In September 2024, the Government of Iraq launched the second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership in Iraq, an initiative spearheaded and funded by the Government of the Netherlands.
As part of this initiative, UNHCR has published a Factsheet: PROSPECTS partnership in Iraq (January 2025)
It says that, as of December 2024, Iraq hosted over 338,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, 90 per cent of whom are Syrians residing primarily in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). Over 70 per cent live in urban areas alongside the host community while the remaining are in nine camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I).
It continues:
“The protection environment in Iraq has remained relatively favourable, particularly in the KR-I where refugees and asylum-seekers in possession of government-issued residency documents can access public services such as healthcare and education, and pursue livelihood opportunities, albeit mainly in the informal sector. Nonetheless, Iraq continues to lack a comprehensive legal framework governing the status and protection of refugees in line with international standards.”
Click here to download the full report.
(Source: UNHCR)
