Select Committee on International Development Memoranda

IRAQ: DFID CONTRIBUTIONS TO RECONSTRUCTION AND HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

Annex 1

SEPTEMBER 2004

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES IN RESPONSE TO 2003 EMERGENCY APPEAL

AGENCY	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2003 to 2004	Support for agricultural production in conflict affected areas of Southern Iraq, focusing on vulnerable groups.	Needs assessment and identification of project beneficiaries, distribution of seeds and tools, marketing, training for Ministry of Agriculture, support to veterinary services. Project ongoing	£1.5 million
UN Development Programme: UNDP 2003 to 2004	Restoration of electricity supply system	Repaired eighteen collapsed 132 kV and 400 kV transmission lines. Purchased 135 diesel generators of which 50 were installed in key humanitarian services. Project ongoing	£12.1million
UNDP Iraq Reconstruction and Employment Programme (IREP) 2004	Provide rapid employment and income earning opportunities for unemployed workers in southern Iraq.	2003: Focus on poor neighbourhoods in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul. Almost 500,000 working days created. 2004: up to 500 communities to be assisted through IREP and up to 250,000 people in employment for a full month. Project ongoing	£938,894
UNDP Umm Qasr Fleet Management 2004	Dredging of Umm Qasr port to improve safety	International specialists and Iraqi engineers and administrators managing effective dredging at Umm Qasr port. Project ongoing	£2.48 million
UNDP Wreck Survey 2004	Detailed survey of 20 wrecks in Iraqi waterways.	Part of a series of projects opening the access channels through dredging, and salvage and removal of shipwrecks. Project finished	£646,097
UNEP 2004	Assist IIG to address immediate and long term environmental threats to sustainable development.	Identify and begin the remediation of the most severely contaminated sites i.e. areas chronically contaminated by pollution and toxic materials, sites bombed during the conflict, areas where looting and burning of industrial facilities has released hazardous materials, and areas contaminated by illegal dumping of hazardous wastes and sewage; provide technical assistance to support the restoration of Marshlands and sustainable use of natural resources. Revitalize international environmental cooperation. Project ongoing	£938,894
UN High Commissioner for Refugees: UNHCR 2003	Preparedness for possible refugee flows out of Iraq as a result of conflict.	Relief items stockpiled, transport and communications equipment installed; camps and reception centres prepared; emergency response teams mobilised; borders monitored. Currently providing assistance to 2,500 refugees, displaced in recent conflict, in Syria and Jordan. Project finished	£1.75 million
UN Children's Fund: UNICEF 2003 to 2004	Preparedness Re-establishment of immunisation services Mine risk education	Nutritional supplies distributed; assistance in reactivating primary health centres and Child Community Care Units. 3,622 tonnes of HPB and 165 tonnes of milk distributed. Six months supply of vaccines purchased, regular immunisation resumed. 750,000 leaflets printed and distributed to schools, awareness posters put up. Project finished	£9 million
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 2004 to 2005	Develop and implement a strategy for promoting women's rights in post conflict Iraq.	Supporting women's organisations to prepare a national conference and providing training workshops. Project ongoing	£500,000
UN Mines Action Service: UNMAS 2003	Mine Action Rapid Response Plan	Coordination and disposal teams deployed to Baghdad and Basra; destroying unexploded ordnance in Basra; assessment undertaken for further support. Project finished	£4 million
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: OCHA 2003	Establishment of Humanitarian Information Centres (HICs).	Website for Humanitarian Information Centre for Iraq established in Baghdad, Basra, Erbil and Mosul to provide a central source on information for the humanitarian community. Project finished	£550,000
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR 2003	Support to UN Human Rights work in Iraq, post-conflict.	Appointment of 6 human rights officers to UN offices in Iraq. Integration, promotion and protection of human rights into the humanitarian effort and strengthening national capacity to promote and protect human rights. Project finished	£400,000

UN Security Coordinator: UNSECOORD 2003	Preparedness and assessment of UN security in Iraq	Field Security Coordination Officers deployed in neighbouring countries pre-conflict. Security procedures developed for UN re-entry to Iraq. Project ongoing	£600,000
UNSECOORD 2004 to 2005	Set up an improved security coordination and management system for Iraq.	DFID have made a contribution of £3 million for UN security costs in Iraq. Project ongoing	£3 million
World Food Programme: WFP 2003	Preparedness Provision of general food basket to the Iraqi population. Upgrading logistics and communications capacity.	Food pre-positioned pre-conflict. Reinstated Iraqi Public Distribution System (PDS) during June with distribution taking place in all 18 Governorates by the end of the month. Project ongoing	£33 million
World Health Organization: WHO 2003 to 2004	Preparedness and Emergency support for the health sector.	Pre-positioning of emergency health kits (enough for 1 million people for 3 months); emergency assessment of health infrastructure to help prioritise rehabilitation; rehabilitation of national drug distribution system, rehabilitation and re-equipping of health units in Baghdad and Basra. Project ongoing	£6 million Plus: secondment of public health officer to help coordinate WHO activities in Baghdad.

RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT

AGENCY	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2003 to 2004	Preparedness. Provision of medical and water supplies. Protection for prisoners of war and detainees.	Preparations to treat 7,000 war-wounded, provide safe water for 3.1 million people and provide hospital feeding to 5000 patients for one month. Visited and registered more than 4000 Iraqi prisoners of war. Currently providing water and medical supplies to health facilities. ICRC continues to carry out a wide range of relief and protection activities in all parts of the country.	£16.5 million
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) 2003	Pre-positioning of relief supplies to meet needs of possible refugees leaving Iraq.	Supplies pre-positioned for up to 300,000 potential refugees in the region. Because refugee flows were much smaller than anticipated, the IFRC contingency plans, on which their appeal was based, did not need to be implemented and they therefore did not need to draw down funds beyond £1.5m. DFID are considering with the British Red Cross Society and the IFRCS to what extent further support may be needed.	£15.5 million allocated Only £1.5 million drawn down

DFID: RECONSTRUCTION IN SOUTHERN IRAQ

PROJECT	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
Recovery Infrastructure Group (RIG) 2003 to 2004	Design and implement recovery and infrastructure projects to assist the CPA in its programme of post conflict recovery.	Refurbishment of public buildings in the South enabling public service workers to return to work. 48 buildings refurbished, including hospitals, universities and governorate directorate offices.	£7.735 million
Emergency Infrastructure Programme (EIP) 2003 to 2004	Infrastructure rehabilitation enabling service delivery of power, fuel and water for short to medium term in southern Iraq.	Overall CPA programme cost of US$100 million of which the UK Government provides US$34 million. Of UK funding, Southern electricity transmission and distribution networks repaired and reinforced, improved efficiency of water treatment plants and pumping stations and improved fuel availability.	£20 million
BBC World Service Trust 2003 to 2005	Re-establishment of radio and television broadcasting capacity in the four southern governorates.	Iraqi trainees undertaking 6 weeks of media training (radio, television and post production). Project design phase completed and equipment on order, but implementation delayed due to recent security problems in the south. Over 120 radio programmes broadcast.	£7.1million
Governorate Teams South 2003 to 2004	Establishment of Governorate Offices in Maysan, Muthanna and Dhi Qar.	Refurbishment completed.	£4.023 million
Southern Iraq Employment and Services Programme (SIESP) 2004 to 2005	Emergency infrastructure support and employment generation.	Support to senior officials in four southern governorates (Basra, Al Muthanna, Dhi Qar and Maysan) to address rising unemployment and critical failures in essential services. A full-time Programme Co-ordinator appointed by DFID to develop and oversee the SIESP.	£16.5 million
Capacity Building in Southern Iraq Governorates 2004 to 2006	Capacity building in the southern Governorates and the provision of a Governorates Development Fund for small projects.	Focus on strengthening public administration capacity within the governorates, particularly through better planning, budgeting and financial management.	£20.5 million

ADVISORY SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE, MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY

PROJECT	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
Emergency Public Administration Programme 2004	Provide short-term technical support to key institutions within Iraq's system of public administration.	Assistance in building the capacity of cabinet committees within the Council of Ministers to analyse policy, developing procedures, and establishing basic systems within the Prime Minister's Office. Basic IT and English language training provided.	£3 million
Support to Justice Sector 2004 to 2006	International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) programme to provide training in international human rights law to Iraqi judges, lawyers and prosecutors and support judicial institution building.	Training provided to judges on international humanitarian law and the independence of the judiciary. ILAC preparing to deploy Adviser to Baghdad. The UK has provided £1.3 million, from the Global Conflict Prevention Pool (GCPP), for building the capacity of IST personnel.	£2.07 million
Iraqi Political Participation Fund (IPPF) 2004 to 2006	Support the development of legitimate and inclusive political institutions in Iraq, to promote political and social cohesion	Initiatives across Iraq to improve processes of policy-making or advocacy, the provision of public information and promotion of dialogue, voter or civic education. Funds will be provided to both international and local organisations. The IPPF is now fully operational. So far 71 proposals for support have been received from Iraqi organisations and are being considered by the IPPF Steering Committee.	£5 million
Iraqi Civil Society Support Fund (ICSSF) 2004 to 2006	Strengthen capacity of Iraqi Civil Society Organisations to better address the needs of the most vulnerable groups.	A quick and flexible funding mechanism to support small and medium civil society organisations (CSOs) across Iraq. 80% of funds will be provided in the form of block grants to international Non Governmental Organisations (INGOs) to enable them to foster long-term partnerships with Iraqi NGOs and build local capacity. The other 20% will go direct to Iraqi CSOs.	£5 million
Support for Macro-economic reform 2004 to 2005	Assist to Iraqis in the design and implementation of IMF and World Bank economic reform programmes.	Initial phase of work to focus on working with the Iraqi Ministry of Finance to start-up a macro-fiscal unit, which will provide the basic fiscal analysis and monitoring required for an IMF agreement and, in the longer term, develop and modernise their capacity to manage the budget.	£3 million

