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News 25 Feb 2020
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees; 787,705 IDPs and 264,720 Syrian refugees. More details..
News 17 Feb 2020
In a meeting attended by JCC’s Director of Crisis Response, Mariwan Hassan, Director of Information Management, Ali Saed and Director of Resource Mobilization, Srwa Rasool both sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. More details..
News 06 Feb 2020
Both sides exchanged views on the current situation and the ways forward to help the IDPs and finding synergies to support the IDPs, refugees and the return process and stabilization. More details..
News 30 Jan 2020
Both sides exchanged views on the ways to better support the host governments and displaced people to build their resiliency. More details..
News 26 Jan 2020
In a meeting both sides discussed the cooperation between the two agencies and developing a work plan for the year of 2020 to further strengthen crisis management institutional capacities in the Kurdistan Region. More details..
News 20 Jan 2020
The humanitarian assistance will be provided to the IDPs and refugees by Ministry of Interior’s the Joint Crisis Coordination Center in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Korean Republic. More details..
News 14 Jan 2020
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and the impact of recent developments on delivering humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable. More details..
News 13 Jan 2020
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees; 787,367 IDPs and 262,944 Syrian refugees. More details..
News 07 Jan 2020
Director General briefed the delegation about the current humanitarian situation and the humanitarian needs and the continuous arrivals of the Syrian Refugees and IDPs to the Kurdistan Region. More details..
News 18 Dec 2019
Both sides discussed the current humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and the influx of Syrian refugees to the Region and reverse internal displacement. They also discussed the ways of improving cooperation as well as the activities of the JCC in res More details..
News 16 Dec 2019
Both sides emphasized on the importance of implementing some projects in the districts and sub-districts that host IDPs and refugees, especially supporting the most vulnerable group of communities outside the cities with special focus on the livelihoods and jo More details..
News 15 Dec 2019
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees; 787,869 IDPs and 262,022 Syrian refugees. More details..
News 24 Nov 2019
They discussed the humanitarian situation of the newly arrived Syrian Refugees in Kurdistan Region, particularly the influx of Syrian refugees to the Region following the military operations in northern Syria and its impact and consequences on the Kurdistan Re More details..
News 20 Nov 2019
In a meeting both sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and the developments in Northern Syria and the impact and consequences for the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. More details..
News 19 Nov 2019
Director General of the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC), Mr. Hoshang Mohamed, received Mr. Choi Kwang-Jin, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea at the JCC headquarters in Erbil. More details..
News 07 Nov 2019
The winterization needs are prepared in close cooperation with the camp administration and crisis response offices in the governorates and all the priority needs are identified for the displaced people in the camps and outside camps. More details..
News 06 Nov 2019
They discussed the humanitarian situation of the newly arrived Syrian Refugees in Kurdistan Region, particularly the influx of Syrian refugees to the Region following the military operations in northern Syria and its impact and consequences for the Kurdistan R More details..
News 03 Nov 2019
In the end, both sides exchanged views on the current humanitarian and security situation and the needs of refugees and the mechanism for enhancing the cooperation and collaboration between both agencies. More details..
News 29 Oct 2019
In a meeting, both sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and northern Syria (Rojava) and the latest developments in Iraq and Syria and exchanged views on ways to support the IDPs and refugees. They also agreed to continue their coo More details..
News 27 Oct 2019
The aim of the workshop was to improve the life of forcibly displaced people by providing affordable temporary shelter and a dignified safer life away from home. More details..
News 23 Oct 2019
In the meeting both sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region, preparations that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is making to receive Syrian refugees fleeing for their safety to the Kurdistan Region and also needs, priorities. More details..
News 22 Oct 2019
The meeting discussed new developments in Syria and influx of refugees to the Kurdistan Region, needs and priorities for remaining part of 2019 and for 2020 discussed. More details..
News 17 Oct 2019
News 16 Oct 2019
The meeting discussed the latest developments in Syria and the consequences and impacts on the Kurdistan Region in terms of humanitarian, security and to encourage the donor countries to support the Kurdistan Region. More details..
