General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers: Department of non-governmental organizations to continue to meet the success of the Social Fund for Development Project

[Freedomwish]

Ok, very happy that you guys are happy......but now what?  DFI funds were "released" two years ago?  And yeah, news regarding Abadi and stuff happening in Davos has been verrrrrry quiet lately....hmmmmmm....

[Lorre]

Here is also some additional reading from the WB.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2016/12/20/new-us1485-billion-package-to-support-iraqs-drive-to-counter-cost-of-war-low-oil-prices

New US$1.485 Billion Package to support Iraq’s Drive to Counter Cost of War, Low Oil Prices
December 20, 2016

 

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WASHINGTON, December 20, 2016- The World Bank Group has endorsed a new US$1.485 billion package to support reforms to improve public service delivery and transparency, stimulate private sector growth and support job creation. Iraq continues to face a large humanitarian crisis with 10 million people, over one quarter of the population, estimated to be in need of assistance, of which 3.4 million are internally displaced people and 240,000 refugees.
The institution’s Board of Directors approved today the Second Expenditure Rationalization, Energy Efficiency, and State-Owned Enterprise Governance Development Policy Financing (DPF) Project, for a total of US$1.443 billion including guarantees from the governments of the United Kingdom (US$371.82 million) and Canada (US$72 million), a testament of strong international support to Iraq. The DPF’s key development objectives focus on: (i) supporting expenditure rationalization; (ii) improving energy efficiency; and (iii) enhancing the transparency and governance of state-owned enterprises.
 
“Despite an ongoing war and low oil prices, Iraq is undertaking bold transformational reforms that will safeguard economic stability and lay the foundations for longer term private sector development and inclusive growth for all Iraqis” said Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Director for the Middle East. “The reforms will help build trust between Iraqi citizens and their government, by making the management of public funds more efficient and transparent and expanding social safety nets to reach the most vulnerable segments of the population.” 
Separately, the Bank’s governing body also endorsed a US$41.5 million operation for the Modernization of Public Financial Management Systems, which supports the overall objectives of the DPF series and aims to support Iraq’s public financial management system.
“This operation is complementary to the objectives of the DPF and will support the Government in its goal to improve transparency in the management of public funds and financial information and modernize public procurement practices across many federal and governorate agencies” said Robert Bou Jaoude, the Bank’s Country Manager for Iraq.
Today’s overall financial assistance package is aligned with the Government’s recovery blueprint for 2015-2018. It is also in line with the World Bank’s Strategy for the Middle East and North Africa, which calls for renewing the social contract in fragile states, supporting regional cooperation, bolstering the resilience to refugee crises, and initiating reconstruction and recovery programs where needed.
With the new package, the World Bank’s present engagement in Iraq rises to nearly US$3.4 billion, including multi-sectoral support to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of areas recently recovered by Government forces and a transport corridor investment.
In addition, the Bank is providing wide-ranging technical assistance to the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Edited January 23, 2017 by Lorre

[tigergorzow]

2 hours ago, Synopsis said:

I am not sure if this is significant but did Abadi attend any of Trump's Presidential Inauguration activities?

Syn, Again not sure if he attended President DJT inauguration but more than likely not but I'm sure President DJT may have had a Private Telephone Call....RED Line...

[blueskyline]

Thanks all . Was there not another article realeased in the last several weeks.Perhaps late last year about some other Frozen funds being released to the Central Bank also ??? I looked and cannot  to find it ..

[Drunk_Viking64]

2 minutes ago, Freedomwish said:

Ok, very happy that you guys are happy......but now what?  DFI funds were "released" two years ago?  And yeah, news regarding Abadi and stuff happening in Davos has been verrrrrry quiet lately....hmmmmmm....

Patience young grasshopper remember one can not eat a whole elephant all in one bite. The RV/RI/RD is even much larger than an elephant taco salad.

