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Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Representative on Internally Displaced Persons, Francis M. Deng, said the UN should be asked to help in resolving the issue of internal refugees, including 600,000 to 700,000 Kurds in northern Iraq, more than 100,000 Kurds, Turkmen and Assyrians in the Kirkuk area, tens of thousands of Arab Shiites in the centre and south, and 100,000 to 200,000 Marsh Arabs in the south. More >>

UNOHCI Weekly Update
24 October 2003: Iraq Crisis Update (185.1 KB zip format)
10 August 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 18 (268.2 KB pdf format)
3 August 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 17 (275.1 KB pdf format)
27 July 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 16 (213.2 KB pdf format)
23 July 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 15 (218.6 KB pdf format)
15 July 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 14 (180.9 KB pdf format)
7 July 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 13 (229.5 KB pdf format)
30 June 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 12 (163 KB pdf format)
23 June 2003: UNOHCI Weekly Update 11 (230 KB pdf format)

UNOHCI - NGO Presentations
NGO Presentation 23072003 (1085.5 KB PowerPoint format)
NGO Presentation 16072003 (3707 KB PowerPoint format)
NGO Presentation 09072003 (141.5 KB PowerPoint format)

The team leader, Mr. Tesfaye Maru and Mr. Gregoire de Brancovan, Area Coordinator for the North region leading the re-entry team to North Iraq. The mission left Larnaca(Cyprus) on a UN flight on the 23rd April 2003. ©UNOHCI

Transcripts, Baghdad
17 July, 2003: Transcript  Briefing - Baghdad (78.5 KB Word format)
12-06-2003 (30 KB Word format) 08-06-2003 (32 KB Word format) 05-06-2003 (45 KB Word format) 25-05-2003 (32 KB Word format) 22-05-2003 (34 KB Word format) 12-05-2003 (6 KB Word format)

05-05-2003: The Humanitarian Coordinator and several UN agency representatives held a press conference in Baghdad on the 3rd May. Read more.
01-05-2003: United Nations international staff return to Baghdad today
Reentry press release (88 KB Word format)
On the 24th April, 28 United Nations international staff crossed the border from Turkey into Northern Iraq, following the six staff from UNICEF and WFP who crossed a day earlier. Photos from the re-entry trip are available on picture gallery section.
10-06-2003: Humanitarian Situation in Iraq (74 KB PowerPoint format)
09-06-2003: Press Briefing (53 KB Word format)
Transcript from the daily briefing from the Amman press center is posted everyday in this section as well as relevant press releases related to the humanitarian effort for Iraq.
Photos from the field are available for download in the picture gallery section.

Transcripts, Amman
01-05-2003 (61 KB Word format)
30-04-2003 (52 KB Word format)
28-04-2003 (39 KB Word format)
29-04-2003 (48 KB Word format)
24-04-2003 (48 KB Word format)
23-04-2003 (45 KB Word format)
22-04-2003 (58 KB Word format)
22-04-2003 (46 KB Word format)
20-04-2003 (49 KB Word format)
17-04-2003 (45 KB Word format)
16-04-2003 (42 KB Word format)
15-04-2003 (55 KB Word format)
14-04-2003 (54 KB Word format)
11-04-2003 (72 KB Word format)
10-04-2003 (60 KB Word format)
09-04-2003 (54 KB Word format)
08-04-2003 (75 KB Word format)
07-04-2003 (60 KB Word format)
06-04-2003 (73 KB Word format)
04-04-2003 (60 KB Word format)
03-04-2003 (69 KB Word format)
02-04-2003 (70 KB Word format)
01-04-2003 (58 KB Word format)
31-03-2003 (68 KB Word format)
30-03-2003 (46 KB Word format)
29-03-2003 (100 KB Word format)
28-03-2003 (69 KB Word format)

Remarks to the press and the public
15-04-2003: New York, 13 May 2003 - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (24 KB Word format)
10-04-2003: New York, 10 April 2003 - Press encounter by the Secretary-General upon arrival in New York (27 KB Word format)
07-04-2003: New York, 7 April 2003 - Press encounter by the Secretary-General (26 KB Word format)
01-04-2003: New York, 1 April 2003 - Press encounter by the Secretary-General upon arrival at Headquarters (26 KB Word format)

Documents
18-06-2003: Iraq Flash Appeal, revised 17-06-03 (1.782 MB pdf format)
On the 27 March in Larnaca, Cyprus, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Mr. Lopes da Silva received a peace letter from the students of the American Academy Coordinator (30 KB Word format)
08-04-2003: Benon Sevan statement 8 April.doc (80 KB Word format)
Executive Director Mr. Bennon Sevan' s briefing to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1472, Tuesday 8th April
04-04-2003: Frechette statement 4 April.doc (20 KB Word format)
02-04-2003: Office of the Iraq Programme Weekly Update 1 April 2003.doc (33 KB Word format)
28-03-2003: Iraq Flash Appeal (108 KB Word format)
28-03-2003: Iraq Flash Appeal, revised UNHCR budget (25 KB Word format)
28-03-2003: DSG Pressrelease (38 KB Word format)
28-03-2003: Remarks by the Secretary (22 KB Word format)
27-03-2003: Louise Frechette press conference (102 KB Word format)
28-03-2003: SC approves Oil for food resolution (69 KB Word format)
Oil-for-food brief description (84 KB Word format)
Press Kit (140 KB Word format)

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