News 14 Oct 2019
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees; 1,037,446 IDPs and 226,399 Syrian refugees More details..
News 26 Sep 2019
The meeting discussed JCC’s plan on the needs of the IDPs, refugees and host communities in the Kurdistan Region for this year and next year. More details..
News 19 Sep 2019
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, numbering (1,041,007 IDPs) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (225,690 persons) More details..
News 16 Sep 2019
The JCC has a long-term mandate and is to operate using an all-hazards approach and it is capable of operating 24/7 if needed. It can serve as a communication hub between individual governorates’ crisis response offices, ministries, departments, and the inte More details..
In the meeting both sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and the ways of improving cooperation and collaboration between JCC and the Church of Jesus Christ further to support the Internally Displaced People (IDPs), refugees and th More details..
News 08 Sep 2019
In the meeting both sides discussed future areas of cooperation between the JCC and EUAM Iraq. More details..
News 27 Aug 2019
In the meeting both sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and the obstacles before the return of the IDPs to their areas of origin. They also discussed increasing cooperation and coordination between JCC and Qandil. More details..
News 22 Aug 2019
News 21 Aug 2019
Both sides also discussed strengthening cooperation and collaboration between the Kurdistan Region and Germany’s government agencies and institutions and deliver more humanitarian assistance to the displaced people residing in the Region. More details..
News 15 Aug 2019
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, numbering (1,040,365 IDPs) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (225,955 persons) See the report in full detail in below photos. More details..
News 08 Aug 2019
THW is one of the JCC’s key partners that have been supporting the Centre technically providing training to its staff and also providing the most required tools and equipment. More details..
News 03 Aug 2019
According to the Strategic plan for the reconstruction and stabilization of the Shingal district which was developed by the local administration and supported by the JCC. Shingal needs for ($ 458,433,854 USA) to bring back the district to its pre-ISIS situatio More details..
News 30 Jul 2019
Through the QUDRA program 27 Peshmerga (7 in 2018 and 20 in 2019) have been supported through the creation of new livelihood opportunities to support their families and overcome the psychological stress. More details..
News 28 Jul 2019
In the meeting, they discussed the humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region as well as the activities of the JCC in responding to the humanitarian crisis since its establishment. More details..
News 22 Jul 2019
In the first phase of QUDRA Programme 58 projects were implemented, benefitting over 700,000 people including the Internally Displaced People (IDPs), the Syrian refugees and host communities in the Region. More details..
News 18 Jul 2019
The meeting focused on the humanitarian needs and challenges facing the IDPs both inside and outside of camps. The meeting also discussed funding shortages as well as voluntary return of the IDPs to their areas of origin. More details..
News 09 Jul 2019
Both sides also discussed the situation of the Syrian refugees in Kurdistan Region, particularly in the education sector as it has been under direct threat due to the lack of funding. More details..
News 08 Jul 2019
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News 30 Jun 2019
Now JCC is working on several other projects within the framework of the strategic plan including establishing rapid response teams, volunteering system, development of software for electronic management of logistic centers and visualization of the threat and More details..
Then, both sides discussed the current humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and ways of improving cooperation between both sides to ensure effective assistance delivery to the vulnerable people. The main obstacles in front of the return of the IDPs t More details..
News 25 Jun 2019
Both sides also discussed the quarterly coordination meeting between JCC-OCHA and UN-Clusters to review the current efforts, discuss the challenges and also ensure concerted efforts. More details..
News 24 Jun 2019
Finally, Mr. Hoshang on behalf of the Ministry of Interior and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) thanked all the NGOs for their presence and continued efforts to support the IDPs, asserting on the importance of providing support to the returnees. More details..
News 20 Jun 2019
Since the defeat of ISIS, the number of international NGOs, especially those servicing in camps, have decreased, which has caused drop in services. In addition, lack of funding has been forcing the humanitarian partners in the Kurdistan Region to reduce the sc More details..
