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The United Nations stresses the need to implement the "Sinjar Agreement"

2021.08.03 - 15:43

 

 

  

Baghdad - people  

The United Nations said, on Tuesday, that the inability of the Iraqi parties and authorities to put aside differences for the common good is frankly unreasonable.  

  

 

  

  

During a speech marking the seventh anniversary of the atrocities committed against the Yazidis, on August 3, 2021, UN Representative Jenin Plasschaert stressed that "the time has come to reach consensus on stable governance and security structures, thus accelerating the reconstruction process and facilitating a safe and dignified return."  

  

Below is the text of the speech:  

Ladies and Gentlemen,  

Let me begin by thanking you for the opportunity to speak to you on this painful occasion.  

As we all know: the recent history of Sinjar has witnessed unimaginable suffering. The atrocities are still fresh in our collective memory, a shock that the Yazidi victims and their families carry to this day.  

The crimes committed by ISIS, which include forced marriage, kidnapping, sexual slavery, rape and other forms of extreme violence, amount to genocide.  

The dire situation is exacerbated by the fact that victims often return to destroyed or unsafe homes or are forced to live in camps or slums with the death or loss of some family members.  

Years later, survivors still face many challenges....  

While they desperately need to rebuild their lives, unnecessary obstacles remain due to disagreement over security arrangements, the provision of public services, and a unified administration.  

Now, the inability of the parties and the authorities to put differences aside for the greater good, especially in such a painful context, is frankly unreasonable.  

An agreement was reached 10 months ago on administration, services and security arrangements in Sinjar district.  

Together, the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have taken an important step in the right direction to lay the foundations for stability, improved safety and better living conditions.  

Of course, the adoption of the Yazidi Survivors Law in March 2021 was a major development that helps address issues faced by survivors. The law provides for compensation, care and rehabilitation for survivors in society.  

But for the time being, more must be done. Progress has been unacceptably slow in improving governance and standardizing administration, and the harsh truth is that these obstacles are holding progress hostage as the long-suffering people of Sinjar pay the price.  

In the spirit of continued solidarity with the people of Sinjar, the United Nations is actively involved in the implementation of the Agreement.  

I would like to underscore our readiness and commitment to assist all parties concerned to move towards a sustainable and normal situation on the ground.  

Frankly, it is time to reach a consensus on stable governance and security structures, thus accelerating the reconstruction process and facilitating a safe and dignified return.  

  

Ladies and Gentlemen,  

On this occasion, and in memory of the victims, I assure you from the bottom of my heart our support and solidarity with those who continue to bear the wounds of brutality.  

Now, as I said, the ongoing suffering must be alleviated without delay, so I again appeal to all parties involved to act with the interests of the people first and urgently, and to enable a single, unified administration in Sinjar.  

No one has forgotten what happened seven years ago and the world is definitely watching now.  

thank you all".  

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Here Here! Good to see the UN do/say something useful.....

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During a speech marking the seventh anniversary of the atrocities committed against the Yazidis, on August 3, 2021, UN Representative Jenin Plasschaert stressed that "the time has come to reach consensus on stable governance and security structures, thus accelerating the reconstruction process and facilitating a safe and dignified return."  

 

Thanks yota69 for this excellent article onc again bringing attention to the Yazidis plight - Jenin Plasschaert deserves praise for her speech and for doing what the UN should be doing - addressing humanitarian issues. RON

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The Minister of Planning reveals the funds needed to end the displacement file and announces an international conference for financing

•  Time: 08/05/2021 12:50:23
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{Local: Al Furat News} Minister of Planning Khaled Batal Al-Najm revealed, on Thursday, the funds needed to end the displacement file, pointing out that the national plan to end this file represents a first priority for the government.

 

The ministry stated in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that “the Ministry of Planning hosted the second meeting of the committee to follow up on the implementation of the national plan to end the displacement file in Iraq,” while the minister, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, confirmed during the meeting in which the Minister of Migration and Displacement, Evan Faeq, participated. Jabro, that the national plan to end the displacement file represents a first priority for the government, and there are great efforts made by the Ministry of Migration and Displacement in order to implement what was mentioned in the plan after its approval by the Council of Ministers, noting that “the plan needs 34 trillion dinars to fully implement it.”

