U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Iraq – Humanitarian and Reconstruction
Assistance
Fact Sheet #62, Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 August 27, 2003
Current Situation (updated once a week)
Sector Updates
Electricity
conflict levels.
basis.
• On August 23, countrywide electricity generation was 3,171 megawatts, approximately 72 percent of pre-
• Power-sharing continues in neighborhoods throughout most of the country, on a three-hours-on, three-hours-off
Food
• According to the U.N. Office of the Iraq Program, with 13 weeks until the November 21 deadline, almost half
the goods and supplies in the Oil-for-Food (OFF) pipeline have been prioritized for delivery, as required under
Security Council resolution 1483.
U.S. Government Response
• USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is supporting U.N. and non-governmental
organizations (NGO) emergency assistance activities through quick-impact projects and internally displaced
persons (IDP) support. USAID/OFDA supports projects in the sectors of food security, health, logistics,
nutrition, shelter, and water and sanitation.
• USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) is providing emergency food commodities through the Bill
Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT) and P.L. 480 Title II emergency food assistance to the U.N. World Food
Program (WFP) for distribution to food insecure Iraqis. WFP also received a cash contribution from
USAID/FFP for the purchase of commodities in the region.
• The Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM) contributed assistance
for the pre-positioning and emergency response activities of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
• 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
and building trust for long-term reconstruction efforts. The ITI program is implemented through USAID/OTI
implementing partners Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) and IOM. In addition, USAID/OTI works with
the Broadcasting Board of Governors to enhance the capacity of Radio SAWA to broadcast humanitarian and
reconstruction reporting.
• In addition to the emergency relief assistance provided by USAID’s Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance Bureau and the Department of State, USAID’s Asia and Near East Bureau (USAID/ANE) has
provided timely assistance for reconstruction requirements in Iraq in a broad range of sectors. USAID supports
projects in the sectors of education, governance, health, infrastructure, and economic governance.
Emergency Relief, Transition, and Reconstruction Initiatives (updated once a week)
Abuse Prevention Unit (APU)
• USAID/OTI’s APU is providing computer support and technical assistance to the Humanitarian Association for
Prisoners and Missing Persons (HAPMP). The HAPMP initiated a program of collecting, safeguarding, and
recording documentation on the imprisonment, abuse, execution, and disappearance of political detainees.
• USAID/OTI is funding an Evini Films documentary in both Arabic and Kurdish on the history of mass graves
in Iraq. The producer/director is an American of Kurdish descent who also produced Jiyan in 2002, a film
about the chemical attacks in Halabjah that played at several human rights film festivals around the world.
Community Action
• USAID partner International Relief and Development (IRD) is working to rehabilitate eight primary schools in
the Taji and Rusafa districts of Baghdad. Other IRD projects include replacement of water tanks, repair of a
public garden and sports facility, trash collection, replacement of sewage pipes, and upgrades to a women’s
health center in the Karkh neighborhood.

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• In addition, IRD assisted the Al-Nur Community Association with repairs to a sewage pump and by unclogging
manholes in the Kadhamiya District of Baghdad, benefiting 27,000 people.
• USAID partner Mercy Corps completed renovation of the Dar Rawadat Abeer Al-Wered Cooperative nursery
and kindergarten, as well as the Center for Disabled and Orphaned Children, located in Al Kut in Wasit
Governorate. The renovation included the installation of fans and the provision of furniture, toys, and learning
aids.
• Mercy Corps is also providing 140 sewing machines to the Women’s Cooperative Society (WCS) in Al Kut to
further the WCS’ objective of assisting and training widows of the Iran-Iraq War in Wasit Governorate. In
addition, Mercy Corps is renovating WCS’s main compound building.
Economic Governance
• Three banks reopened in Ad Diwaniyah Governorate, as a result of USAID partner Research Triangle Institute,
Inc. (RTI) Rapid Response Grants. RTI worked with neighborhood councils to identify the banks as a priority
and provided assistance by purchasing equipment and supplies.
