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Agencies say Iraq needs security, water, salaries
International humanitarian agencies say they are keen to get to work in Iraq but, without security, they are unable to carry out assessments and Iraqi hospital workers cannot work in safety. Ruth Gidley reports on the problems the agencies face in the aftermath of the fighting.

Tentative start as aid agencies move into Iraq
International relief agencies on standby to begin work in Iraq have started setting up new operations in former government-controlled areas and the semi-autonomous northern zone, Ruth Gidley reports a week after U.S. forces seized Baghdad.

AlertNet member publishes guide to humanitarian principles in Iraq
The Humanitarian Policy Group of the U.K.-based Overseas Development Institute has published a briefing note explaining the important humanitarian concepts in the conflict in Iraq and belligerents' obligations under international law.

Map of northern Iraq
Our graphic shows the main cities of northern Iraq.

One in five in northern Iraq has no food, says NGO
A spokesman for a UK-based NGO told AlertNet that northern Iraq was stable, but people were running out of food, and needed large-scale distribution from the underfunded U.N. World Food Programme.

Features

03 Jun 2003
Life-saving vaccinations resume for Iraqi children
Eight weeks after the end of hostilities in Iraq, children are once again receiving life-saving immunisations against preventable diseases as the safe delivery and storage of vaccines is restored countrywide. Katherine Arie reports on the restoration of the country's national immunisation programme.

19 Mar 2003
War's human cost likely to frustrate U.S. objectives
Larry Minear is director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He writes that the United States could better achieve its objectives without launching an attack on Iraq, which is likely to cause a humanitarian catastrophe that would frustrate U.S. political and security hopes in the region

10 Feb 2003
RedR: planning for the practicalities in Iraq
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief (RedR) assigns engineers and other experts to aid agencies that need experienced staff. With a possible war in Iraq looming, John Howard, RedR’s London-based assignments and membership manager, told Katherine Arie about preparations it is making and the likely reluctance of agencies in the region to rely on experts with U.S. or British citizenship.

04 Feb 2003
Port bids to be humanitarian hub for Gulf
The Jebel Ali port and free trade zone in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has plans to become a key regional humanitarian hub for U.N. agencies and NGOs in the Gulf. With a war in Iraq looming, the port authority believes it can play a vital role as a centre of supply and logistics. Nick Cater reports from the Aid and Trade fair in Geneva.

17 Jan 2003
Agencies should resist being taken for granted in Iraq
Larry Minear, director of the Humanitarianism and War Project at Tufts University in Massachusetts, argues that humanitarian agencies should lay down the conditions under which they are prepared to become involved in aid activities during or after an eventual war in Iraq.

Last updated:Wed Feb 10 16:36:29 2010