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Madrid Donors' Conference
At the Madrid Donors' Conference on Iraq, on 23-24 October, the UK will announce a total commitment to Iraq's reconstruction of £544 million, covering the three years from April 2003. £248 million of this is money already committed by DFID and other Government Departments, and £296 million will be for the period from now until March 2006. These figures include the UK share of proposed European Community spending, estimated at £38m.
This funding will not include costs of maintaining security in Iraq. Nor will it involve any reduction in DFID's planned development expenditure for low-income countries.
A substantial proportion of our funding is expected to be channelled through multi-lateral funding arrangements being established by the World Bank and the United Nations.
An NGO meeting, which was to be held on 22 October, will now be incorporated into the main agenda, in a Humanitarian Forum on the morning of 23 October.
World Bank and United Nations Joint Needs Assessment Report
The United Nations and the World Bank have published their joint Iraq Needs Assessment Report ahead of the Madrid Donors' Conference. It estimates that Iraq will need some $36 billion for reconstruction up to 2007, $9 billion of this in 2004.
The report covers a total of 14 sectors, including: health, education, employment creation, infrastructure, agriculture, water resources, private sector development and demining activities.
The report does not include the security and oil sectors, for which the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) estimates that an additional $12 billion will be required up to 2007, $7 billion of this in 2004. Other sectors outside the World Bank and UN Needs Assessment include environment, culture, human rights and religious affairs, for which the CPA estimates the needs to be about $7.5 billion over the four years.
UN Security Council Resolution
On 16 October the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1511, which outlines further the roles of the Iraqi Governing Council, the Coalition Provisional Authority, the United Nations and the rest of the international community in the effort to bring peace, stability and sovereign representative government to Iraq.
Amongst a number of provisions, it:
- recognises the Governing Council and Iraqi Ministers as the principle bodies of the Iraqi Interim Administration, and affirms that the administration of Iraq will progressively be undertaken by these bodies as they evolve;
- invites the Governing Council to provide by 15 December a timetable and programme for drafting a new constitution and holding democratic elections;
- requests the UN, as circumstances permit, to support this process;
- authorises the creation of a multinational force to contribute to the maintenance of security and stability in Iraq (the force would be under the command of the USA, which is requested to report to the Security Council on its progress);
- appeals to countries and the International Financial Institutions to strengthen their efforts to assist the people of Iraq, and urges the World Bank and IMF to take immediate steps to provide their full range of assistance to Iraq, working with the Governing Council and Iraqi ministries.
The full text of the resolution is available from the UN website: http://www.un.org/
Electricity
On 6 October, power generation in Iraq reached a new post-war high of 4,518MW. Seven areas had full electricity service on 5 October: Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk, Karbala, Najaf, Hilla and Yunisilia. Some reduction in total supply is expected over the next few weeks as essential maintenance is carried out. At the same time, demand is expected to reduce as temperatures fall with the approach of winter.
Education
Schools in Al Basrah province that have not yet been rehabilitated have each been given an emergency grant of $500 by the UK military in Southern Iraq to help with the costs of immediate repairs.
DFID NEWS
Funding
DFID has now committed £209 million to humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in Iraq.
£20 million was recently allocated towards the restoration of essential services in southern Iraq. The assistance is expected to improve service delivery of power, water and fuel to over 5 million people. The money will be used for equipment and spare parts, including mobile generators, repairs and refurbishment of electrical, fuel and water pipelines.
A full list of DFID funding is attached.
£1 million remains uncommitted in DFID's current allocation of £210 million. A further £60 million has been set aside by the Chancellor for Departments to claim from HM Treasury in this financial year for humanitarian and reconstruction work in Iraq if required, some of which has already been allocated for support to the CPA.
DFID also provides 19% of European Community (EC) funding for Iraq. The EC commitment to Iraq currently stands at €100 million. The Commission has proposed a further €200 million for the rest of 2003 and for 2004.
Staff Deployments To Iraq
DFID is providing over 25 staff in Iraq, including consultants on short-term contracts.
