Iraq HAR081403
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August 14, 2003 Note: This report has been compiled from publicly available information. Although information has been gathered from reliable sources the currency and completeness of the information reported herein is subject to change and cannot be guaranteed. Inquiries, updates and comments are welcome and should be directed to PDMIN team at [email protected]. 1 Routes for Humanitarian Aid Country Supply Routes Supply Routes Comments From: To: Iskenderun (port) Turkey Mersin (port) North Open for humanitarian supplies Silopi Bandar Imam Khomeni (Port) South Open for humanitarian supplies Iran Ahwaz Kermanshah Northeast Open for humanitarian supplies Shipping Iraq South, Central Accommodates shallow-draft vessels Umm Qasr (port) Open for humanitarian supplies; also Kuwait Kuwait City (port) South, Central military use Aqaba (port) Jordan Central Open for humanitarian supplies Ar Ruwayshid Latakia (port) Central Abu Kamal Tartus (port) Syria Beirut, Lebanon (port) Central Open for humanitarian supplies Al Tanf Al Yarubiyeh North Open for humanitarian supplies Note: This report has been compiled from publicly available information. Although information has been gathered from reliable sources the currency and completeness of the information reported herein is subject to change and cannot be guaranteed. Inquiries, updates and comments are welcome and should be directed to PDMIN team at [email protected]. 2 Overview Today’s Highlights Humanitarian Situation: Continued concern about security, lethal exchanges between coalition troops and Iraqis, sabotage, crime, and lack of key infrastructure; High temperatures exacerbating problems; Water and power improving slowly; Nationwide food distribution proceeding smoothly; Political: Earlier this week, Turkish officials began examining their options in response to a coalition request to send significant numbers of troops as peacekeepers in the upper south; Human Rights Watch advocates capturing Saddam Hussein alive and putting him on trial; UN: US-circulated draft resolution calls for setting up a UN assistance mission for Iraq and endorsing the establishment of the Interim Governing Council; The Secretary General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, working hard to get Arab acceptance of Interim Governing Council; Refugees: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urges countries with Iraqi refugees to not force their return home; Situation for Iranian Kurds and Palestinians in Iraq improving after initial post-war downturn; Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): UNHCR providing resettlement support in the North; Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) approves guidelines to address IDP issues in Baghdad and improve living and security conditions for them; Civil Society/Rule of Law: Interim Governing Council desires to take responsibility for police and militias in Baghdad and other cities; Temperatures around 35 to 40° C (95-104° F) complicate already difficult water and power situations; Civil–Military Interaction: Coalition being criticized for deaths of Iraqis in several questionable situations; Confrontation between coalition and Shiite Iraqi crowd in Baghdad over religious banner results in deaths; Humanitarian Access to Iraq: World Food Program (WFP) routes in order of decreasing tonnage are: Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Umm Qasr, Kuwait, and Iran—WFP expects to rely increasingly on Jordan and Umm Qasr; Major routes out of Baghdad to north, west, and south are out of bounds for UN; Iraqi Governing Council grants permission to six international airlines to resume flights to Basrah Airport by end of August; Economy/Oil: With sabotage, lack of power, and theft of power line copper, oil exports drop to about 250,000 barrels per day—high was in excess of 500,000, and over 1 million needed to meet economic goals; Water/power: In Baghdad pumping stations are working, but none of the main sewage treatment plants are operational; Food: Food distribution through Public Distribution System (PDS) continuing with more than 52,000 metric tons (MT) brought in through August 6 for a total of 1.72 million MT; Preparations in the North to turn over food distribution from WFP to local authorities by November; Note: This report has been compiled from publicly available information. Although information has been gathered from reliable sources the currency and completeness of the information reported herein is subject to change and cannot be guaranteed. Inquiries, updates and comments are welcome and should be directed to PDMIN team at [email protected]. 