Child protection Kirkuk mission report
Child Protection Sub-Cluster
Highlights
July 27-30, 2015, the Child Protection Sub-Cluster Co-coordinator for Iraq was in Kirkuk to learn about the current situation in the child protection and its coordination. In Kirkuk the Child Protection Sub-Cluster Co-coordinator met with OCHA/UNAMI, IMC, SCI, Mercy Corps, CDO, MEDIA, the Kirkuk based Protection Cluster Coordinator and the Shelter/NFI and CCCM Focal points. She also conducted a field visit in an unfinished house with 2 IDP families in Tarklan. This note summarizes key findings and issues identified during the trip. It also provides recommendations to address them. To be commended is the hard-work of the humanitarian community in Kirkuk and their commitment to serve the people and children affected by the conflict in such a difficult and challenging operating environment.
