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Written question asked by Bishop of Southwark (Bishops (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 22 March 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2016. It was answered by Baroness Verma (Conservative) on Friday, 1 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Iraq: Internally Displaced People

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of internally displaced persons (1) in Iraq, (2) in Iraq who have returned to their homes, and (3) in Iraq who have left Iraq.

Answer

As of 28 March, the International Organisation for Migration estimates that there are just over 3.4 million Iraqis who have been displaced by fighting since January 2014. 547,600 individuals are reported to have returned to their homes. We do not hold information on the number of Internally Displaced Persons who have left Iraq because those people leaving Iraq include both IDPs and economic migrants.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7310
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Iraq Internally displaced people
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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