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The 'grave humanitarian situation' of which Benon Sevan warned in August continues to worsen. From the latest UN OIP weekly update: http://www.un.org/depts/oip/background/latest/wu020910.html ... Iraqi oil exports under the United Nations oil-for-food programme were down to a trickle at 2.6 million barrels in the week that ended on 6 September, with no shipments from Mina al-Bakr terminal for the second consecutive week. ... A cumulative revenue shortfall since phase VIII of the programme has left 1,240 approved humanitarian supply contracts worth about $2.21 billion without available funds. The sectors affected by the revenue shortfall are: electricity with $393 million; agriculture with $373 million; food handling with $346 million; water and sanitation with $298 million; housing with $297 million; health with $242 million; education with $137 million; telecommunications and transportation with $110 million and; food with $16 million. ... _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk