Iraq - Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction
Assistance
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Disaster Declared: n/a
Brief Description (from USAID.GOV): 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.GOV Link
- Link to main Iraq page on USAID.GOV (link)
- Link to report archive on USAID.GOV (link)
- Link to news releaseson USAID.GOV (link)
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