Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Fact Sheet - May 12, 2003
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Iraq – Humanitarian and Reconstruction
Assistance
Fact Sheet #31, Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 May 12, 2003
Current Situation (Updated Daily)
Regional Updates
Baghdad
• On May 11, James Morris, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director visited Baghdad to review
progress in setting up WFP’s relief operation. Morris is the first U.N. agency head to visit Baghdad since the
conflict began. WFP will send a second wave of staff this week, bringing the total number of international staff
in Baghdad to 12.
• In response to increased cases of diarrheal disease among children in hospitals in the Baghdad neighborhood of
Sadr City, the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided 250 car tons of oral rehydration salts for immediate
distribution. In addition, UNICEF is contracting pumping vehicles to clear drains and sewage spills , as well as
operate 15 trucks per day for garbage collection in high-risk areas of Baghdad.
Northern Iraq
• The Ministry of Humanitarian Aid and Cooperation (MOHAC) held its weekly NGO/IO coordination meeting
on May 7 in Arbil. The U.N. Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq (UN OHCI) briefed on current
U.N. international staff movements into northern Iraq. Seventeen U.N. staff from UN OHCI, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), U.N. Development Program (UNDP), UNICEF, the World Health
Organization (WHO), and WFP arrived on May 5. On May 8, an additional 29 staff from FAO, WFP, UNDP,
UNHABITAT, UNICEF, the U.N. Office for Project Services (UNOPS), WHO, WFP and the U.N. High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrived in northern Iraq. U.N. international staff in the three
governorates now totals 116.
Western Iraq
• DART Team West reports that 14 new third country nationals (TCNs) and no new refugees entered Jordan on
May 9. Meanwhile, a total of 818 people remained in the refugee camp. On May 9, 1,212 people remained in
the no man’s land. Of this total, 1,064 were Iranian Kurds, nine were other Iranians, six were Iranian Persians,
132 were Arabs, and one person was unidentified. Peaceful protests continued among Iranian Kurds in the no
man’s land.
Southern Iraq
• On May 10, DART Team West revisited Ar Rutbah in Al Anbar governorate on its way to Al Hillah from
Amman. Team West reports that World Vision staff returned to Ar Rutbah on May 11 to develop a seven-
member hospital committee to oversee the USAID/ OFDA-funded rehabilitation of a temporary hospital across
from the former hospital that was inadvertently bombed by Coalition forces. The temporary hospital, to be
housed in the former Baath Party headquarters building, was cleared of 457 unexploded ordnance (UXOs) by
the U.S. Coalition’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit this week. The hospital committee will solicit bids to
carry out water, sanitation, and other rehabilitation work to prepare for the opening of the temporary hospital.
• On May 6, the DART met with two extended families and their neighbors in a poor section of Al Basrah to
assess their water and food needs. Most inhabitants are internally displaced persons (IDPs), some of whom
have been squatting on other people’s land since the Iran-Iraq war in 1980. The families said that since
Operation Iraqi Freedom began six weeks ago, their greatest concerns are a lack of security, scarcity of cooking
fuel, dwindling incomes and a threat of being forcibly evicted from homes they have been living in for many
years.
Sector Updates
Food
• Stevedores continue to offload the 14,000 metric tons (MT) of bagged rice aboard the M/V Rise in Umm Qasr.
On May 11, an additional 1,620 MT were discharged. The total discharge of rice, through May 11, has been
8,120 MT. The M/V is expected to be completely offloaded on or about May 15. Of the total amount of rice
discharged, of which 2,500 MT has been trucked to An Nasiriyah and 5,500 MT to Al Basrah.
• To date, WFP has brought in more than 111,356 MT of emergency food assistance through five corridors from
Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Syria, and Kuwait. Although the WFP pipeline is improving, there is concern that only
limited quantities of pulses, oils, and milk will be available in June through August.

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• WFP is working closely with its national staff and the Ministry of Trade (MOT) to assemble what remains of
public distribution system (PDS) records and data. Although WFP has had success in this endeavor throughout
the country, Baghdad is proving to be difficult due to the level of looting and damage to MOT offices. In
addition, WFP staff have been assessing the capacity and condition of the mills, silos, and trucking fleets
throughout Iraq.
Health
• According to representatives from the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) in Kuwait on May 11, the
primary concern for improving medical care in Baghdad has shifted from security to providing a more stable
supply of electricity. Unpredictable power fluctuations and intermittent outages require the continued use of
emergency generators at most hospitals in the city. Fuel shortages are also a concern for maintaining hospital
generators and providing ambulance service.