Media Project Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) 2003 to 2005	Increased quality, accuracy and independence of reporting by Iraqi media, particularly on humanitarian issues.	A review demonstrated that the project had largely achieved its purpose, measured against indicators established at start - including number of journalists trained, number of media outlets engaged, internal Iraqi syndication of articles etc. Project now extended to 2005.	£1 million
Support to the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) 2004 to 2005	Programme liaison and coordination between the Ministry and the UN/World Bank and other bilateral donors.	A three-person team currently working in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) on donor coordination and liaison. To be reviewed later in the year.	£300,000

DFID SECONDMENTS AND CONSULTANTS FOR THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA)

PROJECT	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
Armed Protection Teams 2003 to 2004	Improve the safety and security of personnel seconded to the CPA in Iraq.	Complete.	£7.7 million
Managing Agent Service CPA South 2003 to 2004	Provision of sectoral advisers to the Coalition Provisional Authority - South's Department of Economic Planning and Development.	Advisers employed under the contract finished work after the hand over of sovereignty in June 2004.	£5.5 million
Consultancy Contracts 2004	Provision of advisers to support the work of the Coalition Provisional Authority in various offices in various sectors.	All contracts have now ended.	£3 million
Secondments to CPA 2003 to 2004	DFID core seconded to the CPA.	DFID civil servants filled the following roles in Iraq: Senior Engineering Adviser, Press and Public Affairs Officer, Economic Adviser, Environment Adviser, Programme Manager, Gender Adviser, Donor Coordination Specialist and Support Officer to the CPA Director of Operations.	£940,000

INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION FUND FACILITY FOR IRAQ (IRFFI)

PROJECT	PURPOSE	ACTION TO DATE AND IN PROGRESS	DFID CONTRIBUTION
United Nations 2004 to 2006	Support to United Nations Trust Fund	The United Nations has already approved 35 IRFFI projects worth $371 million. Most of this amount will be committed or disbursed before the end of the year. Approved projects include: $37m Supporting Primary Healthcare system; $11m Support to Electoral Process; $17.5m Rehabilitation of School Buildings and $21m Rehabilitation of Water and Sanitation Systems in Southern Iraq.	£30 million
World Bank 2004 to 2006	Support to World Bank Trust Fund	Seventeen donors have committed US$413 million to the World Bank Iraq Trust Fund. All of the $360 million deposited so far has been allocated to following projects such as Capacity Building Programme: $3.6 million - over 600 Iraqi officials trained to date through 21 seminars/activities (completed) and Emergency Textbooks Provision: $40 million Over 40,000 textbooks have been delivered already and shipments are arriving each week.	£40 million

OTHER MULTILATERAL CONTRIBUTIONS

AGENCY	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
IMF Economic Management (IMF) 2003 to 2006	Provide capacity and support to the fledging government of post conflict Iraq on key issues of economic governance and financial management.	Since the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad in August 2003, all travel to Iraq has been suspended. Policy discussions between Iraqi officials and IMF staff have been regularly taking place.	£3.15 million
International Financial Corporation (IFC) 2004 to 2006	To support the development of small and medium sized enterprises.	This support seeks to encourage private sector economic growth in Iraq by providing training to financial institutions on the processes for lending to the private sector, and through providing the finance to allow financial institutions to make loans. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private financing wing of the World Bank, will manage this project	£8.5 million.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

