The Urbanization of Conflict IRAQ Directorate of Mine Action(DMA) Ministry of Health and Environment Republic of Iraq 14 Feb. 2018- Geneva 1 Contents - Scope of Problem - Response to New Situation - Challenges - Needs 2 Scope of Problem ISIS was controlled several Provinces in Iraq After 10 th June 2014 . Thousands of IEDs were planted everywhere in these provinces . Iraqi forces was faced new challenge by IED contaminations during liberating operations . Difficulties of IDPs and Returnees Movements Provinces that ISIS controlled 3 Response to New Situation 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Removed/Destroyed Devices (IEDs) in Liberated Areas Total Removed/Destroyed Devices by Provinces 60,000 Total Devices 51,850 (IEDs) • 103,811 Pcs 50,000 40,000 37,820 30,000 Total 20,000 No. of Devices (Pcs) (Pcs) Devices ofNo. 10,000 5,569 5,281 2,449 95 747 0 Anbar Babylon Baghdad Diyala Karkuk Ninewa Salah al- Din 12 MRE Activities Number of MRE Visits in Number of MRE Field Visits liberated Areas •13,031 7,000 6,644 2015 - 2017 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,674 2,520 2,000 Visits of MRE FieldNo. 1,000 699 76 201 217 0 13 Number of MRE Beneficiaries Number of Beneficiary by Age and Gender 1,200,000 1,018,236 Beneficiaries 1,000,000 from MRE 800,000 1,404,883 600,000 522,106 445,914 Beneficiary 400,000 266,042 307,170 250,298 200,000 0 Children 5_12 Youth 13_18 Adult 19 Female Male 14 Victim Assistance Victims Survey in Al - Fallujah district started and around 5000 victims reported 15 Challenges Unstable Security situation No international Standards for IEDs. Low No. of Operators and lack of Experiences . Lack of information Lack of financial resources IDPs and Returnees 16 Total IDPs and rate of IDPs affected by IEDs 5,018,822 594,229 %11,8 Affected IDPs by IEDs Hazards 1.8 1.69 • Total IDPs • IDPS • Rate of 1.6 affected affected Millions 1.4 IDPs 1.21 1.2 0.98 1 0.88 0.8 people 0.6 0.42 0.4 0.2 0.14 0.15 0.11 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 Anbar Babylon Baghdad Kirkuk Ninewa Salah al-Din Effected People by IEDs (3 Km Buffer) Effected People 17 Total Returnees and rate of Returnees affected by IEDs 3,031,806 594,229 20% • Total • Affected • Rate of Returnees Returnees affected By IEDs Returnees by IEDs 18 Needs to face the new challenges ➢Funding ➢Capacity Building ➢NTS for Liberated Area ➢New Technology for detecting IEDs 19 Mosul – Right Side – September 201720.