News 29 May 2019
News 28 May 2019
The Joint Crisis Coordination Centre held its regular coordination meeting to discuss the matters related to the IDPs and their numbers inside and outside camps and to update the database of IDPs and refugees in the Kurdistan Region. More details..
News 16 May 2019
During the meeting, several assessments were presented by the IOM team and the JCC on the situation of the IDPs and the barriers before their return as well as facilitating their return. More details..
News 08 May 2019
News 02 May 2019
Mr. Hoshang and Mr. Choi discussed how to maximize the benefits of upcoming support from the Government of Korea, deciding on the best course of action to avoid technical issues and deliver the assistance to the most number of beneficiaries as possible. More details..
News 28 Apr 2019
he Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1.5 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, numbering (1,124,423 IDPs) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (273,543 persons) More details..
As highlighted, the displacement continued throughout the 2019 and still people are compelled to leave their areas for security, livelihood, and economic reasons and come to the Kurdistan, in March 2019, as many as 946 IDPs and refugees entered the Kurdistan R More details..
News 22 Apr 2019
The workshop aimed to prepare airports personnel to handle the logistical situations in post-disasters. The five-day workshop provided training to 30 staff from Erbil and Slemani International airports and employees from relevant government agencies. The atten More details..
News 10 Apr 2019
This document, presents a detailed breakdown of a total number of 167 priority humanitarian Small Scale Projects (SMPs) for 2019. The focus is therefore on small-scale projects with the cost per project ranging from USD 28,000 to 1.2 million. The information More details..
News 28 Mar 2019
With the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) 25 years ago, the Kurdistan Region was transformed from a source of displaced people to a refuge for the displaced. More details..
News 27 Mar 2019
The crisis has pushed to the limits the capacity of the KRI education system, which was already short of schools and teachers and had overcrowded classrooms. Education facilities are overstretched, conducting triple and quadruple shifts with fewer hours of ins More details..
News 19 Mar 2019
Currently the KRG is the host of 249,892 Syrian, 9,129 Turkish, 13,123 Iranian, and 756 Palestinian refugees. Contrary to popular perception, the majority of IDPs and refugees live with the host communities in the Region, while only 37 percent living in the 38 More details..
News 10 Mar 2019
The purpose of the workshop was to introduce the basics of coordination-related issues during the times of crisis and disasters among the different mandated ministries and departments of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The workshop was the continuation of a More details..
News 02 Mar 2019
Despite the military success over ISIS, the ISIS has not ended, they are still active in many liberated areas. The ISIS and other terrorist groups continue to regroup and reorganize themselves and invent new ways and tactics to spread terror ideology targeting More details..
News 26 Feb 2019
Before to the establishment of the OSS, customs clearance requests were taking three weeks or more to process, with exceptional cases sometimes taking months, while the OSS has reduced the time to clear any file below ten working days. More details..
News 25 Feb 2019
The meeting was dedicated to discussing the current critical issues such as humanitarian crisis of the internally displaced people and their needs for food, health services, kerosene, tents and the obstacles in front of the return and the issue of coming back More details..
News 24 Feb 2019
The aim of the workshop is to introduce the main principles and objectives of the CIMIC coordination to the civil and military services during the times of emergencies and crisis and disasters. More details..
News 20 Feb 2019
In a meeting, they discussed the humanitarian situation of the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees as well as the return of the IDPs to their areas of origin. They also exchanged views on the humanitarian needs, coordination and cooperation between More details..
News 19 Feb 2019
Currently the KRG is the host of 249,293 Syrian, 9,080 Turkish, 13,071 Iranian, and 752 Palestinian refugees. Contrary to popular perception, the majority of IDPs and refugees live with the host communities in the Region, while only 37 percent living in the 38 More details..
News 18 Feb 2019
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1.5 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, numbering (1,123,177 IDPs) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (272,196 persons). More details..
News 15 Feb 2019
During 2018, IDPs and refugees continued to flee their homes; 28,487 IDPs, mostly from Nineveh province, and 3,795 refugees from Syria sought refuge in the Kurdistan Region. More details..
