July 16, 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, increasing attacks on coalition, sabotage, crime, lack of key infrastructure, and unemployment/salaries; Water and power improving slowly; Nation- wide food distribution proceeding smoothly; Interim Governing Council established; Political: EU Commissioner for External Relations, Chris Patton, indicates willingness to establish trust fund if not controlled by coalition¾$700 million for humanitarian aid and $100 million for reconstruction; International Criminal Court indicates coalition in Iraq does not fall under its jurisdiction and thus will not investigate allegations of coalition war crimes; UN: Governing Council will send three representatives to July 22 special Security Council meeting on Iraq where it is expected to seek Iraq seat in UN—various views on whether council is independent enough from coalition to gain seat; Secretary General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, meeting with Iraq’s neighbors to build support for UN role and recognition of Governing Council; Refugees: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to return 500 refugees out of 5,000 from camp in Saudi Arabia next week; UNHCR does not envision large-scale repatriation this year; Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): UNHCR, UN Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq (UNOHCI), and coalition establish task forces in Mosul to develop strategies for returning IDPs from northern Iraq; Coalition puts priority on moving displaced Palestinians into apartments; Civil Society/Rule of Law: Coalition Provisional Authority head, L. Paul Bremer challenges Governing Council to develop constitution, elections, and stability so that coalition forces can leave; Salaries distributed to professional soldiers of former Iraqi army and one-time payments given to conscripts; Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch push for impartial international role in any Iraqi war crimes tribunals; Civil–Military Interaction: Deadly exchanges between coalition and Iraqis continue; US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld expects more attacks and opens possibility of need for additional troops; Humanitarian Access to Iraq: World Food Program (WFP) routes are: Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Umm Qasr (Iraqi Persian Gulf port), Kuwait, and Iran, but Kuwait route suspended due to crime; World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health using Jordan route for medical supplies; Economy: Domestic fuel production has been decreasing with more reliance on coalition-paid imports— 70% of gasoline now imported while diesel is in short supply and not improving; Water/power: Sabotage continues to plague delivery of power and water; More power going to rest of country and less to Baghdad than before the war; Reports of only a few hours of power a day in Baghdad; Food: July distribution through Ministry of Trade’s Public Distribution System initiated—over 160,000MT of food brought in during first 9 days; Cumulative food brought in since April is in excess of 1.4 million MT; Health and Medical: Disease surveillance system being reestablished throughout country; No major disease outbreaks; International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says looting from nuclear facility south of Baghdad does not pose proliferation hazard—health hazards not yet assessed in response to high radiation level measured by Greenpeace. 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 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; Approximately 175 Kurdish families are living just east of Mosul, and another 700 families are living in Zamar Food Food distribution is at pre-conflict levels; Trial plantings of winter cereals, summer vegetables, and industrial oil-seed crops has started in all three northern governorates Health In Dahuk, all hospitals are functioning normally; Two volunteer physicians with the US-based Northwest Medical Teams are teaching skills to doctors in hospitals in Erbil NFIs –Shelter Water & All water projects in urban and semi-urban areas in Erbil are functioning properly Sanitation Security Stable, but reports of radical elements regrouping, particularly in Sulaymaniyah Other/Comments Power in Dahuk has been restored; Electric power is available for 20-22 hours per day in Erbil; Telephone services were 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 Food Health 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; UNDP is planning to build urban waste containers in Mosul 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]. 4 place Other/Comments The Mosul airport replaces Erbil’s airport as the northern destination for Boeing-737 landings; Passenger flights to Mosul are available on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; Central/West Regions Anbar, Salahaddin, Diyala, Karbala, Babil, Wasit, Najaf, Qadissiya Coordinator Affected Population IDP Movement According to a recent visit by Medecins Sans Frontieres to Diyala, most of the approximately 15,000 IDPs in the governorate have not received June rations and their household food stocks are running low Food WFP and the Ministry of Trade agreed to provide 700 tons of food to IDPs in Diyala to be distributed to 44,000 IDPs by the Danish Refugee Council Health NFIs –Shelter World Vision is delivering more than 3,600 relief packages to residents of Ar Rutbah containing clothing, blankets, plastic sheeting, and water containers Water & Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has resumed work on the New Hella water-works Sanitation project in Babil to supply water to over 500,000 residents Security There has been a trend of attacks against the coalition from the Fallujah to Ramadi area; The rate of attacks on Highway 1 from Baghdad to Mosul remains particularly high; Anbar, Diyala, and Salahaddin are still inaccessible to UN staff due to poor security; The pro-American mayor of Hadithah, located about 150 miles northwest of Baghdad, was shot and killed on Wednesday (July 16) along with one of his sons Other/Comments Baghdad Baghdad Coordinator UNOCHI is aware of 40 NGOs operating in Baghdad Affected Population: 5.8 million Population IDP Movement An IDP working group has been established to coordinate a response to a reported total of 3,000 families in Baghdad who have been displaced; UNHCR has begun registering Iraq’s estimated 80,000 Palestinians, more than 1,300 of which have been living in a tent city established in Baghdad’s Haifa Sport