He added, "We are now working on convening an international conference for donor countries, to obtain international support for the Iraqi government's efforts to end this file, in light of the difficulty of providing the required funds for that."

The minister revealed, “The establishment of a special fund to finance the projects of the voluntary return of the displaced to their areas, and to address all the problems in this file, and 25 billion Iraqi dinars have been allocated to this fund, which will be within the Ministry of Planning, as a first stage,” stressing that “the implementation of projects The national plan to end the displacement file will be in accordance with spatial and sectoral criteria, and the fund established for this purpose will undertake all project procedures.

For her part, the Minister of Migration and Displacement, Ivan Faeq Jabro, confirmed that "the ministry is making great efforts to proceed with the implementation of the plan for the return of the displaced, and there is great cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and other sectoral bodies in this field, speaking of the existence of constructive cooperation with United Nations organizations." Regarding the implementation of the plan according to its timetables.

During the meeting, the issues on the agenda were discussed, and the necessary measures, decisions and recommendations were taken in their regard, while the meeting was attended by representatives of the ministries and concerned authorities. As well as representatives of the German Development Agency (GIZ)

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Iraq announces its need for 34 trillion dinars to end the displacement file in the country

 

 2021-08-05 05:39

 

Shafaq News/ Today, Thursday, the Ministry of Planning hosted the second meeting of the committee to follow up on the implementation of the national plan to end the displacement file in Iraq.

The Minister of Planning, Khaled Batal Al-Najm, said during the meeting in which the Minister of Migration and Displacement Evan Faeq Jabro participated, that the national plan to end the displacement file is a first priority for the government, and there are great efforts made by the Ministry of Migration and Displacement to implement the plan after its approval by the Council Ministers.

He pointed out that the plan needs 34 trillion dinars to fully implement it, adding, that we are now working on convening an international conference for donor countries, to obtain international support for the Iraqi government's efforts to end this file, in light of the difficulty of providing the required funds for that.

The minister revealed the establishment of a special fund to finance the projects of the voluntary return of displaced persons to their areas, and to address all problems in this file, and 25 billion Iraqi dinars have been allocated to this fund, which will be within the Ministry of Planning, as a first stage, stressing that the implementation of the projects of the national plan to end The displacement file will be in accordance with spatial and sectoral criteria, and the fund established for this purpose will undertake all project procedures.

For her part, the Minister of Migration and Displacement, Ivan Faeq Jabro, confirmed that the ministry is making great efforts to proceed with the implementation of the plan for the return of the displaced, and there is great cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and other sectoral bodies in this field, speaking of constructive cooperation with United Nations organizations regarding Executing the plan according to its timelines.

During the meeting, the issues on the agenda were discussed, and the necessary measures, decisions and recommendations were taken in their regard.

The meeting was attended by representatives of ministries and relevant authorities. As well as representatives of the German Development Agency (GIZ).

In October, the federal government announced a plan to close the displacement camps in the country according to three phases, the last of which is in the Kurdistan Region.

It is noteworthy that international organizations have warned of the ongoing operations to close the camps for the displaced in Iraq without giving sufficient deadlines, which leads some residents of these camps to "displacement and poverty.

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Kirkuk Governor: Securing contractors' dues and disbursing more than 63 billion dinars for projects

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Baghdad - conscious - Amna Al-Salami

Today, Thursday, Kirkuk Governor Rakan Al-Jubouri announced that the first batch of contractors' dues will be secured, and while he confirmed that next week will witness the disbursement of more than 63 billion dinars to the governorate's projects, he pointed to two challenges that impede the return of the displaced .

Al-Jubouri told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the coming days will witness the securing of the first batch of dues to Kirkuk contractors to complete the ongoing projects within the governorate's plan for the year 2019", noting that "Kirkuk governorate has 679 projects, some of which have reached advanced rates, while some The other is still in varying proportions, ranging from 30% to 40 % ."

