Washington offers $ 100 million extra to stabilize Iraq

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US development agency: We will monitor the funds granted to Iraq with two other parties

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) senior adviser Thomas Stahl said on Saturday that his agency, along with two other parties, would monitor the money given to Iraq to ensure it was spent properly. 
"The United States will provide $ 150 million to Iraq as a grant through UNDP," Stahl told Al-Ghad Press. "We traveled to Erbil and Nineveh to set up a mechanism for distributing funds."
He added that "last year we have provided 115 million dollars reached the provinces of Anbar, Salahuddin, Erbil and others," noting that "the total has been submitted during the past year and the current reached 265 million dollars." 
"We are in direct contact with the United Nations Development Program," he said, noting that "the final report will provide how to provide such assistance." 
He pointed out that "the parties that will monitor the money allocated to Iraq is UNDP and the United States Agency for Development and the United Nations, in order to reach the place allocated to them." 
He explained that "financial assistance to Iraq in 2007, 2008 and 2009 is greater than in the years 2013 and 2014 because the government was able to help the people."

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The United States will provide $ 150 million to Iraq as a grant ... and a US adviser will monitor the money donated to ensure its proper spending

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The senior adviser to the US Agency for International Development, Thomas Stahl, said Saturday that his agency with two other parties will monitor the funds given to Iraq to ensure that it is spent properly.

 
"The United States will provide $ 150 million to Iraq as a grant through UNDP," Stall said in a press statement. "We traveled to Erbil and Nineveh to put in place a mechanism for the distribution of funds."

 
He added that "last year we have provided 115 million dollars reached the provinces of Anbar, Salah al-Din and Erbil and others," noting that "the total has been submitted during the past year and the current reached 265 million dollars."

"We are in direct contact with the United Nations Development Program," Stahl said, noting that the final report will provide how to provide such assistance.

"The parties that will monitor the funds allocated to Iraq are UNDP, USAID and the United Nations, in order to reach their place," Stal said.

He explained that 'financial assistance to Iraq in 2007, 2008 and 2009 is greater than in the years 2013 and 2014 because the government was able to help the people'.

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Washington provides $ 1.7 billion to Iraq and asserts its support for Baghdad in fighting corruption

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Washington provides $ 1.7 billion to Iraq and asserts its support for Baghdad in fighting corruption

 

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced that it has provided $ 1.7 billion in aid to Iraq and confirmed its support for the government in fighting corruption. 

"We are Iraq's biggest humanitarian donor and we have provided $ 1.7 billion to help with services," senior adviser Thomas Stahl told a news conference in Baghdad. "We now focus on helping returnees to areas free of water and electricity, as well as health assistance and schools. Areas. He pointed out that in the last year we have provided 115 million dollars and reached the provinces of Anbar, Erbil and Salahuddin for a total of 265 million dollars. 

"We support Abadi's government against corruption and we have help for Iraq to develop its institutions to be able to fight corruption.

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In order to restore the stability of liberated areas .. The United States gives Iraq $ 265 million

 

 Since 2017-12-11 at 16:58 (Baghdad time)

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The United States Embassy in Baghdad announced on Monday that more than $ 265 million would be provided by the United States to restore stability in Anbar, Nineveh and Salahaddin provinces, as well as $ 1.7 billion across Iraq for humanitarian assistance to Iraqis displaced by a threatening threat since the beginning of 2014.

"The senior adviser to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), currently senior agency official Thomas J. Stahl, returned to Iraq from December 5 to 10 to push forward US efforts," the embassy said in a statement received by Mawazine News. To help the most vulnerable communities in Iraq after defeating the terrorist advocate. "

"Stall met with a number of Iraqi government officials, including Mahdi al-Alak, the secretary-general of the Council of Ministers, in Baghdad to discuss how Iraq can strengthen its support for minority communities," Stall said. He also met with representatives of the United Nations US-funded programs to restore stability in Anbar, Ninewa and Salahaddin. "

"With this new financial grant, the United States has provided more than $ 265 million for stabilization projects and $ 1.7 billion across Iraq for humanitarian assistance," Stall said, according to the statement. To Iraqis who have been displaced by a threatening threat since the beginning of 2014. "

