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EDITORIALIssue 147 February 12, 2009

THE NEED FOR A STRONG UNOCHA

NGOs recognize the important and vital role of UNAMI in Iraq. When it comes

to humanitarian issues, we believe that a strong and autonomous UNOCHA is

essential.

We request the Emergency Relief Coordinator office to support the

humanitarian response in Iraq by taking the necessary steps to ensure the

presence of a strong an autonomous UNOCHA, for the following reasons:

1. Although UNAMI is an integrated mission, there is ample evidenceand no doubt in any ones mind that the political mandate is the most

prevalent in the mission. When coordination of humanitarian

interventions is done under the umbrella of UNAMI, this may lead to a

perception that humanitarian agencies could be led by political

considerations and not only by the humanitarian imperative.

Coordination by an autonomous UNOCHA, clearly distinct from

UNAMI, would make it clear that political issues play no role in the

delivery of humanitarian assistance.

2. The presence of a strong and autonomous UNOCHA will ensure ahigher engagement by NGOs. At this point, they are reluctant to share

some information through UNAMI, feeling it may be used in ways

they had not intended. UNOCHA could offer a neutral and response-

oriented analysis of the humanitarian information.

3. An autonomous UNOCHA will ensure a wider outreach and bettermeans of coordination of the humanitarian work and will also be able

to engage with non-State actors on behalf of the humanitarian

community.

4. UNOCHA is best positioned to host a Civil-Military Liaison Officer toensure a level of interaction between humanitarian agencies and Iraqi

or foreign, military or military-related actors in Iraq (private

contractors, Provincial Reconstruction Teams etc.), as is the case inother countries.
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5. UNOCHA has already played a role in mobilizing resources for humanitarianinterventions by UN agencies and NGOs, but a UNOCHA, recognized by all to be

overseeing all humanitarian matters would be in a better position to do so.

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Contents Page

Iraq Context

International pg. 4

National pg. 6

Elections pg. 7

Violence and Security pg. 8

Iraq Humanitarian Environment and Space

IDPs and Refugees pg. 9

Human Rights pg. 9

Food Security and Livelihoods pg. 10

Education pg. 10

Mines pg. 10

Humanitarian Space pg.10

coordination pg. 11

Reference Documents pg. 12

Schedule Updates pg. 14

Upcoming Important Dates pg. 14

Updates and Announcements pg. 14


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JInternationalJ

Iraq Context

UN to consider Iraq sanctions endSource:Al Jazeera

Document: Article

Date: February 7, 2009

Access: Open

The United Nations is considering lifting the

remaining sanctions against Iraq, the secretary-

general has said. Ban Ki-moon made the

announcement during a surprise visit to Iraq on

Friday. "The UN is in the process of reviewing all

the resolutions and on my return I will discuss this

issue with the Security Council," Ban said.

UN hails Iraq election resultsSource :BBC

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The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has made

a surprise visit to Iraq to congratulate voters there

on the outcome of nationwide local elections. After

talks with political leaders in Baghdad, Mr Ban saidthe vote showed how far Iraq had come.

Iraq DaysSource :Nation Institute

Document: Blog

Date: February, 2009

Access

: Open

Shane Bauer, a documentary photographer and

journalist, is currently on assignment in Iraq,

reporting from inside the countrys Awakening

Councils. This is a collaborative project of the

Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute with two

San Francisco Bay area organizations, The Center

for Investigative Reporting and New America

Media. Bauer will be blogging along the way;

check back regularly for new posts.

El Salvador withdraws last soldiers from

IraqSource:KCN(AP)

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The last Salvadoran troops are home from Iraq,

ending Latin America's military presence there.

Five Salvadoran soldiers were killed and 20

wounded over the country's five-year deployment.

Defense Minister Jorge Alberto Molina and

relatives greeted 200 soldiers Saturday at an army

base outside the capital of San Salvador. They had

been based near the southeastern Shiite city of

Kut.

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Full Circle

Source:TruthoutDocument: Article


Access: Open

Among things that have not changed in Iraq is one

that I hope never changes. After a four-year-long

absence, each of my meetings here with former

friends and fresh acquaintances seems to suggest

that adversity has taken its toll on everything

except Iraqi hospitality and Iraqi generosity. I am

awestruck to find the warmth of the Iraqi people

miraculously undiminished through grief, loss and

chaos.

