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IOM Provides Emergency Assistance to Families Affected by Bombing in Baghdad

January 2012

IOM has distributed relief items to 50 families living in the Baghdad neighborhood of Al-Shu'ala, whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a bomb attack ... Read More

  • IOM Provides Emergency Assistance to Families Affected by Bombing in Baghdad

    January 2012

    IOM has distributed relief items to 50 families living in the Baghdad neighborhood of Al-Shu'ala, whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a bomb attack ... Read More

  • IOM Deputy Director General Ambassador
    Laura Thompson Visits Iraq Mission

    December 2011

    The Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration, Ambassador Laura Thompson, paid an official visit to the Iraq Mission this December ... Read More

  • IOM Receives National Reconciliation Award

    December 2011

    In order to promote nationwide peacebuilding efforts, the Government of Iraq (GoI) held its first Annual National Reconciliation Festival at Al Rasheed Hotel ... Read More

  • Kühne Foundation Provides IOM Iraq with Logistics & Supply Chain Management Training

    October/November 2011

    Building on ongoing efforts to strengthen and grow the mission's supply chain capabilities, the International Organization for Migration's Iraq Mission recently completed a five-day ... Read More

    • IOM-IRAQ SPECIAL REPORT: Female Headed Households

      October 2011 – Women continue to be among the most vulnerable demographics in Iraq and those who are worst affected by continued instability and displacement. Having endured divorce, separation, or bereavement, many women are forced to adopt the role of sole provider and caretaker for their family's social and economic needs.

    • Meeting with Ministry of Displacement and Migration Officials in Erbil

      June 15, 2011 – The IOM Head of Erbil Hub, Head of Baghdad Hub and Programme for Human Security and Stabilization (PHSS) Project Officer met today with officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) in Erbil, including the Deputy Director of the Ministry and the MoDM Representative in the KRG.

    • IOM representative meets with Dahuk Provincial Council

      June 7, 2011 – An IOM representative met with the Dahuk Provincial Council as part of an official UN delegation. IOM’s activities in Dahuk and throughout Iraq were presented to the council, and further areas for IOM-government cooperation were discussed.

    • Meeting was held with officials from the University of Zakho

      June 7, 2011 – A meeting was held with officials from the University of Zakho, in the northern government of Dahuk, to discuss potential partnership opportunities between IOM and the university. The meeting was also attended by a delegation from the UNAMI Development and Humanitarian Support office (DHS).

    • PHSS Distribution in Ninewa

      May 31, 2011 – IOM delivered 25 sheep to beneficiary families living in the Shekhan district of Ninewa, under the mission’s Programme for Human Security and Stabilization (PHSS). The sheep are an in-kind grant that the families can use to create a sustainable livelihood for themselves.

    • In-Kind Grants Distributed to PHSS Beneficiaries in Khabat, Erbil

      May 26, 2011 – IOM has distributed small business start-up kits to eight beneficiaries of the Programme for Human Security and Stabilization (PHSS) in Khabat, Erbil governorate. Four of the beneficiaries received motorcycles to start their own delivery services, while the others received the tools and equipment necessary to start a house painting.

    • In-Kind Grants Distributed to PHSS Beneficiaries in Kalar, Sulaymaniyah

      May 11, 2011 – IOM has distributed in-kind grants to four beneficiaries of the Programme for Human Security and Stabilization (PHSS) in Kalar, Sulaymaniya. Based on the business plans they developed in cooperation with IOM staff, the beneficiaries received the equipment and training necessary to start a small business.

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