Urgent action needed to stave off ‘hunger crisis’ in Iraq – UN food relief agency
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Warning that deepening food insecurity in Iraq could leave more than half the population facing “unprecedented levels†of vulnerability, the United Nations emergency food relief agency on Monday called for improving nutrition awareness and strengthening social safety nets and livelihoods in rural areas, to avoid a hunger crisis in the country.
UN envoy for Iraq condemns suicide bombings in Tikrit
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the multiple suicide attacks that took place yesterday in Tikrit, which resulted in many casualties. New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the multiple suicide attacks that took place yesterday in Tikrit, which resulted in many casualties.
In Iraq, UN chief Guterres urges more support for those who have 'suffered enormously'
Apr 01, 2017, at 05:55 am
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the lack of resources for United Nations programmes assisting those displaced by the fighting in Iraq's Mosul Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to do more to help the people who have “suffered enormously and go on suffering.
In Baghdad, UN chief Guterres pledges solidarity with Iraqi government and people
Mar 31, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): On what he called a “visit of solidarity†with Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the commitment of the country’s leaders to civilian protection and national dialogue, and pledged the ongoing support of the United Nations as the Government seeks to bolster aid delivery to needy populations and rebuild Iraq institutions.
Iraq: 15,000 children flee west Mosul over past week as battle intensifies, says UNICEF
Mar 04, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, Mar 4 (Just Earth News): Some 15,000 children have over the previous week fled the western section of Iraq’s Mosul city where fighting between the Government forces and terrorists is intensifying by the day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Civilian casualty figure in Iraq tops 1,000 – UN reports
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:26 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): More than 1,000 civilians were killed or injured last month in Iraq, the United Nations mission in the country has announced.
Perpetrators of recent terrorist attack in Iraq must be held accountable – UN Security Council
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Condemning, in the strongest terms, the terrorist attack on 16 February in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the United Nations Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of such reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice.
Feb 20, 2017, at 05:30 am
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News): With military operations to retake western Mosul starting, United Nations humanitarian agencies in Iraq are rushing to prepare for the humanitarian impact of the fighting amid grave concerns that tens of thousands of families are at extreme risks.
In Turkey, UN chief Guterres discusses Syria, Iraq, Cyprus with President
Feb 12, 2017, at 12:32 pm
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul to discuss the situations in Syria, Iraq and Cyprus.
Iraq: UN fears new wave of displacement as fighting escalates in Mosul and Hawiga
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:31 am
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a potential mass displacement of Iraqis from western Mosul, the latest battleground the Iraqi forces are seeking to retake from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists.
Days of ISIL are numbered, says UN envoy as nation prepares for unified Iraq
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The military campaign to oust Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists from Iraq is nearly won, but the humanitarian crisis is expected to continue for months, if not years, the United Nations top official for the country said on Thursday.
Iraq: Thousands displaced from Mosul in ‘desperate’ need of life-saving aid, UN agency reports
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:50 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Since the start of the Iraqi military operation to retake Mosul in October last year, more than 144,500 people have been displaced and a majority of them are in desperate need of live-saving humanitarian assistance, the United Nations migration agency has warned.
Iraq: 13,000 people flee Mosul over five days as anti-terrorist operations intensify
Jan 04, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, Jan 4 (Just Earth News): More than 13,000 people have fled Mosul in just five days since 29 December, as the second phase of military operations to retake the Iraqi city from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists has apparently begun, a United Nations spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Iraq: Nearly 115,000 people displaced, 50,000 children affected by Mosul military operation – UN
Dec 29, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Dec 29 (Just Earth News): Since operations began to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) two months ago, some 114,042 people have been displaced and as many as one million are out of reach of humanitarian assistance.
Iraq: UN-Habitat rehabilitates 123 conflict-damaged houses in Anbar Governorate
Dec 28, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Dec 28 (Just Earth News): As part of an urban recovery project in Iraq, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has renovated 123 damaged residential housing units in newly liberated areas so that their rightful owners can live in safety and with dignity.
