Iraq CRISIS Situation Report No. 48 (10 June – 16 June 2015)

This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 10 – 16 June. Due to the rapidly changing situation it is possible that the numbers and locations listed in this report may no longer be accurate. The next report will be issued on or around 26 June.

Highlights

 Hundreds of families return to from and

checkpoints remain closed to newly displaced people.

 4,400 Rapid Response Mechanism kits provided to IDPs and returnees in Samarra

 More than 276,000 people displaced from since 8 April

 Government requests support for new camp in Ameriyat al-Falluja

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Map created 16 June 2015. Situation Overview

Upwards of 300 families (1,800 individuals) have returned to from and in Salah al-Din Governorate, according to the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) which is facilitating their return. People are reportedly returning in convoys with security escorts, following a screening process. Families returning are reportedly related to security forces and government officials in the area and are returning to their own homes. The Governor, his team and the Provincial Council members have all returned as well. Reports from local partners and NGOs indicate that neither they nor the local authorities have access to Tikrit. Access to Tikrit town is anticipated for Sunday, 21 June. The Governorate Joint Coordination Emergency Cell is also now operational. According to partners, the most urgent needs are repairs for damaged houses, food, non-food items (NFIs) and the reestablishment of health services. In Kirkuk Governorate, small-scale spontaneous IDP returns are also occurring to areas that are accessible again in the southwest areas of the Governorate, as well as to neighbouring Diyala and Salah al-Din governorates. New displacement is being recorded in Samarra, Salah al-Din Governorate. An estimated 50 families (300 individuals), comprised primarily of women and children, reached the Al-Hwesh IDP Camp in Samarra District on 9 June. The families are likely part of a larger displacement of 2,250 families from villages in Balad and Samarra districts of Salah al-Din Governorate displaced earlier this month. Particularly concerning are reports related to the detention of male youths and men, as well as the denial of access to safety. The Al-Hwesh Camp is full and apparently a significant number of families are outside the camp and in need of a temporary shelter solution, + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report

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Humanitarian partners have distributed 5,000 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) kits to IDPs and returnees in Samarra District this week. From 8 to 11 June, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) distributed 1,215 NFI kits to IDPs from , Anbar Governorate, including 765 in , 200 in Baghdad, 150 in Wassit, and 100 in Salah al-Din governorates. Additional distributions are planned for 1,200 RRM kits in Baghdad and 4,150 kits in Ameriyat Al- Sub-district in Anbar Governorate.

As of 15 June, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team has verified that 25,697 families or 154,182 people have been displaced from Ramadi District since 15 May due to ongoing clashes in Anbar Governorate. This brings the total number displaced from Ramadi District to more than 276,000 individuals since the launch of military operations on 8 April, according to IOM. This is an increase from approximately 257,000 on 8 June.

On 11 June, the Office of the Prime Minister requested support to establish a camp in Ameriyat Al-Fallujah Sub- district, Anbar Governorate, as a contingency measure for up to 10,000 families expected to be displaced due to potential future military operations in Fallujah and Ramadi districts. Following consultations with clusters on 14 June, concerns were raised about the present and longer-term security of the location. The UN will advocate for the rights of IDPs to access safety and for freedom of movement. Partners will share guidance with the government for generic camp layouts, and recommend planning for several smaller camps instead of a large one. In a subsequent meeting on 14 June, the Government of Iraq announced its intention to identify a camp site in Ameriyat Al-Fallujah in the week ahead with the initial intent of erecting 2,000 tents on the site and to provide food, water and electricity. By 16 June the Iraq Red Crescent Society had started the set-up of a camp in an area two kilometers away from Ameriyat Al-Fallujah town.

Checkpoints controlled by the remain closed to IDPs. Protection partners report 220 IDP families remain stranded at the Kalar checkpoint. A health partner provided healthcare to IDPs through mobile teams. The NGO reported 50 cases of borderline dehydration among IDPs stranded at the checkpoint. NGOs working in the Kalar area have prepared a plan to assist IDPs stranded at checkpoints. This will include shade areas, installation of water tanks and mobile latrines. OCHA will present the plan to local authorities following the coordination meeting in Kalar on 16 June.

