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While anticipated, decreased international humanitarian funding in Iraq has significant repercussions for internally displaced persons (IDPs), including those with perceived affiliation to ISIS, and in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), where all Yazidi IDP and Syrian refugee camps are based. To better understand the impact of the UN transition in Iraq, this research paper contextualises the situation in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, considering potential longer-term implications on three affected populations: Iraq\u2019s displaced Yazidi community, Iraq\u2019s remaining IDPs \u2013 including those impacted by the closure of Jeddah 5 Camp \u2013 and Iraq\u2019s Syrian refugee population. 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