CRISIS Situation Report No. 51 (31 June – 7 July 2015)

This report is produced by OCHA Iraq in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 31 June – 7 July. 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 17 July.

Highlights

 Close to 3,000 IDPs relocated to Ashti IDP Camp in Governorate

 IDP relocation to Tazar de Camp approaches

  Government reports 78 per cent of displaced receive IDP grant

 Kurdish Joint Crisis Centre launches civil-military cooperation unit

 Limited funding continues to constrain and threaten the delivery of aid to people in need

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 9 July 2015. Situation Overview

A total of 480 families (approximately 2,880 individuals) have been relocated to the Ashti IDP Camp in since it officially opened on 29 June. The newly constructed camp, 30km southeast of the town of Sulaymaniyah, has a planned capacity of 1,040 families (6,000 individuals) and was constructed to reduce overcrowding at the nearby Arbat IDP camp.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which provides transport to those willing to relocate, is moving 30 families (180 individuals) per day and verifying that the process is voluntary. Under the first phase, 540 families will be moved in July, while another 500 will be relocated in August. Those families living in temporary tents outside the Arbat IDP Camp are being given priority. The Arbat IDP Camp currently houses close to 18,000 IDPs against a planned capacity of 4,800. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is working on an extension plan to further decongest Arbat.

Plans to relocate IDPs in Kalar town and Sub-district to the newly completed Tazar de IDP Camp in Sulaymaniyah Governorate are now at an advanced stage. Tazar de Camp has a capacity of 1,000 households. Initially 450 families will be relocated in the first phase – 350 from Kalar town and 100 from Kifri. Priority for relocation will be given to the most vulnerable IDPs, including those living in unfinished buildings, those unable to pay their rent, and those who have willingly registered to relocate to the camp.

Of the 174,528 IDPs in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, approximately 20,000 individuals live in IDP camps, according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). The vast majority of IDPs (150,000 individuals) in Sulaymaniyah Governorate live in rented accommodation. Iraq IDP Crisis Situation Report No. 51 |2

Clashes erupted south of on 6 July between Kurdish forces and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Two weeks earlier, Kurdish Peshmerga forces instructed residents of al Murrah and Humera villages to leave the area by 2 July and move to Kirkuk ahead of a potential attack. The incident underscores that the security situation in the governorate remains fragile with threats of attacks and waves of displacement from areas exposed to armed clashes.

The Kurdish regional government’s Joint Crisis Centre (JCC) has launched a Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) unit and has appointed a CIMIC officer. The Coalition is also establishing a small civil-military team in . Both parties aim to improve coordination on civil-military issues. Topics include improving communication between the JCC and the federal Joint Coordination and Monitoring Centre on the identification of potential IDP sites for .

No change in the IDP camp population in Dahuk Governorate and the three districts of , Shikhan and Bardarash, Ninewah Governorate, has been reported, according to UNHCR. A total of 186,178 individuals (31,686 families) now reside in 16 camps in the area.

448,300 families or 78 per cent of those registered have received their IDP grant, the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) reported. After registering with the MoDM each displaced Iraqi family is entitled to a cash grant of one million Iraqi dinars ($850).

Despite the launch of the Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) in Brussels over a month ago, funding for the response overall remains low. A number of clusters report imminent cuts in their programmes if funding is not urgently received. This will result in a direct negative impact on already vulnerable affected populations.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:

 Four 5,000 litre water tanks and a reverse osmosis unit are needed for Al-Amel Al-Manshood tented camp in , Governorate.  Waste water management, garbage collection, high running costs, and water trucking to informal settlements and unfinished buildings, remain key challenges in Dahuk Governorate.  New wells, a water pump, water tanks and maintenance of WASH facilities are needed at the Al Ahal IDP Camp in Al Resala-al Ahal Sub-district, Abu Ghraib District, in .  A new well and reverse osmosis unit for 103 IDP families at the Khaimt Allraq Checkpoint No 75 in Al Rasheed Sub-district, in Mahmoudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, is needed.  Latrines and water tanks are needed for 325 tents at the Sader Al Yousifiyah IDP Camp in Yousifia Sub- district, in Mahmoudiya District, Baghdad Governorate.  2,223 IDP families returning to City, Salah al-Din Governorate, require access to safe water, hygiene items and basic sanitation facilities. Three informal camps in Ishaqi Sub-district in Balad District, hosting 250 returning families, need water, sanitation facilities and hygiene items.

Response:

 53,000 individuals continue to benefit from ongoing collection and safe disposal of solid waste at the Khanke and Bajet Kandala IDP camps in Sumel District, the Bersive II IDP and the Chamishku IDP Camp in , the Dawaodia IDP Camp in Amedi District, and the Essian IDP Camp in Shikhan District, Ninewa Governorate.  49,300 IDPs in informal settlements and unfinished buildings in seven districts in Dahuk Governorate continue to benefit from water trucking.  190 families relocated from Arbat to Ashti new IDP camp, Sulyamaniyah Governorate, are being provided with safe drinking water (40 litres per person per day). Services will be increased as relocation continues.  258 families at the Al Ghazaliya tented camp in Kakh District, Baghdad Governorate, were provided mobile latrines, showers, and water tanks.  250 families in temporary camps in Ishaq Sub-district in Salah al-Din Governorate were provided water tanks and prefabricated latrines and showers.

