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Funding in Babylon

Iraq Babylon

Situated in central Iraq just south of Baghdad, Babil is part of the so-called “Cradle of Civilization”. The governorate is located on the site of the ancient Babylonian civilization, which dates back to the begin-ning of the 2nd millennium BC. King Nebuchadnezzar II built the fa-mous Hanging Gardens of Babylon around 600 BC, but the gardens were destroyed by successive earthquakes after the 2nd century BC. The tomb of the ancient prophet Ezekiel is also believed by many to be located 20km south of the capital, Hillah.

Over 80% of IDPs in Babil originate from neighbouring Baghdad. Less than half of Babil’s IDPs want to return to their homes, with many wishing to resettle in a third location. Babil was one of the few gover-norates to see an overall deterioration in the security situation in the second half of 2009.

Babil performs averagely according to most humanitarian and devel-opment indicators, but poorly according to some. Poverty and access to safe water are major problems in all districts except Hilla. Electricity supplies are poor in all districts. However, female labour force partici-pation and employment are well above average outside Hilla.

Overview

Demographics

Governorate Capital: HillaArea: 5,119sq km (1.2% of Iraq)Population: 1,651,565 (6% of total) Source: GoI COSIT (est. for 2007)Gender Distribution: Male: 50% Female: 50%Geographical Distribution: Rural: 53% Urban: 47% Source: GoI COSIT (est. for 2007)Population by district: Al-Hilla 682,783 Al-Mahawil 256811Al-Hashimiya 375,947 Al-Mussyab 336,024 Source: WFP VAM (2007)*

Employment

Babil Governorate Profile

www.iauiraq.org

UN & NGO Presence & ResponseFunding in Babil

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AYO, NIWOUN-HABITAT, UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM

UNAMI, ILO, UNDP, UNESCO, UNIFEM, UNOPS

UNAMI, UNICEF, UNHCR, UN-HABITAT, UNESCO, ILO, ESCWA, UNFPA, WHO

IMC UNAMI, UNDP, UN-HABITAT, UNIFEM, ILO, UNIDO, ESCWA

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Education

Illiterate Women (10+) 24 26 25 28 31 20Illiterate Men (10+) 11 14 16 11 17 9Women with less than Primary Education (10+) 47 46 47 44 46 44Men with less than Primary Education (10+) 31 34 35 28 36 34

Employment

Female Labor Force Participation (15-64) 18 28 15 32 29 46Male Labor Force Participation (15-64) 81 83 88 79 81 81Female Unemployment (15-64) 13 7 11 5 2 9Male Unemployment (15-64) 12 11 9 17 11 9

Health

Fever in the past 2 weeks 8 10 18 7 4 6Diarrhea problems in the past 2 weeks 3 3 5 2 2 2Chronic disease 9 7 7 7 6 7

ElectricityMore than 11 hours power cut per week or no network 55 82 74 84 84 96No alternative electricity source 21 18 12 13 26 26

PovertyLowest per capita Income Quintile 22 36 25 49 44 41Lowest per capita Expenditure Quintile 20 28 18 34 39 32

WATSANSanitation: Hole/None 8 9 1 17 21 6No access to safe drinking water 8 19 7 25 29 29Not connected to general network 26 22 7 32 33 32

FoodStunting: Chronic Malnutrition (children 0-5 years) 22 22 26 19 25 14Wasting: Acute Malnutrition (children 0-5 years) 5 5 3 3 11 2

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The Information Analysis Unit is supported by OCHA and UNAMIParticipating Agencies and NGOs

UNAMI, OCHA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, FAO, WHO, UNHCR, WFP, ILO, IOM, Mercy Corps, International Medical Corps, GenCap and IMMAP

* The WFP VAM 2007 survey used a distribution of Iraqi districts which differs from that used by UN HIC. The district names and areas used for the reference map, indicator maps and demographics do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on behalf of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status or frontier delimitation of any district or

other area shown.

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