Qatar may open consulate in Iraq's

Kurdish regionSource:Yahoo(AFP)

Document: Article


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Qatar may open a consulate in Iraq's northern

Kurdish region while the Kurds may set up an office

in Doha as part of plans to improve diplomatic ties,

the official Qana news agency said on Sunday. A

memorandum of understanding was signed on

Sunday during a visit by Massud Barzani, presidentof Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, to the Emir of

Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al-Thani.

Britain cuts grant to UN for Iraq's

displaced peopleSource:Telegraph

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The UN High Commission for Refugees said it had

received 2.1 million from the Department of

International Development for 2009, a one-thirdreduction on the 3.2 million received last year.

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The British cutback was made even though the

agency has doubled its Iraq-related expenditure to

$81 million (55 million) this year.

Kuwait-Iraq sign accordSource:GDN

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Kuwait and Iraq have reached a preliminary

agreement over oilfields in a border area at the

heart of Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of

Kuwait, an Iraqi official said. The agreement sets

out the technical and legal mechanism to invest in

oilfields shared by the two countries, Iraq's Foreign

Ministry under-secretary Mohammed Haj Humud

said. Iraq and Kuwait had also agreed to invite

international consultants to prepare a plan for

joint development of the fields, he said.

Qatar, Iraqi Kurdistan sign cooperation

agreementSource:Zawya

Document: Article


Access: Open

Qatar yesterday inked a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with the Iraqi Kurdistan

Regional Government (KRG), covering cooperationin areas like infrastructure, agricultural investment

and development and tourism and aviation. Imad

Ahmad, Minister for Housing and Reconstruction in

the KRG and H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al

Attiyah, Minister of State for International

Cooperation, signed the MoU.

Iraq to arrest foreigners without Baghdad

visaSource:Yahoo(AFP)

Document: Article

Date: February 9, 2009Access

Foreigners who enter Iraq through the Kurdish

north of the country without a visa issued by the

authorities in Baghdad will face arrest and legal

charges, the interior ministry warned on Monday.

The announcement came after an Italian national

was detained in the former rebel stronghold of

Fallujah, in western Iraq, after having been issued

with a 10-day visa in the autonomous Kurdish

north of the country.

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The United Nations Secretary-General Ban

Ki-moon visits BaghdadSource:UNAMI

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United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-

moon visited Iraq on 6 February 2009, following

the provincial elections held on 31 January 2009.

He was last in Baghdad in March 2007. A keen

follower of the electoral process from the early

days of the parliamentary debate, UNSG Ban Ki-

moon came to congratulate the people and

government of Iraq on their achievements towards

democracy by holding provincial elections and to

express support of the international community.

Iraq Crisis Report (IraqHAR)Source:Centre of Excellence on Disaster Management

and Humanitarian Assistance

Document: Weekly report


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On Thursday (February-5) election commission

preliminary results showed that Prime MinisterNouri al-Malikis State of Law coalition had made

significant gains in southern Shia areas, winning 38

percent of votes in Baghdad and 37 percent in

Basrah province. In addition, results revealed that

the once-dominant Sunni Arabs regained political

power in other parts of the country after they

boycotted the 2005 election.

Juan Coles informed comments excerptSource:Informed Comment Juan Coles Web Blog.

Document: Selection of daily comments

Date: February 8-12, 2009Access

Juan Cole is a Professor of Modern Middle East and

South Asian History at the University of Michigan.

As such he brings daily much needed expertise and

historical perspective to issues surrounding Iraq,

Afghanistan and the Middle East. Good reading to

have a weekly review of the Iraq daily situation.

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JNationalJ

No Unemployment Among GravediggersSource:IPS

Document: Article


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Amidst the soaring unemployment in Iraq, the

gravediggers have been busy. So busy that officials

have no record of the number of graves dug; of the

real death toll, that is."I've been working here four

years," a gravedigger who gave his name as Ali

told IPS at the largest cemetery in Baghdad, a

sprawling expanse in the Abu Ghraib section of the

capital city. "In 2006 and some of 2007, we buried40- 50 people daily. This went on for one-and-a-

half years.