[yota691]

Government fund to support the poor

 

 

1/23/2017 0:00  BAGHDAD / morning  select general secretary of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Keywords 2018 as the date for the launch of Labour and Social Fund for Development , who agreed to its establishment the Council of Ministers in order to support the poor and the elimination of unemployment in Iraq.  Keywords and he said in a workshop set up a private fund work yesterday was held in the presence of government officials and representatives from the World Bank: "This workshop is the first framework agreement on the preliminary plan of action to move forward in the creation of the Social Fund for Development."  He announced " the agreement with the World Bank on that this year includes capacity building and implementation of some of the activities and workshops, and that the World Bank be prepared for financial support early in 2018 with the allocation of funds in the budget next year to the fund after the Cabinet approved   this project."  In an exclusive interview with the "morning", he stressed that "one of the most important priorities of the government is to " diversify revenue , "noting that   " The government is moving in the path of reforms and to improve the performance of the ministries ". As announced Keywords that" the coming period will witness the launch of many of the laws and legislation that will rise Ballowaqaan industrial and agricultural in Iraq. "

[yota691]

In agreement with the World Bank, the government established a fund to fight poverty

 

 

1/23/2017 0:00  BAGHDAD / Hussein Tgb  empowerment of the poor and disadvantaged groups through the drivers and local and community development is the main objective of the Social Fund for Development , which examined ways to start its activities and a workshop in  Baghdad ends the Iraqi government and the World Bank after the Cabinet approval for the establishment of this support to the economy of the Iraqi family fund.  Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Keywords , said: "This workshop is the first box to agree on a preliminary plan of action to move forward in the creation of the Social Fund for Development, and agreed with the World Bank that this year includes capacity building and implementation of some of the activities and workshops, and that the World Bank be prepared for financial support the beginning of 2018 we get into next year 's budget allocations to the fund after the cabinet approved this   project. "  Play is activated  and he said in his speech , "said the new effort with the World Bank of the construction of the Social Fund for Development is linked to the mechanism of transformation capabilities that are made available to the fund to real development through the revitalization of operation and the elimination of unemployment and moving some small activities , " noting that the issue needs to finance the basic idea of the Fund State to take over the insurance part of the articles of this Fund through international grants and other outlets.  He said he was lifting a detailed report on the work of the Fund and the objectives of the fund to the Cabinet mechanism and discussed meticulously and a decision of the Council to adopt this fund and informed the World Bank that decision then has to discuss the mechanics of ripening, pointing to the success of this experiment in several countries , including Egypt, for example briefed the World Bank and oversaw the mechanisms of action  there.   Keywords stressed interaction with civil society organizations in order to serve the development process praising the Baghdad Take a project sponsored by private banks , which aims to rehabilitate 20 Square in Baghdad , and the development of Al - Rashid Street and the draft peace fountain in the Taji area and places   again.  Food security  and accept what has been accomplished during the years after 2003 and the role of the Ministry of Planning to conduct studies and surveys where he began working food survey after I mentioned international organizations and there is a problem in food security in Iraq.  Keywords pointed out that "Iraq 's cooperation with the World Bank carried out during the past years , the socio-economic survey of the family what had been done represents a quantum leap for the development of work methodologies, pointing out the emergence of a strategy of poverty alleviation in Iraq 2010 - 2014 wrote to her acceptance and widespread implementation of some activities , not for what happened in 2014 , especially that indicators were confirms Ankhvaz poverty rate from 23 percent to 19 percent, Marja protection network development and   social.  jobs  either head of the task Force of the World Bank , Ghassan al - Khawaja said that "several areas in Iraq suffers from poor infrastructure, economic and accompanied with the scarcity of employment opportunities and economic conditions difficult because of the war against terrorism and the decline in oil prices and the impact on vulnerable groups in society , "pointing out that the survival of this case without immediate treatment will lead to a further lack of   stability.  " the international experience indicated that this fund could that contributes to meeting the challenges facing the community through the provision of assistance to disadvantaged groups and help them to re - structure the social and economic infrastructure construction and the introduction of temporary jobs, "and put the community scheme and port placement and supervision of the business would enhance teamwork and increase the confidence of all parties.  He noted that the program comes into the work of the World Bank in cooperation with the Iraqi government and its ministries to develop a program to improve the social and economic reality, indicating that the bank is looking forward to the program to be a turning point in the lives of the Iraqi society point.   Financial inclusion  The head of the Iraqi private banks association Wadih Handal has praised the experiment, he said: " The financial inclusion supports the objectives of the fund and enhances the Iraqi family capabilities and enable them to raise living standards and overcome the poverty line by empowering the individual and provide employment opportunities and securing financial resources for continuing after the entry into actual work field production  and service.

