Highlights
Durable solutions coordination mechanisms in Iraq
In support of government efforts to resolve internal displacement in Iraq, the international community established a durable solutions coordination architecture, under the leadership of the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General / Resident Coordinator / Humanitarian Coordinator (DSRSG / RC / HC). The new coordination architecture aims to bridge the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, bring together United Nations agencies, non-governmental organisations and other actors specialising in humanitarian, development, stabilisation, and peace-building programming, and support the Government of Iraq to implement its national durable solutions plan.
Support to the national durable solutions framework
Under the leadership of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Migration and Displacement have developed a National Plan to End Displacement. Representatives from the humanitarian, development, stabilisation, and peacebuilding community provided technical support and input towards the completion of the plan, which leverages the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Actors in Iraq, led by the Durable Solutions Task Force (DSTF), have also developed a strategic and operational framework to support the implementation of the national plan. The strategy is grounded in several frameworks, including the IASC framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) Protection Strategy, which seeks to ensure the centrality of protection throughout the post-conflict transition towards durable solutions.
