The NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) would like to wish its member NGOs and other humanitarian partners a merry Christmas and a happy 2016. 2015 has been an intense and fruitful year for NCCI.  First of all NCCI clos

The NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) core task is coordination between NGOs operating in Iraq, which also includes facilitating contact between NGOs and the UN agencies operating in country.  In an attempt to bridge the gap between local NGOs and the UN

In October 2015 NCCI reached out to NGOs operating in Sulaymaniyah. Following this first successful meeting it was decided to organize regular coordination meetings in Sulaymaniyah, the first of which was held on 26 November at CDO’s office.

In October 2015 the NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) organized a first joint general coordination meeting together with OCHA in Baghdad. As this meeting was positively received by the attendants a second joint meeting was held on 19 November.

As part of its advocacy efforts the NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) organized an advocacy event in Geneva titled “Durable Solutions for Displaced People in Iraq: Setting a Framework in a Protracted Crisis.” The event took place on 26 October at

On the 4th of November NCCI organized a general coordination meeting at its office in Erbil. General coordination meetings are organized monthly in both NCCI’s Erbil and Baghdad office and are designed as a meeting space for NGOs to coordinate their operations a

The NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) aims to coordinate NGO action throughout all of Iraq. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) NCCI however only has one office, which is located in Erbil. To better serve its members in all governorates of the KRI and reach

During the past few months the NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI) expanded its activities in Erbil and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. With new staff coming in NCCI increased the number of meetings and other operations taking place in Erbil and the KRI. At the s

One of NCCI’s regular activities is organizing monthly general coordination meetings, which aim to improve information sharing and cooperation between NGOs operating in Iraq. On the 13th of October NCCI organized a joint general coordination meeting together wit

In October the second phase of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for 2016 will commence. After concluding the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) in September, the clusters will now start with defining the key elements of the cluster strategies. Based on these cluste