He added that "more than 63 billion dinars have been secured as dues to the governorate, which will be disbursed next week to complete the remaining projects, in addition to obtaining simple financing within the stabilization plan for the liberated areas," noting that "the projects that will be implemented within the reconstruction fund and the return of liberated areas within the 2021 plan will be 18 projects.

Regarding the return of the displaced to Kirkuk, al-Jubouri commented that "the file of the return of the displaced faces two challenges: the first is the villages destroyed by ISIS terrorist gangs, which number 138 villages, and the other is the complex geographical areas such as Wadi Zghitoun, Khanajer and Wadi al-Shay, which so far include terrorist remnants."

And he added, "Securing the security situation in those areas and deploying security forces, in addition to intensifying the intelligence effort and air strikes, will contribute to security stability and the return of the displaced."

He pointed out that "most of the displaced have returned to other areas that witness security stability in Kirkuk, such as Hawija district, Al-Zab districts, Riyadh, Al-Abassi, Al-Rashad, and parts of Al-Debs and Daquq districts."

 

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Payment of contractors' dues in Kirkuk next week

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Kirkuk / NINA / - The governor of Kirkuk announced that the first installment of contractors' dues has been secured.

Rakan al-Jubouri said in a statement, "The coming days will witness securing the first batch of dues to Kirkuk contractors to complete the ongoing projects within the governorate's plan for the year 2019," stressing that "Kirkuk governorate has 679 projects, some of which have reached advanced rates, while others are not. It remains in varying proportions, ranging from 30% to 40%.

He explained that "more than 63 billion dinars have been secured as dues to the province, which will be disbursed next week to complete the remaining projects, in addition to obtaining simple financing within the stabilization plan for the liberated areas."

He stressed that "the projects that will be implemented within the reconstruction fund and the return of liberated areas within the 2021 plan will be 18 projects."/End

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To discuss the conditions of Sinjar and the displaced... Migration hosts a high-level meeting

political| 03:36 - 11/08/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
, Wednesday, Minister of Migration and Displacement, Evan Faeq Jabro, chaired an expanded meeting at the ministry's headquarters in Baghdad.
A ministry statement, which Mawazine News received a copy of, stated that the meeting took place in the presence of the advisors of the Prime Minister, Hisham Daoud, Mr. Sinjar, as well as creating the appropriate conditions for the return of the displaced to their liberated areas.
At the beginning of the meeting, the minister praised the efforts made by all relevant authorities that help the return of the displaced to their original areas of residence in the Sinjar district, noting that the Ministry of Migration and Displacement continues to provide all the necessary needs to the displaced families, as well as those returning from them. Encouraging the rest to return voluntarily to their areas of origin.
Jabro stressed the need for "joining efforts by the central government, the local government, international organizations and civil society organizations to provide basic services and restore infrastructure in Sinjar district and its districts and villages, in order to prepare for the dignified return of the displaced."
For his part, Adviser to the Prime Minister Hisham Daoud said, "Sinjar district suffers greatly from the lack of infrastructure and needs a major campaign to rehabilitate the affected areas," stressing the need to "secure all areas in the district and create appropriate conditions for the return of the displaced by providing basic services." ".
In turn, the head of the Fund for the Reconstruction of Affected Areas, Muhammad Al-Ani, indicated that "the fund is fully prepared to provide any money to implement projects in the various sectors within the Sinjar district," praising the ministry's efforts in implementing the government's plan to facilitate the return of the displaced. Ended 29/R77

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Immigration calls for increased allocations for income-generating projects

Sunday 15 August 2021 261

 

 Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab

 

The Ministry of Migration and Displacement demanded an increase in allocations to launch programs for the return of the displaced to their areas of origin.

The Director-General of the Branch Affairs Department and the official spokesman for the ministry, Ali Abbas Jahakir, said: "Ending the file of the displaced requires concerted efforts," noting that "the programs for the return of the displaced have been suspended due to the lack of financial allocations."

He added that "the ministry demanded the allocation of 250 billion dinars, because there is an obligation with the displaced to hand them over an amount of one million and 500 thousand dinars upon their return to their areas of residence," noting that "the amounts were not delivered due to the financial hardship of the state."

