Summaries, Reports, and Backgrounders
RCUSA Backgrounders
Backgrounder on Palestinians from Iraq, K. Younes (Refugees International) and E. Campbell (RCUSA), March 17, 2008
Iraqi Refugees Questions and Answers, August 30, 2007
Refugee Resettlement Security Screening Backgrounder, August 30, 2007
U.S. Public Commitments to Iraqi Refugees, August 27, 2007
Call to Action: Refugees from Iraq Need Urgent Protection and Assistance, August 2, 2007
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Backgrounder: Refugees from Iraq Require Urgent Protection and Assistance," May 21, 2007
2009
Refugee Crisis in America: Iraqis and Their Resettlement Experience, Human Rights Action in partnership with Human Righst Institute of Georgetown Law, October 7, 2009
Uncertain Refuge and Dangerous Return: Iraq's Uprooted Minorities, Minority Rights Group International, September 2009
Surviving in the City: A review of UNHCR's operation for Iraqi refugees in urban areas of Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, UNHCR Policy Development and Evaluation Service, July 2009
Iraqi Refugees in the United States: In Dire Straits, International Rescue Committee, June 2009
Save the Mandaeans, The Mandaean Associations Union, April 20, 2009
Promises to the Persecuted: The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2008, Human Rights First, April 2009
Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, Government Accountability Office, March 2009
2008
Challenges of Forced Displacement Within Iraq, International Displacement Monitoring Centre, December 29, 2008
Minorities, Displacement, and Iraq's Future, The Brookings Institution - University of Bern: Project on Internal Displacement, December 2008
UNICEF Syria Emergency Response: Monthly Update #13, Displaced Children and Women from Iraq UNICEF, July 2008
Failed Responsibilities: Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, International Crisis Group, July 10, 2008.
Stuck in Syria, With No Way Home, Washington Post, June 1, 2008
Uprooted and Unstable: Meeting Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Iraq, Refugees International, April 15, 2008
Iraq Humanitarian Profile, UNOCHA through ReliefWeb, March 2008
No Place Home: Iraqi Refugees between Precarious Safety and Precipitous Return, Heinrich Böll Foundation, March 24, 2008
Health Needs and Perceptions of Patients in Jordanian Red Crescent and Caritas Clinic, International Medical Corps and Center for Refugee and Disaster Response in Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, March 24, 2008
Carnage and Despair in Iraq: Iraq Five Years on, Amnesty International, March 18, 2008
Five Years Later: A Hidden Crisis, International Rescue Committee, March 18, 2008
No Let-up in the Humanitarian Crisis, International Committee of the Red Cross, March 17, 2008
Humanitarian action in Iraq: putting the pieces together, Humanitarian Policy Group, March 2008
Minority Religious Groups in Iraq, IOM, February 2008
IOM Emergency Assessments: Post-February 2006 Displacement in Iraq Report, IOM, February 15, 2008
Iraqi Refugee Resettlement Continues to Lag Behind Targets, Refugees International, February 4, 2008
IOM Iraq: Internal Displacement Program Activities Update, IOM, February 2008
Assessment on Psychosocial Needs of Iraqis Displaced in Jordan and Lebanon, IOM, February 2008
The Iraqi Displacement Crisis, Refugees International, January 31, 2008
Preparing for the Future: Protecting Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement and Human Rights First, January 25, 2008
Iraq Situation Update, UNHCR, January 23, 2008
Trauma Survey in Syria, UNHCR, January 22, 2008
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: The Need for Action, Migration Policy Institute, January 18, 2008
Applying the Lessons of Bosnia in Iraq: Whatever the Solution, Property Rights Should be Secured, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, January 8, 2008
Profiles of Iraqi Refugees, ICMC and IOM, January 2008
Iraq Situation Update, UNHCR, January 2008
Iraq Displacement: 2007 Year in Review, IOM, January 2008
2007
Rot Here or Die There: Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch, December 2007
IOM Emergency Assessments: Post-February 2006 Displacement in Iraq Report, IOM, December 1, 2007
Iraqi Refugees: Seeking Stability in Syria and Jordan, Patricia Weiss Fagen, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, and Center for International and Religious Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, 2007
