Iraq
Iraqis continue to suffer the consequences of the 2003 war and sanctions following the 1991 Gulf war. In March 2008, the International Committee of the Red Cross described the humanitarian situation in Iraq as one of the most critical in the world. ACT Alliance members provide assistance to vulnerable families and youth in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. In Iraq, ACT provides food and hygiene parcels to Baghdad families, assists children not attending school with special education programmes, provides vocational training and health and nutrition programmes.