MSNA III: Syrian Refugee Household Needs in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2017

A Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA III) of Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, conducted in 2017 by IMPACT in collaboration with UNHCR. The assessment provides a household-level analysis of sector-specific needs and vulnerabilities to inform the Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan (3RP) and relevant programming. It builds on previous MSNAs to assess continued vulnerabilities.

Use Cases

• Identify priority sectors for humanitarian intervention based on reported household needs.
• Analyze changes in refugee vulnerabilities over time based on comparisons with previous assessments.
• Inform resource allocation for shelter, health, and education programs based on sector-specific findings.
• Model geographic or demographic patterns of need within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Strengths

• Assessment conducted by IMPACT in collaboration with UNHCR, a major humanitarian agency.
• Provides household-level analysis for granular insights into vulnerabilities.
• Aims to inform a formal regional plan (3RP), suggesting structured application.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq focus.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) conducted by IMPACT.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 23 14:11:44.948627; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I)