"On December 6, Stall visited Erbil to follow US assistance to displaced people in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. After an initial meeting with the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, he met with leaders and representatives of non-governmental organizations in Christian, Yezidi, Sabean Mandaean, "He also met with clerics from Erbil and Kirkuk, including the bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Assyrian Church, and the Chaldean Church of the Hanukkah Of assistance provided by the United States for people displaced from their communities. "

"On the last day of his visit, Stahl traveled to Sheikhan to listen directly to the survivors of the genocide attempt he had made against the Iraqi Yazidis and traveled to Telskaf where he and US Charge d'affaires Joy Hood were honored, Chaldean Korakis, which is a prominent witness to the failure of the failed attempt to blur the diversity of Iraq's cultural and religious. "

"The United States is committed to ensuring that its humanitarian assistance and the financing of stability reach the most vulnerable communities in Iraq, including ethnic and religious minorities that have suffered from a provocative occupation, with the support of the United States government and other international donors," the statement said. Gather from all ethnic and religious backgrounds together to rebuild their homes, communities and way of life on their land liberated from the oppressors. "

On Saturday (December 9, 2017), the Prime Minister of the Armed Forces, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Haidar Al-Abadi announced the final victory over the organization of the terrorist advocate and the restoration of all Iraqi territory from his control.

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USAID: We will monitor the funds donated to Iraq

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 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States will provide 150 million dollars in aid to Iraq, a senior US official said on Saturday. "We have traveled to Erbil and Nineveh to establish a mechanism for the distribution of funds." He added that "Last year we provided 115 million dollars and reached the provinces of Anbar, Salahuddin, Erbil and others," adding that "the total has been submitted During the past year and the current reached 265 mln "He said," We are in direct contact with the United Nations Development Program, "noting that" the final report will provide how to provide such assistance. "He said that" the parties that will monitor the money given to Iraq is UNDP and the United States Agency for Development and the United Nations, for its arrival To the place allocated to them. "

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Washington reiterates its support for Iraq's stabilization and reconstruction efforts

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Washington reiterates its support for Iraq's stabilization and reconstruction efforts

 

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The United States and its international coalition partners will continue to support the security forces, stability and economic development efforts to ensure that neither the United States nor any other similar force can again threaten Iraqis or others, US Charge d'Affaires Stephanie Williams said in a statement. 

"We congratulate the people of Iraq and the members of the international community for the complete liberation of Iraqi territory," Williams said at the Third International Media Information Conference. "We pay tribute to the sacrifices of the Iraqi security forces, including the Peshmerga and the advisers of the international coalition forces. Many of them have sacrificed their lives to defeat this brutal enemy. The unity that produced this victory and we hope to see it continue as the Iraqis consolidate their gains in the coming year. " 

"The United States and its partners from the international coalition will continue to support the security forces, stability and economic security efforts to ensure that no force or any other similar force can once again threaten Iraqis or others," Williams said. On any land in Iraq, the battle against the abominable evocative thought is not over yet. " 

"The remnants of Dahesh will continue to recruit young people to carry out attacks similar to what we saw recently in Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmato. Therefore, we must continue to focus on combating the media propaganda of Da'ish and its deviant thinking. " 

"The international coalition has closed many of the means used by terrorists to raise money and will not stop. Through the air strikes, the majority of media specialists killed and destroyed the media facilities and will not stop. Working with social media companies, thousands of media outlets have closed "

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US agency launches program to monitor and control public spending in Iraq

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The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said Tuesday that it will launch during the Tamkam program, which will support the Iraqi government in terms of economic reform, public financial management, monitoring and supervision of public spending.
The agency said in a statement it would launch “Takamul” funded by the US Agency for International Development. ”
The statement added that the program “Takamul” will support the Iraqi government in terms of economic reform and public financial management and control and supervision of public spending, and improve the response to the needs of citizens in various provinces of Iraq and provide services through supporting economic reform initiatives led by Iraq.

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Finance: "Takamul" is a continuation of the USAID project

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Deputy Minister of Planning and Deputy Minister of Finance and Acting Maher Hammad Johan, on Wednesday, that the project of "integration" is a continuation of the role of the US Agency for International Development. 
"The Takamul project is a continuation of the USAID project," Johan said at the inauguration of the Takamul Project Office in Baghdad. "He appreciates the role and direction of the US Agency for Development, like the direction of the Iraqi government."
"The project came to improve the service of Iraqi citizens," he said, expressing the hope that "the partnership will continue for a long life and that the program will be complementary to the government's programs." 
For his part, the head of the administration of the project integration John Leicester, said on Wednesday that the displaced is not our main goal, stressing that we will work with six provinces for reconstruction in Iraq. 
"We are going to work in six provinces for reconstruction in Iraq," Leicester said at the conference, noting that "the displaced are not a main goal but they are in the provinces that we are working for."