• On May 9, DART members in Baghdad visited the Al Tash refugee camp that houses an estimated 12,000
Iranian Kurds near Ar Ramadi in Al Anbar governorate. According to the DART, there are different chronic
diseases prevalent in the camp - including cancer, epilepsy, tuberculosis, asthma, chronic eczema, anemias
(thallasemia), alopecia, and mental conditions - that are receiving less than optimal care. The refugee camp has
no doctor or nurse working there. A pharmacist is present within the camp clinic, but residents with acute
problems are referred to the Al Ramadi hospital.
Water and Sanitation
• A recent UNOPS assessment of the water distribution system in Arbil revealed that the water pipeline is old and
deteriorating, asbestos in the piping is contaminating the water flowing through the system, and water and
sewage needs are surpassing the capabilities to provide for Arbil’s growing population. Many of the 300
underground wells servicing Arbil have high levels of nitrites, which may affect the city’s public health. Cross-
contamination with wastewater is considered to be the source of the problem.
Infrastructure
• The dredging operation in Umm Qasr port began on May 9, even though the entire dredger pipeline has not yet
arrived. The initial priority for the dredger is making a channel into berth 10 (the bulk-grain facility). On May
11, Bechtel brought in divers that will begin to assess the waters of the old and new ports for shipwrecks. There
is known to be several sunken ships and barges at the bottom of the ports. Removal of these wrecks will make
the dredging operation easier.
Abuse Protection
• Following the DART's May 8 visit to the former prison housing displaced Marsh Arabs who had previously
been forcibly removed to Khanaquin, both Human Rights Watch and the Iraqi Red Crescent visited on May 9 to
perform a more detailed assessment at the request of the DART. The results of HRW’s assessment should
shortly be available at www.hrw.org in a 30-page report on the internally displaced in Iraq.
• U.S. Government Response (New information is underlined )
Emergency Relief
• USAID/OFDA is supporting U.N. and NGO emergency assistance activities through quick-impact projects and
IDP support. USAID/OFDA supports projects in the sectors of agriculture, food security, health, logistics,
nutrition, shelter, and water/sanitation.
• DART/OFDA has approved World Vision's implementation plan under OFDA's Cooperative Agreement to
restore the water and sanitation facilities at the 12 primary and secondary school in Al Rutbah, which will allow
children to return to school with safe drinking water. As part of the same project, but with non-OFDA funding,
World Vision will rehabilitate the physical structure of each school, replacing the looted furniture and providing
supplies and uniforms for the students.
• DART/OFDA has approved the provision of two submersible pumps to facilitate maintenance of main pumps at
the Waf al Qaed Water Treatment and Pumping Station in Al Basrah in coordination with UNICEF. This will
increase water pressure and give more people access to the piped water system, benefiting approximately
500,000 people.
• In the town of Khanaqin, in Diyala governorate on the Iranian border, OFDA partner Mercy Corps will provide
support to the water plant, which is running at only 50 percent capacity due to collapsed administrative capacity
and declining stocks of needed supplies coupled with long-term neglect. The activity will benefit an estimated
1,000 people.
• USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) is providing emergency food commodities through the
Emerson Trust and P.L. 480 Title II emergency food assistance to WFP for distribution to food insecure Iraqis.
WFP also received a cash contribution from USAID/FFP for the purchase of commodities in the region.
• USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) is supporting the implementation of the Iraq Transition
Initiative (ITI). The ITI program supports the process of political stabilization and community recovery in post-
conflict Iraq by providing small grants designed to build confidence among Iraq's diverse ethnic groups,
increase citizen participation in decision-making, and rapidly respond to community needs, while establishing

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and building trust for long term reconstruction efforts. The ITI program is implemented through Development
Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
• The Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM) contributed assistance
for the pre-positioning and emergency response activities of UNHCR, the International Com mittee of the Red
Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the
International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Reconstruction
• In addition to the emergency relief assistance provided through the DART by USAID and the Department of
State, USAID’s Asia and Near East Bureau (USAID/ANE) has provided assistance for reconstruction activities
in Iraq in a broad range of sectors. USAID supports reconstruction projects in education, governance, health,
infrastructure, and logistics.
• USAID is working with its private sector partner Bechtel to evaluate power plants and substations in Baghdad
and the Al Basrah governorate and to collect a variety of equipment, including generators, to move into Iraq for
emergency repair of power facilities.
• USAID is working with Bechtel and Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) to repair the grain silos and
processing facilities at Umm Qasr. The goal is to be able to receive and process the first grain ships that are due
to arrive in two to three weeks. USAID and Bechtel began working directly with Iraqi laborers who will carry
out such duties as helping to clean warehouses and sort our abandoned equipment and supplies that may still be
usable.
• USAID and Bechtel are coordinating with UNICEF to report on facilities and NGO plans and projects for the
water/sanitation sector in the South. Additionally, Bechtel is engaging in a fact-finding mission and on-going
survey work at a bridge and prison in Mosul.