The REACH Initiative and IOM, in support of the CCCM Cluster, recently completed the second of two spontaneous site assessments in May 2015. Two sweeps of spontaneous collective sites were conducted in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) and disputed areas of northern Iraq in October and November 2014, as well as in the southern governorates between February and May 2015. Partners identified geo-referenced and collected key data on informal settlements containing five or more families, including demographics, shelter conditions, legal status, and access to services. Spontaneous sites include informal settlements, collective centres, religious or public buildings and unfinished or abandoned buildings in use as shelters. Most of the sites have substandard services in terms of access, site planning and WASH. Residents are highly vulnerable to changing weather conditions. Shelter in many sites is ad-hoc, with limited protection provided by plastic sheeting and other basic materials. Due to restrictions on access for security reasons, an assessment has not yet been possible in Kirkuk, Anbar, and Ninewa governorates.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Needs:  Water supply for 25,000 IDPs at the Chamishku IDP camp in District, Dahuk Governorate, is insufficient. The average water supply of the camp is 64 litres per person day. Supply is insufficient as a result of lower water pressure in some sections. Waste water management and garbage collection at the camp are additional challenges.  Reverse osmosis units are needed for five wells developed for 1,600 IDP families (9,600 individuals) in Ameriyat al-Falluja Sub-district in Anbar Governorate. In Habbaniyah Tourist City, desludging, garbage collection, hygiene promotion, and increased water trucking are needed to support some 4,170 IDP families (28,260 individuals) sheltering there.  In , WASH services have been requested at a government-established tented site in Taji Sub-district. An assessment is planned to ascertain needs. Over 50 IDP families (300 individuals) at the Sheikh Ma’arouf IDP camp in District need showers, water tanks, and hygiene and family water kits.

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 Over 30 families (180 individuals) are in critical need of hygiene and water storage items, disinfectants, sanitation facilities, and sewerage collection along the -Kerbala road, .  50 tonnes of aluminum sulfate are required for water treatment plants serving over 1,160 IDPs and 100,000 host families in Rumaitha District in .  Reverse osmosis units, generators, water pumps, and spare parts, are needed at the Al-Asri IDP and Rahma IDP camps in Basrah and Missan governorates.

Response:  Work is ongoing to improve the water pressure and increase the pumping duration of boreholes at the Chamishku IDP camp in Dahuk Governorate. A new borehole will be drilled to resolve water shortages and innovative ways to manage garbage collection are being explored. The Dahuk Governorate Bureau of Relief and Humanitarian Affairs (BRHA) will take over garbage collection in mid-July.  103,000 people in informal settlements and unfinished buildings in Zakho, Sumel and Amedi districts, Dahuk Governorate, as well as Shikhan and districts, Ninewa Governorate, are receiving daily water trucking services.  Solid waste collection and disposal was undertaken in Habbaniyah Tourist City, benefitting 1,440 IDPs. Daily water trucking for 21,300 IDPs in in Ameriyat al-Falluja, Habbaniya, Khalidiyah and Rutba sub- districts in Anbar Governorate continues.  In Baghdad Governorate, over 150 IDP families received hygiene kits at the al Rasheed IDP camp in Karkh District, while sanitation facilities were desludged for 1,200 IDPs at the Al Takia collection centre. 900 IDPs were provided water tanks and latrines at the Al-Resalah IDP camp in . 3,000 litres of bottled water were provided to 80 families in Yusufiya Sub-district.  500 families (3,000 individuals) in Diwaniya District in Qadissiya Governorate were reached with hygiene kits, hygiene awareness and water purification tablets.  2,700 families (16,200 individuals) were reached this week with 3,196,000 litres of safe drinking water, daily garbage collection, and tent-to-tent mass hygiene promotion at the Arbat IDP camp in Sulaymaniyah Governorate.

Gaps and Constraints:

 The cluster continues to try to mobilise additional response capacity for the recent Anbar displacements from Ramadi and a number of key WASH partners are making plans to scale up. Inter cluster co- ordination, particularly operational co-ordination with the CCCM and Shelter Clusters, continues to be strengthened.  Security and lack of access continue to hamper response and assessments for the recent Anbar displacements from Ramadi.  Across Iraq, cluster partners are facing continued financial challenges to address WASH issues in multiple camps, including ongoing operations and maintenance, upgrading of WASH facilities to meet standards, and addressing camp-level infrastructural issues.

Shelter and Non-Food Items

Needs:  There is a high need for summer items such as air coolers amongst IDPs. The Shelter Cluster is currently addressing the situation through its regular seasonal provisions.  Around 1,200 IDP families (7,200 individuals) living in hotels in Kerbala Governorate face eviction at the end of this month.  Around 200 families (1,200 individuals) residing at a 150-tent camp in Al-Ashiq Village in Balad District, Salah al-Din Governorate are in urgent need of shelter and non-food items (NFIs).  In Kerbala governorate, 475 families (2,850 individuals) are in need of shelter assistance and are now covered by shelter at the camp now under construction.

