Refugees Asylum-seekers IDPs Returned IDPs Returned refugeesStateless Others of concern
Budgets and Expenditure for Iraq
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Iraq’s slow recovery from conflict and massive internal displacement in 2006-2010, amid simmering tension and the
unfolding Syrian refugee crisis, was dealt a blow by the outbreak of violence in the central part of the country and
the fall of Mosul in June 2014. In the following weeks, another 800,000 Iraqis became displaced, the majority
moving to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I), already hosting 230,000 Syrians in camps and urban areas.
UNHCR’s close collaboration with the Iraqi authorities as well as its already strong presence and coordination role
in the KR-I due to the refugee response, allowed it to mobilize quickly, supporting IDP access to shelter and other
services and providing targeted assistance to those most in need. Meanwhile, UNHCR maintained its protection
response and assistance to Syrian and other refugees, putting greater emphasis on the implementation of projects
benefiting both displaced persons and their host communities in addition to extending targeted cash assistance and
support to livelihoods.
UNHCR upheld its efforts to assist the Government of Iraq in revising its Comprehensive Plan to end displacement,
however, this as well as the overall humanitarian response was hampered by the high level of insecurity in large
parts of the country, which limited UNHCR’s reach.
A significant funding shortfall forced UNHCR to reduce its interventions for IDPs particularly in the shelter sector. As
a result, 150,000 persons could not be assisted. Moreover, 50,000 refugee households did not receive core relief
items, forcing them to further deplete their own meagre resources
2014 Expenditure for Iraq | USDThe following table presents the final budget and funds available by pillar and the final expenditure at the objective-level, as reported atyear-end.
Pillar 1Refugee
programme
Pillar 2Stateless
programme
Pillar 3Reintegration
projects
Pillar 4IDP projects
Total
Final Budget 162,769,324 2,000,001 39,598,855 359,893,118 564,261,298
Income from contributions* 105,997,336 0 0 180,437,723 286,435,059
Other funds available / transfers 7,610,933 1,968,872 10,535,762 12,831,536 32,947,103
Total funds available 113,608,269 1,968,872 10,535,762 193,269,259 319,382,162
