Affected Areas Fund: We are working on obtaining {grants} for the Kuwait Conference

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Affected Areas Fund: We are working on obtaining {grants} for the Kuwait Conference

Thursday 19 November 2020 57

 

Baghdad: Morning

 

The Liberated Areas Reconstruction Fund is working to obtain the funds granted to Iraq at the Kuwait conference. Fund President Muhammad Hashem Al-Ani told “Awa”: “The funding is still below the level of ambition, and it does not fill all projects, so we are now working on two different sides, namely the investment budget. And grants and loans, "stressing that" the reconstruction of the liberated areas is still continuing and slow, due to the funding deficit. "

He added, "The works that these areas need are very large, especially since there is a large percentage of damage in some provinces, and therefore they need very high financing." 

He pointed out to work on "preparing the full requirements for the purpose of restoring stability and the displaced to these areas, which is our primary goal in establishing this fund."

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Al-Ani: The lack of funding has delayed the reconstruction of the liberated areas

 

600-750 demolished homes in Old Mosul, according to initial estimates

Reconstruction and building

Economy News - Baghdad The head of the Reconstruction Fund for the Liberated Areas, Muhammad Al-Ani, revealed the slow reconstruction operations in the areas liberated from ISIS. Al-Ani said in a statement reported by the official news agency "INA" and seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the fund is working to obtain funds granted to Iraq at the Kuwait conference." He added, "The financing is still below the level of ambition, and it does not fill all projects, so we are now working on two different levels, namely the investment budget, grants and loans." He stressed that "the reconstruction of the liberated areas is still continuing and slow, due to the funding deficit." Al-Ani continued: "The works that these areas need are very large, especially since there is a large percentage of damage in some governorates, and therefore they need very high financing."  He pointed out to work to "create the full requirements for the purpose of returning stability and the displaced to these areas, which is our primary goal in establishing this fund."

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The Ministry of Finance signs an agreement for the reconstruction of liberated areas in Iraq with the German Development Bank

Part of signing the agreement

 November 22, 2020 11:30 PM

Mubasher: The Ministry of Finance announced today, Sunday, that Minister Ali Allawi has signed an agreement on the reconstruction of liberated areas with the German Development Bank. 

The Minister’s Media Office stated in a statement on his official Facebook page that Finance Minister Ali Allawi signed in the ministry’s building the liberated areas reconstruction agreement with the German Development Bank, in the presence of the head of the Liberated Areas Reconstruction Fund Muhammad al-Ani and the German ambassador in Baghdad.

In its statement, the media office stated that the signed agreement included two grants, the first to build fast-track hospitals to support the health system in Iraq to confront the Corona pandemic, and the second to support the activities of the Liberated Areas Reconstruction Fund in returning the displaced to their homes.

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Germany has contract to build hospitals.

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the secretary-general of the council of ministers directs to expedite the completion of the reconstruction projects in the liberated areas, which are in force under the german loan

Author: Ahad6 On 11/28/2020 - 3:32 PM  7

The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi, directed to expedite the completion of reconstruction projects in the liberated areas, which are in force under the German loan.

During his presidency of the meeting of the Supreme Steering Committee for the German loan to Iraq, the Secretary-General listened to a detailed explanation of the challenges through the topics on the meeting agenda from the two teams: German and Iraqi.

He affirmed the Iraqi government's commitment to implementing those projects that cover the needs of the governorates of Mosul, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Diyala and Anbar.

The Secretary-General stressed the importance of overcoming bureaucracy and overcoming all difficulties and intersections: technical, legal and financial that hinder the achievement efforts, calling for the necessity of providing all requirements for the completion of these projects, especially the basic sector projects related to the areas of: health, water and electricity that have a direct impact on the lives of citizens in the liberated areas.

