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صفقة تسليح مع روسيا تفوق قيمتها 4,2 مليار دولارات اثر شبهات بالفساد. وشكلت لجنة جديدة غير التي ‏أرسلت الى موسكو سابقا ‏للتفاوض على شراء اسلحة ‏روسية اكثر تطورا. <br/>اعلن ذلك علي الموسوي مستشار رئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي اليوم السبت. <br/>واكد الموسوي ان الصفقة الغيت، موضحا ان المالكي بعد عودته من السفر من موسكو وجد بعض شبهات الفساد التي شابت الصفقة، مما جعله يقرر الغاءها واعادة النظر بها بصورة كاملة ابتداء من التعاقد والاسلحة ونوعيتها الى اللجنة المشرفة التي على العقود. <br/>وقال الموسوي ان رئيس الوزراء قرر فتح تحقيق في هذه الشبهات رافضا الكشف عن اسم اي مسؤول متورط في هذه الملف بالوقت الحالي. <br/>وكانت روسيا قد اعلنت خلال زيارة لرئيس الوزراء العراقي نوري المالكي في التاسع من تشرين الاول الماضي انها وقعت مع العراق عقود تسلح بقيمة تفوق 4,2 مليار دولار لتصبح بذلك مجددا احد اكبر مزودي هذه الدولة بالسلاح بعد الولايات المتحدة.</p> <h3>روسيا تعزو عرقلة صفقة التسليح العراقية إلى الضغط الأمريكي على حكومة المالكي </h3> <p>قال مسؤول رفيع المستوى في المجمع الصناعي العسكري الروسي أن الغاء الصفقة مع العراق، (إن تم بالفعل)، فهو نتيجة لضغط الولايات المتحدة على بغداد. <br/>ونقلت وكالة نوفوستي الروسية الرسمية للانباء عن المسؤول قوله، السبت، ان السبب الذي يقف وراء رفض العراق تنفيذ العقود لتوريد الاسلحة الروسية هو السلطات الامريكية التي تسعى لعدم السماح بتطبيق تلك الصفقة. <br/>من جهته اعرب ايغور كوروتشينكو مدير المركز الروسي لتحليل التجارة العالمية للاسلحة عن اعتقاده بأن السبب الرئيسي لقرار بغداد بإعادة النظر في الصفقة مع روسيا، هو الضغط الأمريكي، نظراً لأن السوق العراقية للسلاح تتسم بأهمية بالغة لدى واشنطن من ناحية تفعيل مصالح الشركات الامريكية.</p> </p></div> <h3>وزارة التجارة تعد المواطنين بتوزيع (850) ألف طن من المواد الغذائية قريباً </h3> <p>أكد وزير التجارة خير الله حسن بابكر، أن وزارته ستوزع (850) ألف طن من المواد الغذائية على المواطنين قريباً. <br/>وقال بابكر في بيان صدر، الجمعة، إن وزارة التجارة تعاقدت لاستيراد (150) ألف طن من زيت الطعام، و(400) ألف طن من الرز، و(300) ألف طن السكر. <br/>وأضاف بابكر، أن الوزارة ستعمل على تجهيز المواطنين بهذه المواد خلال الفترة المقلبة. <br/>ولم تحدد وزارة التجارة فيما إذا ستوزع هذه المواد على المواطنين عن طريق البطاقة التموينية، أم عن طريق طرحها في السوق المحلية.</p> <h3>التيار الصدري: دولة القانون و حدها تدعم قرار إلغاء التموينية والأطراف الأخرى ترفضه</h3> <p>اتهم التيار الصدري، السبت، ائتلاف دولة القانون بـ"دعم" قرار إلغاء البطاقة التموينية، مبينا أن جميع الأطراف الأخرى رافضة لهذا القرار، فيما اعتبر أن تهميش هيئة النزاهة وعدم السماح لها بمحاسبة المسؤولين المفسدين هو الذي يورث مثل هذه القرارات. <br/>وقال المتحدث الرسمي باسم زعيم التيار الصدري، صلاح العبيدي في حديث لـ"السومرية نيوز"، إن موضوع الحصة التموينية لم يكن موجودا على جدول أعمال مجلس الوزراء ليوم الثلاثاء الماضي، ولكنه حشر في هذا الجدول خلال بعض دقائق ، متهما دولة القانون بدعم وتبني قرار إلغاء البطاقة التموينية بشكل واضح. <br/>وأكد العبيدي أن جميع الأطراف الأخرى رافضة لهذا القرار، مشيرا إلى أن تجربة منح بدلات نقدية كانت فاشلة في السابق، حيث وزعت وزارة التجارة مبلغ مقداره 15 ألف دينار لكل فرد، وسببت أزمات اجتماعية في بعض الأسر، وكانت هناك حالات طلاق بسببها.</p> <h3>مقتل وإصابة 3 أشخاص واعتقال 9 وتحرير طفل مختطف في حصيلة الجمعة الأمنية</h3> <p>أفادت مصادر في الشرطة العراقية، الجمعة، بأن اثنين من عناصر الشرطة أصيبا، فيما تم اعتقال ثمانية أشخاص غالبيتهم مطلوبين واختطاف معاون مدير مصرف الرافدين، فيما فتل ابن قيادي في حزب الدعوة في الحصيلة الأمنية ليوم الجمعة. <br/>محافظة بغداد <br/>وشهدت بغداد العثور على جثة رجل مجهول الهوية قضى رمياً بالرصاص في منطقة الحرية شمال غرب بغداد. <br/>محافظة كركوك <br/>وفي كركوك أصيب عنصري شرطة بانفجار عبوة ناسفة استهدفت دوريتهما في منطقة راس دوميز جنوب المحافظة. <br/>كما اختطفت مجموعة مسلحة معاون مدير مصرف الرافدين في المحافظة أمير جهاد إثناء تواجده قرب منزله في حي عدن، جنوب كركوك. فيما تم تحرير طفل مختطف في قضاء الدور جنوب كركوك واعتقال والد الخاطف. <br/>محافظة ديالى <br/>وشهدت ديالى اعتقال أربعة مطلوبين للقضاء العراقي احدهم بتهمة الإرهاب في عمليات دهم جرت بمناطق بعقوبة وناحية شمال شرق بعقوبة. <br/>كما اعتقل ثلاثة أشخاص يشتبه بتورطهم بتفجير عبوة ناسفة على دورية للجيش العراقي قرب ناحية السعدية شمال بعقوبة. <br/>محافظة نينوى <br/>وفي نينوى اعتقل مطلوبا بتهمة الإرهاب بعملية أمنية نفذت في منطقة عين خزرج وسط الموصل. <br/>محافظة واسط <br/>وفي واسط قتل ابن شقيق قيادي في حزب الدعوةباطلاق نار خلال نزاع عشائري جنوب الكوت.