Critical to acknowledge forcibly displaced’s agency re choice btw being internally displaced or refugee.

“[t is *specific* experiences that affect considerations rather than general perceptions of insecurity”

A reminder that they make courageous choices which must be protected!

.UNHCR Iraq is launching its own website in English, عربي & كوردى

unhcr.org/iq/

Info for refugees & partners, donors or media or anyone interested in displacement in Iraq.

معلومات للاجئين

زانيارى بو په نابه ران

Sooner or later, humanitarian responses to forcible displacement must end

Not a question of lack of humanitarian funding but a conceptual one of anchoring responses in a development agenda

But for that to happen, how to get authorities’ political will?

oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/ddef…

Yes, Kurdistan Regional Government offers protection to Syrian and other refugees of Kurdish origin.

No, not all Iraqi displaced especially Ezidis will be able to return home now even if Da’esh is not in Sinjar anymore.

More in Kurdistan Chronicle via Wladimir van Wilgenburg

kurdistanchronicle.com

Any money for humanitarian aid in Iraq?

Is UNHCR Iraq still needed in Iraq?

Return to Sinjar or stay in Dohuk for Yazidis?

Any chance for Syrian refugees to go Europe?

What is Kurdistan Regional Government teaching the world on asylum?

Watch rudaw.net/english/interv… Dilbixwin Dara Rudaw English

Refugee families torn apart eventually reunited?

Refugees hired abroad thanks to their talents?

Refugees getting scholarships to study abroad?

This is what is happening in Iraq.

Not a solution for many but proving once again that refugees have agency.

data.unhcr.org/en/documents/d…

هه بونى پاره يان نا بۆ @kurdistan؟

گه رانه وه بۆ سنجار يان مانه وه له دهۆك بۆ ئيزديه كان؟

هيج هه ليك هه يه بۆ په نابه رانى سورى برون بۆ ئه وروپا؟

به شداربن له گه لم ئه مشه و
کاتژمێر 9:30 له Rudaw له گه ل Dilbixwin Dara

$ 18 mio, this is what we need to fund our education & health projects this year.

Not much & yet we have not received a penny.

Kids in schools
+
healthy populations
=
a promising future for all.

Not the time to forget Kurdistan Regional Government & Syrian refugees.

data.unhcr.org/en/documents/d…

Les Filles d’Olfa, un docu magnifique & intelligent sur les multiples causes d’une radicalisation - de la violence faite aux femmes à l’abandon des pouvoirs publics des classes dites défavorisées

Écoutez aussi Kaouther Ben Hania pic.twitter.com/9WMt34zo7p

Major breakthrough thanks to UNHCR Iraq’s relentless advocacy

Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقية Min of Education now agrees that refugee children be enrolled in public schools in Federal Iraq even if their parents do not have national residency documents as refugees

🤲

Access to education is for all

After heavy rains in Kurdistan, ايفان جابرو Evan Gabro’s Ministry of Displacement immediately sent a team to evaluate the damage & replace tents in Hassansham camps.

JCC_KRG & UNHCR Iraq joined forces with them.

As we always advocated, camps are never a dignified solution to displacement…

🪧 problem tree
🪧 theory of change
🪧 multi year plan

Goral: refugees are included in public services of Kurdistan Regional Government & Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقية + economically self reliant + protected through residency + access asylum guaranteed

Success for UNHCR Iraq would be if we are not needed anymore!

People fleeing for their safety may be forced to use smugglers -or even fall prey to traffickers- when regular crossing of borders is made impossible.

Crossing a border irregularly is not a crime when to seek asylum & may be the only way to be recognized as refugees and be safe.

Capacitating UNHCR Iraq to advance refugee inclusion in public services & policies through development approaches - rather than humanitarian ones

Kurdistan Regional Government is a great partner as they see eye to eye with us on giving refugees access to their services on par with their population

Despite teachers’ strike due to delayed payments of salaries, Director of Education in Sulaymaniyah lead the inclusion of Iranian, Syrian & Turkish refugee kids & qualified refugee teachers in public schools.

To support, UNHCR Iraq rehabilitated 13 classrooms & more to come.

Thanked Sulaymaniyah Governor for having supported with ايفان جابرو Evan Gabro the returns of Iraqi displaced families to Diyala last year & for exploring local options for those who cannot return home yet.

Helping refugees to fend for themselves further is also a common priority.

Most countries accept refugee kids in their public schools.

⭐️ good!

Kurdistan Regional Government Min of Education hired qualified refugee teachers.

🌟 much better!

Refugee teachers get a job to teach refugee & local students alike, thus reinforcing social cohesion.

.UNHCR Iraq joins the sentiment of pride of Kurdistan Regional Government Rêber Ahmed in upholding refugees’ rights:

- to access public services

- asylum through residency permits

- not to be forcibly returned home

Comforting to hear a Min of Interior refer to human rights.

#RefugeeForum

What does it mean to be a refugee teacher?

Listen to Parween speaking at the #RefugeeForum today.

One often speaks about refugee kids in public schools.

But what about refugee teachers?

Kurdistan Regional Government is reimagining education.

Will other countries follow?

#SustainEdu4Refugees

How are Syrian refugees treated by Kurdistan Regional Government?

What are the solutions for Iraqi families displaced by Da’esh?

Is the int’l community turning its back on Iraq?

My interview on Kurdistan24 now online in English : youtube.com/watch?v=wdpxzG…