Iraq Humanitarian Situation Report UNICEF supplies are supporting access to water in Ameriyat al Fallujah IDP camp, Anbar UNICEF/Iraq/2016/Khuzaie SITUATION IN NUMBERS Highlights As of 3 July, there were 3.3 million people displaced and 777,918 returnees in Iraq, at least 47 per cent of whom are children under 18. Conflict escalated in Iraq in the first half of 2016. It is expected that needs will increase as military operations to take back ISIL-held areas continue. In May and June alone, more than 85,000 people, roughly 40,000 children, have been newly-displaced mainly within Anbar. With ongoing military operations the number of IDPs is expected to increase. UNICEF remains determined to reach the most in need, increasing its targets to reach 2 million people with access to safe water, 2.4 million children and families newly-displaced by conflict, provide 206,000 children with structured psychosocial support, and provide 650,000 children with access to learning support materials. As a result, UNICEF increases its 2016 Appeal to US$169 million to ensure the most vulnerable children continue to access emergency supplies, safe water, critical sanitation and hygiene, key health and nutrition support, education, and protection services, and to upscale interventions to serve newly-displaced populations. In June, the RRM Consortium co-led by UNICEF and WFP, distributed 20,388 RRM kits as an immediate response to 19,520 families benefiting 113,809 vulnerable people newly displaced by conflict. The majority of people reached were newly-displaced in Anbar. UNICEF Response with partners Key Indicators Emergency affected populations with access to a sufficient safe water supply School-aged children reached through temporary learning spaces (pre-fab) Children participating in structured, sustained, resilience or psychosocial support programmes Children 0-59 months vaccinated against Polio in crises affected areas through campaigns Vulnerable people newly-displaced by conflict receiving RRM kits within 72 hours of trigger for response UNICEF Cluster Target Result Target Result 1,952,130 355,784 2,372,430 596,584 86,000 43,632 45,000 48,458 206,000 26,306 150,000 38,795 IDP :731,000 : 5.2 million IDP: 196,286 : 5,296,380 2,400,000 682,074 June 2016 4.7 million 1 # of children affected out of 10 million # of people affected (OCHA, HRP 2016) 3.3 million # of people internally displaced (IDP) Target population in 2016: Rapid Response: 2.4 million WASH: 2 million Education: 650,000 Health: 5.9 million (polio) Child Protection: 206,000 UNICEF Appeal 2016* US$ 169 million 2016 Funds Available 2 : USD$ 105,534,919 2016 funding requirement: $169M Funds available includes funding received for the current appeal year as well as the carry forward from the previous year 1 As per OCHA, depending on the intensity of fighting and the scale of violence in the months ahead, up to 13 million Iraqis may need some form of humanitarian assistance by the end of 2016, with the number of children affected 1 potentially rising to over 6 million. 2 As of 12 July 2016, UNICEF had received 62 per cent, or US$105 million, of the US$169 million 2016 appeal in addition to US$52,019,959 carried forward from 2015. See page 5 for more detailed funds information.