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12431"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/02/21/government-vows-to-improve-food-aid-system/#comments" title="Comment on Government vows to improve food aid system">1 Comment</a></span> Posted on February 21st, 2011 by Um Thalit</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/02/21/government-vows-to-improve-food-aid-system/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Government vows to improve food aid system">Government vows to improve food aid system</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a 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class="external">IRIN</a>) – The Iraqi government has pledged to improve the state-run food aid system in the wake of sporadic protests and long-standing discontent over the quality and targeting of the rations provided. <br/>“We are working hard to improve the food ration system this year and to offer it with all [five] items, not just some of them,” Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki told a press conference on 17 February. “We have adopted a number of measures that can help us tackle this issue which we are following closely.” <br/>In a move designed to outflank discontent in the wake of demonstrations in Iraq inspired by the momentous demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, Al-Maliki on 15 February announced the postponement of the purchase of 18 F-16 fighter jets from the USA, and the use of the money saved to improve food rations. <br/>“We need these fighter jets as we are working to boost security, but we also need money to improve the food ration system, so we decided to postpone the [jet fighter] purchase,” he said, adding that about US$1 billion earmarked for the jets would now be spent on subsidized food handouts. <br/>Al-Maliki said the government had also decided to decentralize management of the of the state food ration system by allowing local government in the 18 provinces to import, store and distribute the relevant food items. <br/>The distribution, he added, would be targeted at the most vulnerable. <br/>“<strong>Fodder ration” <br/></strong> <br/>Many Iraqis complain that only some of the rations are delivered, or they arrive in poor condition, and there have been a number of protests against poor quality rations, unemployment, corruption and feeble public services. <br/>“It’s a fodder ration not a food ration,” said one banner brandished by demonstrators in Iraq’s southern province of Wasit on 16 February. “We are sitting on billions of barrels of oil, but we can’t find anything to eat,” said another. <br/>Iraq’s food rationing system, known as the Public Distribution System (PDS), was set up in 1995 as part of the UN’s oil-for-food programme following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990. More than half of Iraq’s 29 million people depend on it, according to the Trade Ministry. <br/>At the end of 2009, the monthly PDS parcels contained rice (3kg per person); sugar (2kg per person); cooking oil (1.25kg or one litre per person); flour (9kg per person); milk for adults (250g per person); tea (200g per person); beans (250g per person); children’s milk (1.8kg per child); soap (250g per person); detergents (500g per person); and tomato paste (500g per person). <br/>In 2010, the government reduced the number of items to five: flour, rice, sugar, cooking oil and children’s milk – in the same quantities. But recipients have been receiving two or three items at a time. Al-Maliki said they would now receive all the five. <br/>According to the Planning Ministry, about 25 percent of the population lives below the country’s poverty line, and unemployment is about 30 percent. <br/>Meanwhile, oil revenues, which make up about 95 percent of Iraq’s revenue, have risen sharply in recent months giving ammunition to those calling for the government to spend more on PDS. <br/>According to the Trade Ministry, about US$3 billion was spent on PDS in 2010. The Ministry is asking for $5 billion to be earmarked for PDS in this year’s budget which is yet to be approved by parliament. <br/>sm/cb</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=91983" class="external" target="_blank">IRIN Middle East | IRAQ: Government vows to improve food aid system | Iraq | Food Security</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-11434"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/08/%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b2%d8%b9-%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7/#respond" title="Comment on جمعية الهلال الاحمر توزع سلة رمضان للاعلاميين في ديالى">No Comments</a></span> Posted on September 8th, 2010 by Haleema Al-Azzawi</div> <h3><a 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title="red_crescent_diyala_ramadan_2010_foodbasket01 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4972107662/" class="external" target="_blank"><img style="display: inline; margin: 5px 15px 10px 0px" height="262" alt="red_crescent_diyala_ramadan_2010_foodbasket01" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4972107662_6c0aeb6c27_o.jpg" width="350" align="left"/></a> <p>وزعت جمعية الهلال الاحمر العراقية في ديالى سلة رمضان الغذائية لعدد من الاعلاميين في المحافظة ضمن برامجها الانسانية المتميزة التي نفذتها في المحافظة.</p> <p>وبين مدير جمعية الهلال الاحمر في ديالى حازم السراج في حديثه لوكالة العراق بيتنا ان سلة رمضان برنامج مركزي انطلق خلال شهر رمضان المبارك وفي 18 فرعا في العراق، مؤكدا ان الهلال الاحمر بديالى وزعت 400 حصة غذائية خلال  شهر رمضان في المقدادية والخالص وخانقين وبلدروز اضافة الى مركز بعقوبة.