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USAID: We spent more than $ 1.5 billion in Iraq

 

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said Monday it has spent more than $ 1.5 billion on various humanitarian projects worth more than $ 1 billion in Iraq and has now focused on restoring stability to the restored areas.

"The work of the mission and its tasks is to provide support as humanitarian projects and this is what has worked for it since its presence in Iraq," said William Patterson, deputy head of the US Agency for International Development Mission in Iraq. "Iraq has been attacked Fierce from terrorism in 2014 so the mission dedicated its efforts to help the Iraqi government. "

Patterson added that "the agency has spent about one billion seven hundred million dollars since 2014 and focused on the projects of education, housing, health and others."

"The focus today is on the problems caused by terrorist groups and the possibility of providing humanitarian assistance that helps stabilize," he said.

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USAID: We have allocated more than $ 190 million to support stability

 

money and business Economy News Baghdad The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) mission on Monday allocated more than $ 190 million to support stability in areas hit by terrorism, indicating that the management of funds directed to Iraq is strictly managed.  The deputy head of the mission, William Patterson, told the "Economy News" that the agency is working directly with Iraqi government agencies to help support the stability of the areas that have been subjected to terrorist operations.  He added that the agency has allocated more than 190 million dollars to support the stabilization operations, and between the US government is the largest contributors to these amounts, pointing out that the operations of the Development Agency will help in one way or another stability processes that will be reflected positively on the lives of citizens in those areas. Patterson pointed out that the Development Agency manages large funds and part of them are disbursed in Iraq as humanitarian projects and monitors those amounts to go directly to the beneficiaries, noting that there are different ways to ensure the funds, especially the existence of other regulatory bodies that monitor the work of the Agency, . Views 19   Date Added 16/04/2018

 

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Iraq and USAID discuss implementation of financial performance improvement project

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Direct: Iraqi officials discussed with officials of the USAID-funded Takamul Project, coordination mechanisms for local revenue and budgets between local governments and the federal government, and the implementation of the project to improve financial and administrative performance in six governorates.

"The project is aimed at launching a program to improve performance and achieve good governance in Iraq.

John Leicester said the project began in mid-last year and lasts for five years, including two years and three optional years. The project cost about $ 160 million.

He added that the project is implemented by the head office in Baghdad and regional offices in Basra and Erbil and includes the first phase of the provinces (Baghdad - Basra - Arbil - Babel - Anbar - Nineveh), indicating that the project aims to strengthen the capabilities of the Iraqi government to provide the best services to citizens Improving financial management.

 As well as strengthening monitoring and accountability in the provision of services in order to maintain those services and respond to the needs of citizens and promote decentralization as a means to achieve the best services.

The project also aims to help Iraq meet the reform requirements of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's future loans. The project also promotes national efforts to reconstruct liberated areas and help local governments access the necessary resources to improve services in the provinces.

In a related context, Governor Wasit Mahmoud Mulla Talal, said that the province succeeded in achieving more financial revenues during the past year after it worked to take advantage of the transfer of powers and improve the level of municipal services provided to citizens, which contributed to increase the volume of revenues to reach 21 billion dinars during the year The past, an increase of 14 billion dinars for the year 2016, expected to rise 96 billion dinars during the current year.

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Planning: $ 160 million cost of the project to improve financial and administrative performance in 6 provinces

 

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The Ministry of Planning announced on Monday an integration project to improve the administrative and financial performance in six provinces at a cost of $ 160 million.

The Ministry of Planning and Finance, the Audit and Finance Bureau, the Supreme Council for Inter-Provincial Coordination, a number of governors and representatives of local governments and in cooperation with the Takamul project, funded by the United States Agency for Development, said in a statement received by Mawazine News / (USAID), discussed coordination mechanisms for local revenue and budgets between local governments and the federal government. "

 He added that "the meeting discussed the challenges facing the federal government and local governments related to the organization and framing the relationship between all technical bodies with jurisdiction on the subject of local revenues and budgets and the search for practical solutions appropriate to unite visions and coordinate efforts and achieve an integrative relationship between the provinces on one hand and between them and the federal government of On the other hand".

