Iraq — Displacement Index: Round 7 (May - August 2023)

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 1.14 million people remain internally displaced, nearly all of whom fled their areas of origin more than five years ago. In light of the above, it is essential to advance durable solutions to displacement in Iraq by improving living conditions to 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. Data collection for DI Round 7 took place between May and August 2023 across 18 governorates, 103 districts and 2,614 locations of Iraq. During this round, 24 fewer locations of displacement were assessed, compared to the previous round collected in January – April 2023, when 2,638 locations were assessed, as IDPs either returned to their areas of origin or moved to another location of displacement.