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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is fully prepared
to provide humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to the people
of Iraq - to save lives, alleviate suffering, and mitigate the impact
of emergency situations. For the last several months, USAID, working
in close coordination with the Department of State and other U.S. agencies,
has planned for a possible humanitarian emergency by:
Assembling and training the largest-ever U.S. humanitarian rapid
response team;
Pre-positioning stockpiles of emergency supplies and commodities;
and
Communicating and coordinating with U.S. and international humanitarian
organizations.
Making contingency plans for possible reconstruction activities
USAID FY03 Funding to Date:
$505,014,244
Number of Tents and Daily Rations Provided at Judaidat Arar by Saudi Arabia: 10,000
The U.S. will provide 610,000 metric tons of food, worth over $300 million, to feed the people of Iraq. In addition this food assistance, USAID is spending to date over $246 million on humanitarian relief to Iraq. Organizations receiving this money include the Red Cross and Red Crescent, UNICEF, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organization for Migration, and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. USAID has also provided emergency supplies in the region worth a total of $16.3 million, including:
Prepositioned
in the region
In
transit to the region
103,135 blankets
45,740 hygiene kits
97 World Health Organization (WHO) medical kits
7,180 rolls of plastic sheeting
63,600 water containers
20 water tanks
two water treatment units
161,900 blankets
39,878 hygiene kits
7,990 plastic sheeting
67,100 water containers
67 water tanks
six water treatment units
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