In Baghdad, DFID is providing a number of advisers to the Coalition Provisional Authority. These include the Director of Operations, and advisers focusing on food security, IDP/refugees, salary payments, statistics, gender and public works. They work in close liaison with Iraqi administrators, the United Nations and other agencies.
In Basra, DFID advisers work with the Coalition Provisional Authority on economic management, infrastructure, legal affairs, press and public affairs, gender and civil governance; and a consultancy team has been established to support CPA projects. Other DFID staff are seconded to the UK military and humanitarian agencies.
DFID has also seconded a number of consultants to support UN agencies in Iraq and the region.
AGREED DFID FUNDING FOR IRAQ
UN PRE-CONFLICT PREPAREDNESS
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World Food Programme Food pre-positioning for 250,000 for ten weeks. Upgrading logistics and communications capacity. Activating UN Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC) and UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). |
£8,000,000
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United Nations Children's Fund Pre-positioning supplies (health kits, birthing kits, therapeutic milk, high protein biscuits, hygiene supplies and mobile water purification units, school in a box, and NFIs. Developing campaign for mine awareness. Enhance capacity of field offices. |
£2,000,000
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United Nations High Commission for Refugees Winter kits for 350,000. Procurement of remaining kits for target caseload of 600,000. Site identification and deployment of additional emergency officers. |
£1,750,000
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World Health Organisation 24 emergency health kits pre-positioned. Training on communicable diseases and awareness for CBW. Need to preposition 76 additional health kits and 20 surgical kits. Strengthen field operations, logistics, communications. |
£1,000,000
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Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance Deployment of personnel to Country Teams and Larnaca. Deploy IRIN officers to Cyprus, Turkey, and Jordan. Develop public information capacity. |
£150,000
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Office of the United Nations Security Co-ordinator Enhance current security structure with 1 Regional Security Coordination Officer, 6 Field Security Officers, oversight and training. |
£100,000
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| Total for UN Preparedness |
£13,000,000
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UN CONSOLIDATED APPEAL
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Food and Agriculture Organisation Support to agricultural and poultry production in war-affected areas of southern Iraq to boost food security and contribute to improving the nutritional status of project beneficiaries in areas targeted. |
£1,500,000
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World Food Programme Support to enable the procurement, transport and distribution of foodstuffs, including operational and logistical support. Support to the provision of the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service and the United Nations Joint Logistics Centre. |
£25,000,000
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World Health Organisation Support to the implementation of policy and the operation of the health system, in close cooperation with new national and local authorities, including assessing overall health needs as well asthe overall capacity of the Iraqi health structures |
£5,000,000
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United Nations Development Programme Emergency assistance in the electricity sector focusing on Central and Southern Iraq. Work includes assessments and rapid rehabilitation of facilities. |
£7,035,100
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| UNDP Assistance to Electricity Sector Phase Two |
£5,116,312
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United Nations Children's Fund Support to key activities in water and emergency sanitation, routine immunisation and mine risk education throughout Iraq. |
£7,000,000
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| UNICEF Water and Environmental SanitationEmergency water and environment sanitation project for supplying potable water to schools and affected households of Baghdad and in the governorates of Dialla, Kerbala, and Salaheddin. |
£6,835,187
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United Nations Mines Advisory Service Support to mine clearance activities and mine action co-ordination throughout Iraq. |
£4,000,000
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Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance Support of information, coordination and technology in Iraq and the region. |
£750,000
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| Office of the United Nations Security Co-ordinatorProvide an interim security capability in Iraq. Develop a UN security management structure, capacity to monitor security; provide security advice, develop security structures and procedures. |
£500,000
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| Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsPromotion of human rights, protection/assistance to vulnerable groups and to raise awareness and development of national human rights capacity. |
£400,000
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Develop and implement a strategy for promoting women's rights in post conflict Iraq. |
£500,000
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United Nations Mines Advisory Service To provide 20,000 units of plastic explosive for use by UNMAS in Iraq to destroy mines and other UXO. |
£357,378
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| Total to UN Agencies for Consolidated Appeal: |
£63,993,977
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RED CROSS MOVEMENT
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International Federation of the Red Cross Support to pre-positioning stocks, deployment of delegates, as well as disaster preparedness/response activities of the relevant National Societies. |
£15,500,000
