Feature: Six months after ISIL, life is returning to Mosul despite hidden bomb threats
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): Mosul’s Al Qasoor Water Treatment Plant is on the eastern bank of the Tigris River which bisects the city that was, until about six months ago, one of the last strongholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Level (ISIL).
Civilians who fled Mosul still vulnerable, need assistance – UN official
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:28 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): One year since the start of the military campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator said hundreds of thousands of people are vulnerable and still need assistance.
Iraq: UN refugee agency steps up humanitarian support for families returning to Mosul
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has been stepping up its assistance for people, including thousands of returnees, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which had until recently been the scene of a fierce battle for control between terrorist fighters and the Government forces.
Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-torn eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of the western part of the Iraqi city have been destroyed and nearly a quarter of a million people have nowhere to return “anytime soon,†a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:17 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Witnessing “complete devastation†in districts of Mosul, a senior United Nations relief official visiting Iraq lauded the massive humanitarian effort under way while indicating that the crisis is “far from over,†including for millions of Iraqis displaced throughout the country.
UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict urges protection of survivors released from ISIL-held Mosul
Jul 13, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, July 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations official advocating against the use of sexual violence in conflict on Wednesday urged all Iraqis to shun stigmatization, and called for women and girls returning from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) captivity to be embraced into their communities and supported, especially if they have children as a result of rape.
With Mosul reclaimed, accountability key to heal Iraq's 'ISIL wounds' – UN rights chief
Jul 12, 2017, at 04:34 am
New York, July 11(Just Earth News): Although the retaking of Mosul city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters by Iraqi Government forces marks a significant turning point in the conflict, Iraq must ensure that those who committed crimes be held accountable, the United Nations human rights chief has said.
Guterres pledges UN support to Iraqi Government, people in Mosul; $562M needed in aid
Jul 11, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, July 10(Just Earth News): Following Iraqi Government’s declaration that its forces have liberated the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday paid tribute to the country’s people and Government and vowed United Nations’ support to aid the displaced communities and restore rule of law in the freed areas.
Recent killings in western Mosul indicative of rising atrocities against civilians – UN rights arm
Jun 09, 2017, at 04:40 am
New York, June 8(Just Earth News): Noting “credible†reports that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) fighters killed more than 231 civilians, including women and children, attempting to flee western Mosul over the past two weeks, the United Nations human rights arm underscored that attacks on civilians could amount to war crimes.
Iraq: UN refugee agency sounds alarm for more support as fighting continues in Mosul
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:38 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): As heavy fighting continues to drive large numbers of people from Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday appealed for urgent support to meet the critical needs of vulnerable children, women and men displaced from and returning to the city.
Iraq: UN refugee camp opens twelfth camp as displacement escalates in West Mosul
May 13, 2017, at 02:34 pm
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): Less than four weeks after opening its last camp, the United Nations refugee agency welcomed families fleeing the fighting in western Mosul this week with its twelfth camp set up deal with the ongoing emergency in and around the Iraqi city.
Six months into battle for Mosul, water and trauma care are key UN and partner priorities
Apr 27, 2017, at 06:00 am
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): Safe drinking water is a major concern in Mosul, where a battle has been underway for the past six months to retake the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the United Nations humanitarian arm has said.
Scale of civilians fleeing Iraq's Mosul 'staggering' – senior UN relief official
Apr 18, 2017, at 04:28 am
New York, Apr 17(Just Earth News): Noting that nearly half a million people have fled Mosul since the start of military operations to retake the city from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq warned that the scale of the displacement has stretched relief efforts to their “operational limitsâ€.
Iraq: UN assessment reveals extensive destruction in western Mosul
Apr 14, 2017, at 05:56 am
New York, Apr 14(Just Earth News): Using satellite imagery and local researches, the most recent evaluation confirms that western Mosul has undergone extensive destruction, “far greater than in the east,†according to a senior United Nations aid official in the country.
Mosul: UN rights chief urges civilian protection as sniper fire, airstrikes kill dozens
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday deplored the massive loss of civilian lives in the western sections of Iraq’s Mosul city in recent days due to actions by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists as well as airstrikes by the Government forces.
UN agency expanding camps around Mosul to cope with surge in displacement
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News): Amid a spike in new displacement triggered by the Iraqi military offensive to recapture western Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency is setting up new camps and expanding existing ones to shelter new arrivals, many of whom are visibly traumatized, hungry and dehydrated.
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.
UN migration agency reports surge in displacement from Mosul as fighting intensifies
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:08 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency today reported thousands of new arrivals at Iraqi sites for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing Mosul’s western sector where fighting is taking place between the Government forces and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists.
Families report skyrocketing food prices, dire conditions in western Mosul – UN agency
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:17 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency on Monday said it is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation facing more than 750,000 people living in dire conditions in the western sections of Iraq's Mosul city, where fighting is taking place between the Government forces and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists.
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.
UN health agency stepping up efforts to provide trauma care to people in Mosul
Jan 28, 2017, at 05:23 am
New York, Jan 27 (Just Earth News): As the conflict in Mosul intensifies and greater numbers of civilians are caught in the crossfire, the United Nations health agency and its partners have increased trauma care services to ensure that patients requiring medical care for injuries have a greater chance of survival.
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 delivers live-saving medicines and medical supplies inside Mosul
Dec 06, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Dec 6 (Just Earth News): United Nations health agencies have delivered critical medicines and medical supplies to treat almost 13,000 people in the Iraqi city of Mosul, where the Government forces have been staging a military campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or Da’esh) terrorists.
Nearly half of children in Mosul now cut off from clean water as conflict intensifies – UNICEF
Dec 01, 2016, at 01:12 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): Destruction of a major water pipeline has left nearly half of the children in the Iraqi battleground city of Mosul cut off from access to clean water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
UN agencies scaling up emergency health services as Mosul is made accessible
Nov 29, 2016, at 05:06 am
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are rapidly scaling up efforts in eastern Mosul to ensure that more than 60,000 people living near the frontlines of the current military operations have access to life-saving care.
UN provides food assistance to 100,000 Iraqis as conflict in Mosul intensifies
Nov 15, 2016, at 01:18 pm
New York, Nov 15 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided food assistance to some 100,000 people fleeing the intensifying conflict in Mosul, including a distribution on Sunday to 25,000 people in Gogjali, while also working tirelessly with its partners to reach families that remain trapped in Mosul city and newly recovered areas.
Mosul offensive against ISIL pushing Iraq’s civilians into war-ravaged Syria – UN rights wing
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:52 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Amid the intensification of the military offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in Iraq’s Mosul city and the resulting displacement of civilians, the United Nations human rights wing said on Friday that it has received reports that Iraqi civilians are also fleeing into Syria, which itself is reeling under a five-year long conflict that has displaced millions of Syrians and left hundreds of thousands trapped in besieged cities.
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:45 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday warned that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) fighters have taken some 1,600 civilians to Mosul city in an attempt to shield themselves from airstrikes, and that nearly 400 women from Kurdish, Yezidi or Shi’a Muslim communities in Tal Afar are now being held captive.