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

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Keywords: Social Fund for Development aims to support groups and poor communities

 

 

Economy News / Baghdad ...     Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Keywords confirmed that the Social Fund for Development in Iraq, aims to support and empower poor and disadvantaged groups and communities through the drivers of community and local development so as to enhance social cohesion and contributes to the restoration of trust between the citizen and the state.     A statement by the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers today received "Economy News" a copy of it, "said the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers participated in the second scientific symposium organized by the Faculty of Management and Economics at the University of Mustansiriya under the title (National Strategy for Poverty Alleviation in Iraq ... the effects of the application and future trends ), in the presence of a number of university professors and experts from the Ministry of planning.     Presented Keywords during the seminar paper entitled (the Social Fund in Iraq .. step in empowering the poor), presented the activities of the committees and the results of the World Bank meetings, reviewing the objectives of the Fund and the strategic framework of social protection, explaining that the second strategy for poverty alleviation in Iraq included operational areas health, education and housing.     He said: "It will be presented on the Fund project to the Cabinet for approval and it is hoped its launch during the first half of this year
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Mahdi Keywords: Social Development Fund supports the poor

05/04/2017 0:00    BAGHDAD / Shokran Fatlawi / Emad Emirate  aimed at supporting and empowering groups and communities of poor and disadvantaged through operating community and local development program, and to restore trust between the citizen and the state and consolidate stability and promote social cohesion, with the support of the World Bank within Strutijeth for the Middle East and North Africa, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers d revealed . Mahdi Keywords closely the launch of a new strategy for the Social Development Fund in Iraq.  In this regard organized by the Deanship of the Faculty of Administration and Economics at Mustansiriya University, Department of Economics yesterday Economic Scientific Symposium tagged "national strategy for poverty alleviation in Iraq, the effects of the application and future trends" which was attended by the "morning" with the elite of the economy and planning experts and a large number of academics.  Chairman of the Technical Committee for the policies of poverty alleviation d. Mahdi Keywords Social Fund for Development in Iraq , which will hopefully be launched counted during the first half of this year , the important step in the way of empowering the poor, as well as he represents the mainstay of the new strategy, especially with the continuation of the social protection network 2015 - 2019 program, and a complement to the ongoing efforts to reform and the expansion of cash transfer programs.  And reviewed during his speech , the most prominent aspects that will be covered by the fund, particularly the operating, health, education, housing and social protection, pointing to the funding bodies of the Fund consists of the general budget of the state, provincial development budget, revenue and fees of investment, as well as the support of the World Bank at $ 50 million initially . With regard to operations and implementation Keywords said at the present time is preparing an operational manual with the support of the World Bank focuses on the project description, governance, institutional framework, management, sub - project cycle, procurement and financial management, social and environmental protection measures.  He Keywords that the priority in outstanding projects will be given to projects that serve the poorest segments of the population as well as infrastructure projects that require labor - intensive and use of local materials as much as possible , accompanied by projects that increase the regulatory capital or technical and social moderation institutions and beneficiaries, not to mention projects that benefit groups with special needs of people with disabilities, children and women who live in difficult conditions and face the risks and projects that are working to develop a permanent job opportunities.   He noted that the intended program jointly with the World Bank experts and is based on the pillars of a group the most important that the fund will support small labor-intensive infrastructure construction and social necessary and economic projects,   and is accompanied by the institutional design of the Fund, to start Msgerwaltusa by the program after the Social Development Fund to establish as well as the involvement of communities in identify and project implementation and supervision.  The Director General of the Executive presented the strategy of poverty alleviation Najla Ali Murad Road Map National Program for the project to address the random housing being widely spread recently indicating that the statistical survey , which was carried out by the Ministry of Planning Slums reached in 2013 2.5 million people living accommodation at random , a rate 8 percent of the total population in Iraq, while the number of gatherings or shops where random complexes 1552 reached the  number of housing units random reached 347 thousand homes at a rate of 7 percent of the total housing in Iraq  and pointed out that most communities were in Baghdad and cities the President Of (Baghdad 335, Nineveh 272, Basra 167, Dhi Qar 132, Anbar 102 heralds the deterioration of social, health, security and the physical condition of random cities, as well as being hotbeds of poverty may produce negative social effects also included the seminar, many inquiries and interventions on the new strategy and the establishment of a fund development, academics, and attendees enriched the seminar with ideas and proposals for the advancement of its being still under study and subject to change in an attempt to benefit from the experiences of countries that preceded Iraq in this regard and the need for concerted efforts by all the relevant authorities.

