Humanitarian access is hampered by two major obstacles: a lack of reliable information on humanitarian needs in inaccessible areas and challenges in gaining access to areas beset by insecurity and conflict. In total, 9.3 M people are in need of assistance, 3.9 M of which are living in hard to access areas. Additional factors hindering humanitarian access include such physical constraints, such as destruction of road infrastructure due to the fighting, as well as administrative constraints. IRAQActive conflict and safety concerns in areas controlled by non-state armed groups remain key access constraints in Iraq. Approximately 18% of districts are rated as having “medium access constraints”.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2017 16:08 UTC