Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 04AMMAN2273, MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #04AMMAN2273.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04AMMAN2273 2004-03-25 16:30 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Amman
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

251630Z Mar 04
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 AMMAN 002273 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR PRM/ANE, NEA/ARN AND NEA/NGA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM IZ JO
SUBJECT: MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC'S HUMANITARIAN 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN 
 
REF:  A) PRM MONITORING GUIDANCE OF 9/29/03 
 
      B) 03 AMMAN 1587 
 
1.  REGIONAL REFCOORD AND REF ASSISTANT MONITORED ICMC'S 
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN 
JORDAN ON FEBRUARY 25 (COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SPRMCO03CA127). 
IN ADDITION TO MEETINGS AT CARITAS (ICMC'S LOCAL 
IMPLEMENTING PARTNER), WE ALSO CONDUCTED HOME VISITS TO FOUR 
PROSPECTIVE BENEFICIARIES WITH PROJECT CASEWORKERS.  REF 
ASSISTANT AND VISITING PRM/ANE PROGRAM OFFICER ALSO 
MONITORED THE PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER 2003.  CABLE IS KEYED TO 
MONITORING GUIDANCE PROVIDED REF A. 
 
A.  REFCOORD AND REF ASSISTANT MET WITH ICMC PROJECT MANAGER 
CLIVE CAVANAGH AND CARITAS PROJECT OFFICER RANA ISHAQ ON 
FEBRUARY 25 AT THE CARITAS PROJECT OFFICE IN AMMAN.  THEY 
ALSO CONDUCTED HOME VISITS WITH CARITAS CASEWORKERS GABY DAW 
AND NADA DALAQ. 
 
B.  ICMC AND ITS LOCAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNER CARITAS ARE 
RUNNING A SOLID, WELL-PERFORMING PROJECT THAT IS REACHING 
VULNERABLE IRAQIS THROUGHOUT JORDAN.  IT IS MEETING AND, IN 
SOME CASES, HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED KEY PROJECT OBJECTIVES DUE 
TO HIGH DEMAND FOR ASSISTANCE AND NEGOTIATED REDUCTIONS IN 
THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES.  THE PROJECT ADDRESSES PRM 
CROSS-CUTTING POLICY GOALS OF PROTECTION, WOMEN, CHILDREN 
AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.  HOWEVER, AS MORE TIME PASSES SINCE 
THE FALL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REGIME, IT IS INCREASINGLY 
DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY IRAQIS IN JORDAN AS REFUGEES OR ASYLUM- 
SEEKERS.  MOST APPEAR TO BE IRREGULAR MOVERS IN SEARCH OF A 
NEW, PERMANENT HOME.  WHILE THEIR ILLEGAL STATUS LEAVES THEM 
VULNERABLE IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO SERVICES, WE DO NOT BELIEVE 
THAT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO IRREGULAR IRAQI MOVERS 
SHOULD LAST INDEFINITELY. 
 
C.  FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 UNTIL FEBRUARY 15, 2004, CARITAS 
RECEIVED 1,561 CASES, PROVIDING SERVICES TO 1,091 CASES THAT 
MET THE EXTREME VULNERABILITY CRITERIA.  PROJECT MANAGER 
CAVANAGH REPORTS THAT 65 PERCENT OF THE CASES ARE NEW, AS 
PREVIOUS BENEFICIARIES (WHO LAST YEAR KEPT COMING BACK TO 
CARITAS FOR MORE ASSISTANCE) NOW UNDERSTAND THAT CARITAS IS 
ABLE TO PROVIDE ONLY LIMITED ASSISTANCE.  AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 
ICMC PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 
 
  -     504 IRAQIS RECEIVED OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE (VICE A 
     TARGET OF 2,000 BY AUGUST 31) 
-     182 IRAQIS RECEIVED INPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES (VICE A 
TARGET OF 500 BY AUGUST 31) 
-     268 IRAQIS RECEIVED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (VICE A 
TARGET OF 500 BY AUGUST 31) 
-     195 IRAQI CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN ACCREDITED PRIMARY 
SCHOOLS (VICE A TARGET OF 100 BY AUGUST 31) 
-     9 IRAQI FAMILIES RECEIVED LIMITED ACCOMMODATIONS 
SUPPORT (NOT INCLUDED AS A SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVE); AND 
-     7 IRAQI FAMILIES RECEIVED LIMITED FOOD ASSISTANCE (NOT 
INCLUDED AS A SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVE) 
 
