Update on Internal Displacement in Iraq
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have published an update on internal displacement in Iraq.
Overview 1,031,475 IDPs remain displaced in Iraq.
This includes 104,617 people living in the 20 IDP camps, located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
Of this population, 19,432 IDP families - comprising more than 94,000 individuals - reside in 15 camps across Dohuk Governorate and Zakho Administration, 6,537 individuals remain in two camps in Erbil Governorate, and 4,083 people remain in the three East Mosul Camps.
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(Source: ReliefWeb)
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