He added, "The ministry also demanded the allocation of one trillion dinars to be distributed as grants among the displaced, but it received only 25 billion dinars from the budget," noting that "the increase requested by the ministry will enable it to launch programs for the displaced, including income-generating projects."

He explained that "the ministry provides services to the displaced who suffer bad economic conditions within their areas of residence," noting that "there are families whose living conditions have improved in the host governorates, and most of them are not receiving grant amounts."

He pointed out that "some of the displaced were able to stimulate the economy of the host governorates such as Dohuk, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Baghdad, because they were traders in their areas and opportunities were provided to them in the areas to which they were displaced," noting that some of the displaced returned to their original areas in order to sell their homes and invest their money in the areas of displacement. .

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Kurdistan Government Adviser: Baghdad bears responsibility for not implementing the Sinjar Agreement

 

Adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government for Yazidi affairs, Sheikh Shamo, confirmed on Sunday that the delay in implementing the Sinjar Agreement negatively affects the situation, blaming the federal government for not implementing the agreement so far .

Shamo Bushnaq said, "The delay in implementing the Sinjar Agreement because of the federal government negatively affects the situation in the judiciary," noting that "this delay is evidence of the federal government's weakness in implementing its commitments or its unwillingness to implement them, or that the agendas running Iraq do not accept the implementation of Convention ".

Bushnak added, "The agreement, if implemented, will address all problems, and will contribute to ending the threats facing Sinjar and putting an end to the suffering of its people by helping them return to their places," noting that "the people of Sinjar are resentful of their conditions, but despite that they prefer life." In the shadow of the tents of displacement to live in the shadow of chaos and instability in Sinjar .”

Bushnak pointed out that "in each kilometer area in Sinjar, there are five security checkpoints, and each point belongs to a party, and it also bears a different flag," wondering, "Where is the stability that the unofficial armed forces claim in Sinjar, while the Peshmerga in The Kurdistan region is responsible for defending the rights of Sinjar, sheltering them and taking care of their situation .”

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"Danayi" meets "Toller" in Baghdad to discuss the situation of the Yazidi community and the victims of the genocide

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Ezidi 24 - Baghdad 

Yazidi activist and advisor to the Prime Minister, Mr. Mirza Danai, met with the US ambassador, Mr. Matthew Tueller, in the capital, Baghdad, to discuss the situation of the Yazidi community, victims of genocide, concerns about Sinjar, and the humanitarian participation of the international community. 

Al-Danayi posted a tweet on his social networking site, Ezidi 24, followed by Ezidi 24. In the tweet, Al-Danay said, "I emphasized to His Excellency the decisive role of the international community in helping Iraq, especially the vulnerable communities that fell victim to ISIS."

 

 Al-Danayi stressed that he requested more participation and support to resolve the Sinjar issue to promote stability and peace and protect the people of Sinjar from being part of regional conflicts.

  

He added, "I think we need a third international partner that can play a positive role to mediate between the different parties, give them guarantees and save the region from the consequences of the upcoming conflict. The Yazidi people in Sinjar, after the genocide, deserve to live in peace and dignity."

 

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National Security Adviser: The Sinjar Agreement is fair, and we cannot come up with an agreement that satisfies everyone 100%

•  Time: 08/30/2021 17:24:04
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{Umniah: Al Furat News} The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, confirmed on Monday that the Sinjar agreement is fair and we cannot come up with an agreement that satisfies everyone by 100%.

. Al-Araji said, during his participation in the Al-Rafidain Forum for Dialogue, that: "Iraq does not need foreign combat forces, and the withdrawal of US combat forces will be completely at the end of this year."
He added, "The presence of the international coalition was made at an official request from the Iraqi government in the fields of training and air support," revealing "NATO's demand to contribute to the training of all Iraqi security services."
Regarding the Sinjar Agreement, al-Araji clarified: "The Sinjar Agreement is respected, and the government is determined to proceed with its implementation and address the problems, and it is equitable and we cannot come up with an agreement that satisfies everyone by 100%."
He pointed out: "The enlistment of 2,500 people from the people of Sinjar to receive the security file within the judiciary."

