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Humanitarian corridors for displaced Iraqis
Mariana Andrei - Communication Coordinator
15 July 2014
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for humanitarian corridors for the displaced Iraqis who fled fighting in the northern part of Iraq and are now dispersed in 17 of the country’s regions.
"IOM has been able to distribute relief, along with WFP and UNICEF, to some 10,000 people this month , but that is a drop in the bucket when you consider the tens of thousands of people who have been displaced by the ongoing fighting in Mosul, Tal Afar, Tikrit and south of Baghdad," said IOM Baghdad Emergency Coordinator Mandie Alexander in a press release.
The organisation also called for schools, mosques and hospitals to be declared neutral zones, in order to provide shelter and aid to displaced people. Many mosques have come under fire in the recent fighting and the two main hospitals in Mosul have been destroyed.
The volatile situation and the road blocks, established by the government and armed opposition groups, stop people from reaching aid distribution points and make it difficult for the organisations' personnel to reach the people in need.
Despite these hardships, IOM has been able to locate and identify the needs of 240,000 people displaced in 240 different locations. The most recent displacement has occurred in the governorates of Ninewa, Salah Al-Din and Diyala. Most families fleeing across borders have sought refuge in the governorates of the Kurdish Region of Iraq, Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. "Tracking the displaced is very difficult. People are constantly on the move. The situation changes from one hour to the next (...). Displaced families are frequently subjected to multiple displacements," added Alexander.
In order to track the internally displaced persons and provide them basic assistance, IOM made a humanitarian appeal for USD 40 million.
Source: http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/news-and-views/press-briefing-notes/pbn-2014/pbn-listing/iom-calls-for-humanitarian-corri.html
"IOM has been able to distribute relief, along with WFP and UNICEF, to some 10,000 people this month , but that is a drop in the bucket when you consider the tens of thousands of people who have been displaced by the ongoing fighting in Mosul, Tal Afar, Tikrit and south of Baghdad," said IOM Baghdad Emergency Coordinator Mandie Alexander in a press release.
The organisation also called for schools, mosques and hospitals to be declared neutral zones, in order to provide shelter and aid to displaced people. Many mosques have come under fire in the recent fighting and the two main hospitals in Mosul have been destroyed.
The volatile situation and the road blocks, established by the government and armed opposition groups, stop people from reaching aid distribution points and make it difficult for the organisations' personnel to reach the people in need.
Despite these hardships, IOM has been able to locate and identify the needs of 240,000 people displaced in 240 different locations. The most recent displacement has occurred in the governorates of Ninewa, Salah Al-Din and Diyala. Most families fleeing across borders have sought refuge in the governorates of the Kurdish Region of Iraq, Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. "Tracking the displaced is very difficult. People are constantly on the move. The situation changes from one hour to the next (...). Displaced families are frequently subjected to multiple displacements," added Alexander.
In order to track the internally displaced persons and provide them basic assistance, IOM made a humanitarian appeal for USD 40 million.
Source: http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/news-and-views/press-briefing-notes/pbn-2014/pbn-listing/iom-calls-for-humanitarian-corri.html
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