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The Social Fund for Development .. Development Experience an investment vision

08/4/2017 12:00 am    Abdul-Zahra Mohammed al-Hindawi  A new development experience in Iraq as part of the quest for sustainable development that contributes to the policies of combating poverty and eradicating hunger in line with the new global trends based on the fight against poverty, and the poor first in development plans that should not be excluded through partnership and development participation.  The new Iraqi experience is the creation of a development structure called the Social Fund for Development, whose mission is to support poverty alleviation projects, provide basic services to the poor in health, housing, education, transport, agriculture, irrigation and employment and support the social protection network by financing projects that provide basic services under mitigation strategies poverty, particularly the second strategy which is to be launched in 2017 until 2021.  The idea of the fund seems new and may not be understood by some because Iraq's experience with this type of funds is not long. The Iraqi Housing Fund was established in 2011, which provides loans to citizens wishing to buy or build housing units. after reaching the need for more than 3.5 million housing units until the year 2015 and is increasing, not to fund a major role in addressing this acute crisis for reasons of funding and procedures.  The second experiment, which is still in its early stages, is the experience of the Reconstruction and Stabilization Fund for the areas affected by the terrorist operations, which was established in 2015. It faces the great challenges of the massive damage caused by terrorist acts since 2004 until the liberation of the entire Iraqi territory from terrorism, Some of the areas occupied by "Dahesh" have become almost destructive, which means the need for large sums of money to add to the volume of damage to infrastructure and estimated more than 42 trillion dinars, and here highlights the second challenge that stands in front of this fund is scarcity or lack of funds in light of the crisisAnd therefore the reliability remains on international support for Iraq through grants, loans and assistance that may enable the Fund to perform some of its functions, especially we are talking about the need to work on the implementation of strategic projects contribute to the provision of a positive development environment and therefore this is in the policies of fighting economic terrorism.  The discussion about the Social Fund for Development, and similarities in some of its chapters with these two funds, can be said: This experience may be somewhat different in other details that I find important and contribute to the Fund's position to actually support poverty alleviation projects, His direct involvement with the head of the executive branch of the prime minister will give him a strong impetus in implementing the policies approved by the board of directors, which includes ministers representing the basic development sectors, meaning that the fund will have the ability to formulate its policies and make decisions on the issues before it.  One of the characteristics that will have an impact on the performance of the SFD is the presence of active partners at the level of the country represented by civil society organizations and the private sector as well as local governments in the governorates, in addition to experts in different fields. Such diversity in the composition of the board will produce very important results .  The Social Fund for Development may face a funding problem, but it is hoped that international support will play a role in providing funding, even if it is limited, at least in the initial stages, to the Fund until it is able to stand on its feet after the money is channeled through investment.  According to the information and data released, the World Bank expressed its readiness to support the Fund with international expertise as well as the possibility of financing some of the projects approved by the Fund after starting to exercise the activities of $ 50 million during the first three years of its work and at this stage will focus on three governorates were chosen for logical reasons, Muthanna province in the south of Iraq, which is the highest provinces in poverty rates, where the proportion of which to more than 50 percent and this province is facing many developmental and social problems because of high rates of poverty, while the second province is the province of Salah al-Din As it is one of the provinces that have been fully liberated and returned their displaced children and therefore need the appropriate support to enable them to reconstruct the development of their economic and social reality, while the province of Dohuk was selected within the Kurdistan region as the province that received the largest waves of displaced during the last period, which caused a decline in the level of services and increasing poverty ratio.  Here we are talking about this experience which we believe is important and it is necessary to support it by all the political, economic and social actors. The media, especially the economic media, should have a clear role in promoting this project. In return, the concerned parties or project managers should pay particular attention to the media. Through the existence of a specialized unit in this area within the organizational structure of the Fund .. I also see as others believe that success will not be achieved with the availability of financial and moral support, but can be successful when the management of the Fund clear policies focused on infrastructure projects that Provided many job opportunities and thus contribute to the polarization of labor and reduce unemployment , which is witnessing an increase in the levels of rates.  However, the question remains: When will this fund actually start its work on the ground, and it still has steps and procedures that require its completion? These procedures relate to the approval of its own law from the preparation of the final draft to its presentation to the State Council and the Council of Ministers. , And it requires the establishment of a clear organizational structure and the selection of the administration that will prepare the regulations and instructions in the light of the law .. Therefore, we are in front of a period of time may not be short, does this mean that the experience will not start in practice only after the completion of all these procedures?  In my opinion, it is preferable - and this is a candidate of information - that the fund be launched in its work through the temporary link in one of the ministries and let the Ministry of Planning for being concerned with the policies of poverty alleviation and the idea of setting up the fund started from this ministry and therefore it has the vision to manage the tasks of this project until the completion of stages It is clear from the foregoing that the experience of the SFD is new, but it seems to be an exciting experience and can bring with it a solution to some of the problems facing the poor of Iraq.

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The Social Fund for Development .. Development Experience an investment vision

 

 

