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PART II: SHeLTeR AND NON-FOOD ITeMS

Of the estimated 1.9 million people expected to return
HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
home in 2017, approximately 950,000 will need shelter
The estimated 1.1 million IDPs living in camps will need support to re-establish their lives. Houses have been looted,
continued shelter and NFI assistance in 2017. For some this burnt and have fallen into disrepair during years of absence.
will be limited to the replenishment of NFI and kerosene, while Assistance for housing, land, and property rights will need to
others will require shelter maintenance and upgrades. Due to be integrated into the cluster’s response. In areas that have seen
the harsh weather conditions, the usable lifespan of tents is only heavy fighting, buildings have been severely damaged. Once
between 6 to 12 months. IDPs living in collective centres and areas are deemed safe for return, residents will need assistance
unfinished or abandoned buildings need basic shelter support to remove rubble, unstable structures, and to re-establish
to weatherproof living spaces. their homes. Host families continue to show generosity and
Women, men, girls, and boys face increased vulnerability resilience in sharing resources with displaced people, but the
to gender-based violence in insecure shelter conditions. strain on resources is increasing, along with social tensions.
Amongst IDPs living in camps and unfinished and abandoned Host families need additional basic household items to cater
buildings, 37 per cent live alongside unrelated families in for the displaced families while continued economic hardship
overcrowded conditions. An estimated 46 per cent of these has resulted in deteriorating housing conditions, some falling
dwellings do not have doors and of those with doors, 51 per cent below an acceptable standard.
do not have locks. Exposure to risk and feelings of vulnerability
are pervasive, especially among women and adolescent girls.
These women and girls also have specific hygiene needs that
are often not met in existing shelter conditions.

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SHELTER & NFI

IN NEED OF SHELTER AND NFI IN 2017 IDPS BY SHELTER ARRANGEMENT (OF EACH 100 IDPS)

Ninewa 1.3M 63
Anbar 887k
Salah al-Din 404k in private settings
Kirkuk 302k
Dahuk 275k 18 in camps
Erbil 233k
Diyala 197k in critical shelter
Baghdad 166k 17 arrangement
Sulaymaniyah 66k
Kerbala 26k 3 in others or unknown OCHA/Sylvia Rognvik
shelter type