AGENCY	PURPOSE	Action to date and in progress	DFID Contribution
ACTED Rehabilitation of Water Units 2003	Rehabilitation of water supply units in Al-Muthanna and Al-Najaf Governorates	ACTED has repaired over 50 water treatment units in rural areas of southern Iraq which has provided safe drinking water to approximately 124,000 people in 30 villages. ACTED has also organised health education campaigns Project finished	£276,500
AMAR 2003 to 2004	Provide medical and sanitary support to refugees in Iran.	AMAR are providing basic medical care, water and sanitation and education to Iraqis living in refugee camps in Iran. Project ongoing	£792,135
CARE 2003 to 2004	Rehabilitation of water, sanitation and health facilities in central-southern Iraq	Rehabilitated the Water Treatment Plant in Menarthara town, Najaf Governorate and also rebuilt and equipped their Primary Health Care Centre (PHC). Project ongoing	£454,844
4RS 2003	Support to vulnerable women in northern Iraq.	300 tents and 300 heaters distributed to recently displaced women in Sulaymaniyah; building sanitation units, advocacy and advisory support through Women's Centres.  Project finished	£105,673
GOAL 2003	Support to primary health care, water and sanitation in Thiqar and Al-Muthana governorates.	Advisory support and coordination provided, drugs distributed, assessments undertaken of health facilities; a reactivated Targeted Nutrition Programme in conjunction with UNICEF and others (nutrition survey abandoned because of adverse security conditions). Project finished	£305,834
Help Age International 2003	To prepare for the potential humanitarian impact of a conflict	Basic equipment supplied to 4000 older families; and to residential homes in Mosul and Sulaimaniyah; chronic drugs supplied for 16,000 patients in Mosul, Kirkuk and Dohuk. Project finished	£150,000
International Medical Corps 2003	Emergency preparedness for a humanitarian crisis in Iraq	Medical equipment and medicines distributed to health facilities and mobile clinics throughout Iraq. Project finished	£220,000

International Medical Corps 2003	Humanitarian risk reduction support to Iraqi vulnerable population.	Focused on three interventions to reduce the risk of a humanitarian crisis; 1) reactivated UNICEF's Targeted Nutrition Programme for children under 5, 2) rehabilitated water treatment units and repaired and replaced water and sanitation generators among Marsh arab communities, 3) rehabilitated Central Public Health Laboratory for infectious disease monitoring Project finished	£522,031
Medair 2003 to 2004	Assistance to internally displaced people in northern Iraq.	1,500 hygiene kits, 500 household kits, 200 food parcels; plus drugs for chronic diseases and kerosene distributed: activities coordinated with WHO. Project finished	£281,260
MERLIN 2003	Medical emergency preparedness in Baghdad.	Medical supplies were pre-positioned in Baghdad for 30,000 people for 3 months; assessments carried out of 22 primary and child care centres, and basic drugs and equipment provided for 30,000 patients for 2 months. Project finished	£265,000
MERLIN 2003 to 2004	Enhance existing Iraqi Ministry of Health preparedness and response capacity to prevent diarrhoeal disease in Baghdad city and Al-Anbar governorate.	Approximately 31,000 hygiene kits were distributed to over 25,000 families throughout the project period. 500 hygiene kits were distributed in October in the Thawra district of Baghdad in response to a suspected cholera outbreak. Project finished	£75,393
Mines Advisory Group (MAG) 2003	Mine demarcation and mine awareness in northern and southern Iraq	MAG demarcated 1.9 million square metres of mine affected land and conducted 1,317 mine awareness activities. Project finished	£80,833
Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Northern Iraq Demining Teams 2003	Support three mine action teams to cover de-mining in the Mosul area.	The programme currently operates with 21 Mine Action Teams (MATs) who have a range of skills including mine clearance, EOD, survey and demarcation. During 2003, these teams cleared a total of 649 mines, 1,756 cluster bomb units and 65,447 other items of un exploded ordnance. Over 5 million square metres of land were made safe following MAG's operations.  Project finished	£612,297
Mines Advisory Group (MAG) 2004 to 2005	To support three mine action teams to cover de-mining in central and southern Iraq.	The poor security situation has meant that MAG has been unable to start their demining work in southern Iraq. Project ongoing	£1.2 million
Muslim Hands International 2003	Rehabilitation of four schools in Al-Falluja.	Emergency rehabilitation work in four schools in Al-Falluja which were looted in the aftermath of the conflict. Project finished	£100,897
People In Need Foundation 2003 to 2004	Emergency Rehabilitation of five Primary Health Centres (PHC).	PINF has undertaken rehabilitation of 5 Primary Health Centres (PHC) in Missan, Iraq. Project finished	£28,991
Save the Children (UK): SCF-UK 2003	Emergency operations in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul.	Essential medical supplies provided in Mosul and Kirkuk; basic relief items given to 10,000 temporarily displaced people in northern Iraq. Project finished	£499,641
SCF Emergency Health Sector 2003	Emergency health support to seriously sick children affected by the conflict and post-war insecurity	The SCF has provided essential cytotoxic drugs to hospitals in Baghdad and a central warehouse in Mosul. Project finished	£232,631
Solidarite Sanitation Programme 2004	Sanitation programme to restore and maintain the sewage capacity in Babil governorate.	Solidarities are working to build 16 new water distribution networks in Qadisiyah Governorate. 10 are almost complete and the remaining 6 should be shortly finished. Project ongoing	£215,000
War Child 2003	Establishment of an emergency field bakery	War Child produced 32,000 loaves each day and distributed among hospitals, orphanages, education institutions and kindergartens as well as to vulnerable groups in Thi-qar province Project finished	£613,133

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Prepared 18 January 2005