[yota691]

 

[Freedomwish]

22 hours ago, Drunk_Viking64 said:

Patience young grasshopper remember one can not eat a whole elephant all in one bite. The RV/RI/RD is even much larger than an elephant taco salad.

Okie dokie.....but I'm gonna keep drinking more whiskey instead of having an elephant taco salad while waiting, preferably lmao 

[yota691]

The Ministry of Labour and the World Bank hold a conference on the social protection of next Thursday

In sporadic  January 25, 2017 0  10 visit

 

Hold the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Mohamed Soudani and in collaboration with the World Bank held a press conference at the ministry's headquarters whatever about the updated strategic road map for social protection on Thursday, 26/01/2018 at ten in the morning.

 

The ministry statement said that "the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mohammad Sudan and in cooperation with the World Bank held a press conference at the ministry's headquarters whatever about the updated strategic road map for social protection."

[Big_J]

BUMP!

[calkid11]

Thank you Yota 

[yota691]

.....Hmmmm

[blueskyline]

whatever about the updated strategic road map for social protection." !!!  Thank You Yota .....Fits nicely with the release of social benefits to the poor next week . Veddy Veddy Interdesting !!

 

[sandfly]

Thanks 

[yota691]

Board of social protection are discussed with the World Bank outputs implementation of its strategic plan

History of edits:: 1.28.2017 15:04 • 1 visits readable

[Where - Baghdad] 
discussed the board of social protection, on Saturday, with the World Bank representatives to discuss the implementation of the outcomes of the Strategic Plan for the social protection program in Iraq and the translation of the observations made by the Minister of Labour and chock authorities of the Ministry of the points to be included in the plan.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour Ammar Menem , in a statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it today, "it was at the meeting to emphasize to keep up with the application of social protection law and reflexes and challenges that accompanied the stages of implementation , especially after the exclusion of many of the beneficiaries according to the level of the poverty line . " . 
"The meeting also discussed the reasons for excluding beneficiaries based on the results of the Ministry ofPlanning and indicators adopted by the beneficiaries data analysis through a number of family members that , " referring to "agree on a unified vision to overcome the problems that have accompanied the implementation of the law within the fifth installment for 2016". 
And between Menem said " the World Bank proposed to discuss technical matters with the Ministry of Planning to agree on future mechanisms in order to address the gaps that have accompanied previous results and prepare recommendations to the higher authorities to resolve and give a decision in favor of the application of a law that guarantees the inclusion of the most deserving groups subsidizing social protection." 
He explained , "it was a review of the criteria for inclusion and mechanism analysis of the data by the Ministry of Planning with an emphasis on the importance of re - weight standards measured through which the poverty of the beneficiary families line levels, as well as highlight the families , which included for the first time subsidy of social protection." 
He ministry spokesman said " the Authority agreed with the World Bank to hold another workshop involving all the parties concerned with the implementation of law to get out a positive outcome that will ensure that for the mistakes in the next phase with an emphasis on activating cooperation with the media to educate citizens about the law enforcement measures ".