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs Since the end of May, more than 85,000 people have fled Fallujah and surrounding areas since the government launched military operations to retake Fallujah City. 1 With reportedly more than 20 per cent of the city destroyed, combined with the risk of unexploded remnants of war, the city remains unsafe for IDPs to return. Similarly, more than 30,000 people have fled to Makhmur from fighting in Ninewa of whom approximately 19,000 are housed in Debaga IDP camp, Erbil while 14,000 people were displaced from Shirqat town and surrounding areas in Salah al-din, with some fleeing towards Kirkuk. With ongoing military operations the number of IDPs is expected to increase, as it is estimated that around 200,000 civilians remain in Shirqat city, under the control of non-state armed actors. IDP families displaced from Fallujah after 23 May 2016, by district of displacements (IOM DTM, June 2016) Since March 2016, more than 131,000 people have been displaced, mostly from and within Anbar governorate. While humanitarian assistance is being provided to displaced populations, protection remains the central concern. The rapid pace of displacements has further stretched response capacities that are already struggling to support more than 3.3 million IDPs across 105 districts. Many camps are operating beyond capacity, with families living in overcrowded conditions. Due to the ongoing violence, strict procedures for security screening remain operative with reports received of families being separated as boys and men are held for questioning. UNICEF is concerned that children remain vulnerable to family separation, exposure to Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and grave violations of their rights such as the recent bombing which killed more than 295 people including children. Humanitarian leadership and coordination UNICEF leads the WASH Cluster, Child Protection and Nutrition sub-clusters, co-leads the Education cluster with Save the Children International, and is an active member of the Health cluster. UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) co-lead the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Consortium, whose partners include the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and seven NGOs. Regular information sharing takes place with the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Centre (JCMC) in Baghdad and the Joint Crisis Coordination centre (JCC) in Erbil, alongside other UN agencies and line ministries. Humanitarian Strategy UNICEF strengthens health and nutrition services for children under 5 years through the Ministry of Health (MoH); and supports water, sanitation, and hygiene services through the Ministry of Public Works and Municipalities (MPWM), and the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism (MMT). In collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE), UNICEF helps improve access to education for children aged 6 to 17 years. In collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA), UNICEF works to uphold children s rights at policy and community levels. UNICEF supports child-focused cash transfers to highly vulnerable families to meet their daily needs, including the hidden costs of school. UNICEF and WFP support newly-displaced populations in transit with lifesaving and dignity-raising kits through the RRM. Summary Analysis of Programme response Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) In June, the RRM Consortium co-led by UNICEF and WFP distributed 20,388 RRM kits as an immediate response to 19,520 families benefiting 113,809 vulnerable people newly displaced by conflict. The majority of people reached were in Anbar, Erbil, Salah Al-Din, and Baghdad. The majority of Anbar distributions responded to Fallujah displacements, reaching 74,356 affected people, mostly women and children. RRM kits consist of a 12 kg immediate response food ration, hygiene kit with various supplies to last a family a week, 18 litres of bottled drinking water and a water container; where possible, they also include UNFPA dignity kits. The RRM Consortium of UN agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP) and 7 NGO partners (ACTED, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, National Institute for Human Rights, Rebuild Iraq Recruitment Programme, Save the Children, and Women Empowerment Organization) covers 17 out of 18 governorates across Iraq with identified lead and back-up responders. Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Since the beginning of the year, UNICEF has supported improved access to WASH services to more than 481,000 IDPs across Iraq 1 For more detailed information on UNICEF response to recent displacements from Fallujah City and surrounding areas of Anbar, see the Anbar Flash Update: http://www.unicef.org/appeals/files/unicef_iraq_anbar_flash_update_12_july_2016.pdf 2
