assistance, relied in its report on recent data released by the United Nations on Iraq, which also confirmed the presence of 261,929 Syrian refugees in the country.[/size]
[size=45]According to the report, despite the improvement in access to public services and the standard of living from 2012 to 2022, wide gaps in the quality of public services continue to undermine the sustainability of returnee integration, according to the International Organization for Migration.[/size]
[size=45]WFP is coordinating with the Iraqi government to modernize PDS - the largest food subsidy and social safety net program in the country - to ensure that all Iraqis maintain access to social protection.[/size]
[size=45]Another federal camp[/size]
[size=45]On April 19, the Iraqi government closed the Al-Jadaa camp in Qayyarah district, south of the city of Mosul, the center of Nineveh Governorate, where it housed 342 internally displaced families (more than 1,500 individuals) when it was closed, according to the United Nations.[/size]
[size=45]According to the USAID report, the sudden closure of the Jad'ah camp contradicts "information previously shared by the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement with international partners in the humanitarian field."[/size]
[size=45]The United Nations Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq issued a statement on April 19, calling on the Iraqi authorities to ensure the safety and well-being of the recently departed camp residents, most of whom are children.[/size]
[size=45]After years of the Iraqi government's efforts to close IDP sites across the country, and to promote a policy of return, Al-Jada'a camp was the last remaining camp for internally displaced persons in federal Iraq, but there are still 25 camps for the displaced in the Kurdistan region, in addition to that, the camp (Al-Jada'a- 1) The Federal Reserve in Nineveh, which hosts Iraqis returning from al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria.[/size]
[size=45]Returning certificates[/size]
[size=45]The American report indicated that “the returnees to their areas still face challenges in reintegration, as a result of social tension and insecurity, according to the assessment of the International Organization for Migration, which arranges data on the returning population in the 14 counties with the largest number of returnees between 2012 and 2022.”[/size]
[size=45]However, the report also noted an improvement in the standard of living and access to public services from 2012 to 2022, as only 1% of returnees live in homes with poor material conditions, such as informal shelters, tents or unfinished buildings, since last April. , according to the International Organization for Migration.[/size]
[size=45]In addition, electricity and water supplies for returnees have returned to or exceeded pre-2012 levels. Despite this, returnees continue to report significant gaps in the quality of public services, with nearly 80% of returnee households reporting insufficient electricity supplies, and More than 60% report challenges in obtaining adequate education and health care services, according to the US Agency for International Development.[/size]
[size=45]Furthermore, returnees told USAID that “employment levels have largely returned to pre-conflict levels,” but the challenge of economic insecurity persists, with one in three returnee families reporting “not having enough money to buy food.” or other essential items at the time of evaluation.[/size]
[size=45]The Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Immigration, Karim Al-Nouri, said earlier that "the file of the displaced has complex dimensions, although it is of a humanitarian nature and has captured the attention of the ministerial curriculum."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Nouri added, "When the ministry played its role in returning the displaced, it encountered some obstacles and obstacles, and we are not in favor of forced return."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "There are some problems facing the return of the displaced. We have tried to overcome and end them by communicating with all relevant authorities."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Nouri explained, "Involvement of this file in the political conflict is a grave mistake, and the displaced people pay the price for it, because we cannot add to the burdens of political differences."[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, "The ministry warns against using the paper of the displaced in political pressure, given that their suffering is a humanitarian issue."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Nouri spoke of "great government efforts being made to end this file, in coordination with many international organizations, including the United Nations."[/size]
[size=45]It is noteworthy that the Minister of Migration and Displacement, Evan Faiq Jabro, had promised to finish the file of the displaced within a time limit that does not exceed the middle of this year, but the ministry's spokesman, Ali Cihangir, pledged that to speed up the approval of the federal budget law.[/size]
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