Focus on Operationality " Briefing Papers are meant for humanitarian organisations inside Iraq, supporting agencies, policymakers and donors. They provide information on current operational and policy challenges, as well as lessons learned and best practices drawn from recent field experience.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has annnounced a new UNHCR and Google Earth initiative "Google Earth Outreach" that was launched in Geneva on 8 April 2008. The programme gives the humanitarian agencies an opportunity to

This report is based on the findings and observations made by ICRC personnel during their regular contacts with the staff in hospitals, health care centres and water and sanitation facilities, with public authorities and with other organisations. According to the

Various types of conflicts are present today in almost all communities in Iraq, due to multiple causes and sources. Obstacles in the political process are widening the rift in existing conflicts and fuelling the emergence of new conflicts. Due to

The analysis of the humanitarian situation inside Iraq is severely constrained by the extreme difficulties faced by everyone (Government Ministries, NGOs, the UN, or research bodies) who attempt to collect accurate data that is agreed upon by all parties. The

In the last period NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq has been witnesses of the humanitarian crisis that has been rapidly unfolding all over Iraq. NCCI have to ask ourselves was the emergency situation declared before the fighting and violence in