3 Health and Medical: No major disease outbreaks—US Agency for International Development (USAID)/UNICEF reports cholera season is over with fewer likely cases this year than last; Health system hampered by security situation and lack of equipment and training. Note: This report has been compiled from publicly available information. Although information has been gathered from reliable sources the currency and completeness of the information reported herein is subject to change and cannot be guaranteed. Inquiries, updates and comments are welcome and should be directed to PDMIN team at [email protected]. 4 Note: New content has been inserted in red, italicized, bold font. In Country Humanitarian Assistance Preparations North Region Erbil, Dahuk, Salaymaniyah Coordinator UN Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq (UOHCI) is aware of 36 NGOs in northern Iraq Affected Population IDP Movement According to UNHCR, there are approximately 42,000 IDPs living in Dahuk Governorate, 5,000 of which are living under the care of UN agencies; UNHCR has provided tents, blankets, and other household items to several hundred Iraqi Kurds who have returned to Dahuk; Approximately 175 Kurdish families are living just east of Mosul, and another 700 families are living in Zamar; UNHCR is rehabilitating villages and providing shelter materials in Erbil governorate to IDPs who have been returning Food Food distribution is at pre-conflict levels Health NFIs –Shelter UNHCR has begun a shelter program which will construct 70 houses for approximately 500 IDPs in two villages outside Erbil Water & All water projects in urban and semi-urban areas in Erbil are functioning properly Sanitation Security General situation remains calm with no major incidents reported recently Other/Comments Power in Dahuk has been restored; Electric power is available for 20-22 hours per day in Erbil; Telephone services have been restored between Dahuk and Mosul Kirkuk (Attamin), Mosul (Ninewa), Tikrit (Salahaddin) Coordinator Affected Population IDP Movement Three task forces have been established in Mosul to discuss issues related to the return of IDPs from the three northern governorates: Return and Resettlement, Land and Property Issues, and Mass Information Campaign on Land and Property Restitution; World Vision has identified 3,100 IDP families in Ninewa governorate Food Health World Vision is distributing 1,700 family hygiene kits to IDPs in Ninewa governorate this week NFIs –Shelter Water & A UN Security Assessment Mission to Mosul reported that the water and health Sanitation systems are in relatively good condition with facilities unaffected by looting, but the sanitation system remains a concern; 70% of Tikrit is connected to the sewage system and water is also available; In Kirkuk, International Rescue Committee (IRC) is supporting a solid waste collection project to benefit 480,000 people and a sewage line clearance project to benefit about 300,000 people Security Increased attacks mainly against coalition forces in Kirkuk; Security situation in Mosul reported as tense, and increased restrictions for UN staff movement are in Note: This report has been compiled from publicly available information. Although information has been gathered from reliable sources the currency and completeness of the information reported herein is subject to change and cannot be guaranteed. Inquiries, updates and comments are welcome and should be directed to PDMIN team at [email protected]. 5 place Other/Comments The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will open an employment office in Kirkuk to serve as a clearinghouse for employers and job seekers; UNDP’s Iraq Reconstruction and Employment Program (IREP) is providing employment to 1,000 people in Mosul; The Mosul airport is still closed to UN flights, which are using Erbil as the landing point in the North Central/West Regions Anbar, Salahaddin, Diyala, Karbala, Babil, Wasit, Najaf, Qadissiya Coordinator Affected Population IDP Movement According to the Danish Refugee Council, registration of IDPs in Diyala governorate is ongoing and has so far registered over 53,000 IDPs, most of whom are living in former Iraqi military camps, jails, and other unused facilities; International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, and CARE are working on projects that serve the IDP population in Diyala Food Food distribution to more than 17,000 IDPs in Diyala is nearing completion; August food distributions are ongoing in Babylon, Wasit, Qadissiya, Najaf, and Karbala while distribution in Hilla (Babil) has been delayed until next week in order to give the Swiss Federation of Demining time to defuse unexploded ordnance in the Ministry of Trade cold storage warehouse Health International Rescue Committee (IRC) has re-equipped four health centers in Karbala NFIs –Shelter Water & Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has resumed work on the New Hilla water-works Sanitation project in Babil to supply water to over 500,000 residents; IRC has equipped four health