The 2012 Regional Response Plan (RRP), aims to provide a strategic framework to address the immediate, as well as the medium to longer term needs of displaced Iraqis in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The RRP was preceded by the CAP in 2008 and 2009 which dealt with the needs of internally displaced Iraqis as well as Iraqi refugees. The needs of Iraqi refugees remain substantial. While the overall population has declined through resettlement departures, returns to Iraq and other movements, Iraqis still continue to seek asylum in neighboring countries. Those who remain in countries of asylum have become more vulnerable as their displacement has lengthened and their coping mechanisms have become depleted. Despite their increased vulnerability, the majority of Iraqi refugees have indicated little interest in returning to their country of origin.