Education
• The USAID Buildings Team continues the school rehabilitation program. In Baghdad, USAID partner Bechtel
identified 530 of 600 targeted schools, began rehabilitation of 175 schools, and completed 12 schools. In
northern Iraq, Bechtel identified 87 of 150 prioritized schools and began work on 17 schools. In south-central
Iraq, rehabilitation is underway at 50 schools. In southern Iraq, Bechtel has identified 252 schools, started 44
schools, and completed 12 schools in Al Basrah Governorate. Currently, over 286 schools in Iraq are under
construction countrywide.
• USAID partner Creative Associates International, Inc. (CAII) traveled to As Samawah to work with the Iraqi
Director General of Education regarding the distribution of schools kits in Al Muthanna’ Governorate.
• USAID/OTI partner DAI is working with the University of Babylon on the rehabilitation of two women's
dorms. Rehabilitation of the dorms will enable female students to return to classes in the new school year.
• DAI is also collaborating with the Kurdistan Economic Development Organization to provide conflict
management and negotiation skills training to students in 485 schools in As Sulaymaniyah Governorate and 58
schools in Diyala’ Governorate.
• DAI delivered sixteen computers to the University of Mosul Medical College as part a project to restore Internet
access to 32,000 students and faculty.
• DAI completed procurement of technical books for the Ala Cultural and Youth Center in Arbil to augment the
center’s existing library and to enhance research resources for the youth.
• With support from RTI, the Al Basrah Director of Education provided school sites to support two months of
community involvement workshops for children in two of Al Basrah’s low-income neighborhoods.
Health
• USAID/OFDA partner International Medical Corps (IMC) completed renovations of four health clinics in
Kirkuk.
• USAID/OTI is working with the German NGO WADI to support two mobile teams of women’s health experts
that travel to rural villages in the governorates of As Sulamaniyah, Arbil, At’ Tamim, and Ninawa’.
• The Ministry of Health, U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and USAID partner Abt Associates, Inc. determined
that the contents of medical emergency care kits for distribution to health clinics will include basic equipment
and instruments, furniture, and laboratory supplies.
Infrastructure
Communications
• The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), USAID, and Bechtel announced an agreement with Bechtel
subcontractor Lucent Technologies to replace twelve telephone switches in Baghdad that will restore service to
an additional 240,000 telephone lines, bringing Baghdad’s total number of telephone lines to pre-conflict levels.
• On August 20, USAID, Bechtel, and the Iraqi Telephone and Postal Commission hosted a visit by Congressman
Jim Kolbe to the Al-Mamoun telephone exchange site in Baghdad. At this site, Bechtel is installing a
temporary, containerized telephone switch that will provide telephone service for 30,000 homes in Baghdad and
a satellite gateway for international calls.
Electricity
• RTI is working with Bechtel and Coalition forces to improve power generation, transmission, and distribution
in Al Basrah. The Hartha power station is operational, and Bechtel is currently working on the Najubia and
Shuaiba plants.
Airports
• Bechtel began installation of a land-based radio system at Al Basrah International Airport (BSR).
• Skylink contracted Iraqi companies for services and furnishings for BSR. Skylink also procured and installed
two baggage X-ray units at BSR.

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Local Governance
• On August 18, RTI hired teams of civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers to assist the city of Al Basrah with
delivery of essential services such as water, sewerage, and power.
• RTI trained five additional facilitator teams assigned to neighborhoods in Al Hillah, Babil Governorate, on the
skills and approaches for establishing neighborhood advisory councils.
• RTI supported a three-day conference in Arbil entitled “Empowering Women” and conducted by the Khatuzeen
Center for Social Action. The conference, served as a forum for women’s groups in the north to share
experiences, discuss common issues, and develop strategies for action in the future.
• RTI trained 35 human rights representatives from Karbala’, Ad Diwaniyah, An Najaf, and Al Hillah in the
principles and practices of an independent media, public awareness campaigns, and public relations.
• RTI is supporting the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) in securing archived video, audio tapes, and documents being
stored by the network.
Transition Initiatives
• USAID/OTI and RTI conducted a regional training workshop in capacity building and organizational and
leadership skills for over forty women in Al Hillah, Babil Governorate.
• USAID/OTI is also providing support for the Baghdad operations of the Iraq Foundation, an NGO founded by
Iraqi women to further the goal of empowering Iraqi women through organization and discussion of human
rights and political activism.