</p> <p>مضيفا: ان جمعية الهلال الاحمر  تبذل جهودا متميزة لتوفير مواد الاغاثة والاحتياجات الطارئة لشرائح المهجرين والارامل والايتام والعوائل المتعففة في المحافظة، وتسعى لايجاد حلول جذرية لانهاء معاناة المواطنين وتوفير فرص عمل معيشية كافية تمثل مصدر رزق ثابت لهم عبر المبادرات التي نفذتها في ديالى.</p> <p> <a title="red_crescent_diyala_ramadan_2010_foodbasket02 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4972107668/" class="external" target="_blank"><img style="display: inline; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px" height="262" alt="red_crescent_diyala_ramadan_2010_foodbasket02" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4972107668_56619f6658_o.jpg" width="350" align="left"/></a> <p>من جانبه ثمن نقيب الصحفيين العراقيين في ديالى ساجد المهداوي مبادرة جمعية الهلال الاحمر التي اعتبرها اعترافا كبيرا بدور الاعلام في المحافظة، وتدل على اهتمام الجمعية بالاعلاميين وما يقدومونه لابناء المحافظة.</p> <p>واوضح المهداوي في حديثه لوكالة العراق بيتنا ان جمعية الهلال الاحمر سجلت حضورا واسعا في ساحة المحافظة من خلال البرامج والمبادرات التي نفذتها في مجالات واسعة ولمختلف الشرائح.</p> <p>اعلاميو ديالى عبرو عن شكرهم وامتنانهم للجمعية التي اعتبروا التفاتتها دليلا واضحا على اهمية هذه الشريحة التي تعتبر عين المواطن والمسؤول عن النهوض بواقع المحافظة من جديد</p> </p> </p></div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-11394"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/08/31/%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d9%81%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b5%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%a8%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82/#respond" title="Comment on الموضوع: عوائل عراقية فقيرة في طابور امام جامع الشيخ عبد القادر للحصول على الشوربة">No Comments</a></span> Posted on August 31st, 2010 by Diya al din</div> <h3><a 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title="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_01 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4944847642/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="263" alt="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_01" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4944847642_e15d10da0d_o.jpg" width="600"/></a></p> <p><a title="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_02 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4944263557/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="260" alt="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_02" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4944263557_5e8d8de1cf_o.jpg" width="600"/></a></p> <p><a title="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_03 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4944263835/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="360" alt="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_03" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4944263835_e2c9641093_o.jpg" width="600"/></a></p> <p><a title="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_04 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4944848368/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="360" alt="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_04" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4944848368_d72e49c020_o.jpg" width="600"/></a></p> <p><a title="soupkitchen_abdel_kader_mosque_ramadan_2010_05 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4944264275/" class="external" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-supply/" rel="tag">water supply</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-treatment/" rel="tag">water treatment</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/women-and-children/" rel="tag">Women and Children</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b1/" rel="tag">جمعية الصليب والهلال الاحمر</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>The beginning of 2010 was marred by acts of violence that claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, mainly in Baghdad, the central governorates and Najaf. In Mosul, families fled violence and sought refuge in safer areas. Although recent violence-related displacement has been sporadic, there remain some 2.8 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Iraq who had to leave their homes over recent years in search of safety. </p> <p>Many Iraqis, especially those worst affected by the effects of the conflict and the ongoing violence, such as displaced, elderly and disabled people and women heading households, continued to struggle to feed their families. Their inability to buy enough of the essential goods they require remains a major concern. </p> <p>Agriculture, formerly an important part of the economy, has been declining for the past decade. Individuals who have lost agricultural machinery to damage, age or disrepair often cannot replace it owing to a lack of financial wherewithal. In addition, the water supply has been hard hit by a failure to properly maintain pumping stations and irrigation and distribution canals, by the unreliable electricity supply and by higher fuel costs. The massive increase