including safe water for more than 355,784 IDPs (female: 181,450, male: 174,334); improved access to sanitation for 61,963 IDPs (female: 31,601, male: 30,362); improved access to key hygiene items for 481,047 IDPs (female: 245,334, male: 235,713). Military operations in Fallujah and surrounding areas in Anbar peaked in June 2. UNICEF supported safe water supply for 69,500 newly-displaced IDPs (35,445 female) across the main affected locations and supported sanitation for 25,500 IDPs (13,005 female) through installation of 686 latrines and 310 showers, of which 158 latrines were installed in the last two weeks. Hygiene promotion activities and kits containing basic hygiene items reached 7,400 families. In response to new displacements in Salah al Din, 875 families received 2,100 sets of bottled water and hygiene kits in transit sites at Al Hajjaj Silo. A total of 34,945 IDPs and host community individuals (17,822 female), benefitted from access to safe drinking water through rehabilitation of 2 water projects and completion of a water supply network serving areas of Balad, Samarra, and Tikrit. In the same locations, 6,649 IDPs (3,391 female) received safe drinking water through water trucking services. In the northern KRI, the influx of IDPs from Ninewa into Makhmour district continued, with approximately 19,000 people settled in Debaga camp. UNICEF has supported emergency supply of safe water through water trucking and local boreholes, with Erbil Refugee Council (ERC, government partner) and Danish Refugee Council (DRC, INGO partner). Sanitation facilities including latrines and sewerage system for about 10,000 IDPs is provided through partnership with DRC. Ongoing WASH response to populations displaced to Dahuk, Kirkuk, and Sulaymaniyah saw provision of water supply, sanitation support, and hygiene promotion activities reaching at least 130,000 IDPs in camps and host community areas in collaboration with multiple government, INGO, and NGO partners. In southern Iraq, UNICEF supported water system improvements as part of ongoing cholera prevention measures, including supply of Water Compact Units (WCU) to the local water authority. Hygiene kits reached 27,400 individuals (15,070 women and 12,330 men), and improved supply of safe water was achieved through installation of RO units for 108 schools (45 in Diwaniya, 48 in Muthanna and 15 in Thi-Qar) serving 32,437 students (13,297 girls, 19,140 boys). Young boys wash at a water tank in Ameriyat al Fallujah IDP camp, Anbar UNICEF/Iraq/2016/Khuzaie Education Since January 2016, UNICEF has provided new temporary learning spaces through pre-fabricated containers for more than 43,600 IDP children (girls: 21,237 and boys: 22,395); trained 2,352 teachers and education personnel (female: 1,098, male: 1,254) on Education in Emergencies (EiE), how to provide psychosocial support in the classroom, and on improved teaching methods; and more than 280,000 children (girls: 101,117, boys: 179,680) have received education supplies. To support children s learning over summer, Catch Up classes are running through 70 centres in southern Iraq, reaching 11,322 children (4,098 girls and 7,224 boys). Classes focus on three core subjects (English, maths, science) for children whose education has been disrupted due to displacement, and children who need to retake the 6th grade final exams. Through support to the Directorates of Education (DoE) in the KRI and Kirkuk over the summer period, UNICEF is completing the construction of 23 unfinished school buildings, of which 19 will have dedicated shifts for IDP children that will open additional access to education for up to 8,500 school children in the new academic year 3. Construction work had been halted due to the ongoing financial crisis at government level. Prefabricated schools capable of accommodating up to 3,000 students were completed in Dahuk, Erbil, and Kirkuk (3 schools in total), complete with playgrounds, sanitation facilities, and computer lab. 4 To reduce overcrowding in existing schools hosting IDP children, additional prefabricated classrooms have been installed in 36 schools in southern Iraq (51 prefab classrooms in total, benefitting an estimated 18,400 children). Further construction and rehabilitation interventions are continuing until the start of the new school year, 2 For more detailed information on UNICEF response to recent displacements from Fallujah City and surrounding areas of Anbar, see the Anbar Flash Update: http://www.unicef.org/appeals/files/unicef_iraq_anbar_flash_update_12_july_2016.pdf 3 Final figures will be available from the Ministry of Education once enrolment for the 2016/2017 academic year is completed in Autumn 2016. 4 Actual enrolment figures will not be available until the new academic year 2016/2017. 3
