July 18, 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: British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves US for Asia; US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, spending several days in Iraqi assessing the security and humanitarian situation, indicates that US was surprised by post-conflict developments; Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) head L. Paul Bremer travels to Washington, DC for briefings and meetings; UN: Secretary General Kofi Annan, US Secretary of State Colin Powell, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, Spain’s Ambassador to the UN Inocencio Arias and others all indicated additional Security Council resolution giving UN greater role in Iraq is under informal discussion; Refugees: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers obtains Jordan’s assurances that it will not force out 200,000 to 300,000 Iraqis in refugee-like status—Lubbers asks Jordan to take in 1,200 mostly Iranian Kurds in no-man’s land at Iraq-Jordan border; Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers travels to northern Iraq and addresses Kurds displaced in the former government’s Arabization campaign—Lubbers indicates fair treatment of both Kurds and Arabs is responsibility of Iraqi authorities, particularly the CPA; Civil Society/Rule of Law: High-level US Department of Defense study team and CARE come to similar conclusions—coalition must make rapid strides in security, infrastructure, and jobs/compensation or risk losing support of Iraqi populace; Civil–Military Interaction: Deadly exchanges between coalition and Iraqis continue as coalition sweeps continue; US Central Command General Abizaid characterizes situation as guerrilla warfare and says US troops may need to stay for one-year tours; Humanitarian Access to Iraq: World Food Program (WFP) routes in order of decreasing tonnage are: Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Umm Qasr (Iraqi Persian Gulf port), Kuwait, and Iran—World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health using Jordan route for medical supplies; Construction companies complete work on important bypass on road from Jordan to Baghdad; Economy: Domestic fuel production has been decreasing with more reliance on coalition-paid imports and barter; While exports from the south are continuing, production may not meet domestic needs until next year; Oil-for-Food program has prioritized nearly $2 billion for electrical, oil, and water repairs; Water/power: CARE reports half of population does not have access clean drinking water as about 2 million metric tons (MT) of sewage being dumped into rivers daily, compared to about 500,000 MT before war—many have no other water source; Electricity continues to be available intermittently from a few hours a day up to 16 hours a day; Food: Oil-for-Food program pays for 1.25 million MT of Iraqi wheat, some of which will need to be treated, and 500,000 MT of Iraqi barley; 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: Disease surveillance system being reestablished throughout country—no major disease outbreaks, but high summer temperatures exacerbate potential for water-borne diseases. 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; Approximately 175 Kurdish families are living just east of Mosul, and another 700 families are living in Zamar; After meeting with senior officials of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) today in Sulaymaniyah and discussing the issue of displaced Kurds who were expelled from their homes under Saddam Hussein, but who are now seeking to reclaim their properties in the northern governorates, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said that UNHCR is willing to work on this issue, but that primary responsibility lies with Coalition Provisional Authority 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 The Ministry of Trade office in Kirkuk reported that July ration distribution to food agents is underway and that warehouses are mostly full, except for some shortages in milk, infant formula, and tea Health Two hospitals in Mosul will receive 100 new beds from a Lutheran World Relief (LWR) initiative for health 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 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 place Other/Comments The US military said on Thursday (July 17) that it had uncovered a mass grave near Mosul, where residents estimate up to 400 people could be buried; Flights to Mosul are being rerouted to Erbil 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