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National Security Adviser: The Sinjar Agreement is fair, and we cannot come up with an agreement that satisfies everyone 100%

"The Sinjar Agreement is respected, and the government is determined to proceed with its implementation and address the problems, and it is equitable, but we cannot come up with an agreement that satisfies everyone by 100%."

 

Thanks yota691 ..... hopefully they will finally implement the agreement and stop procrastinating which seems to me the general practice in Iraq...!  RON 

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In numbers.. the latest official statistics for displaced families in Iraq

•  Time: 10/25/2021 08:45:11
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(Local: Al Furat News) The number of displaced families in the country, according to the latest statistics, reached 39,214, comprising 176,341 individuals, distributed between the Kurdistan Region and two governorates.

The Administrative Undersecretary of the Ministry of Immigration Karim Al-Nouri said, in a press statement, that "the ministry succeeded during the past period in returning 134,000 of them to their areas of origin throughout the governorates, after restoring and securing services, which enabled the ministry to end the file of their displacement two years ago." It was 173,000."

And he indicated that "the families that are still residing in the areas of displacement until now, within the camps in Kurdistan and the governorates of Anbar and Nineveh, distributed by 37,113 families and comprising 165,952 individuals within 26 camps in the region, while the remaining 2,101 families reside in the slate-cities. ".
A few days ago, the ministry announced its readiness to close the Amiriya Fallujah camps in Anbar and Al-Jada'a in Nineveh during the next few days.

Al-Nouri revealed that "the ministry has prepared a plan, which aims to return all the displaced to their areas of residence in coordination with the security agencies and civil society organizations and those affiliated with the United Nations," stressing "there is international support for their return, stabilizing them in the security areas."

He pointed out, in the same context, that "the ministry will implement the return plan for the remaining displaced families during the coming period, which will be carried out in cooperation with the local government of Kouk and the five provinces of Kouk, Al-Din, Ibar, and the provinces."

It is noteworthy that the past days witnessed the return of 43 families, including 246 displaced persons, from the Khazar axis camps, east of the city of Mosul, to their areas of origin in Nineveh.

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Immigration: 39,000 displaced families are still living in camps

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 Baghdad: Esraa Al-Samarrai

 

The number of displaced families in the country, according to the latest statistics, reached 39,214, comprising 176,341 individuals, distributed between the Kurdistan region and two governorates.  

This was stated by the Administrative Undersecretary of the Ministry of Migration and Displacement, Dr. Karim Al-Nouri, explaining to "Al-Sabah" that "the ministry succeeded during the past period in returning 134,000 of them to their areas of origin throughout the governorates, after restoring and securing services, which enabled the ministry to completely end their displacement file." "The number of them two years ago was 173,000."

And he indicated that "the families that are still living in the areas of displacement so far, within camps in Kurdistan and the governorates of Anbar and Nineveh, are distributed by 37,113 families and include 165,952 individuals within 26 camps in the region, while the remaining 2,101 families live in the camps in Anbar and Nineveh governorates." ".

A few days ago, the ministry had announced its readiness to close the Ameriyat al-Fallujah camps in Anbar and al-Jada'a in Nineveh during the next few years.

Al-Nouri revealed that "the ministry has prepared a plan, aimed at returning all the displaced to their areas of residence in coordination with the security agencies, civil society organizations and those affiliated with the United Nations," stressing that "there is international support for their return to their areas after their security stability."

He pointed out, in the same context, that "the ministry will implement the return plan for the remaining displaced families during the coming period, which will be carried out in cooperation with the local governments of five governorates: Nineveh, Kirkuk, Anbar, Salah al-Din and Diyala."

It is noteworthy that the past days witnessed the return of 43 families, including 246 displaced persons, from the Khazir axis camps, located east of the city of Mosul, to their areas of origin in Nineveh.

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Immigration announces the percentage of displaced people returning to their areas of residence

•  Time: 12/11/2021 00:00:19
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Migration and Displacement announced the return of more than 85% of the displaced to their areas of residence.

The director of the Ministry's Branches Department, Ali Abbas, said in a press statement, "The ministry closed the last camp in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, and only the camps of the Kurdistan region remained."
He added, "The region's camps include more than 36,000 families, the majority of whom are about 27 are from Sinjar and the rest are distributed over the Nineveh regions, and a few of them are from Jurf al-Sakhar and Yathrib."

