“Cheri works hard. She’s honest. And most importantly, she always puts the people first… This is going to be a close race, and we can’t afford to get it wrong.”

I’m honored to receive Barack Obama’s endorsement for U.S. Senate. Let’s do this.

Truly worrying report by NRC Middle East & North Africa on the effects of #Iraq 's 2nd year of drought - families reducing food intake, unable to access clean water; social tensions rocketing. #climatecrisis nrc.no/globalassets/p…

A quarter of Iraqi farmers surveyed by NRC Middle East & North Africa experienced +90% wheat failure this season, a direct result of water shortages: nrc.no/news/2022/octo…

As Iraq witnesses an ongoing water and climate crisis, Norwegian Refugee Council's latest research finds:
-1 in 3 families had to reduce land planted due to water shortages
-25% made no profit on crops
-38% saw heightened social tensions due to competition over water
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New findings from NRC Middle East & North Africa shows drought destroying crops, livelihoods and incomes in #Iraq , for a second year in a row. Iraq’s climate crisis is hitting farmers and vulnerable groups hard as they struggle to cope. Read more: nrc.no/resources/repo…

Through this project, Malika is now able to provide for her family and send her children to school.

NRC's Activating Markets and Agricultural Livelihoods (AMAL) project funded by KfW Development Bank supported Malika in starting a livestock business in Baaj, Iraq.

Today the Tigris river is dying.

Human activity and climate change have choked its once mighty flow through #Iraq , where -- with its twin river the Euphrates -- it made Mesopotamia a cradle of civilisation thousands of years ago.

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An obvious point it is worth stressing: 'A political crisis has left Iraq without a functional government and unable to act on worsening climate change impacts,' Nazih Osseiran writes in this grim summary. #Iraq news.trust.org/item/202209161…

Many thanks to Lyse Mauvais for shedding light on the challenges that stateless Syrian Kurds face without any citizenship and what this means for their futures- either in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq or beyond.

A recent Norwegian Refugee Council report found that 1 in 12 Kurdish refugees in the Dohuk area remain stateless, 60 years after losing Syrian citizenship.

The report’s co-author Caroline Zullo & Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness researcher Thomas McGee  provide additional insight on what that status means today.

Up to one million #Iraqis lack essential identity documents, hindering access to public service and increasing risk of #poverty and exclusion, according to a new report by Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council & IRC - International Rescue Committee.

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Five years after the war in Iraq, 1 million people still lack identity papers needed to move freely and access healthcare and education. We're working as fast as we can but displaced families must get more help to get their documents to restart their lives nrc.no/news/2022/sept…

Civil documentation is critical for displacement-affected families in Iraq to access services and rebuild their lives years after large-scale conflict.

Read the latest report on these challenges from Norwegian Refugee Council DRC Middle East International Rescue Committee - MENA Baghdad Women Association & others ahead of #IDDay .

As the new school year begins across #Iraq , children in informal sites urgently require assistance to access education, psychosocial support, and their civil documents. Noor Nawzad Taher sheds light on the stories and aspirations of children in informal sites in #Anbar governorate.

'لم نكن معتادين على مدرسة المخيم وكنا نهرب. ولهذا السبب فقدنا سنة كاملة من الدراسة.'

في #العراق ، يعاني الآلاف من الأطفال النازحين مثل تبارك وزينب للحصول على التعليم الذي يستحقونه. يتسبب لهم النزوح المتكرر بالصدمات والخوف والتوتر.

The effects of water scarcity & climate change are only expected to worsen this harvest season. Farming communities from Ninewa to Basra have told NRC Middle East & North Africa over the last few months that their crops have died due to lack of water and their incomes have dwindled as a result.

Parents interviewed by NRC have also described how difficult it is to see their children struggle at school due to repeated displacement. Those children deserve safety and quality education.

The scars of conflict and displacement live on in Iraq’s children.

Our research shows 1 in 3 Iraqi youngsters who have been displaced more than once experience trauma and fear. More investment is needed on mental health support. nrc.no/news/2022/sept…

'In a survey by the Norwegian Refugee Council last year, nearly 40 percent of farmers across the country reported an almost total loss of their wheat crop.'

Powerful reporting by Louisa Loveluck, Mustafa Salim on #Iraq 's worsening drought problem.
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Repeatedly being displaced and adapting to new areas and schools have both immediate and long-term repercussions on children's well-being. Parents and teachers tell Norwegian Refugee Council that their kids need improved access to psychosocial support across #Iraq 's informal settlements.