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Response:  300 caravans at a MoDM camp in Kerbala Governorate are finished and pending infrastructure. 710 families (4,260 individuals) will be accommodated in a caravan upon completion.  A 500 caravan camp in Abu Ghraib District, Baghdad Governorate, which will be completed in October and serve as a contingency measure for increased displacement, is being established by a partner.  Partners have distributed over 11,640 NFI kits, more than 2,540 tents and created partitions in seven mosques and collective centres for Ramadi IDPs in south and central .  Partners will replace those tents destroyed by fire at the New Alyawa IDP Camp in District, .

Gaps and Constraints:

 Options are being explored to use a donation of tents and NFIs from Qatar Charity to address needs in Kirkuk Governorate. Return areas are adjacent to the frontline and partners need clearance from competent authorities for humanitarian aid delivery.  A rapid site assessment carried out by the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster in Centre and South Iraq has identified many sites with substandard services in terms of access, site planning, WASH and winterization, making residents highly vulnerable to changing weather conditions. Shelter in many sites is ad-hoc, with limited protection provided by plastic sheeting and other basic materials. Cluster partners will be informed accordingly so that they can take this information into account for planning purposes.

Protection

Needs:  74 IDP families (444 individuals) in hotels in Kerbala Governorate face eviction on 17 June.  Expanded child protection coverage in urban areas needed to ensure unaccompanied and separated IDP children outside camps are identified and supported.  Children are becoming separated from their families due to ongoing displacement and violence. Some are separated as they search for work to support their families, fleeing for fear of recruitment into armed forces or groups, moving as a result of the death of family member and concerns for physical safety, or losing contact with their family. Without appropriate care arrangements, children are at heightened risk of abuse, exploitation, child labour, and forced recruitment into armed groups. Response:  The Protection Assistance Reintegration Centre (PARC) successfully advocated stopping the eviction of over 45 families or more than 280 individuals living at a school in Ameriyat al-Falluja Sub-district, Anbar Governorate. A peaceful resolution of a problem between local authorities and over 300 new IDPs at the Bakriya Camp in Al-Ghazaliya area of Baghdad City was also obtained.  UNHCR’s protection partners in the KR-I are conducting protection monitoring with hand-held tablets to identify vulnerable families for cash assistance, NFIs and referrals for protection services. Those monitored include new arrivals from Anbar Governorate.  The Dahuk Department of Health is in the final stages of establishing a hub in to provide psychosocial support (PSS) services. UNFPA dispatched a PSS mobile team in the Bardarash area, Ninewa Governorate, to facilitate PSS and referral for survivors of sexual and other forms of gender- based violence (GBV). UNFPA and partners conducted training for 15 personnel from government and local NGOs on GBV.  Over 640 unaccompanied or separated children have been identified for further support in reunification with family or finding appropriate alternative care arrangements by child protection partners across Iraq since the beginning of the crisis.  Mine risk education (MRE) training, facilitated by the federal Ministry of Environment, was organized in Baghdad for over 35 persons to carry out MRE activities in camps. MRE leaflets will be used, targeting the governorates of Baghdad, Salah al-Din and Diyala, as well as other accessible areas of Anbar Governorate.

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Gaps and Constraints:  MoDM registration remains closed in Kerbala, affecting 3,000 IDP families (18,000 individuals) already in the governorate.  Gaps and constraints in the area of GBV prevention and response include limited actors in non-camp settings, few female doctors and limited employment opportunities and lack of income generation activities. Most women in non-camp environments have limited information and access to the services provided by humanitarian actors and government entities, there is limited cash assistance for female households, and case management for GBV survivors remains a major gap in addition to lack of a clear referral pathway to the service providers in Khaniqin District in Diyala Governorate.  A comprehensive mechanism to register vulnerable children needs to be established, and the development of family-based alternative care arrangements, including foster care, informal care and kinship care, needs to be prioritized.

Health

Needs:  Further support is needed for fixed health facilities, as well as the deployment of mobile teams in areas of emerging conflicts and non-camp IDPs, including Samarra District and Anbar Governorate.  Early detection and investigation of disease alerts and timely response to outbreaks need to be strengthened.  Essential primary and secondary health care services for IDPs and refugees, as well as host and non- host affected communities need to be strengthened.

Response:  Over 17,300 health consultations were undertaken between 6 and 12 June. The provision of primary health care intervention is inclusive of non-communicable diseases, mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS).  Over 1,500 births assisted by skilled attendants and 354 Cesarean in areas of IDP concentration were performed.  Over 2,800 specialized health consultations were provided to IDPs and affected communities, including treatment for chronic diseases, as well as MHPSS. 1,397 cases required hospitalization.  The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners supported delivery of health care services through mobile teams and fixed health centers in Ameriyat al-Falluja Sub-district, two sides of Bzbiz Bridge, Al- Habbani town and Al-Khaldiyah Sub-district in Anbar Governorate.