in the price of seed and fertilizer, and cheap imports from neighbouring countries, also play a role in making farming difficult, if not impossible, in many parts of Iraq. Many farmers try to survive by cultivating smaller patches of land, but as they are forced to use low-quality supplies the result is often poor harvests. Others have migrated to cities in search of other ways of earning a living. </p> <p>The situation was exacerbated by the 2008 drought – the worst in the past 10 years – which had an especially severe impact on rain-fed agriculture in central, west-central and some northern parts of the country. In some areas, agricultural production was wiped out. After years of poor rainfalls, pastures were reduced and prices of fodder soared. According to an ICRC survey, breeders were forced to cut down their herds by more than 60 per cent in some parts of the country, which had a drastic effect on their livelihoods. "Before, we used to move to neighbouring districts. Now, everywhere is dry and we lost our crops and animals. How can we go on?," said one local farmer in Ninawa governorate. </p> <p>For households that have lost their main wage earner, the economic situation is especially hard to endure. Most people who went missing in connection with recent wars or the ongoing violence, and most people behind bars, are adult males – usually breadwinners. The women and children they left behind often became isolated and therefore extremely vulnerable, despite the strong cultural solidarity among Iraqis. </p> <p>The ICRC is helping the Iraqis who are worst off to cope with their hardships, and Iraqi communities to support themselves unaided. It is distributing seed and fertilizer, and fodder for livestock. In addition, it is vaccinating cattle and cleaning and improving irrigation canals. In 2009 alone, some 195,000 people benefited. </p> <p>In January and February 2010, according to the ICRC’s own independent assessment carried out by the organization’s staff all over Iraq, more than 20,000 people benefited from its humanitarian assistance:</p> <ul> <li>almost 15,500 displaced people (families headed by women) in Baghdad, Diyala, Salah Al-Din and Ninawa governorates were given monthly food parcels and hygiene items; </li> <li>around 5,400 people recently displaced from Mosul to Hamdanya and Tilkaif received emergency food parcels, rice and ready-to-eat meals; </li> <li>over 1,900 farmers in Diyala governorate received 491.5 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer to help them improve their harvest and make their farming sustainable; </li> <li>43 disabled people in Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaimaniya and Ninewa governorates benefited from micro-economic aid enabling them to start small businesses and regain economic self-sufficiency. </li> </ul> <p>The ICRC also endeavoured to respond to other needs of the Iraqi population in January and February. </p> <h3>Providing clean water and sanitation</h3> <p>Access to clean water remains inadequate in several parts of the country. Only 45 per cent of the population, on average, have clean drinking water and 20 per cent proper sewage disposal. ICRC water engineers continue to repair and upgrade water, electrical and sanitation facilities all over Iraq, especially in areas where violence remains a concern, to enhance access for civilians to clean water and to improve the quality of services provided in communities and health-care facilities. </p> <ul> <li>Baghdad governorate: Samadiya water compact unit for about 20,000 people, Al Mahmodiya General Hospital serving some 400,000 people living in the area, Ibn Al Khateeb Infectious Diseases Hospital, Medico Legal Institute, Tabat al Kurd water boosting station for over 3,500 people and Al Mada’in water treatment plant for 470,000 people (including displaced people) plus three hospitals and eight primary health-care centres. </li> <li>Anbar governorate: Heet water treatment plant for 45,000 residents and 250 displaced people, Habbaniya water treatment plant for 30,000 residents and 1,500 displaced people, and Al Qaim Hospital providing health care for around 350,000 area inhabitants. </li> <li>Salah Al Din governorate: al Dor clinic and Dijail compact unit supplying water to almost 25,000 people. </li> </ul> <p>Other water-related works were carried out that will benefit nearly 100,000 people in Missan, Diwaniya and Diyala governorates, and in Ninawa governorate where 3,000 inmates held at Badoosh prison will be among those benefiting. </p> <p>Water was delivered by truck to: </p> <ul> <li>4,500 displaced people in Sadr City and 340 in Husseinia and Ma’amil, and in Baghdad Teaching Hospital, all in Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>Qalawa Quarter camp in Sulaimaniya, hosting around 360 displaced people. Two damaged tanks of 5,000 litres each have been replaced. </li> </ul> <h3>Assisting hospitals and physical rehabilitation centres</h3> <p>Health-care services are still