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Humanitarian coordination

After a disaster, many want to help. This programme explains how the humanitarian system works and how to give in ways that reach people.

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  1. Kyle A. Msall (2018). Humanitarian aid workers’ knowledge of minority cultures in Iraqi Kurdistan. Journal of International Humanitarian Action. DOI 10.1186/s41018-018-0037-4
  2. Hana A. Alsaeed, Rayyan Ibrahim Khleel (2022). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Yazidi Adolescents Survivors at Refugee Camps in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.7479911
  3. Shnya Shwan Omer (2021). The Role of Social Workers in Refugee Camps (A Comparison between the Refugee Camps of Kurdistan and Germany). Springer eBooks. DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-30394-5_39
  4. Ahmed Omar Bali, Rinella Cere (2018). Reporting the Crisis in Iraq: Media Coverage of the Humanitarian Aid Effort in Kurdistan. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern studies. DOI 10.1353/jsa.2018.0010
  5. Saman Majed Mohmmad, Hersh Abdallah Hama Karim (2024). Coalition Army humanitarian assistance for the refugees from South Kurdistan on the Turkish border in 1991.. Journal of Raparin University. DOI 10.26750/vol(11).no(4).paper12

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01What it offers

  • 01

    How aid works

    The humanitarian system and its principles, in plain words.

  • 02

    Giving well

    How to check that an appeal is lawful and transparent.

  • 03

    What helps

    Why cash and coordinated aid often help more than goods.

  • 04

    For Community Cells

    How a Cell can support relief without running its own appeal.

02Who it is for

  • Donors
  • Community Cells
  • Volunteers
  • Diaspora families

03How it works

Learn
take the course on humanitarian systems.
Check
use the checklist before giving.
Give
give only through lawful, transparent channels.
Ask
raise questions with your Chapter.

04What it always keeps

  • Only lawful, transparent channels
  • No appeal is endorsed for a party or armed actor
  • The network does not collect relief funds through this programme
  • Humanitarian principles apply: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, independence

05On the map

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06Courses

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    Verified information during crises and internet shutdowns.

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    Information for displaced people and for those helping them.

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Humanitarian coordination. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/humanitarian-coordination/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Humanitarian Coordination.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/humanitarian-coordination/.

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	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Humanitarian coordination},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/humanitarian-coordination/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/humanitarian-coordination/},
}

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09Research and sources

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  1. Humanitarian aid workers’ knowledge of minority cultures in Iraqi Kurdistan

    Kyle A. Msall · 2018 · Journal of International Humanitarian Action

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefDOAJOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY

  2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Yazidi Adolescents Survivors at Refugee Camps in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

    Hana A. Alsaeed, Rayyan Ibrahim Khleel · 2022 · Zenodo

    ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  3. The Role of Social Workers in Refugee Camps (A Comparison between the Refugee Camps of Kurdistan and Germany)

    Shnya Shwan Omer · 2021 · Springer eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlexCrossref

  4. Reporting the Crisis in Iraq: Media Coverage of the Humanitarian Aid Effort in Kurdistan

    Ahmed Omar Bali, Rinella Cere · 2018 · Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern studies

    ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIRE

  5. Coalition Army humanitarian assistance for the refugees from South Kurdistan on the Turkish border in 1991.

    Saman Majed Mohmmad, Hersh Abdallah Hama Karim · 2024 · Journal of Raparin University

    ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND

  6. Humanitarian Aid in Iraqi Kurdistan

    Michiel Leezenberg · 2000 · CEMOTI

    ArticleCrossrefOpenAIREOpen access

  7. Entrepreneurship Education to Create Livelihood among Refugees and Internally Displaced People in the Camps of Kurdistan

    Enakshi Sengupta, Vijay Kapur · 2018 · Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlexCrossref

  8. Intervention: Women’s Narratives from Refugee Camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

    Nazand Begikhani · 2020 · The Handbook of Displacement

    ChapterCrossref

  9. A peer education program for adolescent girls in refugee camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq:

    Sazan M. Mandalawi, Robyn Henderson · 2022 · Perspectives on Transitions in Refugee Education

    ChapterCrossref

  10. From Relief to Rule: Food Rations and State-Making in Iraqi Kurdistan

    Mujge Kucukkeles · 2025 · Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  11. Assessment of Psychological Aspects among Refugees in Kurdistan Region-Iraq Refugee Camps

    Ahmed Naif Ali, Abdulqader Hussein Hamad · 2024 · Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  12. Gender Differences in Depression Levels at Refugee Camps in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

    Nazdar Abas · 2018 · Journal of Garmian University

    ArticleCrossref

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