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Iraq

Public bodies for preparedness, alerts, health and livelihoods, by topic.

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11
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3
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4 of 7
Last checked
23 October 2026

01Where to start

The steps of the guide, each with this country’s official bodies.

  1. Learn the emergency number

    Each country has its own emergency number.

  2. Receive official alerts

    Warning systems and weather services issue alerts.

  3. Prepare a household plan

    Civil protection bodies publish what to prepare.

    Learn Disaster risk reduction, Earthquake engineering

  4. Get health care

    Public health bodies explain how to access care.

    Learn Public health, Mental health and psychosocial support

  5. Claim social protection

    Social security bodies handle benefits and pensions.

    No body is checked for this step here yet.

  6. Find work

    Public employment services support livelihoods.

    No body is checked for this step here yet.

  7. Follow crises

    UN agencies publish updates on crises in each country.

    Learn Humanitarian action

02Official bodies by topic

Each entry links to the body’s own site.

  • PreparednessKurdistan RegionGovernment

    Joint Crisis Coordination Centre

    jcc.gov.krd

    Kurdistan Regional Government

    To verifyChecked

  • Weather and hazardsNationalGovernment

    Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology

    meteoseism.gov.iq

    To verifyChecked

  • HealthNationalGovernment

    Ministry of Health

    moh.gov.iq

    Federal Government of Iraq

    To verifyChecked

  • HealthKurdistan RegionGovernment

    Ministry of Health

    gov.krd

    Kurdistan Regional Government

    To verifyChecked

  • HealthInternationalInternational body

    Country profile

    who.int

    World Health Organization

    VerifiedChecked

  • Humanitarian informationInternationalInternational body

    Country updates

    reliefweb.int

    ReliefWeb, UN OCHA

    VerifiedChecked

03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • Emergency numbersNationalInternational body

    Emergency numbers

    help.unhcr.org

    UNHCR Help Iraq

    UNHCR refers people to 122 in the Kurdistan Region and 911 elsewhere in Iraq. Other short codes circulate; check locally.

    Secondary sourceChecked

  • Family and womenKurdistan RegionGovernment

    119 family and women’s helpline

    gov.krd

    KRG Directorate for Combating Violence against Women and Families

    Free, confidential helpline, day and night, with social, legal and psychosocial counsellors. Phone 119.

    Secondary sourceChecked

  • Family and womenInternationalInternational body

    Reconnecting families

    icrc.org

    International Committee of the Red Cross

    Help to trace relatives separated by conflict, disaster or migration.

    VerifiedChecked

  • Settlement and integrationNationalGovernment

    Ministry of Migration and Displacement

    momd.gov.iq

    Government of Iraq

    Federal ministry for displaced people and returnees.

    To verifyChecked

  • Settlement and integrationKurdistan RegionGovernment

    Kurdistan Regional Government

    gov.krd

    Official portal of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

    To verifyChecked

04Official updates

Official alerts

Awaiting licence review The latest official items appear here once the source’s licence is approved.

Source: Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (UN OCHA and the European Commission)

Public health notices

Awaiting licence review The latest official items appear here once the source’s licence is approved.

Source: United Nations (UN News)

International bodies

Awaiting licence review The latest official items appear here once the source’s licence is approved.

Source: United Nations (UN News)

05Shared by members

Members share links to official and original sources. Each is checked before it shows.

Local services

Shared listings

Sharing opens soon

Organisations, services, resources and public places shared by members, each linked to its official site.

Preparedness guides

Shared listings

Sharing opens soon

Organisations, services, resources and public places shared by members, each linked to its official site.

06Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

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07Elsewhere on the network

  • KCO

    Iraq

    The country programme.

  • Academy

    Iraq

    School, study and scholarships.

  • Heritage

    Iraq

    Heritage, archives and museums.

  • Research

    Iraq

    Statistics, data and archives.

  • Opportunities

    Iraq

    Jobs, study and enterprise.

  • Civic

    Iraq

    Rights, documents and participation.

  • News and events

    Iraq

    Official announcements.

08How we check

Each link was opened on the date shown. Bodies change their sites; tell us when a link breaks or a body is missing.

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Cite this page
APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Iraq. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/directory/iraq/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Iraq.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/directory/iraq/.

BibTeX
@misc{kco2026_development_directory_iraq,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Iraq},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/directory/iraq/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/directory/iraq/},
}

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