inadequate. In some areas, it is difficult to reach health facilities because of the prevailing lack of security. Iraqi health facilities still benefit from ICRC support. Limb-fitting and physical rehabilitation services are provided by the ICRC to help disabled people reintegrate into the community. In January and February: </p> <ul> <li>12 hospitals and three primary health-care centres received medical supplies and equipment; </li> <li>34 doctors and nurses successfully took part in a training course on strengthening emergency services given in Sulaimaniya Emergency Hospital and in Al Sadr Teaching Hospital in Najaf; </li> <li>26 managers working in the field of primary health care in Ninawa, Kirkuk, Erbil and Diyala governorates participated in a forum, held in Erbil, on improving the quality of health care services in rural primary health-care centres; </li> <li>two physiotherapists from Najaf, two from Hilla, one from Sulaimaniya and one from Erbil attended a three-week training course in Erbil, where the ICRC runs a physical rehabilitation centre. </li> </ul> <h3>Visiting detainees</h3> <p>Visiting detainees remains a top priority for the ICRC in Iraq. In January and February, ICRC delegates visited detainees held: </p> <ul> <li>in Fort Suse Federal Prison, Sulaimaniya governorate; in Nasiriya Prison, Thi-Qar governorate; in Mina and Maaqal prisons, Basra governorate; </li> <li>in Tasfirat Kirkuk, Emergency Police Station and Juvenile Police Centre; in Assayesh KDP Station, Kirkuk governorate; </li> <li>in Brigade 54, 6th Division, Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>in six prisons and two police stations in Erbil, Dohuk and Sulaimaniya governorates; </li> <li>in Camp Taji (US custody), Baghdad governorate. This was the last visit to the detention facility prior to its handover to Iraqi authorities. </li> </ul> <p>Around 5,200 detainees held in Fort Suse, Chamchamal, Khademiya, Adhala and Amarah prisons received blankets, mattresses and clothes to help them cope with the cold winter season. In Chamchamal Federal Prison, 34 disabled detainees were given crutches as part of a follow-up carried out by ICRC health delegates of health care in the prison. </p> <p>More than 7,800 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families in January and February. In addition, 626 detention certificates were issued to former detainees or internees to make them eligible for social welfare benefits. </p> <h3>Clarifying what happened to missing people</h3> <p>The ICRC supports the authorities in their efforts to clarify what happened to those who went missing in connection with the Iran-Iraq War and the 1990-1991 Gulf War. It also helps train forensic professionals in the identification and management of mortal remains and regularly supplies equipment. In January and February: </p> <ul> <li>the mortal remains of nine Iranian soldiers were repatriated from Iraq under ICRC auspices; </li> <li>the Technical Sub-Committee of the Tripartite Commission, handling cases of persons missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, held its 63rd session in Kuwait, which was chaired by the ICRC and attended by representatives from Iraq, Kuwait and the 1990-1991 Coalition (the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Saudi Arabia); </li> <li>two days of training by an ICRC forensic specialist were provided for staff of Al Zubair centre to help them better manage the files of thousands of missing persons. </li> </ul> <h3>Promoting international humanitarian law</h3> <p>Reminding parties to a conflict of their obligation to protect civilians is a fundamental part of the ICRC’s work. The organization also endeavours to promote international humanitarian law within the civil society. In this framework, a series of presentations were organized for various audiences, which included military personnel, prison staff, students and professors </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/iraq-update-300309" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: coping with violence and striving to earn a living</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-7331"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/09/15/indiscriminate-attacks-take-heavy-toll-on-civilians-international-committee-of-red-cross-activities-in-irak-august-2009/#comments" title="Comment on Indiscriminate attacks take heavy toll on civilians – International Committee of Red Cross activities in Irak: August 2009">2 Comments</a></span> Posted on September 15th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a 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This is an update on these and other ICRC activities carried out in Iraq in August 2009.