IHAP 2010

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The 2010 Iraq Humanitarian Action Plan (IHAP) is a continuation of the inter-agency consolidated appeal process launched for Iraq in 2008 and expanded to Iraq and the Region in 2009. The 2010 IHAP is a joint humanitarian strategy for Iraq in 2010. It is not characterised as a consolidated appeal per se, in that it is not accompanied by detailed project proposals (although it is intended to facilitate fund-raising for humanitarian operations in the country).

The humanitarian situation in Iraq at the beginning of 2010 is projected to be in transition, situated between crisis and recovery. Decreasing levels of violence, improved government capacity and lack of new displacement have contributed to a gradual stabilisation of the humanitarian situation. However, these improvements could unravel should the security or political situation in the country deteriorate in 2010 or in the event of a disease outbreak (such as H1N1 or cholera) or a natural disaster. Therefore, the UN and NGO humanitarian agencies should maintain their response capacity to both human-made and natural disasters. This response capacity should also extend to supporting the Government of Iraq in implementing preventive measures such as disaster risk reduction initiatives.

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