Iraq Multi-Sector Needs Assessment for Refugees and Host Communities, 2021

2021 household-level data on sector-specific needs and vulnerabilities of Syrian refugee and host community households in Iraq, collected by IMPACT in collaboration with UNHCR. The assessment covers regions including KR-I, Anbar, Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Ninewa, and includes analysis of the impact of COVID-19. It was designed to support the 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan for 2022.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing humanitarian aid across sectors based on reported household needs and vulnerabilities.
• Comparing needs between refugee and host community households for integrated planning.
• Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on refugee lives and movement intentions.
• Informing the 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan based on identified sectoral needs.

Strengths

• Data provides a household-level analysis for granular insights.
• Assessment covers multiple geographic regions within Iraq, including KR-I and Centre-South governorates.
• Explicitly includes host community data for comparative analysis.

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 sampling of regions with high refugee concentrations.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) sampling of households.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:10:49.969652; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq, specifically KR-I, Anbar, Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Ninewa.