[yota691]

28-01-2017 03:12 PM

Social protection are discussed with the World Bank representatives outputs implementation of its strategic plan

 

 

 

It discussed the social protection body, on Saturday, with the World Bank representatives to discuss the implementation of the outcomes of the Strategic Plan for the social protection program in Iraq and the translation of the observations made by the Minister of Labour and chock authorities of the Ministry of the points to be included in the plan. 

A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour Ammar Menem, it ' has been emphasized during the meeting to keep up with the application of social protection law and reflexes and challenges that accompanied the special stages executed after the exclusion of many of the beneficiaries according to the level of the poverty line. " 

He added that ' the meeting also discussed the reasons for excluding beneficiaries based on the results of the Ministry of Planning and indicators adopted by the beneficiaries data analysis through a number of family members that', referring to the 'agreement to develop a common vision to overcome the problems that have accompanied the implementation of the law within the fifth installment for 2016'. 

And between Menem that ' the World Bank proposed to discuss technical matters with the Ministry of Planning to agree on future mechanisms in order to address the gaps that have accompanied previous results and prepare recommendations to the higher authorities to resolve and give a decision in favor of the application of a law that guarantees the inclusion of the most deserving groups subsidizing social protection'. 

He explained that he ' has been a review of the criteria for inclusion and mechanism analysis of the data by the Ministry of Planning with an emphasis on the importance of re - weight standards measured through which the poverty of the beneficiary families line levels, as well as highlight the families , which included for the first time subsidy of social protection'. 

And he drew a spokesman for the ministry to be ' the Authority agreed with the World Bank to hold another workshop involving all the parties concerned with the implementation of law to get out a positive outcome that will ensure that for the mistakes in the next phase with an emphasis on activating cooperation with the media to educate citizens about the law enforcement measures '.

[yota691]

Social protection is discussing with the World Bank to implement its plan in the country

History of edits:: 1.28.2017 15:03 • 5 visits readable

{Baghdad: Euphrates News} examined the board of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and Social Welfare, with the World Bank outputs implementation of the strategic plan for the program of social protection in Iraq.

According to a ministry statement, received by the agency {Euphrates News}, a copy of it, that " the Authority held a meeting with World Bank representatives was held to discuss the outputs of implementation of the strategic plan for the program of social protection in Iraq and the translation of the observations made by the Minister of Labour and those retaining the ministry to the points to be included in the plan." 
He explained, was "by emphasizing to keep up with the application of social protection law and the reactions and the challenges that accompanied the stages of implementation , especially after the exclusion of many of the beneficiaries according to the level of the poverty line meeting." 
He added, as " The meeting also discussed the reasons for the exclusion of beneficiaries based on the results of the Ministry of Planning and indicators adopted by the beneficiaries data analysis through a number of family members that , " referring to "agree on a unified vision to overcome the problems that have accompanied the implementation of the law within the fifth installment for 2016". 
He pointed out that " the World Bank proposed to discuss technical matters with the Ministry of Planning to agree on future mechanisms in order to address the gaps that have accompanied previous findings and prepare recommendations to the higher authorities to resolve and give a decision in favor of the application of a law that guarantees the inclusion of the most deserving groups subsidizing social protection." 
And between , "it was a review of the criteria for inclusion and mechanism analysis of the data by the Ministry of Planning with an emphasis on the importance of re - weights standards measured through which the poverty of the beneficiary families line levels, as well as highlight the families , which included for the first time subsidy of social protection." 
The statement continued, " The body was agreed with the World Bank to hold another workshop involving all parties concerned with the implementation of law to get out a positive outcome that will ensure that for the mistakes in the next phase with an emphasis on activating cooperation with the media to educate citizens about the law enforcement procedures." is over

[yota691]

Social Fund for Development

 

 

