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Fallujah

Answer

DFID has not made any recent assessment of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Fallujah is the responsibility of the Iraqi Government, with support from the United States. Significant progress has been made since military operations concluded, and further projects are under way to improve basic services. To date, Fallujah has received US$100 million for reconstruction, and US$103 million in housing compensation. The Iraqi Prime Minister recently approved a further US$75 million housing compensation, so that Fallujah will have received a total of $281 million. Power and water is currently estimated to be available to over 80 per cent. of the population as a rule; however, a recent fire at an electricity substation has restricted these services. Prior to April 2004, the population of Fallujah was estimated at 300,000; today the population is around 239,000.Statistics on birth rate, death rate and infant mortality in Fallujah since 1990 are unavailable. For Iraq as a whole, this data can be estimated from surveys, However, when information is required at a more local level, the only source of information in most developing countries, including Iraq, is a population census. The most recent census, conducted in 1997, only contains details at the Governorate or regional level. Town-level estimates of birth and death rates are unlikely to have been calculated at any stage.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

42235; 441 c1219W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Access Death International assistance Electricity Humanitarian aid Iraq Population Water Reconstruction Infant mortality Childbirth Birth rate Mortality rates Fallujah

Contains statistics

Yes