Reports of abuses by Iraqi, Kurdish forces against Sunni Arabs increasing: UN

New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Reports of human rights abuses against Sunni Arabs by Iraqi and Kurdish security forces in parts of Iraq reclaimed from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are increasing, ranging from looting to extra-judicial killings, senior United Nations officials said on Friday.

Iraq: WHO mobilizes immunization campaign to help control cholera outbreak

New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has mobilized 510,000 dozes of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) to be administered to an estimated 250,000 displaced persons in Iraq, in an effort to curtail the cholera outbreak which is now feared to be spreading to neighbouring countries.

Humanitarian situation in Iraq deteriorating and growing more complex: UN relief wing

New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): The humanitarian situation in Iraq is deteriorating and growing more complex, as conflict protracts, coping capacities diminish, and funding falls short, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Iraq: UN envoy expresses concern over growing violence in Kurdistan region

New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): In Erbil on Wednesday, the United Nations Envoy for Iraq discussed concerns about the recent political tension and violence in the Kurdistan region with political party leaders and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

'Many people have reached the end on the line in Iraq,' warns senior UN relief official

New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Ten million Iraqis, or a quarter of the population, are going to need humanitarian aid by year's end amid "dramatically" worsening conditions that are forcing many people to leave their homeland because they no longer see a future inside their country, a senior UN relief official said on Saturday.

Iraq: UN hotline set up to reach out to displaced Iraqis scattered in hard-to-reach areas

New York, Aug 25 (IBNS) United Nations relief agencies on Monday announced the launch of a national hotline in Iraq to respond to the urgent food, medical and shelter needs of people displaced by the fighting now numbering 3.2 million and scattered in over 3,000 hard-to-reach locations across the war-ravaged country.

Iraq: UN rights office hails reform package following countrywide protests

New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office has welcomed the Government of Iraq's response to mass protests against corruption and social inequality which crippled the country's capital earlier this month.

Iraq: UN agency prioritizes most needy Syrian refugees for food assistance

New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): In an effort to meet the food needs of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees living in Iraq, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will focus its resources this month on those living in the country’s Kurdistan region.

Iraq: Millions left in need after funding shortage forces WHO to cut services

New York, Aug 5 (IBNS): The United Nations health agency was forced to suspend 84 per cent of frontline programmes in 10 governorates in Iraq in July due to insufficient funding, leaving almost three million people without access to urgently-needed healthcare services.

Iraq: UN mission applauds Government investigation into sectarian massacre

New York, Jan 30 (IBNS) The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has welcomed the Government's decision to conduct a full investigation into the alleged sectarian killing of dozens of civilians by armed groups in Iraq's eastern Diyala province.

'Time is growing short,' UN warns as it boosts delivery of winter kits to displaced in Iraq

New York, Nov 22 (IBNS) The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is stepping up its efforts in Iraq to deliver winter aid to people displaced by this year’s conflict including Thursday with the landing in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region the first in a series of flights carrying supplies aimed at mitigating the impact of the harsh months ahead.

Iraq: UN agency warns of deteriorating agricultural sector, calls for increased funding

New York, Nov 11 (IBNS) An additional $38.5 million in support is urgently needed to prevent Iraq’s agricultural sector from collapsing and the country’s food security situation from further degenerating, the United Nations agriculture agency warned on Monday.

Iraq: UN delivers food to over 1 million displaced people; refugee numbers rise sharply

New York, Sept 24 (IBNS) Despite insecurity and the continuous movement of people, the United Nations said on Tuesday it has reached more than one million people uprooted by violence across Iraq with food assistance, while also noting a sharp increase in refugees fleeing into neighbouring Jordan and Turkey.

Iraq: Security Council urges international support for Government’s combat against insurgents

New York, Sept 20 (IBNS) The Security Council on Friday strongly condemned attacks by terrorist organizations including the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and urged Member States to assist the Iraqi Government’s efforts to combat militants and implement its new political agenda, while the United Nations envoy to the country briefed on the latest developments.

Iraq, Syria top priorities for new UN human rights chief

New York, Sept 9 (IBNS) The new United Nations human rights chief on Monday urged the international community to stop the “increasingly conjoined” conflicts in Iraq and Syria, lashing out at the armed group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for trying to create a “house of blood.”