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Iraq

  • Following nearly three decades of conflict, as many as 5 million Iraqis remain displaced inside their own country.

    Following nearly three decades of conflict, as many as 5 million Iraqis remain displaced inside their own country.

  • Displaced women and children are especially vulnerable to violence and insecurity and are at the forefront of our work.

    Displaced women and children are especially vulnerable to violence and insecurity and are at the forefront of our work.

  • We promote healthy families and women’s well-being by providing health and social services.

    We promote healthy families and women’s well-being by providing health and social services.

  • We help displaced young people become self-sufficient through livelihoods training.

    We help displaced young people become self-sufficient through livelihoods training.

  • We provide legal assistance to thousands of returnees and displaced persons.

    We provide legal assistance to thousands of returnees and displaced persons.

  • The IRC rebuilds schools damaged by war, and trains teachers, reaching close to fifty thousand students at 130 Iraqi schools.

    The IRC rebuilds schools damaged by war, and trains teachers, reaching close to fifty thousand students at 130 Iraqi schools.

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Overview

More than 1.5 million Iraqis — close to 5% of the population —  who fled or were forced from their homes following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 are still displaced. The International Rescue Committee continues to support their safe return and to ensure that they are protected wherever they may be. Uprooted women and children are especially vulnerable and are at the forefront of our efforts.

How we help
  • The IRC rebuilds schools damaged by war, and trains teachers, reaching close to fifty-thousand students at 130 Iraqi schools.
  • We provide legal assistance to thousands of returnees and displaced persons guiding them through the complicated systems required to obtain the documentation that they need to access basis services including primary health care and education.
  • We promote healthy families and women’s well-being by providing health, legal and social and emotional services.
  • We help displaced young people become self-sufficient through livelihoods training and savings and credit associations.
  • The IRC is also working with Syrian refugees at the Domiz and al-Qu'am camps in the west of Iraq. There, we are providing workshops and other awareness-raising to address problems of violence against women and girls. At Domiz camp we are providing furniture and other items to help launch a refugee school.

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