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Gaps and Constraints:

 Population movements and insecurity in the South and Central Zones make it difficult to deliver critically needed life-saving WASH support to those in need.  The high cost of desludging waste water at the Essian IDP Camp in Shikhan District, Ninewa Gover norate, and the Chamishku IDP Camp in , Dahuk Governorate, remains a burden to the operation and maintenance of services.  Provision of an effective WASH response remains constrained due to lack of funding. 40 per cent of WASH programmes face closure by the end of July unless further funding is secured.

Shelter and Non-Food Items

Needs:  Summerization items and 5,000 caravans are needed for 2,000 households in Governorate, 1,000 households in Wassit Governorate, and 2,000 households in Babylon Governorate, to accommodate IDPs from Anbar Governorate.  10,000 non-food item (NFI) kits are needed for 5,000 households in Anbar and 5,000 in Baghdad governorates.

Response:  Partners have provided more than 125,000 summer non-food item (NFI) kits to date. In addition to mattresses, blankets, water and kerosene jerry cans, summer NFI kits also include either a fan or air cooler, and cool box.  Cluster partners assisted more than 3,000 IDP households with summer NFI distributions, while 3,519 IDP households were reached with shelter interventions.  Summer NFI distributions have been completed for 600 IDP households in District, , while distribution is continuing for 500 IDP households in .  In Dahuk Governorate, summer NFI distributions have been completed for 1,934 IDP households in Zakho District and for 18 IDPs households in Sumel District.  325 IDP households received summer NFI kits in Balad District, Salah al-Din Governorate.  Partners completed summer NFI distribution for 142 IDP households in and Resafa districts, Baghdad Governorate.  1,254 IDP households received tents, including 704 in Sulaymaniyah and 550 in Kirkuk governorates. In Baghdad governorate, 122 tents have been upgraded with concrete slabs under them.  Living conditions for 788 IDP households in Dahuk Governorate were improved with minor shelter repairs.  177 collective centers (religious buildings) sheltering 867 IDP households were improved in Kerbala (89 Collective Centers/308 IDP households) and in Najaf (88 Collective Centers/559 IDP households) governorates. Gaps and Constraints:  Limited funding continues to constrain shelter and NFI support to IDPs. To date, only 6 per cent of the US$95 million requested for the cluster under the 2015 HRP has been funded.  Electricity shortages have been reported in Bersive I and II camps in Dahuk Governorate. The main problem seems to be the electricity transformer for the region. A technical team has reviewed the issue and spare parts have been ordered. It is not clear how long it will take to receive the parts since procurement is being undertaken outside the country.

Food Security Needs:  4.4 million people continue to be in need of food assistance across 18 governorates. Response:  402,000 out of a planned 440,000 individuals received food vouchers in June. WFP distributed food vouchers to displaced people in Erbil Governorate, urban areas of Dahuk Governorate, and four districts of Sulaymaniyah Governorate. Under the programme, beneficiaries received one 19,000 IQD (US$16) food voucher per month for redemption at selected local shops, empowering families to select their preferred foods.  Distribution of Family Food Parcels (FFPs) to IDPs in camp and non-camp locations for the month of July has begun. WFP is providing one month FFPs to displaced persons who are temporarily settled and have access

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to cooking facilities. FFPs are comprised of basic food essentials and are nutritionally designed to provide a family of five with 80 per cent of their daily intake requirements for 30 days. Gaps and Constraints:  Limited funding continues to restrict the response to critical needs. Without additional funding, regular, ongoing food distributions will not continue beyond the end of September.  An estimated 98,000 people have returned to since ISF recaptured the area in April, many of whom are in need of food assistance.

Health

Needs:  Early detection of disease alerts and timely response to outbreaks is essential.  Primary and secondary health care services for IDPs, refugees, host and non-host affected communities remain a priority.  Further support for fixed health facilities and the deployment of mobile teams is needed in areas of emerging conflict, including District, Salah al-Din Governorate, and Anbar Governorate.

Response:  22,164 health consultations were undertaken between 27 June and 3 July. The provision of primary health care intervention is inclusive of non-communicable diseases, mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS).  2,786 births assisted by a skilled attendant, and 737 Cesarean sections, in areas of IDP concentration, were performed.  4,747 specialized health consultations were provided to IDPs and affected communities, including treatment of chronic diseases, and MHPSS. 2,840 cases required hospitalization.  Health Cluster partners supported the delivery of health care services through mobile teams and fixed health centres in Ameriyat al- Sub-district, both sides of the Bzbiz Bridge, Habbaniya Town and Al- Khalidiyah Sub-district in Anbar Governorate.

Gaps and Constraints:

 83 health programmes will close before October unless further funds are secured. Limited funding is severely impacting the response to critical health needs.

Education Needs:

 1.2 million school-age IDP children between the ages of 4 and 17 years of age require access to good quality education.  Close to 2 million school-age children in host communities have been affected by the crisis across Iraq, putting an additional strain on an already overburdened education system.  Limited funding for IDP education could deny a whole generation of children from receiving the education they need.