• On August 20, USAID/OTI partner DAI delivered a “Ministry-in-a-Box” kit to the Ministry of Interior’s
General Customs facility in Karadah, and on August 26, DAI delivered a “Ministry-in-a-Box” kit to the
Ministry of the Interior in Baghdad. To date, USAID/OTI has delivered 12 “Ministry-in-a-Box” kits.
• DAI also delivered sports equipment, uniforms, and supplies to the Sports Center in ‘Aqrah in Ninawa’
Governorate.
• DAI continues working with the Ministry of Justice in An Najaf to rehabilitate the An Najaf Courthouse,
enabling court staff to resume basic oversight, coordination, and directive functions in support of Iraq's legal
and judicial system.
• On August 26, the An Najaf Governorate began rehabilitation of three municipal buildings in Abbasiya, Al
Hira, and Al Haidariya with assistance from DAI. Key services provided from these buildings include civil
administration, police protection, and financial management.
Water and Sanitation
• USAID is financing the installation of numerous generators at 37 water pumping stations that will be
maintained and fueled by the Baghdad Water Authority (BWA). The diesel generators are designed to provide
back-up power for the water pumps.
• To improve service delivery, the BWA is establishing a resource center to provide training and technical and
customer service, as well as information that will be used to educate BWA staff on methods and technologies.
The BWA center receives assistance from the American Water Works Association and RTI.
• Bechtel is beginning restoration of Iraq’s largest waste treatment facility, Rustimiyah, which is located
southeast of Baghdad.
• USAID/OFDA partner the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is removing 900 metric tons of garbage a
week from the streets, parks, and squares in Kirkuk.
Background on USG Response in Iraq
• Since 1991, the Iraqi population has subsisted on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. Between 1991 and 1996,
the USG provided nearly $794 million in humanitarian assistance to IDPs in northern Iraq.
• In 1996, the Government of Iraq accepted the Oil-for-Food Program (OFFP), after which humanitarian
conditions improved. Revenues from the OFFP provided food, medicine, and other civilian goods to assist
vulnerable Iraqis through the PDS. However, widespread corruption by Iraqi officials limited the effectiveness
of the OFFP 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 major combat operations in Iraq had ended.
• While a major humanitarian crisis did not materialize in Iraq, looting and sabotage of infrastructure as well as
security issues during and after the recent conflict has created additional challenges for reconstruction efforts
aimed at restoring the country’s essential services.
• In March 2003, the USG deployed a multi-agency Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to the region to
assess and respond to humanitarian needs and to help coordinate the emergency relief effort. In addition, the
USAID Asia and Near East Bureau sent a number of technical staff to prepare for immediate reconstruction
requirements. USAID established offices in Arbil, Baghdad, Al Hillah, and Al Basrah, and located staff
members in Kuwait, Doha, Amman, and Cyprus. USAID personnel deployed to Baghdad, Al Basrah, Al

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Hillah, and Arbil have worked closely with U.N. agencies, NGOs, and in coordination with U.S. Military Civil
Affairs personnel. On July 27, at the USAID office in Baghdad, USAID Mission Director Lewis Lucke
officially announced the formation of USAID's Mission to Iraq. On August 1, the DART in Iraq officially
ended, and the USAID Mission in Baghdad now coordinates all USAID programs.