Author: Yasser incumbent 1/29/2017 0:00 Become increasingly urgent in light of the continued financial distress because of the low and the fluctuation of oil prices and the only main source of funding for the budget, due to the breadth of the phenomenon of poverty because of these circumstances, the establishment of a social fund for development in Iraq.  In this regard , we see that there Msaa and direction by the government to activate the program and work to support and make it work in an effort to improve living conditions for such a wide range of the members of society through research in the provision of appropriate operational opportunities  to address them.  We note that the government of this side pays much attention to where he initiated the request for assistance and international support for the success of this vital project by the World Bank formally approached in this  regard.  This initiative comes to the design and support of the Social Fund and funding, as this program is part of the national partnership project with the support of international institutions to this trend.  Perhaps it is useful to note that the periodic meetings in this regard , which included government officials with the World Bank mission reflects the high level attention and serious quest for the success of this project , which no choice other under these circumstances.  I was pleased the news of the interaction and the results of the meetings that led to the approval of the formation of a national working group and its ramifications for directly in the development of the foundations and supporting the objectives of this fund  for the poor.  Draw out that this fund and that came late , but it is very important as the real starting point for achieving social development based on the provision of this chip to integrate the community and provide jobs operating environment to  them.  So not understand the establishment of this fund that project for the material benefits directly but rather to provide job opportunities and employment for these disadvantaged groups which would exploit their potential productivity and their ability to  work.  Perhaps it is necessary to draw a comprehensive plan to facilitate the implementation of the work in this direction and that mechanisms to the magnitude of the human dimensions, economic and social at the same time , Maittalb unite the ministries and departments concerned to ensure the success of efforts to work and get to the end of it.  For that we have to contribute to all sectors of government and the private sector in support of this fund and its objectives and orientations which is an initial step towards economic reform intended.

[nannab]

Just give your people their share of the oil money there is more than enough

to go around.  Thank you Master Yota. Good night all !

[Lorre]

Great post and follow-up as always Yota! Thank you!

[yota691]

Mahdi Keywords: Abadi agreed to create a fund to support the poor in Iraq

By Azad Jmakari 37 minutes ago

Mahdi Keywords

Roudao - Arbil , 

Secretary - General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, Mahdi Keywords, said on Wednesday that the government revenues fell by 50% compared to the years before the emergence of Daesh, pointing out that "this is a big threat to the government." 

He added Keywords, network Roudao media, that " the Iraqi government is trying to get funding to start a real development programs , " pointing out that " the government is currently planning to establish a fund for social development and support of the poor." 

He stressed that " the Prime Minister, Heydari Abadi, agreed to establish a plan (Social Development Fund) and support for the poor, to reduce the poverty rate in the country." 

He pointed out that "social development fund, does not provide cash assistance to the poor, but rather will provide ideas for creating jobs for the poor, or activate development programs relating to (education, health, housing, the environment, and basic services)." 

It revealed the Iraqi Ministry of Planning, recently, about the high rate of poverty in the country to 30% over the past year in 2016, after it posted a 22% in the last survey in 2014, as revealed its intention to conduct a new survey during the first quarter of this year. 

A spokesman for the Ministry of Planning Abdul - Zahra al - Hindawi, in a press statement, " The estimates indicate that the poverty rate in Iraq has risen to 30% over the past year in 2016 after it had been 22% in the last survey conducted by the Ministry of Planning in 2014 , " noting that " the ministry will conduct a new survey of the poverty levels during the first quarter of the current year 2017 in order to give a precise ratio. " 

He said al - Hindawi, that "poverty rate in Iraq has reached 13% in the year 2013 that it rose to 22% in 2014 after the occupation of the organization (Daesh) for a number of provinces, in addition to the drop in oil prices and the global markets that have exacerbated poverty in Iraq."