EU commits additional 7 million euros to support UNICEF in Iraq
Dec 28, 2016, at 05:03 am
New York, Dec 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received a new pledge of 7 million euros from the European Union to support the UN agency’s work in Iraq, where an estimated 11 million are in need of humanitarian assistance – half of them children.
Iraq: ‘Staggering’ number of civilian casualties in November; Baghdad hardest hit, says UN
Dec 03, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, Dec 3 (Just Earth News): Last month, Iraq suffered thousands of deaths and injuries – including by a significant number of civilians – in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict, according to recently released figures by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
ISIS beheads 15 Iraqi soldiers
Nov 24, 2016, at 04:53 pm
Duhok , Nov 24 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS has executed 15 Iraqi soldiers in central Mosul area of Iraq, media reports said on Thursday.
Nov 23, 2016, at 12:25 pm
New York, Nov 23 (Just Earth News): Thursday, 17 November 2016, presented an uncomely anniversary for the inhabitants of Mosul, the second largest Iraqi city, located about 400 kilometres north of Baghdad. It was one month since the Battle of Mosul began, with Iraqi government forces under Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi seeking to recapture the city from ISIL, also known as Da’esh. The extremist group has held control over the city for more than two years now, subjecting civilians there to despicable atrocities and untold suffering.
Nov 10, 2016, at 01:49 pm
New York, Nov 10 (Just Earth News): Alongside liberating the country’s territory from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), it is essential that processes are undertaken to “capture the hearts and minds†of all Iraqis from all parts of Iraq for it to be peaceful and united, the United Nations envoy to the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN agencies provide shelter, clean water to families displaced amid Iraq’s Mosul offensive
Oct 22, 2016, at 05:18 am
New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): With the military offensive still unfolding in Mosul, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) are rushing to provide shelter, drinking water, and sanitation services for displaced families and children.
UN food relief agency reaches town in northern Iraq for first time in two years
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:31 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): For the first time in more than two years, the United Nations food relief agency has distributed urgently-needed food for people in and around the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat, which was under siege and cut off from humanitarian access from 2014 until earlier this month.
Iraq: UN food relief agency’s supplies reach Qayyarah’s 30,000 people under 2-year siege
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:19 am
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency has delivered urgently-needed aid to more than 30,000 people in and around the northern Iraqi town of Qayyarah in the past week, reaching an area that has been under siege and inaccessible for more than two years.
Senior UN official deeply concerned over reports of children used in fighting ISIL in Iraq
Sep 01, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq has expressed deep concern over reports that boys are being sent to areas near front lines in the country’s war, possibly to join armed groups fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Iraq: civilians in besieged Fallujah at ‘extreme risk,’ senior UN humanitarian official warns
May 27, 2016, at 10:57 am
New York, May 27 (Just Earth News):Humanitarian agencies on the ground in Iraq are warning that civilians in the city of Fallujah –which has been under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) for more than two years – are at extreme risk, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq has said.
Iraq: UN envoy condemns ‘cowardly’ bomb attacks in Sadr City and Baquba
May 12, 2016, at 01:18 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy for Iraq has strongly condemned the car bomb attack that occurred earlier on Wednesday in a busy market in Sadr City, claiming many lives and leaving scores injured.
Greater assistance needed to help tackle Iraq’s humanitarian crisis – UN refugee agency
May 04, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations refugee agency has reported that Iraq will continue to need greater humanitarian assistance as the country’s displacement crisis shows no sign of easing, with more than 3.4 million people displaced and ongoing conflict causing thousands more families to leave their homes in search of safety.
UN refugee agency concerned about restrictions on Iraqis in displacement camps
Mar 12, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Concerned about hampering the rights of displaced Iraqis seeking shelter in camps, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged the Government to set up clear procedures and special facilities for screening people that are separate from camps established to provide shelter and humanitarian aid.
UN condemns recent spate of deadly terrorist attacks in Iraq
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad and Muqdadiya in Iraq that killed scores of civilians and injured many more.
Baghdad blasts kills more than 20
Feb 29, 2016, at 04:09 am
Baghdad, Feb 28 (IBNS): More then 20 people were killed in bombings in Iraq's Baghdad city on Sunday, media reports said.