Last year, the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration called on all Palestinians at al-Waleed to return to their homes in Baghdad, promising them financial compensation, assistance and protection.
[1] Al-Waleed suffers from poor hygiene and an absence of medical care amid extreme weather conditions.
The tents are overcrowded and many residents have chronic respiratory ailments, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart problems.
In the summer, temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded, while sandstorms, fires, snakes and scorpions all present dangers.
With no sewage system, waste water runs openly through the camp, leading to a higher occurrence of disease and infections among children who play between the tents.