</p> <h3>Overview</h3> <div style="border-right: lightgrey 1px solid; padding-right: 5px; border-top: lightgrey 1px solid; padding-left: 5px; float: right; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; border-left: lightgrey 1px solid; width: 360px; padding-top: 5px; border-bottom: lightgrey 1px solid"> <p>Help the victims of war: make a donation to the ICRC today</p> <p>"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) relies on everyone’s commitment to the humanitarian cause and its underlying values. The strongest possible support from individuals, companies and foundations is essential if we are to meet the challenges we are currently facing. Your support to ICRC is more than just a donation – it is a true act of humanity. Thank you". <b>Jakob Kellenberger, President of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/home!Open" target="_blank" class="external">ICRC</a></b></p> <p><a title="Donate to the International Committee of the Red Cross" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.icrc.org/web/forms/webforms.nsf/F_DON?OpenForm&ParentUNID=F560E328F1874210C12570DD003BAFBE" target="_blank" class="external">Yes! I want to make a difference by donating online now</a></p> </p></div> <p>Over the month of August, hundreds of people paid the price for indiscriminate attacks in many parts of the country. Baghdadis were shocked by a wave of massive blasts that rocked the capital, leaving behind hundreds of civilian casualties in addition to major property losses. </p> <p>"The level of insecurity in Iraq remains high and should not be accepted as somehow ‘normal’ or unavoidable," said Juan-Pedro Schaerer, head of the ICRC delegation for Iraq. In the governorates of Baghdad, Ninewa and Diyala, many Iraqis live in constant fear for their lives whenever they leave their houses, as anyone could be hit simply by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. </p> <p>To help medical facilities cope with the influx of wounded people, around nine tonnes of surgical materials and other medical supplies were delivered to Baghdad Teaching Hospital in Baghdad governorate, to Mosul General Hospital, Hamdaniya General Hospital and Bartilla primary health-care centre in Ninewa governorate, and to Dohuk Emergency Hospital in Dohuk governorate.</p> <h3>Helping families obtain information about their relatives missing since the 1990-1991 Gulf War</h3> <p>Hundreds of thousands of families in Iraq are longing to obtain news of those who vanished in the armed conflicts of recent decades. The authorities concerned must do everything in their power, in accordance with international humanitarian law, to clarify what happened to those who went missing in armed conflicts and to provide the families with any information they obtain. </p> <p>The Technical Sub-Committee of the Tripartite Commission, investigating cases of persons missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, held its 61st session in August in Kuwait. The meeting was chaired by the ICRC and attended by the Commission’s members: Iraq, Kuwait and the Coalition (France, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States). The members reiterated their commitment to take every possible measure to fulfil their obligations and provide information that could explain what happened to those who went missing. In particular, they took steps that are likely to lead to the exhumation of sites that have been identified in Iraq and Kuwait. </p> <h3>Visiting detainees and helping them to maintain contact with their families</h3> <p>The ICRC regularly visits detention facilities to monitor treatment and conditions of detention. In August, ICRC delegates visited detainees:</p> <ul> <li>in US custody in Taji and Remembrance II, both in Baghdad Governorate; </li> <li>held in Tobji Juvenile Detention Facility (Baghdad Governorate) under the authority of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, in Khalis Police Station (Diyala Governorate) under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, and in Fort Suse Federal Prison (Suleimaniya governorate) under the authority of the Ministry of Justice; </li> <li>in 10 prisons in Erbil, Dohuk and Suleimaniya governorates under the authority of the Ministry of Social Affairs and various security forces in northern Iraq, including Assayesh. </li> </ul> <p>The ICRC helps the detainees and their families to keep in touch by exchanging Red Cross messages, which are collected and distributed in cooperation with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, and by providing financial support enabling families to travel to Basra, in the southern part of the country, to visit relatives detained in Camp Bucca. In August, more than 300 detainees were visited by their relatives and almost 4,750 Red Cross messages were exchanged within Iraq and with other countries. </p> <p>Also in August, the ICRC helped eight foreign detainees released from Rusafa Prison in Baghdad to contact their respective embassies or the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to arrange for their return to their home countries. The ICRC directly facilitated the repatriations of a Bangladeshi, a Sudanese and a Palestinian, all of whom wanted to return home. </p> <h3>Support for limb-fitting centres</h3> <p>In addition to medical assistance provided for health facilities, the ICRC also supports 11 limb-fitting and rehabilitation centres run by the Iraqi Ministry of Health by providing equipment and training. In August, the ICRC awarded three-year scholarships to two Iraqis for training in prosthetics and orthotics, raising the number of scholarships granted to seven.