CAVANAGH REPORTS AN INCREASED DEMAND AMONG THE IRAQI 
COMMUNITY FOR BASIC HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING 
REQUESTS FOR RENT AND FOOD ASSISTANCE, PROGRAMS NOT 
SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN THE GRANT AGREEMENT.  IN VERY 
SPECIFIC CASES OF EXTREME VULNERABILITY (E.G., A PREGNANT, 
SINGLE FEMALE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD AND AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO 
COLLAPSED FROM MALNUTRITION-RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE CARITAS 
OFFICE), CARITAS DECIDED TO USE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL ASSISTANCE SUCH AS TWO MONTHS 
OF RENT (ROUGHLY USD 100) OR A ONE-TIME FOOD AID PACKAGE. 
BASED ON ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FROM CARITAS CASEWORKERS AND 
FROM THE BENEFICIARIES THEMSELVES, MANY POOR IRAQIS IN 
JORDAN -- BOTH OLD AND NEW CASELOAD -- HAVE SIMPLY EXHAUSTED 
THEIR REMAINING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND ARE UNABLE TO 
SUPPORT THEMSELVES THROUGH WHATEVER CASUAL JOBS THEY CAN 
FIND.  THERE IS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF FEMALE-HEADED 
HOUSEHOLDS AMONG THE IRAQI COMMUNITY, AS IRAQI MEN LEAVE 
THEIR FAMILIES HERE "TEMPORARILY" EITHER TO REESTABLISH 
HOMES IN IRAQ OR SEEK WORK IN EUROPE, NEVER RETURNING TO 
JORDAN.  A FEW IRAQIS HAVE COME TO JORDAN SPECIFICALLY FOR 
CARITAS' MEDICAL ASSISTANCE BUT CAVANAGH DECLINED TO PROVIDE 
ASSISTANCE TO THESE CASES. 
 
THANKS TO NEGOTIATED REDUCTIONS IN HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION 
COSTS, CARITAS HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO A 
GREATER NUMBER OF IRAQIS.  IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR, 
CAVANAGH NEGOTIATED INPATIENT SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH A NEW 
SERVICE PROVIDER, PALESTINE HOSPITAL, THAT IN TURN PROMPTED 
TRADITIONAL CARITAS PARTNER, THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL, TO REDUCE 
THE RATES CHARGED TO CARITAS UNDER THE GRANT AGREEMENT.  IN 
ADDITION TO REACHING MORE PATIENTS, THE SAVINGS ALSO ENABLED 
CARITAS TO PERFORM A GREATER NUMBER OF MORE COMPLICATED 
MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, SUCH AS HEART OR CANCER SURGERIES. 
IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR, CARITAS HAS BEGUN SENDING IRAQI 
CHILDREN TO GOJ SCHOOLS, AT A COST OF 25 JD (USD 35) PER 
PUPIL PER YEAR, VERSUS THE 177 JD (USD 247) PER PUPIL PER 
YEAR REQUIRED TO SEND STUDENTS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND 
INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET.  REFCOORD VERIFIED COSTS AND 
SERVICES THROUGH A SPOT-INSPECTION OF INVOICES AND COPIES OF 
PRESCRIPTIONS. 
 
CARITAS HAS EXPANDED ITS OPERATIONS TO REACH VULNERABLE 
IRAQIS OUTSIDE AMMAN, INCLUDING IN MAFRAQ, SAHAB AND MADABA. 
IRAQIS LIVING IN THESE AREAS HEARD ABOUT THE CARITAS 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THROUGH THE IRAQI GRAPEVINE AND MANY HAVE 
BEEN REFERRED TO CARITAS BY OTHER RELIEF AGENCIES, INCLUDING 
UNHCR.  CARITAS COORDINATES EXTENSIVELY WITH OTHER NGOS IN 
JORDAN AND PARTICIPATES IN MEETINGS OF UNHCR IMPLEMENTING 
PARTNERS. 
FINALLY, ICMC - BOTH THROUGH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE CAVANAGH 
AND GENEVA-BASED STAFF - HAS WORKED WITH CARITAS OFFICIALS 
TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL REPORTING.  CAVANAGH (WHO HAD 
COMPLAINED BITTERLY ABOUT CARITAS' FINANCIAL PROCEDURES 
UNDER THE FIRST GRANT AGREEMENT) SAID ICMC IS NOW SATISFIED 
WITH CARITAS' FINANCIAL REPORTING AND TRANSFERS SYSTEM. 
 