"This aims to establish a coordination framework that takes into account the exchange of expertise and technical information in an easy and transparent manner that will help the provinces to comply with laws and legislation and work with the federal government to find the best solutions and overcome the obstacles they face in terms of local revenues and budgets."

He pointed out that "the participants in the workshop stressed the importance of the issue of local revenues and budgets, which requires a high level of coordination and development of local capacities and strengthen the system of administrative decentralization through the transfer of financial powers to the provinces."

The attendees stressed the need to avoid problems and clashes that may occur between the federal government and local governments as a result of incompatibility in the practical application of instructions or a misinterpretation of the concepts of the basic objectives, to eliminate any duplication or overlap of powers between the two sides, calling for "to work on laying the foundation And specific criteria for the organizational structure of the administrative and financial departments in the provinces and prepare a comprehensive reference document for these departments to enhance their role and help them to give a clear indication of the reality of the development of institutional performance and determine the corrective measures to develop their tasks commensurate with the large tasks performed by "He said.

"The project aims to launch a program to improve the level of performance and achieve good governance in Iraq," said the head of the project funded by the US Agency for International Development, John Leicester, stating that "work began this project mid-year 2017 and continue for 5 Years, including two basic years and three optional years. "

He pointed out that "the project cost more than 160 million dollars and is implemented by the head office in Baghdad and regional offices in Basra and Erbil and includes the first phase of the provinces (Baghdad - Basra - Arbil - Babylon - Anbar - Nineveh).

"The project aims to strengthen the Iraqi government's ability to provide the best services to citizens and improve financial management, as well as strengthen monitoring and accountability in the provision of services to maintain these services and respond to the needs of citizens and work to promote decentralization as a means to achieve the best services."

"The project also aims to help Iraq meet the reform requirements of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's future loans. The project also works to strengthen national efforts to rebuild liberated areas and help local governments obtain the necessary resources to improve services in the provinces." / A.43

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Government officials discuss with USAID "decentralization" and budgets

12/6/2018 12:00 am  After the transfer of powers ... Wasit expects to reach revenues to 96 billion dinars Baghdad / Al-Sabah Government officials discussed with representatives of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) the coordination of local revenues and budgets between the federal government and local governments during a workshop recently held in Erbil.  The meeting discussed the challenges faced by the federal government and local governments in organizing and framing the relationship between all technical bodies and working to unify visions and coordinate efforts and achieve an integrative relationship. Meanwhile, Wasit governorate expected that the volume of financial revenues will increase to 96 billion dinars during the current year, After decentralization.   The participants agreed on the importance of increasing coordination and development of local capacities while strengthening administrative decentralization through the transfer of financial powers to governorates, stressing the need to avoid problems and clashes that may occur between the federal government and local governments due to inconsistencies in the practical application of instructions or misinterpretation of the basic concepts of objectives.  The head of the Supreme Coordination Committee between the provinces, Tuhran Mufti, said during the workshop: "The Authority is making great efforts to assist local governments in performing their decentralized functions after the transfer of powers of seven ministries to the provinces. This requires the development and training of working cadres, especially in the financial and administrative aspects. For his part, the governor of Wasit Mahmoud Mullah Talal that «the province succeeded in achieving more financial revenues during the past year after it worked to take advantage of the transfer of powers, which contributed to increase the volume of revenues to reach 21 billion dinars, after it was 7 billion in 2016 "  He predicted that« the volume of revenues to 96 billion dinars during the current year ».   The agency, has launched mid-last year in coordination with the Iraqi government, a project to improve performance and achieve good governance for 5 years, at a cost of 160 million dollars, and includes the first phase of the provinces (Baghdad - Basra - Arbil - Babylon - Anbar - Nineveh).

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US official to visit Iraq soon

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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The US State Department announced on Tuesday the visit of the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development Mark Green to Iraq in the coming weeks.

