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Iraq: Displacement movements from Syria - Weekly update #4: 14 - 20 November 2019

Iraq: Displacement movements from Syria - Weekly update #4: 14 - 20 November 2019
Iraq: Displacement movements from Syria - Weekly update #4: 14 - 20 November 2019

2019-11-21 00:00:00 - From: Relief Web



Highlights

  • 45% of the individuals are under the age of 18. 18% of them are unaccompanied.

  • 51% are adults accompanied by children. Of these, 42% are travelling with three or more children.

  • 32% of adults are travelling without families, and of these, 84% are males.

  • 95% of weekly arrivals have relatives in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

  • 24% of weekly arrivals are males aged 18-34.

Changes compared to the previous weekly update:

  • 16% increase in arrivals from Aleppo and a 9% decrease in arrivals from Al-Hasakeh.

  • 11 additional pregnant/lactating women arrived from Syria.