Camp Coordination and Camp Management Needs:  Solid waste management is a gap in most camps, including the Chamishku IDP camp in Dahuk Governorate and the Mamilian IDP camp in Ninewa Governorate. The Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster is working closely with the WASH Cluster and local municipalities to improve and address this. CCCM is working with camp management and community leaders to take an active role in hygiene promotion awareness.  Water shortages continue to be reported in some camps, including the Kabarto IDP Camp in Sumel District, Dahuk Governorate.

Response:  UNHCR has identified funds (excluding WASH) to make an extension of some 1,000 plots at the Ashti IDP Camp in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, following a request from the local authorities. This would bring the total plots to 2,000 lots. Final details are being concluded with the Arbat Municipality, with surveying to take place soon.

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 The move from Arbat IDP camp to Ashti IDP in Sulaymaniyah Governorate is scheduled for 24 June. The CCCM Cluster has invited all interested agencies to tour the new camp on Thursday, 18 June. An official opening ceremony with the Governor is tentatively planned for the next two weeks.  The Governor of Sulaymaniyah has given his approval to keep Arbat IDP camp open after the move to Ashti. The MoDM is set to improve services for remaining families, including WASH and other infrastructural improvement.

Education Needs:  Of the 3 million IDPs across Iraq, 1.2 million are school-age children between 4 and 17.  Over 3 million children in host communities have been affected by the crisis across Iraq, putting an additional strain on an already overburdened education system.

Response:

 More than 175,000 IDP children were provided assistance by the Education Cluster to access education opportunities across Iraq.  On 11 June, two new child friendly spaces at the Berseve I and Berseve II IDP camps in Dahuk Governorate were opened. Some 1,000 children will benefit from non-formal education at the two locations, which will also act as venues for mother toddler sessions, parent teacher associations and child protection and early childhood care and development activities.  20 tents have been provided to Habbaniya Tourist City in Anbar Governorate, while 30 pre-fab classrooms have been delivered to various places in Baghdad and Diyala governorates. Four five-day training workshops on psychosocial support and pedagogy for 160 education staff have been delivered in Baghdad and Diyala governorates.  The Ministry of Education is planning to expand access for IDPs wishing to take part in Grade 9 through 12 national exams on 27 June. IDP boys and girls who have recently been displaced are encouraged to join the same exams in the nearest exam centres. There will be second attempt exams with possibility of having third attempt to cover for maximum coverage for those unable to participate or do well during the initial examinations.

Gaps and Constraints:

 Existing schools are overstretched, operating in double and triple shifts, to meet demand.  Lack of qualified teachers is undermining the quality of education provided.  Funding remains low across the education spectrum.

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster

Response:

 The UNHCR office which hosts the ETC installed COMCEN in Sulaymaniyah had its mains power system restored after an outage last week. The system is fully operational again. During the mains power outage, the system remained operational using the ETC supplier solar power system.  Discussions are ongoing regarding the planned move of the Dahuk COMCEN. The final location will be known within the week and a mission will be deployed to perform the technical aspects of the move.

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Logistics

Response:  The Logistics Cluster is addressing the need for regular up-to-date logistical information on road conditions, bottlenecks, and asset availability.  The Cluster is liaising closely with partners to enhance information and asset sharing, common service provision and storage support.  The Cluster is supporting partners with common storage services in Erbil and Dahuk.  The Logistics Cluster is coordinating with the Humanitarian Operations Centre (HOPs) for logistics information and planning.  4,000 UNFPA dignity kits were released from inter-agency storage facility in Erbil to support of the Ramadi response effort.

For further information, please contact:

Giovanni Bosco, Head of Office, [email protected] Mobile Iraq: +964 (0) 751 184 4379 David Swanson, Public Information Officer, [email protected] Mobile Iraq: +964 (0) 750 377 0849 For more information, please visit https://iraq.humanitarianresponse.info

Background on the crisis Since the fall of on 9 June 2014, armed groups (AGs), including Ba’athists, tribal militias and members of the former regime/military, along with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), have taken control of large swathes of Iraq’s provinces of Ninewa, Salah al-Din and Diyala. The cities of Mosul, Tikrit, Telafar, Beiji, Quayyara, Suleiman Bek, Heet, Rashad, Hawiga, Riyadh, Falluja and Saqlawiyah, are currently under armed group control. Since January 2014 much of Anbar has been under ISIL control. This has led to massive internal displacement. Iraq is now contending with one of the largest internally displaced populations in the world; over 3 million have been displaced since January 2014.

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