Tens of thousands of Iraqis have lost their lives in the violence since 2003.4 Women and girls inside Iraq have been targeted for murder and kidnapping, and have been subjected to violence, including rape, by armed groups as well as civilians.

1 day ago · By Khuloud al-Amiry in Baghdad In the southern heartlands of Iraq, a quiet crisis is brewing, a crisis that for many means leaving behind everything they’ve ever known. It’s a crisis borne of drought, climate change and government policies. And it is the stories told by women forced to abandon their ancestral homes that provide particularly powerful examples of the devastation wrought by ...

More than 173,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are living in 26 formal camp locations in Iraq and more than 983,000 IDPs live in urban settings. In 2022, there were 32,000 new asylum application claims from Iraq. Nearly 1 million women and …

Oct 30, 2024 · The International Rescue Committee (IRC), in partnership with the National Department for Iraqi Women (NDIW), facilitated two workshops aimed at increasing the capacity and knowledge of government staff from across Iraq to implement the National Strategy for Iraqi Women (2023-2030).

Dec 16, 2022 · Five years after the defeat of the ISIS group, millions of Iraqis lack livelihood opportunities, proper shelter, or access to basic services. Women like Sarah have demonstrated great courage in the face of conflict and displacement to provide for their families.

Many Iraqi women refugees, sheltered temporarily in Syria, bear the scars and trauma of extreme violence suffered in their homeland. Ethnic and religious-based persecution tore apart previously stable communities in Iraq, removing these women …

Jan 1, 2008 · Women and girls inside Iraq have been targeted for murder and kidnapping, and have been subjected to violence, including rape, by armed groups as well as civilians. This fact sheet provides more details about the situation during the crisis in Iraq.

Refugee and internally displaced women and girls who are fleeing the conflict in Iraq face heightened risks of sexual and gender-based violence in the cramped and unsafe confines of refugee...

Dec 5, 2023 · Invest to prevent violence against women and girls - we shine a spotlight on our remarkable efforts towards the return and reintegration of Iraqi women and girls. In 2014, the emergency of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) state triggered a wave of violence and displacement in Iraq.

Mar 8, 2023 · On , International Women's Day we recognize the resilience and strength of displacement-affected Iraqi women. Over the course of the conflict with the so-called Islamic …