Iraq ready to issue licences to foreign

airlinesSource:Yahoo(AFP)

Document: Article


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Transport Minister Amer Abduljabbar Ismail said

on Saturday the government was ready to issue

licences to any foreign carriers wishing to set up airlinks with Iraq."Any company that wants to fly to

Najaf or to any airport in Iraq will be able to get

the ministry's immediate agreement," Ismail told

reporters in the Shiite holy city south of Baghdad.

Iraq parliament fails to elect new speakerSource:JT

Document: Article


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Iraq's parliament remained deadlocked on the

election of a new speaker on Sunday, just two daysafter US Vice President Joe Biden said Iraq needed

to push ahead with political reform. The failure is a

blow to the fledgling democracy which without a

speaker cannot debate or approve a new budget

and oil laws deemed crucial to the reconstruction

of the country. There are five candidates vying for

the post, but rival Sunni politicians cannot agree on

who should get the job.

Iraqi women's minister resigns in protestSource:CD

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Iraq's state minister for women's affairs has quit to

protest a lack of resources for a daunting task --

improving the lives of "a full army of widows" and

other women left poor or abandoned by war. In an

interview Sunday with The Associated Press, Nawal

al-Samarraie described how her office's budget

was so tight that she often found herself dipping

into her own pockets for the women who came

begging for help.

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Al Maliki praises Iraq Army neutralitySource:Al Sumaria

Document: Article


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The first conference of military chiefs was held on

Sunday under the sponsorship of Prime Minister

Nuri Al Maliki, the general commander of armed

forces. Al Maliki praised the neutrality of Iraqs

Army noting in his opening speech that the Army

has vowed to disregard any sectarian or ethnic

considerations and pledged to pursue rebuild,

armament and readiness.

Iraqi journalists coming of age, union chiefsaysSource:Al Sumaria

Document: Article


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Iraqi media played a powerful role in the provincial

elections held a week ago, indicating an

improvement in the ability of the country's

journalists, Moaid Al Lami, the president of the

Iraqi Union of Journalists, said on Sunday.

After Iraqi Elections, Next Big Test IsAcceptanceSource:NYT

Document: Article


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The postelection curfew has been lifted, the threats

of violence muted after the intervention of envoys

from the Iraqi Army, the central government and

the United States Marines. A cacophonous bustle

has returned to the filthy, shattered streets of this

provincial capital, once a base of the Sunni

insurgency.
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Work remains for Iraqi ChristiansSource:MET(UPI)

Document: ArticleDate: February 9, 2009

Access: Open

The post-election environment in Iraq will be the

greatest test for the country since the fall of

Saddam Hussein, the archbishop of Kirkuk said.

Archbishop Louis Sako said the provincial elections

in January were a major accomplishment in the

emerging democracy in Iraq, but pointed to

greater challenges ahead in terms of national

reconciliation, Christian Today reported Monday.

Ex-Baathist's election victory reflects

Iraqi pragmatismSource:IHT

Document: Article


Access: Open

On battered blast walls and rusted telephone

poles, the election posters that line the rubble-

strewn road from Baghdad to Karbala show the

familiar faces of the would-be leaders of Iraq.

Already withered and peeling, the posters are the

physical traces of this month's election, where

national leaders, including Prime Minister Nuri

Kamal al-Maliki, backed local candidates to solidifytheir power bases.

Baghdad edging back towards normalitySource:IRIN

Document: Article


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For many, life is slowly beginning to return to

normal in Baghdad six years after the US-led

invasion. The war has ended, said Haider Sadiq

Mohammed, a 33-year-old thin and mustachioedfather of two. A few years ago I was not able to

open my restaurant more than six hours a day due

to the security situation, but now we serve clients

15 hours a day.

Egypt returns ancient statue to IraqSource:MO

Document: Article


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An ancient Mesopotamian bronze statue smuggled

into Egypt has been returned to Iraqi authorities,

Egyptian officials say. A spokesman for the

Egyptian Antiquities Department says the statue

was handed over to the Iraqi Embassy in Cairo

during a special ceremony, Iraq's Azzazam news

service reported Friday.