[yota691]

Labor is preparing to launch income-generating projects loans

 

 

2/13/2017 0:00  BAGHDAD / Wafaa Amer   waiting for the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Finance approval to spend more than 800 loan, under the support of income-generating projects and strategic programs of poverty alleviation.  The director of the department to support small income-generating projects in operation and loans department in the ministry Atef Ahmed Abdul Amir in a statement the"morning": that " the ministry has completed the preparation of the special measures regardless programmatic support income - generating projects loans and strategy of poverty alleviation , " he said , adding that it " awaiting approval by the Ministry ofFinance for the disbursement of more than 800 loan programs listed within. "   He added that the fund programs to support income-generating projects , which passed by Law No. 10 of 2012 and has direct him in 2013, is one of the most important lending programs, especially the ministry and since then until last year lent 23 000 citizens within this program, pointing out that they were able the recent completion of a 500 loan transactions within the program. He said Abdul - Amir, the Fund 's Board is currently considering the inclusion of martyrs of the popular crowd, exceptionally loans , income-generating projects, if the provision of the required amounts. And the lending program , which falls within the national strategy for poverty alleviation, which was launched in 2012, Abdul Amir stressed that the loans allocated within this program targeted the poorest provinces of Diwaniya, Muthanna, Karbala, Salah al - Din, Diyala, Wasit, Babil , except the region of Kurdistan, revealing at the same time for completion nearly 300 new transaction within the program. The manager of the Department to support small income-generating projects in operation and loans department in the ministry that the loans included liberated provinces as well, as exhausted Salahuddin amounts allocated, which included the disbursement of 450 loans, while the 500 loan disbursement in Anbar province, noting that the ministry plans to promote loan transactions in Nineveh province after its liberation fully "Daesh" terrorist gangs.  Abdul Amir noted that those loans are targeted at specific categories for the purpose of rehabilitation of a community by giving them money, pointing out that they are covered by the disabled by 50 percent deficit and the widows and divorced women to Aimlkn income or benefits from the social protection network. He said one of the loan value could reach 3 million dinars, explaining that it launches in the form of payments between the qualified categories, according to a plan of action going by the ministry in collaboration with other government agencies.

[yota691]

20-02-2017 10:51 AM

Iraq intends to launch a new strategy for the Social Development Fund with the World Bank

 

 

 

The Secretary - General of the Council of Minister Mahdi Keywords, on Monday, a close launch a new strategy for the Social Development Fund of Iraq in cooperation with the World Bank, noting that the fund is in line with the strategy to reduce poverty and map strategic way of social protection for the years 2015 - 2019. 

Keywords and said, The ' the Ministry of planning was launched in 2010 , the first strategy to reduce poverty in Iraq , which counted the World Bank and one of the most important strategies in the region. ' 

He added that 'the strategy was required to reduce poverty in the country, where they accounted for 24 percent in 2010 and then became 19 percent in 2012 and reached 16 percent in 2014, but the poor conditions experienced by the country after the control Daesh on some areas at the time, prevented completing work out ', adding that' the reasons for the success of the previous strategy was the lack of financial funding '. 

Keywords and he pointed out that 'efforts continued with the World Bank several months ago, and according to the new data, of the displacement of hundreds of families, low - income country because of lower oil prices in world markets, led the effort to agree on the launch of a new strategy in April next year, to be turn it into a strategy (enabled) and not help the poor, especially in the aspects of improving education, health , social protection and reduce the differences between males and females, using the experiences of countries have suffered from difficult economic conditions, including Egypt, where he was able to adopt one of the successful programs in the so - called social development fund face a lot of difficulties. " 

He stressed Keywords 'of an agreement with the World Bank in the success of the new strategy, the construction of the Social Development Fund', referring to 'provide an integrated framework to the cabinet for discussion and ratification, and actually was a resolution created amid enthusiasm of the international community to proceed with the establishment of the fund.'

