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IOM Iraq Newsletter Vol II 2011, January - March

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January - March 2011

Foreword from the Chief of Mission

The beginning of 2011 has seen IOM continue its role at the forefront of emergency response, community stabilization and reintegration interventions in Iraq.

To ensure the successful implementation of these initiatives, the mission has sought to continually increase its presence on the ground. IOM now has over 250 national and international staff in Iraq operating out of 3 regional hubs (Baghdad, Erbil and Basrah) and 22 satellite offices.

In the coming months, IOM will seek to both widen the scope of its current programmes and expand into new activities to sustainably foster a more secure and stable Iraq. One of the first major steps in this direction is the evolution of the mission’s flagship Programme for Human Security and Stabilization (PHSS) into the new Community Revitalization Programme (CRP). The CRP is poised to build upon the successes of PHSS and offer targeted livelihood assistance to sustainably benefit the un- and under-employed as well as their communities. looks forward to working with the re

Working hand-in-hand with its valued donor, humanitarian and government partners – particularly the Ministry of Displacement and Migration, with whom IOM had a fruitful partnership meeting in January – IOM will continue to move beyond immediate relief initiatives to create lasting solutions for the Iraqi people.

Sincerely yours,

Michael Pillinger
Chief of Mission, IOM Iraq