Economy News / Baghdad ...       Mohammed Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi   New development experience fighting Iraq waged as part of the pursuit of sustainable development contribute to the fight against poverty and hunger eradication policies in line with the new global trends based on the basis of the fight against poverty, and that the poor first in the development plans that must be to Atsttna one through partnership development and participation. The new Iraqi experience by developing a developmental structure of the so-called Social Fund for Development, focused its functions in support of poverty alleviation and access to basic services for the poor in health, housing, education, transportation, agriculture, irrigation, employment and support social protection network projects, through the adoption of financing of projects that provide basic services in the framework of strategies to mitigate poverty, particularly the second strategy which is to be launched in 2017 until 2021.  The idea of the fund looks new and perhaps not understood by some because Iraq's experience with this type of fund is not long, as it already was established Housing Fund of Iraq in 2011, which means the granting of loans to citizens wishing to buy or build housing units, and with the continued worsening of the housing crisis in the country after reaching the need for more than 3.5 million housing units until the year 2015 and is increasing, not to fund a major role in addressing this acute crisis for reasons of funding and procedures. The second experiment, which is still in the early work, it is the reconstruction and stability of the regions affected by the terrorist attacks, which was founded in 2015 Fund, which is facing major challenges of the enormous size of the damage caused by terrorist acts since 2004 until the full liberation of the Iraqi territory from the clutches of terrorism experience, Some of the areas occupied by the "Daesh" has become a semi-destructive Maani need a lot of money is added to the size of the damage to infrastructure and estimated at more than 42 trillion dinars, and here highlights the second challenge standing in front of this fund, a scarcity or lack of money in light of the crisis pain Maly faced by the country and therefore, the count remains on the international support for Iraq through grants, loans and aid that the fund may enable the performance side of his duties, especially we are talking about the need to work on the implementation of the strategy contribute to the provision of a positive development environment projects and therefore this it enters the fight against policies economic terrorism. Talking about the Social Fund for Development, and the similarity in some of his joints with the two funds mentioned above, it can be said: that this experience may be somewhat different in the other details I find important and contribute to be the Fund's position really enables it to support poverty alleviation projects, it is certainly the direct association with the head of the executive branch of the Prime Minister will give a strong momentum, with regard to the implementation of policies that recognize by the board of Directors, which includes ministers representing key sectors of development and the meaning of this that the fund will have the ability to draw its policies and decision-making on issues that arise in front of him. It features that will have an impact on the performance of the Social Development Fund is the presence of active partners at the national level representatives of civil society organizations and the private sector as well as local governments in the provinces, in addition to experts in various fields, and such diversity in the formation of the Board of Directors will yield very important results .  And probably will emerge in front of the Social Fund for the development of a problem with regard to funding, but it is hoped to have international support role in the provision of funding, even if limited, at least in the early stages, the work of the Fund until he can stand on his feet after being recycled money through investment operations. According to the information and data released World Bank has expressed its readiness to support the Fund's international expertise, as well as the possibility of financing some of the projects that the fund approved after it begins to exercise its activities in the amount of $ 50 million during the first three years of his work at this stage will focus on three provinces were selected logical reasons, namely Muthanna province in southern Iraq, which is the highest poverty rates in the provinces, with the ratio of up to more than 50 percent, and this province faces many social and developmental problems because of high poverty rates, while the second are the province of Salah al-Din province Being one of the provinces that liberated completely and returned sons displaced them and therefore need appropriate support to enable them to re-development building economic and social realities, while the choice of Dohuk province within the Kurdistan region for being the province that received the largest waves of displaced people during the last period, which caused a decline in the level of services and increasing poverty ratio. Here we are talking about this experience that we believe it is important and necessary support by all political, economic and social activities, it should also be the media, especially the media and economic clear role in promoting this project, and in return are required concerned or operators of the project giving the media aspect special attention by having a specialized unit in this area within the organizational structure of the Fund .. I also see as others see that success will not come to the availability of financial and moral support by, but can be successfully achieved when adopting fund management and clear policies focused on infrastructure projects Provided many job opportunities and thus contribute to the polarization of labor and reduce unemployment, which is witnessing an increase in the levels of rates. But, the question remains: When this fund will work effectively in the ground, and is still in front of the steps and measures to require completion, these measures relate to approving its own law, starting from the preparation of the final draft through the submission to the State Consultative Council and the Council of Ministers and then go to the House of Representatives for approval as final and that it requires a clear organizational structure and selection of the administration, which will prepare the regulations and instructions in the light of the law .. and therefore we are in front of a period of time may not be short, is the meaning of this that the experience will not start in practice only after the completion of all these procedures?. In my opinion, it is better - this Marah information - that the fund kicks off in his works through a temporary association with a ministry and not the Ministry of Planning for being concerned with poverty alleviation policies, and the idea of setting up the fund was launched from this ministry and therefore has the vision to manage the tasks of this project until the completion of stages work, and can count this stage as a nucleus for the establishment is built upon later .oatdh, which provides that the social Fund for development and that the experience was new but it looks like it's an exciting experience and can carry with it a solution to the side of the problems faced by the poor people of Iraq.
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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

04/30/2017 15:07    In furtherance of a series of meetings held by non-governmental organizations, the Department with the World Bank for the success of the project of establishing the Social Fund for Development, which aims to poor citizens and what are below the poverty which line level, the department held a meeting with bank representatives Anfa to complete the requirements during the Fund with respect to the role of non-governmental organizations registered in accordance with Law No. 12 of 2010 in the implementation of IFAD projects and classified according to effectiveness and its ability to conduct studies and surveys and the implementation of both. This project and the proposal of the National Anti-Poverty Commission and funded by the World Bank aims to communities living below the poverty line in the governorates of Iraq and meetings of all teams Chock to complete the project and submit it to the Cabinet for approval development.