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Iraqi "Migration" closes all camps for displaced people, except for Kurdistan

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 December 18, 2021 10:45 am

Mubasher: The Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement announced, today, Saturday, the closure of all camps for the displaced in the governorates, except for Kurdistan, while explaining the reason for the delay in preparing the Sinjar district to return its displaced.

Immigration Minister Ivan Faeq Jabro told the Iraqi News Agency "INA" that the ministry has closed all camps for the displaced in all governorates, except in the Kurdistan region, indicating that "during this month, the last displacement camp in Mosul, which is Al-Jada'a camp, will be closed."

Jabro added that the region's camps are difficult to close because the ministry has no authority over them and is affiliated with the regional government, but the ministry coordinates to close the Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah camps, stressing that the ministry supports voluntary return, but it sees the lack of real will in the Kurdistan region to end the displacement file.

Jabro pointed out that the ministry cannot pressure the Kurdistan Regional Government to close the camps, but it requests that there be a door to dialogue with the federal government to end the displacement file.

She pointed out that "the majority of the displaced in the camps of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah have prepared their cities, with the exception of the people of Sinjar. This was not done until the implementation of the Sinjar Agreement so that they could return to their cities."

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Inclusion of 400 displaced families in Salah al-Din with a grant of 1.5 million dinars

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 Tikrit: Samir Adel

 

The branch of the Ministry of Migration and Displacement in Salah al-Din announced the inclusion of 400 families returning to their areas of origin in the governorate, with a grant of one and a half million dinars.

The director of the branch, Khaled Mahjoub Jassim, told “Al-Sabah”: “The families that were included in the grant represent the 15th meal, which will be followed by other meals for those covered and according to the availability of financial allocations, as the Ministry of Migration and Displacement has data ready for disbursement, and therefore the exchange is linked to the arrival of the reinforcement. her financial.

He revealed, "There has been a decrease in the number of displaced people as a result of the opening of closed areas, such as Sayed Gharib and Balad Station, which are witnessing a voluntary return of their residents," pointing out that "there are displaced people from the two mentioned areas who live in schools in Samarra district, who visit their areas of origin to rebuild their homes, according to their security permits." .

Editing: Mustafa Majid  

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Al Jada Camp Closed 5

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 Mosul: Shorouq Maher 

 

The security authorities in Nineveh Governorate received instructions to close Al-Jada'a camp 5, which houses about 1,250 families from ISIS, within three days. 

A security source, who declined to be named, explained to "Al-Sabah" that the camp includes 1,250 ISIS families who were unable to leave the camp and return to its areas for fear of reprisals and clan revolts, as well as societal rejection.

He added that about 450 families from south of Mosul and more than 300 families from west and southwest of Nineveh clans refuse to return, pointing out that the security leaders refuse to allow all these families to settle inside the city of Mosul so as not to turn into a "den." according to their description.

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The return of 11,000 displaced families in Najaf voluntarily to their liberated areas

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 Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf: Hussein Al-Kaabi

 

The Najaf Immigration Department revealed that 11,000 displaced families in the governorate have voluntarily returned to their liberated areas out of 14,000 in which they had taken refuge after 2014, stressing that there are no programs to integrate the rest of them due to the reservations of the Najaf and Karbala governments on this.  

Over the past four decades, the province has witnessed several waves of migration to it, once due to the draining of the marshes, and another after the year 2003 to work after the prosperity of religious tourism, or to escape the sectarianism that spread in Baghdad and some provinces, but the strongest wave of them was due to the influence of ISIS terrorists in general. 2014 in some areas, as thousands of families fled to escape their bloodshed and criminality. 

The assistant director of the Immigration Department in Najaf, Haider Abdul-Kadhim Abbas, told Al-Sabah: "The number of families that migrated to the province after 2014, reached 14,475, about 95% of them are from Nineveh, and the rest are from the governorates of Salah al-Din and Diyala, in addition to the Jurf al-Nasr district." ".