D.  CARITAS HAS NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ITS PLANNED NON-FORMAL 
PRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEM OR ITS HYGIENE AND PEST CONTROL 
KITS.  CARITAS WAS STILL DEVELOPING THE NON-FORMAL EDUCATION 
PROGRAM, MEETING WITH LOCAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS AND 
NEGOTIATING SERVICE AND PRICE AGREEMENTS.  ONCE CARITAS 
REACHES A SATISFACTORY DEAL (ROUGHLY USD 35-45 PER COURSE), 
IT WILL OFFER COMPUTER AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TRAINING TWO 
HOURS PER DAY, FOR TWO MONTHS, TO IRAQI CHILDREN AGES 12-16 
AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 20-25 WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ENROLLED IN 
FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN JORDAN.  CARITAS HAS NOT YET 
STARTED PROVIDING HYGIENE AND PEST CONTROL KITS TO 
VULNERABLE IRAQIS, AS THAT PARTICULAR SERVICE IS NOT 
REQUIRED UNTIL WARMER WEATHER BEGINS.  BASED ON DEMAND FOR 
THESE SERVICES LAST YEAR, CAVANAGH IS CONFIDENT CARITAS WILL 
BE ABLE TO REACH BOTH OBJECTIVES BEFORE AUGUST 31. 
 
BASED ON THE HOME VISITS WE CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY, IT SEEMS 
THAT MANY IRAQIS IN JORDAN ARE IRREGULAR MOVERS IN SEARCH OF 
A NEW PERMANENT HOME.  FOR EXAMPLE, TWO OF THE FOUR FAMILIES 
WE MET WERE WAITING FOR APPROVAL TO EMIGRATE TO THE U.S. 
UNDER OUR IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.  NONE OF THE FAMILIES WERE 
RECOGNIZED BY UNHCR AS REFUGEES (ALTHOUGH ALL QUALIFIED FOR 
TEMPORARY PROTECTION) AND NONE HAD ANY INTENT TO RETURN TO 
IRAQ.  WHILE THESE FAMILIES WERE VULNERABLE DUE TO THEIR 
LACK OF ACCESS TO GOJ SERVICES, THREE OF THEM RECEIVED SOME 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING ABROAD. 
(CARITAS CASEWORKERS WERE QUICK TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES' 
CIRCUMSTANCES AND DID NOT APPROVE THESE THREE FAMILIES FOR 
ASSISTANCE.)  ONLY ONE FAMILY, A FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLD 
WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY NON-CARITAS 
SUPPORT. 
 
E.  CARITAS' TEAM OF SIX SOCIAL WORKERS, A PROJECT OFFICER, 
PROJECT MANAGER AND ONE SECRETARY SEEMS ADEQUATE FOR THE 
CASELOAD, ESPECIALLY SINCE CARITAS IMPLEMENTED AN 
APPOINTMENT SYSTEM IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THAT ENABLES THE TEAM 
TO BETTER MANAGE THE HIGH DEMAND FOR SERVICES.  ALL 
PERSONNEL APPEAR TO BE FULLY EMPLOYED. 
 
F.  THE CARITAS PROJECT OFFICE - THREE ROOMS IN A DOWNTOWN 
AMMAN OFFICE BUILDING -- IS CLEAN, SPACIOUS AND FULLY 
UTILIZED.  ALL EQUIPMENT APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER 
AND USED ON A REGULAR BASIS.  CARITAS HAS AN APPROPRIATE 
INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR ALL EQUIPMENT AND 
SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH PRM FUNDS. 
 
G.  Refcoord reviewed Caritas' inventory system and 
confirmed that all PRM-purchased equipment can be identified 
and located. 
 
H.  WHILE REAL HUMANITARIAN NEEDS EXIST AMONG SOME OF THE 
ESTIMATED 300,000 IRAQIS RESIDENT IN JORDAN, IT IS 
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO 
IRAQIS LIVING OUTSIDE IRAQ.  NEARLY A YEAR AFTER THE FALL OF 
BAGHDAD, MOST VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN SEEM TO FIT THE 
DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC MIGRANT OR IRREGULAR MOVER, RATHER 
THAN REFUGEE.  SHOULD PRM CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS FOR VULNERABLE IRAQIS IN JORDAN, WE RECOMMEND THAT 
THE PROGRAM BE CAREFULLY TAILORED TO REFLECT UNHCR POLICY ON 
ASSISTED RETURNS.  AS SOON AS UNHCR LIFTS ITS TEMPORARY 
PROTECTION ORDER FOR IRAQIS AND ORGANIZES ASSISTED RETURNS, 
PRM-FUNDED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SHOULD CHANGE TO SUPPORT 
VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION. 
 
GNEHM