—the violation of human rights. We have constant reporting in the community and we...[Inaudible—Editor]...of widespread human rights abuses that have taken place at the time of conflicts on populations that were fleeing. These include rape, and also the abduction and killing of civilians. It is a problem that we are uncovering progressively, especially the sexual and gender-based violence on women. It's a problem that we'll require a lot of time to address and provide proper assistance.
I will conclude, Mr. Chair, on funding and just do a quick overview of where we stand regarding the refugee response. The total requirement in 2014 was $474 million U.S. That's for Iraq, specifically. We were able to mobilize 43% of this requirement, mobilizing more than $200 million U.S. When it comes to the IDP response, the total requirements were in the range of $340 million, and we were able to mobilize a bit more than 50%, 53% to be more exact. The gaps still remain important. Even with countries that contribute generously, there are still a lot of gaps that we are not able to address because of this gap.
I want to highlight the Canadian contribution. In 2014 Canada contributed over $2 million to the Syrian refugee response plan but also to the new IDP situation, as well as the ongoing Iraq situation. In 2015 Canada has already contributed $27.5 million, which we received already and will be covering both the Syrian refugee response and the Iraq situation, addressing the needs of the IDPs. To be more precise, $22.5 million will go to the IDP response and $5 million to the Syrian refugee plan.
That's all, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much. I'm open to any questions.
Thank you.