including in Anbar areas most recently affected by new displacement. More than 2,000 student desks have been delivered to the relevant Directorates or to school bodies in Basra (550 desks), Thi Qar (500) and Kirkuk (1,000). Systems strengthening work is ongoing through the Ministry of Education; in June, UNICEF provided technical review of the School Improvement Plans for 35 schools participating in the UNICEF-led school based management (SBM) initiative that aims to enable school principals, teachers, parents, and community members to take day-to-day decisions that improve school governance as well as children s performance. Health and Nutrition In response to the new displacements from Fallujah and surrounding areas of Anbar, UNICEF supported 24 teams to conduct two rounds of vaccination. By 30 June 18,080 children (0 to 15 years, 922 girls and 886 boys) received polio vaccination, and 15,619 children (9 months to 15 years, 7,965 girls and 7,653 boys) received measles vaccination. For IDP children recently fled from Shirqat to Al Hajjaj camp in Salah al Din UNICEF supported routine vaccination of 1,900 children (0 to 15 years, 969 girls and 931 boys) against polio, 5 and 1,229 children (9 months to 15 years, 627 girls and 602 boys) against measles. With three rounds of Rapid Nutrition Assessments conducted since April 2016 gathering data from more than 6,000 children, comparisons between the nutritional status of children from Fallujah and those displaced from other locations show significant discrepancy, indicating the negative effects on children living under control of armed opposition groups since 2014. Children under 1 showed the highest levels of underweight and wasting according to analysis by age group, reflecting challenges of food security; while children between 2-3 years presented highest rates of stunting, reflecting chronic shortage of micronutrients during their formative growth years. UNICEF has delivered 13.2 tons of high-energy biscuits (HEB), 12.5 tons of super cereal and 11.5 tons of supplementary spread sachets to Ameriyat al Fallujah, one of the largest IDP camps in Anbar hosting newly-displaced Fallujah IDPs, where distribution to provide nutritious food for children is ongoing to all families. For children with specific malnourishment, hospital admission is sought or higher quantities of supplementation provided, dependent on need. A further 16 tons of HEB, 6.7 tons super cereal and 7.5 tons supplementary spread sachets were delivered to IDP camps in Baghdad and Salah al Din, via the relevant Directorates of Health (DoH). In the KRI, 3,756 IDP children (1,916 female and 1,840 male) were monitored for growth; of these, 53 malnourished children (23 girls) were detected and referred to nutrition centers. Breastfeeding counselling reached 6,780 lactating women, and 2,460 pregnant women visited antenatal care units. As the hot summer period leads into autumn, the risk of waterborne disease increases. In line with the joint Lessons Learned exercise on preparedness and response measures, UNICEF supported training courses on home management of diarrheal disease and use of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) for 1,231 staff (628 females and 603 males) working in Primary Healthcare Centres in Baghdad, Babylon, Kerbala, Najaf and Wassit. Child Protection In June 2016, UNICEF and partners provided psychosocial services to 2,528 newly registered IDP children (girls: 1,149 and boys: 1,379), for a total of 26,306 newly registered children (12,492 girls and 13,814 boys) receiving PSS since January 2016. Specialized child protection services reached 396 IDP children (girls: 172 and boys: 224) for a total of 2,074 (girls: 956 and boys: 1,118) newly registered IDP children since January 2016. Family tracing and reunification or alternative care services were provided to 1 (girls: 0 and boys: 1) unaccompanied and separated child. A total of 34 incidents of grave child rights violations have been reported in the month, affecting 115 children and representing an increase compared to May (24 incidents reported) potentially due to the ongoing conflict escalation in Anbar governorate. The majority of reports in June (verified and not) concerned killing (48) and maiming/injuring (26) and recruitment and use of children by armed actors (20). Out of the 34 reported incidents, 17 were verified through the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), affecting 34 children. New displacement due to ongoing military operations in