He added that "the number of families that voluntarily returned to their areas after their liberation from ISIS terrorists has reached ten thousand and 941, and the rest of them in the governorate is three thousand and 534," noting that "this number is decreasing, as many of them are declining their circle daily for the purpose of registering to voluntarily return to their homes." its regions". 

Abbas indicated that "the families in the governorate previously had financial allocations that would have enabled them to obtain monthly aid, in addition to their support from the Ministry of Immigration with income-generating projects," noting that "after the financial crisis, the aid is now linked to the availability of these allocations from lack thereof".

He pointed out, in the same context, that "there are no programs to integrate families with their host community, due to the reservations of the Najaf and Holy Karbala governments on this," citing this fear of "the fear of demographic change in the two governorates, but the reality of the situation indicates the integration of these families with the community from during work and intermarriage.

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The return of 11,000 displaced families in Najaf voluntarily to their liberated areas

Thursday, December 30, 2021 266

 Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf: Hussein Al-Kaabi

 

The Najaf Immigration Department revealed that 11,000 displaced families in the governorate have voluntarily returned to their liberated areas out of 14,000 in which they had taken refuge after 2014, stressing that there are no programs to integrate the rest of them due to the reservations of the Najaf and Karbala governments on this.  

Over the past four decades, the province has witnessed several waves of migration to it, once due to the draining of the marshes, and another after the year 2003 to work after the prosperity of religious tourism, or to escape the sectarianism that spread in Baghdad and some provinces, but the strongest wave of them was due to the influence of ISIS terrorists in general. 2014 in some areas, as thousands of families fled to escape their bloodshed and criminality. 

The assistant director of the Immigration Department in Najaf, Haider Abdul-Kadhim Abbas, told Al-Sabah: "The number of families that migrated to the province after 2014, reached 14,475, about 95% of them are from Nineveh, and the rest are from the governorates of Salah al-Din and Diyala, in addition to the Jurf al-Nasr district." ".

He added that "the number of families that voluntarily returned to their areas after their liberation from ISIS terrorists has reached ten thousand and 941, and the rest of them in the governorate is three thousand and 534," noting that "this number is decreasing, as many of them are declining their circle daily for the purpose of registering to voluntarily return to their homes." its regions". 

Abbas indicated that "the families in the governorate previously had financial allocations that would have enabled them to obtain monthly aid, in addition to their support system" rel="">support from the Ministry of Immigration with income-generating projects," noting that "after the financial crisis, the aid is now linked to the availability of these allocations from lack thereof".

He pointed out, in the same context, that "there are no programs to integrate families with their host community, due to the reservations of the Najaf and Holy Karbala governments on this," citing this fear of "the fear of demographic change in the two governorates, but the reality of the situation indicates the integration of these families with the community from during work and intermarriage.

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Baghdad and Kurdistan are facing harsh criticism as a result of the poor conditions in the displacement camps

 

Friday - Jumada al-Akhirah 18 1443 AH - January 21, 2022 AD Issue No. [15760]

 

 

