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Iraqi refugees have mainly fled into urban centers across region, rather than in refugee camps. [1] There are roughly 2 million Iraqi refugees living in countries neighboring Iraq [5] [6] and 95% of them still live in the Middle East - although other nations in Europe have begun to accept Iraqi refugees. [4]
By the end of 2008, only 10 percent of the Iraqi refugees resettled by the UNHCR had been accommodated in EU nations, primarily Sweden and the Netherlands. [2] Amidst escalating sectarian violence in Iraq following the Al-Askari mosque bombing in 2007, the United Nations urged Western nations to increase their acceptance of Iraqi refugees ...
The number of Iraqis in Germany is estimated at 150,000 [36] In 2006, out of 2,727 asylum applications for Iraqi refugees, only 8.3 percent were accepted. [37] Some sources claim there to be just around 40,000 Iraqi refugees residing in Germany. [38] In 2006, Germany granted just 8.3 percent of Iraqi asylum demands, according to the ministry. [39]
Refugee camps in Asia ... Refugee camps in Europe (4 C, 16 P) S. Refugee camps in South America (3 P) This page was last edited on 25 October 2012, at 19:13 ...
Refugee camps in Iraq (5 P) Refugee camps in Israel (2 P) J. ... Pages in category "Refugee camps in Asia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The quality of life in Iraq has decreased dramatically since 2003 [4] and therefore economic and livelihood factors also play a major role in the complex decision-making processes of displaced Iraqis. [3] Unemployment is endemic in Iraq and many IDPs, particularly women, do not have adequate access to employment opportunities. Many have also ...
In 2007, Sweden attempted to throttle the influx of Iraqi refugees by tightening the rules for asylum seekers, [5] but in 2008 there were again record numbers of Iraqi immigrants, close to 12,000. In 2009, the number of immigrants fell again slightly, to 8,400. Iraqi-born persons in Sweden by year: [8]
Under international law, a refugee is a person who has fled their own country of nationality or habitual residence, and cannot return due to fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.