Highlights
As of 2 July 2015 there were over 3.1 million internally displaced people (over 518,800 families) across 3,613 locations in Iraq.
On 24 July airstrikes by the Government of Turkey began against alleged positions sheltering Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) positions in the northern Governorates of Dahuk and Erbil. According to OCHA, reports have been received from authorities on civilian casualties due to these airstrikes.
In response to the recent displacements, the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Consortium distributed more than 34,852 RRM kits throughout July, benefitting 243,000 recently displaced, on-the-move or vulnerable populations serving more than 60 locations across 13 governorates, including 9,400 RRM kits delivered to hard-to-reach areas in Anbar (including Amiriyat Al Fallujah and Khalidiya) and Salah Al-Din (Tikrit and Al Alam) through RRM partners
UNICEF has supported over 57,700 IDP children through recreational activities and psychosocial support since the start of the crisis. However if additional funding is not received, it is likely that child-friendly spaces and services in 9 camps in Dahuk by the end of August could close, directly affecting services for nearly 8,000 children in need.
During the reporting period, 19,592 children received routine measles vaccination, with ongoing collaboration between UNICEF and the Directorates of Health at governorate level. The majority of children reached were in Baghdad governorate and come from internally displaced populations considered to be particularly vulnerable