Iraqis in Jordan: Their Number and Characteristics, FAFO, 2007
Iraqi Situation Update, UNHCR, November 21, 2007
Facts and Figures on Humanitarian Situation in Iraq, UNOCHA, November 13, 2007
Fortress Europe and 'Iraqi Intruders': Iraqi Asylum-Seekers and the EU, UNHCR, October 2007
The Politics of Refugee Advocacy and Humanitarian Assistance, Middle East Report, Fall 2007
Iraq: human rights abuses against Palestinian refugees, Amnesty International, October 1, 2007
Millions in Flight: the Iraqi Refugee Crisis, Amnesty International, September 2007
The Next Iraq Problem, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 2007
Letter to Ambassador Foley and Lori Scialabba on Iraqi Refugees, Human Rights Watch, September 20, 2007
Health Sector Appeal: Meeting the Health Needs of Iraqis Displaced in Neighbouring Countries, Joint Appeal by UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO, September 18, 2007
IOM Emergency Assessments: Post-February 2006 Displacement in Iraq Report, IOM, September 15, 2007
New York Times Graphic of Displaced Iraqis
Escaping Mayhem and Murder: Iraqi Refugees in the Middle East, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, September 10, 2007
Refugees in Limbo: The Plight of Iraqis in Bordering States, Middle East Report, Fall 2007
Iraqi Adolescent Girls: Voices to be heard, Damascus Occasional Paper No 1, UNICEF Syria Country Office, August 2007
Security, Displacement and Iraq: A Deadly Combination, The Brookings Institution, August 27, 2007
US Response to Iraqi Refugees,
Human Rights First, August 1, 2007
Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge in Iraq, NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq and Oxfam International, July 30, 2007
Iraqis Who Have Worked With U.S., Human Rights First, July 28, 2007
History of Refugee Protection in the Context of Iraqi Refugee Crisis, Human Rights First, July 28, 2007
Iraq: The Situation of Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Amnesty International, July 26, 2007
The Iraq War's Impact on Growth and Inflation in Jordan, Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, July 2007. The report argues against the popular perception in Jordan that Iraqis who fled the war caused major inflation in the country.
Iraq Displacement 2007 Mid-Year Review, International Organization for Migration, July 2007
Update on Humanitarian Issues and Politics in Iraq,
The Brookings Institution - University of Bern, Project on Internal Displacement, July 6, 2007
Iraqi Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic: A Field-Based Snapshot,
The Brookings Institution - University of Bern, Project on Internal Displacement, June 2007
Iraq Bleeds: Millions Displaced by Conflict, Persecution and Violence, Refugees, No 146, Issue 2, 2007
Iraq's Displacement Crisis: The Search For Solutions, Forced Migration Review, June 2007
Accepting Realities in Iraq, Chatham House, May 2007
Iraq Humanitarian Crisis Situation and NGO's Responses, NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq, May 2007
Iraq and the Kirds: Resolving the Kirkuk Crisis, International Crisis Group, Middle East Report No 64, April 19, 2007
Civilians Without Protection, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), April 11, 2007
Iraq: From a Flood to a Trickle, Human Rights Watch, Number 1, April 2007
Statistics on Displaced Iraqis Around the World, UNHCR, April 2007
Strategic Framework for Humanitarian Action in Iraq, United Nations and Partners, April 2007
The World's Fastest Growing Displacement Crisis, Refugees International, March 2007
Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis? CRS Report to Congress, March 23, 2007
Operation R4: Update on Iraqi-Christian Refugees World-Wide Survey, Chaldean Federation of America, March 2007
Humanitarian situation of refugees from Iraq: European Parliament resolution on refugees from Iraq, February 15, 2007
Sabian Mandeans in Iraq Face Annihilation, The Mandean Human Rights Group, January 2007
Iraq Displacement: 2006 Year in Review, International Organization for Migration, 2007
WFP Rapid Food Needs Assessment - Refugees Fleeing Iraq Into Syria, WFP, January 29 - February 8, 2007
Iraqis on the Move: Sectarian Violence in Baghdad, an assessment by International Medical Corps, January 2007
2006
The Silent Treatment, Human Rights Watch, Vol 18, No 10(E), November 2006
Nowhere to Flee: The Perilous Situation of Palestinians in Iraq,
Human Rights Watch, Vol 18, No 4(E), September 2006
