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PART I: HUMANITARIAN NEEds & kEy fIgUREs

HUMANITARIAN

NEEds &

kEy fIgUREs

Three years of continuous conflict and economic stagnation have impacted nearly every aspect
of Iraqi society. More people are vulnerable and in need of assistance now than at any time
during the previous years. During 2017, humanitarians estimate that as many as 11 million
Iraqis will require some form of humanitarian assistance. This figure represents the aggregate,
rather than absolute number of people who will require some form of assistance. In some
cases, a single person is counted several times in determining the overall level of need. This
reflects the complex reality of Iraq and the changing vulnerabilities many Iraqis are expected
to experience during the year.

Partners estimate that up to 4.2 million internally displaced communities and 1.4 million Iraqis living in newly retaken
people may need assistance. Of these, 1.1 million are expected areas, including 800,000 people in Mosul city and 600,000
to be resident in camps and emergency sites and 3.1 million to in surrounding areas, are expected to require assistance. Up
04 live in host communities. Partners also estimate that 1.9 million to 300,000 people are expected to remain in areas outside
returnees will require assistance including 1.5 million people Government control for at least a portion of the year, primarily
who are expected to return at some point during the year in western Anbar and 230,000 Syrian refugees are expected to
and 400,000 of the 1.2 million who have already returned remain in Iraq and to require continuing assistance.
home in previous years. At least 3 million Iraqis living in host

KEY HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

1 2 Returnees 3 Health 4 Livelihood
Protection

Civilians living in Returns to relatively stable Hundreds of thousands Conditions in many areas
conflict-impacted areas retaken areas will continue of civilians are likely are likely to be impacted
will continue to be at and are likely to increase to be suffering from by social tensions, possible
extreme risk, requiring as the military campaign extreme trauma and other retribution and retaliation
immediate and sequenced winds down. psychosocial conditions, and limited livelihood
life-saving protection The size, speed, safe and including conditions with opportunities.
and assistance. debilitating long-term
dignified nature of return Failure to effectively
People in ISIL-controlled movements will continue consequences. address these challenges
areas will likely be at the to be influenced by the will negatively impact
highest risk, requiring level of explosive hazards, on the speed and
significant and multiple unresolved housing sustainability of return
forms of assistance. and property issues and movements and the return
the ability to obtain of normality in hard-hit
identification papers. locations.