Anbar and Fallujah have increased Child Protection needs for Identification, Documentation, Tracing and Reunification (IDTR) of unaccompanied and separated children ( UASC ), psychosocial care and support, provision of legal support for children who undergo security screening process, GBV response services for girls and boys, and monitoring and reporting of child rights violations. Construction of a Child Friend Space (CFS) in Ameriyat Al Fallujah got underway during June and UNICEF has entered into agreements for additional CFS in various locations in Anbar and Baghdad with national partners. UNICEF finalized two agreements to provide GBV services in host community areas of Kirkuk where service provision is limited. This will expand GBV programming to meet the needs of women and girls across the governorate. The lack of experienced national and international child protection NGO implementing partners and security issues limiting access to camps in Anbar and Fallujah have resulted in a gap in child protection service delivery. The government s ability to mobilise, commit resources, and to take timely action to provide lifesaving response is also weak. UNICEF continues to engage both government and NGO partners to both begin new, and scale up, child protection responses. Cash Assistance UNICEF has provided cash assistance to identified vulnerable populations in Iraq since December 2014 in close collaboration with the regional authorities, with whom accountability and monitoring systems were set up to ensure that distribution and beneficiary selection is according to standard and agreed criteria. No cash assistance activities for IDPs took place in June 2016, but agreements have been reached with three partners to initiate transfers in Baghdad, Dahuk, and Erbil in time to support enrolment for vulnerable children into the new academic year starting in September. Cash Transfers support vulnerable Iraqis to meet their immediate needs 5 Polio vaccinations here are considered part of routine vaccination rather than nationwide campaigns, and are not counted against the Summary of Programme Results polio indicator (campaigns). 4
in a dignified manner, and help to provide access to food and shelter. In 2016, UNICEF aims to reach approximately 14,600 households with child-focused cash transfers. Supply and Logistics UNICEF Iraq dispatched IDP relief items to government counterparts and non-governmental partners with a total value of nearly US$8.76 million since the beginning of the year (of which more than $1.5 million in June 2016 alone). The total amount of ordered supplies for the IDP response was $2.05 million. Since the start of 2016, emergency items accounted for 24 per cent of the aggregated dispatched relief items such as winter clothes worth $480,000, which served over 12,300 children. Media and External Communication In June UNICEF published the report "A Heavy Price: Violence Destroys Childhoods in Iraq" 6 to highlight the devastating impact of ongoing conflict on children in Iraq. UNICEF Iraq spokespersons conducted 28 media interviews about the report and about the situation in Fallujah, including with BBC, CNN, AP, NBC and Al Jazeera. To provide visibility to UNICEF programmes, partners, and donors working in the emergency response, four human interest stories were published on digital platforms, while 107 posts on UNICEF Iraq social media pages generated more than 417,522 views. In addition, the UNICEF 'Portal' in Harsham Camp used immersive audio-video technology to directly connect a young Iraqi entrepreneur with US President Barak Obama during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University. Security Conflict continued during June in particular in Anbar, Diyala, Ninewa, and Salah Al Din. On 29 June 2016, Prime Minister Al-Abadi and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced full Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) control of Fallujah. Attacks against civilians continued, in Baghdad and other areas of the country. A number of non-violent demonstrations and unarmed parades were reported in Baghdad and the southern governorates on the commemoration of Al Quds Day. The general security situation has presented increased challenges to UNICEF programme delivery during June; this situation may continue dependent on escalation or change in the military operations. Funding as of 12 July 2016 Appeal Sector Original Requirement (US$) 2016 Revised Requirements (US$) Funds available * 12.07.2016 Funding gap a b (US$) c(a-b) % Health and Nutrition 17,762,000 21,762,000 9,755,874 12,006,126 55% Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 19,000,000 52,000,000 32,933,697 19,066,303 37% Child Protection 12,000,000 22,000,000 