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Agency
Implementing
Partner Sector Regions Amount
FY 2003
EMERGENCY RELIEF
USAID/OFDA ........................................................................................................................................... $66,464,646
Administrative Administrative Costs Countrywide $4,061,957
AirServ Logistics Countrywide $2,151,585
ARC Capacity building, Disaster support Al Basrah $537,746
The Cuny Center Research studies Countrywide $40,260
GOAL Coordination, Nutrition Al Muthanna’ $1,507,900
International
Dispensary
Association
Health Countrywide $1,283,772
InterAction Coordination Kuwait City $92,860
IOM IDP programs Countrywide $5,000,000
IMC Capacity building Countrywide $202,900
Logistics Commodities and DART support Countrywide $8,003,850
SCF/US NGO Consortium Countrywide $883,131
UNICEF Health, nutrition, water/sanitation Countrywide $4,000,000
UN OCHA Coordination and Information Countrywide $1,200,000
WFP Logistics and pre-positioning of food Countrywide $5,000,000
Cooperative Agreements
IMC
Quick-impact projects: Food Security,
Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
Countrywide
$8,000,000
Health Al Basrah, Maysan,
Wasit, Kirkuk, At’ Tamin
Health, Water/Sanitation An Nasiriyah
IRC
Quick-impact projects: Health,
Water/Sanitation
Countrywide
$4,998,685
Water/Sanitation Kirkuk, Karbala’, Najaf
Mercy Corps
Quick-impact projects: Health, Non-
Food Items, Shelter, Water/Sanitation
Countrywide
$5,000,000
Water/Sanitation Kirkuk
Water/Sanitation Diyala’, Al Kut, Khanaqin
Water/Sanitation Wasit
Water/Sanitation Al Basrah
SCF/US
Quick-impact projects: Food Security,
Health, Shelter, Nutrition, Non-Food
Items, Water/Sanitation
Countrywide
$4,000,000
Nutrition Mosul
Health, Transportation Mosul
Water/Sanitation Al Basrah
Health Mosul
Health Baghdad
Nutrition Baghdad
Water/Sanitation, Health Al Basrah
IDP Support Al Basrah
World Vision
Quick-impact projects: Health,
Logistics, Non-Food Items
Countrywide
$2,500,000
Water/Sanitation Al Anbar
Hospital Rehabilitation Al Anbar
Water/Sanitation Mosul
CARE
Quick-impact projects Countrywide
$8,000,000
Water System Rehabilitation Al Anbar
Blankets, Hygiene Kits Baghdad

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U.S. Government Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq*
USAID/FFP...............................................................................................................................................$436,800,000
WFP Operations Countrywide $45,000,000
WFP Emerson Trust – 81,500 MT Countrywide $39,400,000
WFP
P.L. 480 Title II emergency food
commodities – 163,820 MT
Countrywide $152,400,000
WFP Regional Purchase – 330,000 MT Countrywide $200,000,000
STATE/PRM ..............................................................................................................................................$37,630,000
UNHCR Emergency assistance Countrywide $21,000,000
ICRC Emergency assistance Countrywide $10,000,000
IFRC Emergency assistance Countrywide $3,000,000
IOM TCN – transportation assistance Countrywide $3,630,000
RECONSTRUCTION
USAID/ANE .............................................................................................................................................$930,564,000
Abt Associates Health Countrywide $20,995,000
AFCAP Logistics Countrywide $16,500,000
Army Corps of
Engineers
Architecture and Engineering services Countrywide $10,000,000
BearingPoint Economic Governance Countrywide $9,000,000
Bechtel Airports, buildings, emergency
communications, power, railroads,
roads and bridges, Umm Qasr seaport,
water and sanitation
Countrywide $680,000,000
Community Action
Program
Development in impoverished
communities
Countrywide $35,000,000
IRG Reconstruction Support Countrywide $18,286,000
RTI Local Governance Countrywide $44,611,000
CAII Education Countrywide $22,853,000
UNICEF Health, Water, and Sanitation Countrywide $28,000,000
UNICEF Education Countrywide $7,000,000
UNESCO Textbook Printing and Distribution:
Math and Science
Countrywide $10,000,000
WHO Strengthen Health System Countrywide $10,000,000
SSA Port Management Umm Qasr $4,819,000
SkyLink Airport Management Baghdad
Al Basrah
Mosul
$8,000,000
MSI Monitoring and Evaluation Countrywide $5,500,000
USAID/OTI.................................................................................................................................................$50,651,794
Administrative Administrative Costs Countrywide $1,066,831
IOM Iraq Transition Initiative Countrywide $10,587,595
DAI Iraq Transition Initiative Countrywide $35,523,857
Internews Media Countrywide $160,359
Radio SAWA Media Countrywide $400,000
Spa War Inter-Ministry Communications Countrywide $2,913,152
TOTAL USAID ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003.....................................................................$1,484,480,440
TOTAL STATE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003.........................................................................$37,630,000
TOTAL STATE/USAID ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ IN FY 2003 ......................................................$1,522,110,440
*Figures in funding sheet are subject to change and do not represent a final official accounting of USG obligations.