As a result of the recent conflict and deterioration of the situation in Iraq, over 1 million civilians have been displaced. Since January 2014, 480,000 people have fled the ongoing fighting in the Anbar governorate. Furthermore an estimated 500,000 people were displaced from within and around the city of Mosul in the course of just one week in early June, in addition to around 100,000 displaced from the Tel Afar district during the last week, and thousands in Diyala, Salah ad-Din, and Kirkuk governorates. Given the increased likelihood that this conflict might keep spreading to other Iraqi cities, the number of IDPs will increase even more in the near future. In response to the IDP humanitarian crisis, many humanitarian NGOs…

Following the recent outbreak of violence in the Ninewa governorate and the spread of violence to other parts of Iraq, 500,000 people were displaced from within and around the city of Mosul, in the course of just one week. Since the end of last year, about 1 million people got displaced inside Iraq due to violence in Anbar, Ninewa and the surrounding governorates. Given the increased likelihood that this conflict will keep spreading to other Iraqi governorates, the number of IDPs will increase even more in the near future. In response to this protracted crisis, the NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) is increasing its information sharing activities. The enabling of a free flow of information is important within NCCI's…

The NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) has released its Security Trends Analysis (STA) report for the period covering 1st May to 31st May 2014. NCCI’s Security Trends Analysis is an informational and advisory report on possible trends, threats and incidents, based upon information received from member NGOs, focal points, the media, international organizations and official sources. This month’s edition focuses upon updates relating to the Anbar political and security situation, the impact of the preliminary parliamentary elections results, the security situation in the northern governorates, the new displacements due to the floods, the increase in intra-Shia tensions in the southern governorates, and other topics. Within its mandate, NCCI acts to facilitate the sharing of up-to-date information on humanitarian and…

On Wednesday, 28th May 2014, NCCI attended the Donor Briefing Meeting in Baghdad, where it presented the Collective NGO Humanitarian Response to the Anbar IDP Crisis. The topics of NCCI’s presentation included: the Challenges Impacting the Efficiency of the NGO Humanitarian Response, Concerns of NGOs, Needs of IDPs, Collective Response of NGOs and NGOs’ Key Messages. The presentation, which was approved by the NCCI members who are part of the Anbar Working Group, also provided a map on NGO intervention which included 30 international and national NGOs. You can find the entire presentation attached for your information. Following the meeting, Dr. Jacqueline Carol Badcock, Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (DSRSG) and Humanitarian Coordinator (HC), released…

Dear NCCI Members and Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that we inform you our South Field Officer, Sami Toman, has passed away due to a heart attack last night. Sami has served NCCI for more than seven years with a passion to the work and the humanitarian cause, added to a life time of devoted service for the Iraqi Civil Society. We pray to God to grant him mercy and grant his family patience. We will miss you our big brother. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the newly formed NCCI Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) NGO Coordination Forum- KNCF. The KNCF was established by a consortium of NCCI’s Board, Executive and Members in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) as a response to the increased presence in the KRI of both international and national NGOs responding to the protracted displacement of Syrians, and assistance to internally displaced persons in the region. The KNCF works to efficiently coordinate humanitarian efforts amongst NGOs and to collectively carry the voice of NGOs in the humanitarian response/s specifically in the KRI. The KNCF provides a forum in which NGOs are able to better coordinate in response to a rapidly changing humanitarian…