• USAID Local Governance private sector partner Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is planning to deploy
approximately 50 professional local governance staff to Kuwait within the next two weeks to join the personnel
already there. The new personnel will be deployed into northern, central and southern Iraq as soon as areas are
deemed secure and transportation is available.
• USAID local governance team is traveling in southern Iraq and collecting detailed information concerning
needed items for over 700 schools. To date, the team has visited 12 of the 18 governorates.
• USAID is also deploying five additional people to Baghdad and one person to Al-Hillah to work with the
ORHA coordinator for the Southern Sector.
Background
• Since 1991, the Iraqi population has subsisted on the brink of a humanitarian disaster due to the lingering
effects of war, sanctions, and drought. Between 1991 and 1996, the U.S. Government provided nearly $794
million in humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in northern Iraq.
• In 1996, the Go vernment of Iraq accepted the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program, after which humanitarian conditions
improved. Revenues from the OFF program provided food, medicine, and other civilian goods to assist
vulnerable Iraqis through the Public Distribution System. However, widespread corruption by Iraqi officials
limited the effectiveness of the OFF program.
• On March 20, 2003, Coalition forces began military operations in Iraq. On May 1, 2003, 42 days after the
conflict began, U.S. President George W. Bush announced that combat operations in Iraq have ended.
Although the recent conflict did not result in the large-scale humanitarian crisis and widespread displacement
many had envisioned, the conflict and subsequent disorder has exacerbated the Iraqi population's vulnerable
circumstances.
• In March 2003, the United States Government deployed a multi-agency Disaster Assistance Response Team to
the region to assess and respond to humanitarian needs and to help coordinate the emergency relief effort. In
Iraq, the DART has established offices in Al Basrah, Arbil, Baghdad, and recently established an office in Al
Hillah. In addition, DART members are located in Kuwait, Jordan, Cyprus, and Qatar and are working closely
with U.N. agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, and in coordination with U.S. Military Civil Affairs
personnel.

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Other Donor and International Organization Assistance*
US $
DONOR
(MILLIONS)
DATE
(2003) ASSISTANCE SNAPSHOT
Australia $62.5 April 29 U.N. agencies, ICRC, and NGOs
Austria $1.1 April 1 UNICEF
Bangladesh $2 April 4 Food Assi stance
Belgium $4.4 April 29 ICRC, UNICEF
Canada $74.6 March 26 WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, OCHA, ICRC, NGOs
China March 27 Tents
Croatia $2.8 May 2 Blankets, sleeping bags, flour, sugar, water purification disinfectants
European
$117.7 April 22 U.N. agencies, IOs, and NGOs
Commission
Finland $5.13 March 25 ICRC, UN OCHA, WFP
France $10.7 UNICEF, WFP, NGOs
Germany $50 May 5 UNHCR, WFP, ICRC
Greece $4.6 May 5 UNHCR, ICRC, NGOs
Iceland $3.75 April 8 ICRC, NGOs, UNCHR, WFP
India $20 April 4 WFP and U.N. Consolidated Appeal
Ireland $5.1 March 31 U.N. agencies and NGOs for humanitarian assistance
Japan $212 May 1 U.N. Agencies, NGOs, Bilateral Assistance
Korea $10 April 3 U.N. agencies and Korean NGOs
Kuwait $10 March 14 UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, ICRC
Netherlands $20.5 April 2 U.N. Consolidated Appeal and ICRC
New Zealand $2.3 April 22 U.N. agencies including WFP, IOs, and NGOs
Spain $56.7 April 22 U.N. agencies, bilateral refugee assistance, and NGOs
Sweden $38 April 11 OCHA, UNICEF, ICRC, IFRC
Switzerland $21.9 April 16 ICRC, UNCHR, IOM, IFRC, OCHA
Taiwan $4.3 March 27 Refugee assistance – food, medicine, nonfood items
United
Kingdom
$382 April 29 U.N. agencies including WFP, IOs, and NGOs – food, health kits,
water units, winter supply kits, primary health, IDP assistance
OTHER DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE**
...................................................................................................$1,122 MILLION
*This compilation was drawn from the Department of State tracking of donor government pledged or committed
funding. The list may not be comprehensive.
** This total is approximate as the value of donated commodities is not available in some cases.
Public Donation Information
• The most effective way people can assist relief efforts is by making cash donations to humanitarian
organizations that are conducting relief operations. A list of humanitarian organizations that are accepting cash
donations for their activities in the Gulf can be found in the “How Can I Help” section at [www.usaid.gov/iraq].
• USAID encourages cash donations because they: allow aid professionals to procure the exact items needed
(often in the affected region); reduce the burden on scarce resources (such as staff time, warehouse space, etc);
can be transferred very quickly and without transportation costs; support the economy of the disaster-stricken
region; ensure culturally, dietary, and environmentally appropriate assistance.