"The US administration has made it possible to protect the diversity of faiths in Iraq and the threatened religious minorities," US State Department spokeswoman Heather Noiret said in a statement. "The United States has made it a top priority, uninterrupted, not worthy of genocide, crimes against humanity and other horrors. And those who died as a result of these acts less than that. " 
"In October, US President Donald Trump provided more innovative and direct assistance to communities in the Nineveh Plain and its western part of Iraq," she said, noting "progress in this area." 
"But more needs to be done and that will happen," she said, stressing that Washington's commitment to "these vulnerable communities is solid." 
Noert said that "
"The US Embassy in Baghdad and the consulate in Erbil are looking forward to working with Director Greene," said USAID Director Mark Green to Iraq in the coming weeks, under the guidance of the Vice President, to confirm this effort and to identify ways to facilitate the assistance of these vulnerable people. is over

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State Department reaffirms protections for Iraq’s religious minorities

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WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - On Monday, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert issued a statement reaffirming the Department’s commitment to assisting vulnerable and threatened Iraqi communities which were decimated by the Islamic State (IS) and its brutalities.

“This Administration has made the protection of Iraq’s diversity of faiths and its threatened religious minorities a top and unceasing priority,” Nauert stated.

“All available US resources are committed to implementing the Administration’s vision for the protection of these threatened people,” her statement continued, “and to ensuring the help we promised arrives before it is too late.”

The State Department’s reaffirmation of its commitment follows an unusual public rebuke which the office of Vice President Mike Pence issued on Friday to the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

“President Trump and Vice President Pence made restoring the rights and property of Iraq’s Christian and Yezidi communities, who were nearly wiped out by [IS’] genocidal campaign against them, a top and unceasing priority of their administration,” the statement, published by the Vice President’s Press Secretary, Alyssa Farah, affirmed.

The statement noted that Trump had “directed” the US government “to stop using slow, ineffective and wasteful United Nations programs and to instead distribute assistance through USAID in order to provide faster and more direct aid to Christian and Yezidi communities in Iraq.”

However, USAID apparently failed to follow those directions. It rejected proposals submitted by private charities to aid those communities, and, instead, prepared to funnel assistance through a UN-linked organization—prompting the strong statement from Pence’s office on Friday.

The message got through, as the State Department affirmed on Monday that USAID Administrator Mark Green “will travel to Iraq in the coming weeks” to determine how to speed America’s assistance to “these vulnerable people.”

The US Embassy in Baghdad and Consulate in Erbil will assist Green in his mission, Nauert explained.

The overwhelming majority of Iraq’s minorities live in the north of the country—in the Nineveh Plains around Mosul or in the Kurdistan Region. Many of those who fled IS took refuge in the Kurdistan Region and are only now slowly returning to their homes, as they are made habitable by the restoration of basic services and the disarming and removal of explosive devices left behind by IS—as a way of continuing its reign of terror, even after its defeat.

Two weeks ago, the State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo introduced the report, as it was publicly rolled out, explaining why promoting religious freedom is in the US national interest and why it is a Trump administration priority.

“Where fundamental freedoms of religion, expression, press and peaceful assembly are under attack, we find conflict, instability, and terrorism,” Pompeo said. However, “governments and societies that champion these freedoms are more secure, stable and peaceful.”

Pompeo also revealed that next month the State Department will host the “first ever” ministerial-level conference to advance religious freedom.

“It will not just be a discussion group,” he affirmed, but it will identify “concrete ways” to counter persecution and “ensure greater respect for religious freedom for all.”

Sam Brownback is Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Kurdistan 24 spoke with him, following the publication of the report from his office.

“The Kurds have been particularly good about protecting people of minority faiths and much more supportive of basic religious freedom,” Amb. Brownback said.

“They haven’t formed their government” on the basis of a “particular faith,” he explained. Rather, their government is “defined” much more “as a group and an area.”

Paul Davis, formerly a Pentagon analyst on Kurdish affairs and now a Senior Fellow at Soran University, complained to Kurdistan 24 that the Kurds do not get the credit they deserve for their tolerance. He suggested that one likely reason was the State Department’s rigid interpretation of its “one-Iraq” policy and the tendency to see everything through a Baghdad-centric lens.

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Help Is on the Way for Middle Eastern Christians

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Under President Trump’s orders, USAID is directing aid to persecuted communities in Iraq.
Christian militiamen look toward the Islamic State frontline from St. George’s Church in Telskuf, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2015. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
By Mark Green

When Islamic State captured the Iraqi town of Telskuf four years ago this week, terrorists desecrated the local Chaldean Catholic church and beheaded congregants on the altar. The slaughter was only one episode from the genocide ISIS waged on Christians and other vulnerable religious groups across its so-called caliphate, nearly exterminating some of the region’s most ancient faith communities.

