KRD has the following 9 core thematic focus areas which help KRD in strategically achieving its mission:

• Disaster Relief and Disaster Risk Reduction;
• Livelihoods and Food Security;
• WASH;
• Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation;
• Education;
• Shelter and Protection;
• Human Rights, governance and democratization;
• Conflict Resolution and Peace building.
• Health and Nutrition.