• General information on making donations and volunteering can be found at:
o USAID: www.usaid.gov/iraq -> “How Can I Help?”
o The Center for International Disaster Information: www.cidi.org or 703-276-1914
o InterAction: www.interaction.org -> “Guide to Appropriate Giving”
o Information on relief activities of the humanitarian community can be found at www.reliefweb.org.
*Fact Sheets can be obtained from the USAID web site at http://www.usaid.gov/iraq

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U.S. Government Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq
Agency
Implementing
Partner Sector Regions Amount
FY 2003
EMERGENCY RELIEF
USAID/OFDA ............................................................................................................................................................$51,232,905
Administrative Administrative Costs Country-wide $3,406,209
AirServ Logistics Country-wide $2,151,585
The Cuny Center Research studies Country-wide $40,260
International
Dispensary
Association
Health Country-wide $711,850
InterAction Coordination Kuwa it City $92,860
IOM IDP programs Country-wide $5,000,000
IMC Capacity building Country-wide $202,900
Logistics Commodities and DART support Country-wide $8,044,110
SCF/US NGO Consortium Country-wide $883,131
UNICEF Health, nutrition, water/sanitation Country-wide $2,000,000
UNICEF Water/sanitation Country-wide $2,000,000
UN OCHA Coordination and Information Country-wide $200,000
UN OCHA Coordination and Information Country-wide $1,000,000
WFP Logistics and pre-positioning of food Country-wide $5,000,000
Cooperative Agreements
IMC
Quick-impact projects: Food Security,
Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
Country-wide
$4,000,000
Health Al Basrah, Maysan, and
Wasit
Health, Water/Sanitation An Nasiriyah
IRC Quick-impact projects: Health,
Water/Sanitation
Country-wide $3,000,000
Mercy Corps
Quick-impact projects: Health, Non-
Food Items, Shelter, Water/Sanitation
Country-wide
$3,000,000
Water/Sanitation Kirkuk
Water/Sanitation Diyala
SCF/US
Quick-impact projects: Food Security,
Health, Shelter, Nutrition, Non-Food
Items, Water/Sanitation
Country-wide
$4,000,000
Nutrition Mosul
Health, Transportation Mosul
Water/Sanitation Al Basrah
World Vision
Quick-impact projects: Health,
Logistics, Non-Food Items
Country-wide
$2,500,000
Water/Sanitation Al Anbar
Hospital Rehabilitation Al Anbar
CARE
Quick-impact projects Country-wide
$4,000,000
Water System Rehabilitation Al Anbar
Blankets, Hygiene Kits Baghdad
USAID/FFP ...............................................................................................................................................................$430,000,000
WFP Pre-positioning funding Country-wide $55,000,000
WFP Emerson Trust – 161,000 MT Country-wide $84,000,000
WFP P.L. 480 Title II emergency food
commodities – 105,000 MT
Country-wide
$91,000,000
WFP Regional Purchase Country-wide $200,000,000

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Agency
Implementing
Partner Sector Regions Amount
FY 2003
EMERGENCY RELIEF (cont.)
USAID/OTI ................................................................................................................................................................... $5,042,344
Administrative Administrative Costs Country-wide $708,732
IOM Iraq Transition Initiative Country-wide $1,700,000
DAI Iraq Transition Initiative Country-wide $2,473,253
Internews Media Country-wide $160,359
STATE/PRM...............................................................................................................................................................$36,630,000
UNHCR Emergency assistance Country-wide $21,000,000
ICRC Emergency assistance Country-wide $10,000,000
IFRC Emergency assistance Country-wide $3,000,000
IOM TCN – transportation assistance Country-wide $2,630,000
RECONSTRUCTION
USAID/ANE ...............................................................................................................................................................$95,700,000
ABT Health Country-wide $10,000,000
AFCAP Logistics Country-wide $8,000,000
Bechtel
Capital Construction Country-wide
$34,600,000
Reconstruction Mosul
Reconstruction Arbil
Reconstruction Umm Qasr
IRG Reconstruction Support Country-wide $9,800,000
RTI
Local Governance Country-wide
$7,900,000
Local Governance Al Basrah
CAII Education Country-wide $1,000,000
UNICEF Health Country-wide $8,000,000
UNICEF Education Country-wide $1,000,000
WHO Health Country-wide $10,000,000
SSA Port Management Umm Qasr $2,900,000
SkyLink Logistics Baghdad $2,500,000
TOTAL USAID ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003................................................................................$581,975,249
TOTAL STATE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003.................................................................................$36,630,000
TOTAL STATE/USAID ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003................................................................$618,605,249