The U.S. stands with the persecuted religious and ethnic communities of the Middle East. And the federal government won’t rest until these oppressed people receive the help they need to thrive again. That’s the message I will deliver personally to Christian and Yazidi leaders when I visit Iraq this month. On behalf of President Trump, I will assure them that American assistance will soon turn from an inconsistent trickle into a steady stream.

President Trump already has directed U.S. armed forces to finish the fight against the ISIS barbarians, and today the group no longer holds territory in Iraq. But as Vice President Pence said at this year’s religious broadcasters convention, “Victory in combat is only half the battle.” The president directed his administration last October to end its support for United Nations programs that fail to provide aid for every group in need. Now, the U.S. Agency for International Development, which I lead, is charged with providing more effective and direct support to persecuted religious and ethnic minorities.

Four days after Vice President Pence announced the shift, I directed USAID to develop aid projects that address the challenges facing Christians, Yazidis and other minority groups in the region. To this end, USAID has redirected more than $60 million in humanitarian and stabilization assistance to provide infrastructure support and lifesaving aid in Northern Iraq. The money has helped rebuild schools, hospitals, power stations and wells, and eased the transition of those returning home.

In too many cases, however, assistance has taken too long to arrive. We have yet to reach many of the communities with the greatest need. Decisions made by the previous administration, such as an overreliance on the U.N. and an inadequate appreciation for the work accomplished by faith-based organizations, have proved hard to overcome. And the often rigid processes of federal bureaucracy have slowed implementation further.

At the direction of the president and vice president, USAID is now redoubling its effort to swiftly deliver and distribute the aid that Iraq’s persecuted religious communities desperately need. The delays must end, and they will.

Every day of delay brings persecuted communities that much closer to extinction. In Iraq alone, nearly 90% of Christians have fled in the past 15 years, emptying entire villages that had stood for more than a thousand years. The Yazidi population has been similarly decimated. Without immediate additional support, these groups may be forced to continue their unprecedented exodus, perhaps never to return to their ancient homes.

After my visit to Iraq, I will present President Trump with a comprehensive assessment of any roadblocks that prevented the speedy distribution of aid. I also will provide a detailed plan to expedite the delivery of crucial assistance to the most vulnerable communities.

Congress also has a crucial role to play. A more flexible budget and eased regulations would make USAID more effective in fulfilling its mission. And organizations across the federal government must continue working with Iraq to increase its order and stability, which are essential to the delivery of American aid.

The time to act is now. Christians, Yazidis and other persecuted religious communities in the Middle East have suffered unspeakable harm for too long. Their plight has touched the hearts of the American people and stirred this nation to step up with compassion and conviction. President Trump promised to provide them with the help they need to rebuild their communities and restore their hope, and we will work tirelessly to break down any barrier that stands in the way.

The ancient faith communities in Iraq and across the Middle East are counting on us. We will not let them down.

Mr. Green is USAID administrator.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/help-is-on-the-way-for-middle-eastern-christians-1528931329

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Help Is on the Way for Middle Eastern Christians

• June 14, 2018
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Under President Trump’s orders, USAID is directing aid to persecuted communities in Iraq.
Christian militiamen look toward the Islamic State frontline from St. George’s Church in Telskuf, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2015. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
By Mark Green

When Islamic State captured the Iraqi town of Telskuf four years ago this week, terrorists desecrated the local Chaldean Catholic church and beheaded congregants on the altar. The slaughter was only one episode from the genocide ISIS waged on Christians and other vulnerable religious groups across its so-called caliphate, nearly exterminating some of the region’s most ancient faith communities.

The U.S. stands with the persecuted religious and ethnic communities of the Middle East. And the federal government won’t rest until these oppressed people receive the help they need to thrive again. That’s the message I will deliver personally to Christian and Yazidi leaders when I visit Iraq this month. On behalf of President Trump, I will assure them that American assistance will soon turn from an inconsistent trickle into a steady stream.

President Trump already has directed U.S. armed forces to finish the fight against the ISIS barbarians, and today the group no longer holds territory in Iraq. But as Vice President Pence said at this year’s religious broadcasters convention, “Victory in combat is only half the battle.” The president directed his administration last October to end its support system">support for United Nations programs that fail to provide aid for every group in need. Now, the U.S. Agency for International Development, which I lead, is charged with providing more effective and direct support system">support to persecuted religious and ethnic minorities.

