Shelter Centre

Source: IRIN The security situation in Iraq's northeastern province of Diyala is slowly improving and thousands of displaced families have returned to their homes, according to officials.

Date: 04 Mar 2010
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Norwegian Refugee Council

The international communitys new preferred narrative about Iraq is that the violence has been greatly reduced; the U.S. is drawing down its military; the humanitarian situation has stabilized; and now it is up to the Iraqi Government, assisted by UN development actors, to rebuild the country.

While it is true that there is less violence in most parts of Iraq today than there was two years ago, the levels of targeted violence and civilian death remain much higher than before the U.S. invasion. This weeks bombing in Baghdad underscored what we all know: Iraq continues to have a security problem. This is also evidenced by the simple fact that international UN staff cannot access areas outside of the green zone without U.S. military escort. For all practical purposes, the UN today has no new access to the vulnerable communities they serve than they did in 2007. Iraqi NGOs themselves continue to work clandestinely. Last week five Iraqi aid workers were killed point blank in their offices.

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Source: IRIN Nearly two thirds of homes belonging to Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) or refugees that were occupied by squatters have been evacuated since mid-2008, a government official said on 9 January.

Date: 05 Jan 2010
Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks

Source: UNHCR UNHCR has rehabilitated thousands of shelters for Iraqi refugee returnees and internally displaced people, many with European Commission funding.

Date: 13 Dec 2009
Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur

Source: UNHCR UNHCR is shocked and saddened by the recent bombings and continued violence in Iraq which have left hundreds dead and wounded this week. Despite the efforts of the authorities, the security ...

Date: 07 Dec 2009
Source: Refugee Studies Centre

Date: 03 Nov 2009
Source: International Organization for Migration

Source: IRIN Rain thoughout Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdistan region, which has been absent for two years, is prompting the return of farmers who had abandoned their land, according to officials.

Source: UNHCR UNHCR helps northern Iraq town recover from devastating bomb blast by rebuilding shops and homes for the benefit of thousands of civilians.

Source: UNHCR UNHCR is concerned about the fact that some European states have begun forcibly returning Iraqi originating from the region of Central Iraq over the last few months. In our guidelines issued last ...

Date: 13 Oct 2009
Source: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Date: 25 Sep 2009
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Date: 15 Sep 2009
Source: International Organization for Migration

Source: UNHCR UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie returned to Iraq on Thursday to offer support to the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who remain displaced within their own country.

Source: IRIN Displaced Iraqi women are reluctant to return home, despite relatively improved security in the country and the tough conditions in camps, because of continuing uncertainties, says an NGO advocating for displaced people.

Refugees International - USA Washington, DC - Iraqi women who have been uprooted by violence in their country are increasingly susceptible to exploitation and abuse because of extreme financial pressures, a new field report from ...

Date: 15 Jul 2009
Source: Refugees International