Iraq Kurds reserve five more seats for

women MPsSource:Yahoo(AFP)

Document: Article


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The Kurdish regional parliament in north Iraq onWednesday reserved 33 seats for women in the

111-member house under amendments to the

election law ahead of polls due on May 19, its

speaker said. Adnan al-Mufti said the minimum

age for candidates was lowered to 25, from 30,

while women's representation was increased from

25 to 30 percent, the equivalent of five more seats.

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Sunni tribal leader says he can prove fraudSource:Google (AP)

Document: Article


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A senior Sunni tribal leader claimed Wednesday to

have hundreds of documents proving fraud in

weekend elections in Anbar province, escalating a

crisis that has threatened to reignite violence in the

former insurgent stronghold.

Big poll wins for Iraq PM's bloc

Source:BBCDocument: Article

Date: February 5, 2009Access: Open

Preliminary results from Iraq's provincial elections

show big wins for the bloc headed by the prime

minister, Nouri Maliki. His coalition won victories in

Baghdad and Basra, and emerged as the largest

group across the mainly Shia provinces of southern

Iraq.

Aid activists eye role in local governmentSource:IRIN

Document: Article

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A group of activists wanting to promote

humanitarian issues ran in last weekends local

elections. We decided to run in the elections to

promote humanitarian needs, said activist Basilal-Azawi.

Iraqi Election Authorities Say Checking

ComplaintsSource:JAVNO

Document: Article


Access: Open

Iraqi election officials are still sifting through

complaints before they can certify the final results

of provincial polls held more than a week ago, the

head of the electoral commission said on Sunday.

The election was the most peaceful since the fall of

Saddam Hussein in 2003, and U.N. officials have

said they were impressed by its organisation and

anti-fraud measures. But thousands of voters were

unable to vote because their names were left off

lists, and some parties have contested results.

Poll Results out in 2 Weeks- IHECSource:IU

Document: Article


Access

The results of the provincial council elections that

took place in 14 out of Iraqs 18 provinces over

one week ago will be announced within two

weeks, a senior election official said on

Monday.The maximum time limit for announcing

the results of elections is two weeks, but we will

do our best to announce them even earlier thanthat, the head of the Independent High Electoral

Commission (IHEC), Faraj al-Haidari, said on

Monday.

: Open

Election ReportSource:UPP

Document: Report (Italian)


Access: Open

Un Ponte Pers report on the Iraqi Provincial

Elections (in Italian).

Voters Look Beyond ReligionSource:IWPR

Document: Report


Access

JViolence and Security IssuesJ

: Open

Secular politics seem to be making a comeback in

Iraq, where candidates with patriotic platforms

trumped rivals from a more religious background

in the battle to control local government. The

preliminary results from Iraqs provincial elections

indicated that largely secular alliances did

surprisingly well in provinces such as Salahadin,

Baghdad, Diyala, Wasit and Anbar.

Kurd PM criticizes troop movement in

Iraqi northSource:Yahoo(AP)

Document: Article


Access: Open

The prime minister of Iraq's Kurdish region accused

the Arab-dominated national government

Saturday of trying to use troops to seize control of

the disputed city of Kirkuk, escalating tensions

between Iraqi Kurds and the Arab leadership in

Baghdad. U.S. officials consider the growing Arab-

Kurdish rift as one of the major threats to Iraq's

stability as President Barack Obama's

administration maps plans to withdraw U.S. troops

from Iraq.

Roadside bomb kills two Iraqi pilgrimsSource:Press TV

Document: Article


Access: Open

At least two Iraqi pilgrims have been killed and 11others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded

on their way to the holy city of Kerbala. Millions of

pilgrims gather each year in Kerbala, 80 kilometers

(50 miles) south of Baghdad, to mark Arbain, the

40th day after the death of Imam Hussein, the

grandson of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), in

680.

Bomb strikes Shi'ite pilgrims in IraqSource:Reuters

Document: Article

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A roadside bomb struck Shi'ite pilgrims journeying

through southern Baghdad on Wednesday to mark

a major religious rite, killing one and wounding five

in southern Baghdad.

Iraqi Dawa Party Official: No dialogue with

Armed GroupsSource:Asharq Alawsat

Document: Article


Access

Dr Haydar al-Ibadi, a leading figure in the [Islamic]

Dawa Party, which is led by Iraqi Prime Minister

Nuri al-Maliki, denied that the government

contacted armed groups to include them in the

political process. He said: "In my view, no armed

groups remained in Iraq, except the Al-Qaeda

Organization remnants."

