Iraq CRISIS Situation Report No. 48 (10 June – 16 June 2015)
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Iraq CRISIS Situation Report No. 48 (10 June – 16 June 2015) This report is produced by OCHA Iraq 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 Tikrit from Samarra and Kirkuk Sulaymaniyah 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 Ramadi 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 Tikrit District from Kirkuk Governorate and Samarra District 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 www.unocha.org The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. Coordination Saves Lives Iraq IDP Crisis Situation Report No. 48 |2 partners report. 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 Ramadi District, Anbar Governorate, including 765 in Erbil, 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-Fallujah 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 Sulaymaniyah Governorate 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 Zakho 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 Baghdad Governorate, 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 Karkh District need showers, water tanks, and hygiene and family water kits. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org Iraq IDP Crisis Situation Report No. 48 |3 Over 30 families (180 individuals) are in critical need of hygiene and water storage items, disinfectants, sanitation facilities, and sewerage collection along the Najaf-Kerbala road, Najaf Governorate. 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 Muthanna Governorate. 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 Akre 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 Abu Ghraib District. 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.