Iraq 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan - Mid-Year Review

 

Executive Summary

 

The 2010 Iraq Humanitarian Action Plan (IHAP) was prepared with an emerging consensus that Iraq has passed the acute humanitarian emergency phase and is progressing towards normalized relations and improved Government capacity to address the country’s longer-term recovery and security challenges. Indeed, the legacy of decade-long sanctions, conflicts, sectarian violence, under-development and neglect cannot be reversed in a short period of time. While the country experiences a fragile transition to development, considerable and protracted needs still exist. Many of these needs must still be tackled through urgent humanitarian actions. In this context, the 2010 IHAP focuses on enduring vulnerabilities across Iraq, while targeting assistance to 26 priority districts where humanitarian needs are most acute.

 

 

 

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Displacement in Mosul  - Situation Report No. 3 (6 March 2010)

 

HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

  • According to figures verified by UNHCR, the total number of internally displaced people (IDPs) has risen to 866 families (or 5,196 people) as of 4 March 2010, up from 720 families (4,320 people) on 1 March, representing an increase of 146 families (876 people).

  • The immediate humanitarian needs of the IDPs in the areas of displacement have been met through a coordinated and timely response by the UN, NGOs and local authorities, including distributions of basic food, non-food items (NFIs) and hygiene kits.

  • Protection remains an ongoing concern for the Christian families remaining in Mosul, where anecdotal reports indicate that some families continue to receive threatening phone calls and written messages.

  • The authorities in Ninewa governorate have begun their humanitarian response by distributing up to 200 litres of kerosene per family and food in the areas of displacement. ...etc

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Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund (ERF)

 

The Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund (ERF) provide quick and flexible funding of up to US$400,000 to national and international organizations for urgent humanitarian activities in Iraq to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population through emergency response to humanitarian needs.

 

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ERF Bulletin No. 26 February 2010   English                           | For older releases please click here

Iraq 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan

 

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The 2010 Iraq Humanitarian Action Plan (IHAP) is a continuation of the inter-agency consolidated appeal process launched for Iraq in 2008 and expanded to Iraq and the Region in 2009. The 2010 IHAP is a joint humanitarian strategy for Iraq in 2010. It is not characterised as a consolidated appeal per se, in that it is not accompanied by detailed project proposals (although it is intended to facilitate fund-raising for humanitarian operations in the country).

The humanitarian situation in Iraq at the beginning of 2010 is projected to be in transition, situated between crisis and recovery. Decreasing levels of violence, improved government capacity and lack of new displacement have contributed to a gradual stabilisation of the humanitarian situation. However, these improvements could unravel should the security or political situation in the country deteriorate in 2010 or in the event of a disease outbreak (such as H1N1 or cholera) or a natural disaster. Therefore, the UN and NGO humanitarian agencies should maintain their response capacity to both human-made and natural disasters. This response capacity should also extend to supporting the Government of Iraq in implementing preventive measures such as disaster risk reduction initiatives.

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Disaster Risk Reduction/Emergency Preparedness Planning and Response Capacity Support to the Government of Iraq ((GoI)

 

Updated: Nov 18, 2009

Iraq faces serious challenges in coping with disaster risk reduction in relation to natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, drought and a plethora of human induced episodes of fire and industrial accidents to toxic pollutants and remnants of war in addition to the spontaneous arrival of refugees from bordering nations. It is within this context that the United Nations, responding to a request from the Government of Iraq, undertook a comprehensive review of existing disaster risk management capacities to assess the level of preparedness and response against both natural and human induced hazards.

The consultancy team collected information to prepare documents on the State of Disaster Risk Reduction in Iraq and a proposed way forward for the Government of Iraq to strengthen national disaster risk reduction at the central, governorate/regional and community levels in Iraq (A Strategic Framework for Natural Disaster and Risk Reduction in Iraq). Finally the Team Leader developed an Action Plan for Implementing Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives in Iraq that includes recommended capacity building and institutional development support on disaster risk reduction by UNDP, UNOCHA and other members of the UN Country Team.

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A Strategic Framework for Natural Disaster

الإطار الاستراتيجي لمكافحة الكوارث الطبيعية

The State of Disaster Risk Reduction in Iraq

إدارة الكوارث في العراق

Action Plan for Implementing Disaster Risk

خطة عمل لتنفيذ مخاطر الكوارث

World Humanitarian Day

 

Baghdad, 19 August 2009: United Nations agencies in Iraq today inaugurated the first World Humanitarian Day. During a press conference at the UN Baghdad Headquarters, UN agencies called for renewed commitment to meet the needs of Iraq’s most vulnerable following years of conflict.

“This is an opportunity to honour those who have lost their lives in humanitarian service, highlight the devastating losses suffered by Iraqi civilians and draw attention to the ongoing humanitarian needs in Iraq,” said Mike McDonagh, Head of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).    ... Continue

 

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Key Messages

Narrative

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Opinion Editorial by Dr. Naeema Al-Gasseer

Questions and Answers

Security Trends

The Secretary-General message

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