Response:

 Preparations are underway for the launch of a back-to-school campaign to ensure more displaced school-age children attend school in the next academic year.  8,240 IDP students using the Kurdish curriculum in are sitting their final school year exams.  A school for IDPs in the town of Rapareen, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, has been completed. The school, which will accomodate over 800 students, will open in September.

 The national Education Cluster met with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and other relevant government authorities and partners in Baghdad and governorates. The MoE agreed to nominate a focal point for

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Iraq, improve data and information sharing, as well as hold more meetings to support the government’s efforts to increase school attendance rates.

Gaps and Constraints:

 Most schools in affected areas are operating in double and triple shifts to accommodate the demand.  A lack of qualified teachers in affected areas is undermining the quality of education.  Funding remains low across the Education Cluster, seriously restricting the emergency education response.

Protection

Needs:

 Families at the Bzbiz Bridge in Baghdad Governorate need legal assistance. Many require registration with MoDM, as well as ration cards to claim MoDM cash benefits for IDPs. Others remain in need of missing birth certificates and nationality documents.  Some IDPs have not been allowed to renew their residency in , Sulaymaniyah Governorate. This would allow them to continue residing in urban areas of the governorate. Authorities would like them to relocate to camps. Continued outreach to IDPs in urban areas is needed as many are not registered and therefore cannot avail themselves of support services.

Response:

 711 households in the second quarter of 2015 received protection monitoring in Erbil Governorate. Of these, 401 households were referred for cash assistance.  IDPs across Iraq, including Anbar, Babylon, Diyala, Kerbala, Kirkuk, Najaf, Salah al-Din and Wassit governorates, received protection monitoring, legal aid and counselling services. Of particular note were visits to Habbaniya Tourist City, Ameriyat Al-Fallujah Sub-district and District in Anbar. Evictions were prevented in Babylon Governorate due to advocacy efforts. Facilitation of MoDM registration for IDP families in Baghdad and Diyala governorates, as well as advocacy with Kurdish security forces resulting in the registration of 1,000 IDP families outside camps in District, , were undertaken. In Kerbala Governorate, financial assistance was arranged for six widows.  Partners conducted a visit to Tikrit District to assess protection concerns, including of more than 2,000 families who have returned to Tikrit Town.  The Child Protection Sub-Cluster continues to increase its response interventions in the six main areas affected by the Anbar crisis. Special efforts are focused on psycho-social support, child rights and mine risk reduction.  The Child Protection Sub-Cluster trained over 20 camp-based child protection staff in psycho-social distress management at the Arbat IDP Camp, Sulaymaniyah Governorate. The initiative was part of a broader inter-agency, sub-cluster effort to build the capacity of child protection actors working at the field level.  The Child Protection Sub-Cluster organized a cultural exchange visit for children living in IDP camps and in host communities in Dahuk Governorate. Over 4,000 children and 1,500 adults participated to the event which, amongst others, facilitated discussions around the issues of child labor, child marriage and access to education.  A partner, in collaboration with the Department of Labour and Social Affairs, is currently conducting a follow-up visit for over 568 cases of unaccompanied and separated IDP children. All children were registered in Dahuk Governorate in June 2014

Gaps and Constraints:

 MoDM registration remains closed in Babylon and Kerbala governorates following a decision by the Provincial Councils. This has left a large numbers of IDPs from Anbar without registration and unable to access services. In , MoDM registration is closed thus preventing IDPs from entering the governorate even with the help of a sponsor.  Gaps in areas related to children in contact with the law continue. Detention facilities are often not appropriate to accommodate the needs of children detainees. In some cases, children are detained for over six months before going to trial. Once released reintegration assistance services are scarce.

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Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

Response:

 On 3 July, the ETC FITTEST engineer returned to duty in Iraq.  A mission to Dahuk has been deployed to move the Communications Centre (COMCEN) from the UNHCR Office to the WFP Office at the Jihan Hotel.  The ETC programmed three WHO radio handhelds, four UNDP radio handhelds and six IOM radio handsets over the past week.  ETC provided call sign/ID management training to the IOM Security Officer.

Logistics

Response:

 The Logistics Cluster is supporting partners with common storage services in Erbil and Dahuk.  The Cluster is addressing the need for regular 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.

Gaps and Constraints

 The sharing of assets between partners needs further improvement with better information sharing.  Requests from partners for common storage in Baghdad Governorate are increasing. The Logistics Cluster is currently examining various options available.

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 Wide-scale violence and armed conflict erupted in Iraq in January 2014. Initially concentrated in Anbar Governorate, with the cities of and Falluja particularly affected, the violence and its impact quickly grew, displacing over 500,000 individuals by May. In June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), together with other armed groups, attacked and seized control of Mosul and large portions of northern Iraq, including areas of Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din governorates. This has led to ongoing armed conflict, massive internal displacement, serious and systematic violations of civilian protection and basic human rights, interrupted access to basic services, and severe strain on host communities. As a result, Iraq is now contending with one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with over 8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance as of July 2015.

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