[yota691]

Keywords: We have completed advanced stages of the project «Social Development Fund»

28/3/2017 12:00 am     Baghdad / Omar Abdul Latif The National Fund for Social Development (SFD) team has completed advanced stages of its project, which aims to support local initiatives aimed at improving the living conditions and opportunities of the poor and marginalized groups in Iraq, as well as providing job opportunities through training programs and SME lending programs.  "The national team of the Fund has completed advanced stages of the project," the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Al-Alak said. "The World Bank will fund the foundation phase with 50 million US dollars," he said. "We have started a series of workshops and meetings with World Bank experts on the Social Development Fund and we have come a long way in preparing the full legislative and operational framework for it," Al-Alak said in an interview with Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the meeting of the National Committee for Poverty Alleviation Strategy. Complement the monitoring and evaluation aspects and the role of local governments and organizations. " Alaq expressed his hope to "complete the project and submit it to the Council of Ministers before the end of the first half of this year, to become legal legislation to be submitted to the House of Representatives," stressing that "there is a role for the State Budget and the development of the provinces and the World Bank to grant grants to the Fund, Poor people from building small projects that can help them improve their living conditions. " The Director General of the Ministry of Planning's Poverty Reduction Strategy, Najla Ali, said that the workshop highlighted the findings of the Fund's work teams.  "Five teams work within the framework of the project, the first of which is the foundation and the legislation, the second is the implementation mechanisms and the life cycle of the projects, the third is the monitoring and follow-up mechanisms, the fourth is the civil society organizations within the local communities, The fund, "noting that" part of this funding will come through donors. " She added that "the meeting included the identification of observations of specialists in these teams, and the assessment of the World Bank on the final version of its work." In the same context, spokesman for the Ministry of Planning, Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi, that "the Fund for Social Development is the first of its kind in Iraq, where the idea of the project was approved by the Council of Ministers about three months ago, and began to take the executive steps through the establishment of mechanisms Work and draft law ".  Al-Hindawi added in an interview for Al-Sabah that the committee in charge of the project has made progress in achieving it. It aims to finance projects to alleviate poverty in Iraq. He explained that the fund is financed by two tracks, the first is the allocations of the state budget, Grants and subsidies obtained from abroad ".  "We have key partners in the project, including international bodies represented by the World Bank, and local actors represented by the private sector and civil society organizations." The spokesman of the Ministry of Planning that "when the completion of the project, will choose in its first steps three provinces, Muthanna, where the poverty rate to 52 percent, and Salahuddin, which has been liberated areas and returned to displaced and need support to enable infrastructure and empower the poor, Duhok province, which is the most conservative province, has received displaced people from the areas controlled by gangs, "Dahesh" terrorist in a timely manner, "noting that" the Fund funds projects in aspects of providing services to the poor in the areas of housing, health, education and work and granting loans to be positive members of society. " The World Bank's chief social protection officer, Ghassan Al-Khoja, said that the bank has played two roles. The first is technical support for the establishment of the Fund, benefiting from international expertise and adapting it to the local context in Iraq, and second financing the projects that will emerge from it when it is launched. He said Khoja, in an interview for the "morning", " The Iraqi government has asked the bank financing the fund $ 50 million in the first phase in the three years of its existence. BAGHDAD / morning  search head of the National Alliance , Mr. Ammar al - Hakim, on Monday, with the captain doctors And the importance of providing the appropriate atmosphere for doctors to carry out their humanitarian role The statement said the media office of the coalition, received by "morning" that "Mr. Hakim praised during the meeting the efforts of Iraqi doctors, in light of the difficult conditions experienced by the country, And the increased efforts it needs to make For the medical and health services of the citizens, and to aid and treat the wounded of the military operations and the war against the terrorist gangs, which has come to an end soon after the great victories achieved by our armed forces in Mosul. "He stressed the importance of providing the appropriate environment for doctors to carry out their national duty, Which is in the interest of the Iraqi doctor and support. "On the other hand, called the head of the National Alliance, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, to inform the National Alliance and the government on the threats that he referred to in his speech last Friday. "We declare our support for all the reform projects, and we express our concern about the statements made by Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr," he said. He called on the government and the security services concerned to take the necessary measures and measures to protect Sadr and other political leaders and to prevent any slippage. Security is not calculated. "