KRG Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

The Kurdistan Region has registered well more than 200,000 Syrian refugees as of May 2014. An estimated 97% of Syrian refugees in Iraq reside in Kurdistan. To accommodate these refugees, the KRG has built seven permanent camps, three transitional camps, and is in the process of constructing another four camps. To try to respond to their needs, the KRG has provided nearly $70 million dollars in relief funds. Working in league with the governorates of Kurdistan, UN partners and agencies, and assorted NGOs and charities, the KRG has been able to provide food, shelter, education, and healthcare to the refugees. [read more]

• Influx of refugees into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
• Syrian refugees in Duhok Governorate
• Syrian refugees in Erbil Governorate
• Syrian refugees in Slemani Governorate
• Challenges facing the KRG in hosting refugees
• Impact of the refugee population on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

From the United Nations and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

Videos:

• United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon visits Erbil
• Syrian refugee names daughter 'Hawler'
• A Syrian refugee's love of music
• Refugees find safety in Kurdistan

Publications:

• Statistics and data for Syrian Refugees in the Kurdistan Region
• Fact sheets and reports from UN-Iraq
• January 2014: Syrian refugees pour into the Kurdistan Region

Links:

• United Nations - Iraq
• UNHCR