News 14 Feb 2019
The meeting discussed the current efforts to strengthen disaster and crisis management institutional capacities, needs and priorities for the Kurdistan Region and the federal government including establishing volunteering system. After a detailed exchange of v More details..
The JCC is the leading institution for the DRM capacity development and roll out of an effective DRM strategy and plan. This will take realistically a few years’ time. More details..
News 06 Feb 2019
In his speech, Minister Sinjari highlighted the factors behind violence and continued spread of the extremist ideology and emergence of terrorist groups. More details..
News 31 Jan 2019
The meeting focused on the humanitarian needs and challenges as well as the funding issues for the displaced people, critical gaps and the humanitarian response plans for 2019 to ensure well-coordinated efforts to support the IDPs and refugees in the Region. T More details..
News 23 Jan 2019
Director General of JCC met with Dr. Haval Abubakr, the Governor of Slemani and discussed the JCC activities and plans as well as the Crisis Response Office in the governorate. More details..
The purpose of the visit is to assess the current humanitarian crisis and the situation of the IDPs and refugees in Kurdistan Region. During the meetings with the governor Dr. Haval Abubaker, bot side discussed humanitarian situation in the Slemani governorate More details..
News 09 Jan 2019
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts more than 1.4 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, including 30 percent of Iraq IDPs numbering (1,127,400 persons) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (283,546 persons). More details..
News 27 Dec 2018
The meeting discussed the situation of Mosul IDPs and other areas in the Kurdistan Region in detail and also talked about the situation in the liberated areas as well as the issues and challenges in front of the return of the IDPs and finding mechanism to over More details..
News 24 Dec 2018
News 20 Dec 2018
The UK, as a one of the main partners, has been a steady supporter of the JCC through UNDP since 2015. It has played an essential and effective role in supporting JCC and the KRG’s efforts to assist the IDPs and refugees in the Kurdistan Region. More details..
News 12 Nov 2018
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts nearly 1.5 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, including 30 percent of Iraq IDPs numbering (1,176,451 persons) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (283,546 persons). More details..
News 05 Nov 2018
The course witnessed high participation as forty staff from the JCC HQ and its offices in the governorates participated in the workshop. The workshop is one of the joint projects run by JCC and GIZ within the framework of cooperation. More details..
News 21 Oct 2018
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts nearly 1.5 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, including 30 percent of Iraq IDPs numbering (1,198,289 persons) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (281,678 persons). More details..
News 16 Oct 2018
The medical assistance is worth of (300,000 USD) and it is the most needed medicine and pharmaceutical items. It is worth to mention that it has been for the fourth year, the Republic of South Korea provides such medical aids to support KRG’s humanitarian ef More details..
News 15 Oct 2018
Both sides discussed the needs of the Internally Displaced People (IDPs), refugees and the host communities in the Kurdistan Region and particularly providing them with the humanitarian assistance, mainly the food items. More details..
News 11 Oct 2018
The Kurdistan Regional Government and the Humanitarian Community will continue to coordinate humanitarian assistance to continue responding to the needs and challenges faced by displaced people and returnees across the region. More details..
News 27 Sep 2018
News 24 Sep 2018
After the KRG Council of Ministers approved and endorsed the Strategic plan on May 2017, JCC started to implement the strategy and drafting a law for disaster and crisis management is one of the key components of the strategy. UNDP has supported JCC in this pr More details..
News 19 Sep 2018
Alarmed by the threat to the welfare and food security of displaced populations, the Kurdistan Regional Government calls upon the federal government and the international community to prevent a potential humanitarian tragedy by allocating needed resources. More details..
News 16 Sep 2018
The purpose of the strategy is to upgrade and promote the current Civil Defense Institute in the Ministry of Interior to become centre of excellence to train and build capacities of all government and non-government stakeholders in crisis and disaster manageme More details..
News 13 Sep 2018
The Kurdistan Region currently hosts 1.4 million of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees, including 30 percent of Iraq IDPs numbering (1,196,007 persons) and 97 percent of Syrian refugees numbering (280,176 persons). More details..
News 09 Sep 2018
