IOM Iraq distributes humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons from Sinjar arriving in Duhok Governorate. Photo: IOM Iraq, August 2014
IOM Iraq distributes humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons from Sinjar arriving in Duhok Governorate. Photo: IOM Iraq, August 2014
IOM Iraq and partners build Sheikhan Camp in Duhok Governorate, to shelter displaced Yezidis from Sinjar. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2015
IOM Iraq distributes replacement tents to support displaced Yezidi families in Sheikhan Camp to cope with harsh winter conditions. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, November 2015
An IOM Iraq health team supports displaced Yezidis with primary health care and medication in Duhok’s camps. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2015
As part of livelihood support to the Yezidi community, IOM Iraq establishes a carpet factory in Khanke, Duhok Governorate, employing both internally displaced persons and host community members. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2018
IOM Iraq provides mental health and psychosocial support to displaced Yezidis in camps across Duhok Governorate. Photo: Photo: Nima Tamaddon/IOM Iraq, 2018
IOM Iraq continues to support displaced Yezidis who have been living on Mount Sinjar since 2014. Photo: Nima Tamaddon/IOM Iraq, 2018
IOM Iraq supports displaced Yezidis on Mount Sinjar and in Sinjar town with cash-for-work activities that improve local living conditions while also providing families with much-needed cash. Photo: Sarah Ali/IOM Iraq, 2019
IOM Iraq rehabilitates basic infrastructure through quick impact projects such as the reinstallation of water pipelines. Photo: Sarah Ali/IOM Iraq, 2019
IOM Iraq’s ongoing work to rehabilitate basic infrastructure such as water. Photo: Sarah Ali/IOM Iraq, 2019
IOM Iraq provides schools in Sinjar with furniture and material donations to support the district’s education sector. Photo: Younes Qais/IOM Iraq, 2020
IOM Iraq conducts mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in the camps for displaced Yezidis in Duhok. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2021
IOM Iraq conducts mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in the camps for displaced Yezidis in Duhok. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2021
During a reburial of Yezidi genocide victims exhumed from mass graves, IOM Iraq supports with logistical arrangements for the ceremony and provides mental health and psychosocial support services for the duration of the mourning period. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2021
IOM Iraq holds consultation sessions with Yezidi survivors to shape the development of “New Kocho,” a joint IOM-Nadia’s Initiative project building housing and providing support for Yezidi genocide survivors in Ninewa Governorate’s Kocho village. The project also aims to commemorate the dead by constructing dedicated memorials. Photo: Anjam Rasool/IOM Iraq, 2021
After playing a key role in developing and drafting of the Yezidi [Female] Survivors Law, which passed in 2021, IOM Iraq continues to support the implementation of a reparations programme for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence through consultations. Photo: Raber Aziz/IOM Iraq, 2022
IOM Iraq is rehabilitating houses in Ninewa Governorate, including Sinjar and surrounding villages, in support of support of families returning from displacement. Photo: Aram Hakim/IOM Iraq, 2022
BEFORE: Ali Khalaf Qassim's house in Solagh village, Sinjar, was destroyed during the ISIL attack. Photo: Aram Hakim/IOM Iraq, 2022
AFTER: Ali Khalaf Qassim's house in Solagh village, Sinjar, after rehabilitation by IOM Iraq. Photo: Aram Hakim/IOM Iraq, 2022