Iraq — Displacement Index: Round 2-4 Comparative Analysis

With the end of the conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), protracted displacement has come to characterize the post-conflict environment in Iraq. Around 1.17 million people remain internally displaced, nearly all of whom fled their areas of origin more than five years ago.1,2 In light of the above, it is essential to advance durable solutions to displacement in Iraq through improving the living conditions that will enable internally displaced persons (IDPs) to voluntarily take steps towards return, local integration, or settlement in new locations. The Displacement Index (DI) is a tool designed to measure and monitor the living conditions of IDPs. Three rounds of data spanning a one-year period from October 2021 to September 2022 are presented in this report. Data collection for DI Round 2 took place between October-December 2021, for Round 3 between January-March 2022 and for Round 4 between July-September 2022. The latest round of this assessment covered a total of 2,697 locations across 18 governorates and 103 districts of Iraq.