Pictures shared by Iraqis on social media of displaced children in camps

Baghdad: Fadel Al-Nashmi

The federal authorities in Baghdad and the federal authorities in the northern Kurdistan region are facing sharp criticism these days as a result of the miserable conditions experienced by the residents of displaced persons camps after the severe cold wave, especially in the northern areas where most of the camps are located. In the last week, an unprecedented cold wave hit Iraq. In some northern regions, it reached minus 17 degrees Celsius; This prompted local administrations in most governorates to suspend the official working hours of government institutions.
While a human rights observatory talks about the death of a woman and two children from the cold, the spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Migration and Displacement, Ali Abbas Jahangir, accused the Kurdistan region authorities of “not cooperating” in the file of the displaced, as they are responsible for managing the camps, but he did not specify its nature.
Jahangir told Asharq Al-Awsat that "the Ministry of the Displaced has asked the Ministry of Oil to prepare additional quantities of white oil for the camps most affected by the cold and snow wave, especially Sharya camp in Dohuk governorate. The problem is that we cannot store large quantities of fuel of all kinds in the camps for fear of movement and other accidents.
He added, "We have a total of 26 camps, most of them are in the governorates of the Kurdistan region, and some of them are in the Nineveh governorate, most of which are residents of the Yazidi component. Most of the camps are almost secured and have the equipment and means necessary to confront the cold wave, and few of them do not have those capabilities."
In response to the accusations leveled by human rights organizations and political parties that the federal government failed to provide a safe environment for families in their areas of origin; What prevents them from returning from the displacement camps, Jahangir believes, is that “some families do not want to return for reasons related to them and not to their original areas. He noted that about 95 percent of the displaced people of Anbar Governorate have returned to their homes, but a small percentage of them preferred to stay in the camps.” The same applies to the governorates of Salah al-Din and Nineveh, and of course the Ministry of Immigration cannot compel those who remain in the camps to forcibly return.”
Yesterday, the director of Mount Sinjar camp in Nineveh Governorate, Ali Shabu, launched an urgent distress call to the United Nations and the Iraqi Human Rights Commission to help hundreds of families trapped as a result of the strong snow wave that swept the region.
Shabaou said in a statement, "The immediate weather conditions, if they continue, will lead to a humanitarian disaster for the citizens residing in Mount Sinjar camp in the Sardashti area of Nineveh Governorate."
For its part, the "Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights", yesterday, sharply criticized the Iraqi authorities, accusing them of "dealing chaotically" in the file of the displaced.
And the “observatory” stated in a lengthy statement, that “the displaced are suffering from tragic conditions as a result of the severe cold wave, and it has been confirmed to (the observatory) so far the death of two children in the Ashti camp for the displaced in the Sulaymaniyah governorate, northern Iraq, and the death of an elderly woman who lives with her family in a dilapidated house in the governorate. Diyala due to the severe cold and the lack of blankets and fuel.”
The "observatory" quoted activists and officials in Ashti camp for the displaced as saying that "the authorities did not take any measures to confront the cold wave that hit the areas of northern Iraq, and an official in the camp said: Frankly, we are wondering about the money allocated to the displaced and where it went."
The Observatory pointed out that “the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement, with its new administration, dealt with the file of the displaced chaotically and without knowledge, and tried to end the file in any way, even if it was at the expense of the displaced.”
The Observatory’s statement noted that “an accelerated government effort to close the displacement camps has had counterproductive results on the displaced from their homes.
The government did not provide a safe and livable environment for them to return to their areas, nor did it provide them with what they needed in the camps, as if it tried to punish them.”
The statement revealed that “more than a million displaced people are in camps and gatherings distributed in Anbar, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Diyala and Nineveh in poor conditions, and they do not have sufficient clothes, means of heating, and the necessary fuel. The authorities do not provide them with what they need to get through the winter. Basic requirements".
A member of the Iraqi parliament from the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Majid Shankali, criticized the government's handling of the file of the displaced in light of the very low climate temperatures.
Shankali said in a press statement, yesterday, that "the situation of the displaced throughout Iraq is very dire, and so far not a single drop of white oil has been distributed, whether to the displaced in Sinjar Mountain or in the Kurdistan Region. Snow covers the Sinjar mountain region, and the displaced are living in tragic conditions." .
He added, "Last year, the Ministry of Immigration bought ice blocks worth 6 billion dinars, and if it bought this amount today, it would have bought white oil for at least 60 thousand families, a barrel of white oil. This is a catastrophic matter for the displaced."
Shankali called on the federal government to “open the file of funds allocated to the displaced since 2014 until now. We have great doubt that most of the funds allocated went into the pockets of the corrupt and thieves.”

[nannab]

That is a disgrace!!!!!  They care more about celebrations sports stadiums new uniforms and lining

their pockets.                                                                 

[horsesoldier]

2 hours ago, nannab said:

That is a disgrace!!!!!  They care more about celebrations sports stadiums new uniforms and lining

their pockets.                                                                 

 
Glad you said what you did. I’d have used some very blue language hacking on these despicable A-holes.

[nannab]

I am just lucky that no-one is around to hear exactly what I

said.  I would have made a long shore man blush.  As I was told that once 

 

1 hour ago, horsesoldier said:

 
Glad you said what you did. I’d have used some very blue language hacking on these despicable A-holes.