Following Iraqi Government's declaration that its forces have liberated the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters,?Secretary-General?Ant¨®nio Guterres today paid tribute to the country's people and Government and vowed United Nations' support to aid the displaced communities and restore rule of law in the freed areas.
The??is not, said the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande.
Close to 700,000 people are still displaced, nearly half of whom are living in 19 emergency camps, she explained. They need shelter, food, health care, water, sanitation and emergency kits.
The levels of trauma we are seeing are some of the highest anywhere. What people have experienced is nearly unimaginable, said Ms. Grande.
She said aid workers have been working around the clock and that enormous efforts have been made by the Government and partners, but that there is a lot to do in the weeks and months ahead.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has called for $985 million to aid humanitarian projects. So far, about 43 per cent has been received, leaving a gap of $562 million.