16,396,825 5,603,175 25% Education 34,560,000 38,560,000 32,278,840 6,281,160 16% Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) 10,500,000 27,500,000 8,412,458 19,087,542 69% Basic Needs (Multipurpose Cash Assistance) 7,369,212 7,369,212 5,757,225 1,611,987 22% Total 101,191,212 169,191,212 105,534,919 63,656,293 38% * Funds available includes funding received against current appeal as well as carry-forward from the previous year totalling US$ 52,019,959 (carry forward figure is programmable balance as of 31 December 2015 for IDP Response). Next SitRep: 16 August 2016 UNICEF Iraq Country Office Official Website: http://www.unicef.org/iraq/ UNICEF Iraq Country Office Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/unicefiraq UNICEF HAC, 2016: https://www.unicef.org/appeals Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan, 2016: http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/iraq Who to contact for further information: Peter Hawkins UNICEF Representative Iraq Country Office, Tel: +964 780 920 8636 Email: phawkins@unicef.org Jeffrey Bates Chief of Communications Iraq Country Office, Tel: +964 780 196 4524 Email: JBates@unicef.org 6 Full report available here: http://www.unicef.org/iraq/ 5
Annex A SUMMARY OF PROGRAMME RESULTS Sector Target 2016 Cluster Response Sector Results 30.06.1 6 Change since last Report UNICEF Target 2016 UNICEF and IPs UNICEF Results 30.06.16 Change since last Report WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE - 2016 Needs: 6.6 million people Emergency affected populations with access to a 2,372,430 596,584 161,570 1,952,130* 355,784 127,294 sufficient safe water supply Emergency affected populations with access to 910,937 69,677 25,492 686,104 61,963 26,462 functional latrines IDPs receiving hygiene kits or other hygiene supplies 1,480,868 577,444 31,558 466,393 481,047 35,977 EDUCATION - 2016 Needs: 3.3 million school-age children School-aged children reached through temporary 45,000 48,458 7,317 86,000* 43,632 10,948 learning spaces (pre-fab) Teachers and education personnel receiving training on EiE and / or PSS and / or Pedagogy 8,300 3,372 983 7,000 2,352 609 Boys and girls receiving educational supplies and / or teaching learning material 615,000 251,301 9,232 650,000* 280,797 48,388 CHILD PROTECTION - 2016 Needs: 3.6 million children under 18 Grave child rights violations verified 250 93 20 300 93 20 Children receiving specialized child protection services (reunification, alternative or specialized care and services) Children participating in structured, sustained, resilience or psychosocial support programmes Women and girls receiving GBV services at women centers/mobile teams HEALTH - 2016 Needs: 5.6 million children under 5 8 Newborn babies of conflict-affected families benefitting from newborn home services Under 1 year old children vaccinated against measles through routine immunization Children 0-59 months vaccinated against Polio in crises affected areas through campaigns NUTRITION - 2016 Needs: 5.6 million children under 5 U5 Children have access to nutrition services (screening, referral and treatment services) Targeted mothers of children 0-23 months with access to IYCF counselling for appropriate feeding RAPID RESPONSE & WINTERIZATION - 2016 Needs: 2.1 million vulnerable people Vulnerable people newly displaced by conflict receiving RRM kits within 72 hours of trigger for response 30,000 7,640 1,140 38,559* 2,074 396 150,000 38,795 5,238 206,000* 26,306 7 2,528 12,000 0 0 16,500 2,451 1,895 100,800 195 9 0 283,700 3,829 707 IDP: 731,000* community: 5,200,000 IDP: 196,286 community : 5,296,380 IDP: 114,000 IDP: 14,528 2,301 community: 320,000 Communit y: 953 0 47,000 5,401 0 2,400,000 682,074 120,842 0 0 7 A significant number of partnerships have been developed as of June 2016 and it is anticipated that the rate of programming will increase in the coming months. In addition the new target includes additional children who will be displaced during the military retake of Mosul. Additional funding will enable UNICEF to reach these newly displaced children. 8 Data from health interventions is received from the Ministry of Health schedules. Reporting timelines may not always align with those of UNICEF. January to June 2016 reports are forthcoming. 9 UNICEF has deployed plans to accelerate services to meet this indicator in the second half of 2016. 6
Most vulnerable children better protected from risks of winter with appropriate clothing 750,000** SOCIAL PROTECTION - 2016 Needs: 2.8 million vulnerable people (466,000 households) Most vulnerable households receiving cash assistance 14,655 0 0 *Indicates targets that have been revised. **Indicates targets/indicators added as part of mid-year revision. 7