The Green Initiative was launched under the guidance of the presidency of UIMS to decorate the medical center. The initiative gave a beautiful green atmosphere of peace and love to the center. The clinic's staff also put up many poster of famous Syrian locations inside the clinic to make the patients feel better and make them feel like they are not far from home. Many of the staff of UIMS have contributed to this initiative and there was also a significant contribution from the management of Al-Obeidi hospital, Al-Qaim Hospital and the UNHCR field team. The most important participation however came from Syrian refugees who built a nice fence around the gardens at the entrance of the clinic.

The Anbar crisis escalated into armed conflict by the end of December 2013. At the centre of the armed conflict were the two largest cities of Anbar province, Fallujah and Ramadi. Use of firearms and rockets within the city boundaries forced residents of Fallujah and Ramadi to flee their hometowns. By March 2014, about 65,000 families had been displaced, mostly to other cities of Anbar but also as far north as the KRG and as far south as Basrah. The severity of the conflict resulted in the whole province being classified by the UN with the security severity level of “very high” or code Black. This meant severe restrictions on movement of UN staff. Consequently many areas remain inaccessible to…

DRC has been present in Missan Governorate since its inception in Iraq (2003). The organization has provided different services to targeted vulnerable populations. These services include; shelter, WASH, Livelihoods and Emergency Assistance. The main demographics targeted have been IDPs and female heads of households. In 2012 DRC conducted a Service Mapping and Durable Solution Assessment in Missan, Baghdad and Diyalla Governorates. The assessment looked at both government levels and local structures that support durable solutions for IDPs and also assessed the willingness and capacity of local communities to integrate IDP caseload in case they wanted to do so. This Knowledge Attitude and Perception (KAP) survey conducted by DRC builds on the Durable Solution and Service mapping Assessment. The KAP Survey…

Al-Erada Organisation for Relief and Development believes in unity and pluralism. It discards racism, sectarianism and nationalism. It is made up of a board of directors that draws the policies and strategic plans. These are aimed at achieving its purpose based in Iraq, Diyala province. Vision:A pioneer Iraqi society and a happy Iraqi family. Article III – Organisation’s message: Al-Erada Organisation for Relief and Development is an Iraqi, national and comprehensive organisation. It seeks to educate, train, develop and help the Iraqi citizen. Moreover, It aims at spreading the concept of democracy and nurturing the spirit of participation. In addition, it preserves human rights and contributes in planning and national responsibility. In the image gallerty below you can see part…

Nature Iraq’s Waterkeepers Iraq Program is closing in on the end of our crowd-funding campaign to support the Choman-Rawanduz River Expedition, our new initiative to protect rivers in Iraq. We’ve raised over $4,000 USD of our 10,000 USD goal and this is your last chance to support the project! Along with our partners in the project (Nature Iraq Foundation, American Canoe Association and Majestic Heights Outdoor Adventures, a Kurdistan Iraq-based eco-tourism company), we hope you can lend us your support for this project that will raise awareness and change attitudes toward Iraq’s threatened rivers. On the Expedition we will do the following: We will lead a kayak expedition down the Rawanduz River of Kurdistan, northern Iraq in May of 2014…

“UNAMI reiterates its full support for the independence and the integrity of the IHEC. The Commission's independence and integrity are provided by the Constitution and all political entities have the responsibility to respect it”, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG) Mr. Nickolay Mladenov said. He continued “the IHEC has demonstrated a high level of professionalism in planning and conducting complex elections, including the next Council of Representatives’ elections, despite security concerns”. The SRSG further urged the Board of Commissioners to continue their work and for everyone to cooperate in addressing existing concerns within the Constitution and the legal process. “The people of Iraq must not be prevented from voting and choosing their representatives on April…