Four days after Vice President Pence announced the shift, I directed USAID to develop aid projects that address the challenges facing Christians, Yazidis and other minority groups in the region. To this end, USAID has redirected more than $60 million in humanitarian and stabilization assistance to provide infrastructure support system">support and lifesaving aid in Northern Iraq. The money has helped rebuild schools, hospitals, power stations and wells, and eased the transition of those returning home.

In too many cases, however, assistance has taken too long to arrive. We have yet to reach many of the communities with the greatest need. Decisions made by the previous administration, such as an overreliance on the U.N. and an inadequate appreciation for the work accomplished by faith-based organizations, have proved hard to overcome. And the often rigid processes of federal bureaucracy have slowed implementation further.

At the direction of the president and vice president, USAID is now redoubling its effort to swiftly deliver and distribute the aid that Iraq’s persecuted religious communities desperately need. The delays must end, and they will.

Every day of delay brings persecuted communities that much closer to extinction. In Iraq alone, nearly 90% of Christians have fled in the past 15 years, emptying entire villages that had stood for more than a thousand years. The Yazidi population has been similarly decimated. Without immediate additional support system">support, these groups may be forced to continue their unprecedented exodus, perhaps never to return to their ancient homes.

After my visit to Iraq, I will present President Trump with a comprehensive assessment of any roadblocks that prevented the speedy distribution of aid. I also will provide a detailed plan to expedite the delivery of crucial assistance to the most vulnerable communities.

Congress also has a crucial role to play. A more flexible budget and eased regulations would make USAID more effective in fulfilling its mission. And organizations across the federal government must continue working with Iraq to increase its order and stability, which are essential to the delivery of American aid.

The time to act is now. Christians, Yazidis and other persecuted religious communities in the Middle East have suffered unspeakable harm for too long. Their plight has touched the hearts of the American people and stirred this nation to step up with compassion and conviction. President Trump promised to provide them with the help they need to rebuild their communities and restore their hope, and we will work tirelessly to break down any barrier that stands in the way.

The ancient faith communities in Iraq and across the Middle East are counting on us. We will not let them down.

Mr. Green is USAID administrator.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/help-is-on-the-way-for-middle-eastern-christians-1528931329

Yes. Thanks for all you do Yota! I'd like to hear your thoughts sometime on what you think has to occur before the revaluation.

Edited June 15, 2018 by IQD=freedom

[yota691]

US: Iraq will be a center of stability and prosperity of the region

12:57 - 14/06/2018

 

  

Information / Translation

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield said on Thursday that Iraq would be the basis for stability and prosperity in the Middle East.

"Iraq has the ability to be a center of stability and prosperity in the Middle East and we are optimistic about the future of the country," Suterveld told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee.

"US President Donald Trump has asked for 200 million dollars in aid to Iraq," he said, stressing that "the United States should not take full responsibility for financing stabilization efforts in the region."

"Washington is happy to partner with the new Iraqi government to fight terrorism and strengthen the independence of the country," said Nicky Halley, a US envoy to the United Nations. Ending / 25 z

[dinareffic]

US: Iraq will be a center of stability and prosperity of the region

12:57 - 14/06/2018
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Information / Translation

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Satterfield said on Thursday that Iraq would be the basis for stability and prosperity in the Middle East.

"Iraq has the ability to be a center of stability and prosperity in the Middle East and we are optimistic about the future of the country," Suterveld told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee.

"US President Donald Trump has asked for 200 million dollars in aid to Iraq," he said, stressing that "the United States should not take full responsibility for financing stabilization efforts in the region."

"Washington is happy to partner with the new Iraqi government to fight terrorism and strengthen the independence of the country," said Nicky Halley, a US envoy to the United Nations. Ending / 25 z

 

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/06/14/318135/

[jeepguy]

I have been saying this for quite a while ,  Iraq is the crossroads to everywhere !

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

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New banking centre of the M.E. ?    ---->   Sure ! Why not !  

[ChuckFinley]

Looking for that New rate then?  

[jeepguy]

7 hours ago, SgtFuryUSCZ said:

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New banking centre of the M.E. ?    ---->   Sure ! Why not !  

If Iraq is the center of all things , make sense that the Dinar would be the most common currency , only if iraqi government would get this idea through the thick brain pan !