Highlights
As of 28 April there were 3.3 million displaced individuals in Iraq, at least 47 percent of whom are children under 18 years old.
The influx of IDPs into Mahkmour district continued. With new arrivals the estimated number of total IDPs is 6,000 people. The number of IDP families also increased in Anbar Governorate, particularly in Al Wafaa and Kilo 18 transit sites in Ramadi District due to continued military operations in Heet and Kubaisa.
UNICEF ensured provision of safe water for more than 156,805 IDPs across Iraq; improved access to sanitation for over 24,652 IDPs; and improved access to hygiene items and key hygiene practices for 361,776 IDPs.
UNICEF provided learning and recreational materials to 68 camp and noncamp schools in Dahuk, benefiting 19,062 boys and 18,014 girls, and to 28, 358 children from 69 IDP and host community schools in Basra and Diwaniya.
UNICEF supported Nationwide Polio Immunization Days (NPID) between 3 and 7 April. Final results are being prepared by the Ministry of Health (MoH) at the time of reporting.
Psychosocial services were provided to 3,972 newly-registered IDP children (G: 2,168 and B: 1,804) and 236 IDP children (G: 113 and B: 123) received specialized child protection services
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
The protracted crisis in Iraq necessitates regular provision of humanitarian assistance to approximately 10 million people in Iraq including 4.7 million children. As of 28 April 2016, the total number of IDPs had decreased by 2 percent and there were 3,333,384 internally displaced persons (IDPs) while the number of returnees reached 656,778 - an increase of 17 percent across Iraq. Baghdad, Anbar and Dahuk governorates are hosting 43 percent of the total IDP population. 11 percent of the 3.3 million IDPs are reported to be living in camps while the majority are living either with relatives, in unfinished buildings or in rented accommodation in host communities. The influx of IDPs into Mahkmour district continued, with an estimated 6,000 IDPs. Continued military operations in Heet and Kubaisa resulted in increased displacements of families in Anbar Governorate, particularly to Al Wafaa and Kilo 18 transit sites in Ramadi District. In response to concerns over humanitarian conditions in these sites, two interagency missions were undertaken during April and immediate scale-up actions were taken.