ERBIL () - More than 843,000 displaced people and refugees are currently living in the Kurdistan Region across 193,163 families, according to a report by the Kurdistan Region’s Joint Crisis Coordination Centre, affiliated with the Ministry of Interior.
The report said that, under international standards, each displaced person and refugee requires $2.7 per day to meet basic daily needs.
According to the report, 569,310 people from 114,690 families are internally displaced Iraqis, while another 273,990 people from 78,743 families are refugees living in the Kurdistan Region.
Duhok province hosts the largest share of displaced people and refugees, with 377,416 people, accounting for 44 percent of the total population covered by the report.
Erbil ranks second, hosting 331,755 people, or 40 percent, while Sulaimani is home to 134,129 people, representing 16 percent of the total.
Among refugees, Syrians constitute the largest group, numbering 256,715 people. The report also records 8,506 Iranian refugees, 6,726 Turkish refugees and 894 Palestinian refugees, alongside 1,149 refugees from other countries.
There are 27 camps for displaced people and refugees across the Kurdistan Region.
Eighteen camps are designated for internally displaced people. Of these, 13 are located in Duhok province and five in Erbil, while Sulaimani has no remaining camp for internally displaced people.
Another nine camps are designated for refugees, with four in Duhok, four in Erbil and one in Sulaimani.
Despite the presence of these camps, the majority of displaced people and refugees live outside camp settings.
Of the internally displaced population, 97,430 people live in camps, while more than 471,000 live outside camps.
Among Syrian refugees, 90,102 remain in camps, while 166,433 live in cities and within host communities.
The report said movements of arrivals and returns continued during July.
A total of 868 new refugee arrivals and the return of 384 refugees were recorded during the month. The same period also saw five newly displaced people arrive and 53 displaced people return to their areas of origin.
The humanitarian situation has placed a significant financial burden on the Kurdistan Regional Government.
According to the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre’s report, more than $850 million is required annually to provide essential services.
The estimated cost exceeds $2.361 million per day and $70.887 million per month.
