IOM, in cooperation with UNHCR, has distributed emergency non-food
relief items (NFIs) to 98 newly arrived Syrian families in the
Domiz refugee camp in the Northern Iraqi governorate of Dahuk.

The distribution, the fourth in the past month, included
pillows, blankets, water filters, stoves, gas cylinders,
rechargeable fans and lights, mats and plastic storage boxes
provided by IOM, and mattresses, kerosene heaters, jerry cans,
plastic sheet, kitchen sets and cleaning kits provided by
UNHCR. 

IOM has now provided NFIs to 1,551 Syrian refugees in Domiz
camp, at the request of the Dahuk Government Emergency Cell and the
Bureau of Migration and Displacement. 

Domiz is now home to some 2,835 registered Syrian refugees, over
half the estimated 4,200 who have fled the Syrian governorates of
Hasaka, Halab, Damascus, and Reef Dimashq and sought refuge in
Dahuk. Most of the refugees outside the camp are staying with host
families or in local mosques. 

IOM is monitoring the needs and concerns of camp residents and
one major issue – access to education for children –
has now been addressed.  

Syrian children aged 6-12 are now allowed to attend primary
schools in the area, with the approval of the Dahuk authorities.
But transport to local primary schools and overcrowding in
Arabic-language schools remains a problem. 

The Dahuk Bureau of Migration and Displacement believes that up
to 7,000 more refugees may seek shelter in Domiz over the next
month and IOM Iraq is urgently seeking funding from the
international community to provide ongoing assistance. 

For more information, please contact: 

Lado Gvilava

IOM Iraq

Tel: +962 795 409 624

Email: "mailto:lgvilava@iom.int">lgvilava@iom.int