: Open

Bombing rocks Baghdad bus stationSource:BBC

Document: Article


Access

At least 16 people have been killed in two

simultaneous explosions at a bus terminal in the

Iraqi capital Baghdad, police and medical sources

have said. Another 40 people were wounded in the

blasts, caused by a two bombs near the terminal in

the Bayaa neighbourhood in the south west of the

city.

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Iraq Humanitarian Environment and Space

JIDPs and RefugeesJ

Child-friendly spaces bring hope to Iraqi refugee children in SyriaSource:UNICEF

Document: Article

Date: February 10, 2009Access

With as many as 1.5 million Iraqi refugees in Syria, it is a struggle to provide basic necessities for people who

have left everything behind in their war-torn country. In this setting, the special needs of children can be

overlooked.

: Open

JHuman RightsJ

Muntazer's trial on Feb.19Source:GT

Document: Article


Access: Open

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at former

President George W. Bush will face trial Feb. 19 on

the original charge of assaulting a foreign leader, a

judicial official said on Sunday. Muntazer Al Zaidi,

30, who is considered a hero by many Iraqis for his

protest, has been in custody since the Dec.14

outburst at Bush's joint news conference with

Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki.

Four Guantanamo prisoners handed over

to Iraq: ICRCSource:Yahoo (AFP)

Document: ArticleDate: February 9, 2009

Access

Four Iraqi prisoners from the US detention facility

at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been handed

over to the authorities in Baghdad, a Red Cross

official told AFP on Monday."ICRC was informed by

the American authorities of the transfer of four

Iraqi detainees of Guantanamo to their country on

January 18," said a senior International Committee

of the Red Cross official in Iraq.

.

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JFood Security and LivelihoodsJ

Foot-and-mouth disease infects livestock in BasraSource:IRINDocument: Article


Access

A local official in Basra Province, 600km south of Baghdad, said on 7 February that there has been an outbreak

in the province of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals,

in particular cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, camelids and deer. As of 26 January, our tests found that 1,125 animals

were infected with the disease in the entire province while some cases started to appear in nearby provinces,

Dr Mushtaq Abdul-Mahdi al-Hilfi, general director of the provinces veterinary hospital, said.

: Open

JEducationJ

Hopes and fears: Rebuilding science in IraqSource:SciDev

Document: Article

Date: January 23, 2009

Access

JMinesJ

: Open

Two years ago many of Iraq's scientists would have feared the consequences of a US presidential election won

on a platform of the withdrawal of US troops. A campaign of assassinations had seen 340 academics murdered

between 2005 and 2007.

MAG NewletterSource:MAG

Document: Newsletter

Date: Autumn/Winter, 2008

Access

: Open

Mines Advisory Group Newsletter, Autumn and Winter 2008.

JHumanitarian SpaceJ

Draft Iraq NGO LawSource:NCCI

Document: Draft law

Date: January 26, 2009

Access

The latest draft of the Iraq NGO Law.: Open
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JCoordinationJ

Coordination Meetings for IraqSource: NCCIDocument: Article

Date: October 29, 2008

Access: Open

Details of coordination meetings concerning Iraq.

Iraqi National Development Strategy

2007-2010Source: GOI

Document: Strategy Paper

Date: March, 2007

Access: Open

The National Development Strategy of Iraq for theperiod 2007-2010

Iraq: more challenges ahead for a

fractured humanitarian enterpriseSource:NCCI

Document: Article


Access: Open

An update of an earlier study on perceptions of

humanitarian action in Iraq, which was part of the

Humanitarian Action 2015 program, for the

Feinstein International Center.

Iraq Labour Force Analysis 2003-2008Source: IAU

Document: Report


Access: Open

An analysis of the Iraq labour force between 2003

and 2008 by the Inter-Agency Analysis Unit and UN

OCHA.Iraq Humanitarian OverviewSource: IAU

Document: Map


Access

A may analysis of the humanitarian situation in

Iraq.

: Open
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____________________________________Reference Documents

SOFA TextSource:US Government

Document: Status of Forces Agreement

Date: November 2008

Access: Open

Text of the Status of Forces Agreement between

the USA and Iraq.