</p> <h3>Delivering aid to displaced and otherwise vulnerable people</h3> <p>In August, the ICRC gave food parcels, rice bags, hygiene kits and towels sufficient for two months to about 15,600 internally displaced people (IDPs) – mainly families headed by women – in Baghdad, Diyala, Salah Al Din, Dohuk and Erbil governorates. </p> <p>The ICRC also provides support for income-generating and livelihood projects that enable communities to regain economic self-sufficiency. For example, more than 2,000 workers are supporting their families on the income they receive repairing and cleaning irrigation canals in Diyala, Erbil and Kirkuk governorates under a cash-for-work programme. </p> <p>In Kirkuk governorate, the ICRC vaccinated more than 21,700 sheep and 5,850 goats against pox. These animals provide an income for some 1,000 people.</p> <h3>Providing clean water</h3> <p>ICRC water engineers continued to repair and otherwise improve water infrastructure. In August, the ICRC:</p> <ul> <li>completed repair work on Al Wathba water treatment plant in Baghdad, serving around 100,000 people; </li> <li>installed a new submersible pump on the Korez bore well in Khanaqin town and connected it to the water network, thereby increasing the water supply for 660 residents; </li> <li>cleaned and sterilized the storage tanks and repaired the operating theatre at Al Sadr Teaching Hospital in Najaf, which has 400 beds and serves around 546,000 inhabitants of Najaf city and nearby villages; </li> <li>finished building Al Resalah primary health-care centre, which can treat around 50 people per day and serves around 25,000 people in Wassit governorate; </li> <li>repaired two incinerators at Basra General Hospital, which has 600 beds; </li> <li>increased the pumping capacity, re-operated the filters and replaced the chemical treatment units and electromechanical works in New Tikrit Stage II water treatment plant in Salah Al-Din governorate, which provides water for around 80,000 people; </li> <li>finished building an emergency unit for al Hashimiyah Hospital, which has more than 100 beds, in Babil governorate; </li> <li>repaired the water treatment plant in Mandali, Diyala governorate, improving the quality of water provided for around 20,000 people, and covered the X-ray room in Mandali’s primary health-care centre with lead protection sheets, in addition to carrying out electrical work there. </li> </ul> <p><strong>Water was delivered by truck to:</strong> <ul> <li>4,500 displaced people, Al Imam Ali General Hospital and eight primary health-care centres in Sadr City, Al Kindi General Hospital, Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, and Al Rashad Psychiatry Teaching Hospital, all in Baghdad. </li> </ul> <h3>Promoting international humanitarian law</h3> <p>Reminding parties to a conflict of their obligation to protect civilians is a fundamental part of the ICRC’s work. The organization also endeavours to promote international humanitarian law within civil society. Within this framework, a series of presentations was organized for various audiences all over Iraq. </p> <p>Iraq is the ICRC’s second biggest operation worldwide, with more than 90 expatriates and around 530 national staff in Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Erbil, Suleimaniya, Dohuk, Ramadi and Khanaqin responding to the urgent needs of civilians adversely affected by the conflict.</p> <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a title="Iraq: indiscriminate attacks take heavy toll on civilians - ICRC activities in August 2009 - Operational update posted 15 -September -2009" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/iraq-update-150909" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: indiscriminate attacks take heavy toll on civilians – ICRC activities in August 2009 – Operational update posted 15 -September -2009</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-6231"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/05/19/iraq-corruption-undermining-state-food-aid-programme/#respond" title="Comment on IRAQ: Corruption undermining state food aid programme?">No Comments</a></span> Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Editors</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/05/19/iraq-corruption-undermining-state-food-aid-programme/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to IRAQ: Corruption undermining state food aid programme?">IRAQ: Corruption undermining state food aid programme?