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International Committee of the Red Cross Support to pre-positioning stocks, deployment of delegates, emergency medical support, water and sanitation, protection and assistance activities. |
£16,500,000
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| Total Red Cross |
£32,000,000
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NGO SUPPORT
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Merlin Emergency health, mobile units, rapid health assessments |
£265,000
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International Medical Corps Emergency Trauma care, primary care for under-5s and pregnant woman and obstetric care |
£220,000
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Save the Children UK Health, non-food items and tracing |
£500,000
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HelpAge International Non-food items, shelter to elderly IDPs and their dependents |
£150,000
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GOAL Assistance and Primary Health Care to southern Iraq |
£305,834
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War Child Emergency bakeries programme |
£613,133
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MedAir Assistance to IDPs in northern Iraq |
£295,565
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Mines Advisory Group Mine action preparedness, mine marking and deployment of coordinators to centre/south Iraq |
£80,883
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4RS Assistance to vulnerable women in northern Iraq |
£105,673
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CARE Rehabilitation of water, sanitation and health facilities in centre/south Iraq. |
£499,070
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MAG Northern Iraq Demining Teams To support three mine action teams to cover de-mining in the Mosul area. |
£781,639
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Merlin Enhance existing Iraqi Ministry of Health outbreak preparedness and response capacity to prevent diarrhoeal disease in Baghdad city and Al-Anbar governorate. |
£76,259
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ACTED Rehabilitation of Water Units Rehabilitation of water supply units in Al-Muthana and Al-Najaf governorates. |
£276,500
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Muslim Hands International Rehabilitation of four schools in Al-Falluja. |
£100,897
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International Medical Corps Humanitarian risk reduction support to Iraqi vulnerable population. |
£522,031
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People in Need Foundation Emergency rehabilitation of five Primary Health Centres (PHC). |
£29,012
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SCF Emergency Health Sector Emergency health support to seriously sick children affected by the conflict and post-war insecurity in Iraq. |
£232,631
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Solidarite Sanitation Programme Sanitation programme to restore and maintain the sewage capacity of storm water networks in four secondary towns of the Babil governorate. |
£215,000
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AMAR Provide medical and sanitary support to refugees In Iran. |
£792,135
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| Total NGOs |
£6,061,262
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DFID SECONDMENTS
| DFID secondments/consultants, security,miscellaneous costs, etc. |
£18,678,114
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| Total DFID Secondments |
£18,678,114
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OTHER RECONSTRUCTION WORK
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Recovery Infrastructure Group (RIG) Design and implement recovery and infrastructure projects to assist the CPA in its programme of post-conflict recovery. |
£6,700,000
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Governorate Teams South Support Governorate teams in CPA South - Maysan, Muthanna, Thi Qar, and Basrah. |
£2,230,000
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IMF Economic Management Provide capacity and support to the fledging government of post conflict Iraq on key issues of economic governance and financial management. |
£3,150,000
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Institute of War and Peace Reporting One-year programme for training journalists. |
£513,222
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BBC World Service Trust (i) Emergency radio programme & media audit. (ii) Re-establishment of radio and television broadcasting capacity in the four Southern Governorates of CPA South. |
£390,600
£6,140,098 |
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Restoring Essential Services Consulting services, equipment, spare parts and rehabilitation works to improve service delivery in the power, fuel and water sectors in southern Iraq. |
£20,000,000
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| Total Other Reconstruction Work |
£39,123,920
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Summary of DFID contribution to humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Iraq
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£m
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| UN Preparedness |
13.0
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| UN Agencies for Appeal |
64.0
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| (plus £36 million committed but not yet allocated to specific activities) | |
| Red Cross |
32.0
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| NGOs |
6.1
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| DFID Secondments, Security etc. |
18.7
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| Other Reconstruction Work |
39.1
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| Total |
172.9
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| Grand Total Funding Agreed: |
£172,857,273
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| Total Funding Committed: |
£209,000,000
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NB: The difference between agreed and committed expenditure is accounted for by funding we have pledged to the UN but where negotiations are still continuing about exactly how this will be used.