Strategic Framework Agreement between

the US and IraqSource:US Government

Document: SFA

Date: November 2008Access: Open

Text of the Strategic Framework Agreement

between the USA and Iraq.

The Code of Conduct for the ICRC and

NGOs in Disaster ReliefSource:ICRCDocument: Code of Conduct

Date: 1994

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The international code of standards for the ICRC

and humanitarian NGOs, working in disaster reliefsituations.

UN SC Resolution 1830Source:UN

Document: SC Resolution

Date: 2008

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The latest UN Security Council resolution regarding

Iraq and UNAMI.



Date: 2007

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The UN Security Council resolution regarding Iraq

for 2007, including the expanded UNAMI mandate



Date: 2003

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The UN Security Council resolution setting the

mandate of UNAMI



Date: 2003

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The UN Security Council resolution establishing

UNAMI

International Compact with IraqSource:GoI

Document: Compact

Date: 2006

Access: OpenThe International Compact is the initiative of the

Government of Iraq for a new partnership with the

international community.



Date: 2003

Access: Open

The UN Security Council Resolution giving MNF-I

the mandate to be in Iraq.



Date: 2007

Access: Open

The UN Security Council Resolution renewing the

MNF-I the mandate to be in Iraq until 31st

December 2008.



Date: 1990Access: Open

The UN Security Council Resolution imposing

sanctions on Iraq after the invasion of Kuwait

Helsinki IISource:CMI

Document: Multi-National Agreement

Date: July 2008

Access: Open

The full text of the Helsinki II agreements
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International Reconstruction Fund for IraqSource:IRFFI

Document: Fund

Date: 2004

Access: Open

Information about the International

Reconstruction Fund for Iraq

Sphere Standards: English/ArabicSource: Sphere Project

Document: Code of Practice

Date: 2004

Access: Open

The Sphere Charter and Minimum Standards in

Disaster Response.

Iraqs Political StructureSource: USAID

Document: Report

Date: 2008

Access: Open

A description of the political structure of Iraq.

Iraqi Legal DatabaseSource: ILD

Document: Database (Arabic)

Date: September 2008

Access

: Open

All laws, regulations, constitutions and orders etc.

of Iraq from 1917to 2008.

Guidelines for relations between US

armed forces and NGOsSource:InterAction

Document: GuidelinesDate: 2005

Access: Open

Guidelines for relations between US Armed Forces

and NGOs in hostile or potentially hostile

environments

Air Serv TimetableSource:NCCI

Document: Timetable

Date: February and March 2009

Access: Members

Air Servs timetable for December 2008 and

January 2009

NGO Assistance Office Guidelines for

registering International NGOs in IraqSource:NCCI

Document: Guidelines

Date: November 2008

Access

Guidelines of the Iraq Ngo Assistance Office for

registering international NGOs in Iraq.Please also

see the NGO Assistance Office website (in Arabic

only at the moment):

: Open

http://www.ngoao.gov.iq/

Human Rights First: Iraq Refugee CrisisSource:Human Rights First

Document: Information

Date: 2007-2009

Access

Reports and information on the Iraq refugee crisis.

w.

: Open
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Schedule UpdatesWe encourage you to check regularly our Weekly Schedule on ourWebsitefor updates.

February 19th Food SOT, World Food Programme Iraq, Amman

Updates & AnnouncementsIf you have an announcement, if you are aware of meetings, events, humanitarian update or if you would like to make known

some information, please details to [email protected]

NCCI is seeking an Executive Coordinator. Further information can be foundhere Legal Aid and Intrinsic Management are holding a course entitled; Project Planning and

Monitoring Workshop: Advanced skills and legalities for dealing in difficult times. This will beheld between the 22

ndand 24

thFebruary 2009 in Amman. Further information can be found

here.

Call for candidates for the 30th International Human Rights Training Program, Montreal,Canada, June 14 to July 3, 2009. Further information can be foundhere

CVs can be uploadedhere CVs can be checkedhere Employment opportunities can be examinedhere

Upcoming important dates

February 14/Safar 19 Day before Arbaeen February 15/Safar 20 Arbaeen (40s day of Iman Husseins death) February 16/Safar 21 Day after Arbaeen
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