</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/category/features/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/corruption/" rel="tag">Corruption</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/corruption-charges/" rel="tag">corruption charges</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/food-handouts/" rel="tag">food handouts</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/food-imports/" rel="tag">food imports</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/food-rationing/" rel="tag">food rationing</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/food-shortages/" rel="tag">Food Shortages</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/irin/" rel="tag">IRIN</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/oil-for-food-programme/" rel="tag">oil-for-food programme</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/pds/" rel="tag">PDS</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/public-distribution-system/" rel="tag">Public Distribution System</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ration-system/" rel="tag">Ration System</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/trade-ministry/" rel="tag">Trade Ministry</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>BAGHDAD, 19 May 2009 (<a title="IRIN" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=84447" class="external" target="_blank">IRIN</a>) – Iraq’s state-run food rationing system is crumbling and corruption in high places could be partly to blame. </p> <p>A <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.cosit.gov.iq/Ration_card.phphttp://www.cosit.gov.iq/Ration_card.php" target="_blank" class="external">new survey</a> [<strong>Editor’s note:</strong> <em>link goes to Arabic language page</em>] by the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation of 120,000 families which had qualified for state food handouts in 15 of Iraq’s 18 provinces, found that 18 percent of families had not received the nine-item food ration for 13 months; 31.5 percent for 7-12 months; 14.5 percent for 4-6 months; 22 percent for 2-3 months and 14.5 percent for one month. </p> <p>The survey also revealed concerns about the quality of food items: 16 percent of the surveyed families said the ration items in April were bad, 45 percent said they acceptable, while 29 percent said they were good. </p> <p>Top on the list of bad items was tea, followed by rice, flour and sugar, the survey found. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul-Falah al-Sudani is facing a no-confidence vote in parliament next week over embezzlement and corruption charges – mainly in relation to food imports for the food rationing scheme known as the Public Distribution System (PDS), a member of parliament (MP) said on 18 May. </p> <p>“So far we have collected 110 MPs’ signatures for this vote. Corruption in the Trade Ministry is running high, mainly over imported food items unfit for human consumption,” said Sheikh Sabah al-Saidi, chairman of the parliament’s Integrity Committee. </p> <p>“Billions of dollars have been wasted in this ministry and this has led to citizens receiving bad food items over the past few years and also delays in distribution [of food items] in some places,” al-Saidi said. </p> <p>A simple majority of the 275 members of parliament is enough to dismiss the trade minister. </p> <p>On 16 and 17 May, Al-Sudani appeared before parliament where he acknowledged there had been some cases of corruption in his ministry and admitted “some food items were bad.” The minister’s brother and another official were arrested while seven other officials, including another brother, are still at large. </p> <h4>Rations still vital </h4> <p>“Despite the negative points that have been registered by the survey, the [surveyed] families still considered the food ration system to be the only guaranteed way of ensuring their food security,” the survey said. </p> <p>Iraq’s food rationing system, known as the Public Distribution System (PDS), was set up in 1995 as part of the UN’s oil-for-food programme following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait 17 years ago. However, it has been crumbling since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 due to insecurity, poor management and corruption. </p> <p>Monthly PDS parcels are supposed to contain rice (3kg per person); sugar (2kg per person); cooking oil (1.25kg or one litre per person); flour (9kg per person); milk for adults (250g per person); tea (200g per person); beans (250g per person); children’s milk (1.8kg per child); soap (250g per person); detergents (500g per person); and tomato paste (500g per person</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127060449/http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=84447" class="external" target="_blank">IRIN Middle East | Middle East | Iraq | IRAQ: Corruption undermining state food aid programme? | Early Warning Food Security | News Item</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="span-10 last"> <div class="span-10" id="tabs"> <ul> <li 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