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The Liberated Areas Reconstruction Fund identifies the problems facing the implementation of service projects

Economie| 09:54 - 04/02/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
The Board of Trustees of the Fund for Reconstruction of Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations held an expanded meeting to discuss dealing with the problems facing the implementation of projects in the terrorist-affected areas in a correct and rapid manner.
Baghdad Governor Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta said during the meeting, that "work mechanisms have been defined in terms of overcoming obstacles facing the work of implementing projects correctly and quickly, in the areas that have been affected by terrorist operations," calling on the Council of the Reconstruction Fund to "increase the capital's share of service projects in regions Baghdad belt that was destroyed. "
Al-Atta added, "The recommendations of the meeting summarized that each governorate will have a share in the reconstruction fund discussions in order to address all the problems facing the implementation of projects in the specific province," noting that "the Baghdad governorate has several projects in the process of implementation and inclusion and with many problems and obstacles." .
For his part, the head of the Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations, Muhammad Hashem Al-Ani, affirmed, "the approval of project plans with a view to implementing them in areas that have been subjected to terrorist operations in the governorates of Nineveh, Anbar, Salah al-Din, Kirkuk, Diyala, and the regions of the capital, Baghdad, and some The northern regions of Babil Governorate, "pointing out that" the method of completion of projects, the mechanism of work of the resident engineer departments and the mechanism of dealing with the statements submitted by the service departments, were discussed.
Al-Ani pointed out, "The meeting also summarized the agreement to hold intensive periodic meetings between the governors regarding resolving the statements related to the schedules of quantities for those projects implemented in the liberated areas for the purpose of their inclusion in the Ministry of Planning and the implementation of its work." Ended 29 / A 43

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The Liberated Areas Reconstruction Fund identifies the problems facing the implementation of service projects

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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Board of Trustees of the Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations held an expanded meeting to discuss dealing with the problems facing the implementation of projects in the terrorist-affected areas in a correct and rapid manner.

Baghdad Governor Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta said during the meeting, that "work mechanisms have been defined in terms of overcoming obstacles facing the work of implementing projects correctly and quickly, in the areas that have been affected by terrorist operations," calling on the Council of the Reconstruction Fund to "increase the capital's share of service projects in regions Baghdad belt that was destroyed. "
Al-Atta added, "The recommendations of the meeting summarized that each governorate will have a share in the reconstruction fund discussions in order to address all the problems facing the implementation of projects in the specific province," noting that "the Baghdad governorate has several projects in the process of implementation and inclusion and with many problems and obstacles." .
For his part, the head of the Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations, Muhammad Hashem Al-Ani, affirmed, "the approval of project plans with a view to implementing them in areas that have been subjected to terrorist operations in the governorates of Nineveh, Anbar, Salah al-Din, Kirkuk, Diyala, and the regions of the capital, Baghdad, and some The northern regions of Babil Governorate, "pointing out that" the method of completion of projects, the mechanism of work of the resident engineer departments and the mechanism of dealing with the statements submitted by the service departments, were discussed.
Al-Ani pointed out, "The meeting also summarized the agreement to hold intensive periodic meetings between the governors regarding resolving the lists related to the quantities tables of those projects executed in the liberated areas for the purpose of their inclusion in the Ministry of Planning and the implementation of its work."
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The inclusion of five areas of Baghdad, projects of the Reconstruction Fund

Economie

2021-02-09 | 11:12

 

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The Governor of Baghdad, Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, revealed today, Tuesday, that five areas in the capital will be included in the Fund's projects, including Mahmoudiya and Tarmiyah.

The governorate stated in a statement, Alsumaria News obtained a copy of it, that "the Governor of Baghdad, Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, held a meeting with the Chairman of the Council of the Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terrorism, Muhammad Al-Ani, to discuss the status of the projects prepared by the Fund and the Governorate and the mechanism for their implementation in the regions of the capital's outskirts."

 

 

 

The statement added that "the meeting came for the purpose of initiating the implementation of service projects in the areas affected by the terrorist operations that were active in the peripheral areas," pointing out to "the agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Fund to divide the works and projects on the areas that were affected by terrorism, and it was fixed through them." The fund’s share and the governorate’s share in it from those projects.

 

He pointed out that "the areas covered by the projects of the Reconstruction Fund for the Liberated Areas are Al-Madaen, Mahmoudiya, Abu Ghraib, Taji, and Tarmiyah," indicating that "the Baghdad governorate has completed service projects, and others are under completion, and there are projects under assignment for implementation."

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Mosul residents want famous mosque restored in mirror image

 

Residents want the iconic leaning minaret rebuilt to resemble the original Al Nuri Mosque after it was destroyed by ISIS in 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Iraqi worker clears rubble during the reconstruction of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul. AFP

 

 

The majority of residents of Mosul would like to see the Al Nuri Mosque and its iconic leaning minaret restored exactly as they appeared, before being destroyed by ISIS in 2017.

The two landmarks are being reconstructed through a UAE-UNESCO project, and residents were asked for their views in a survey.

For centuries, the 12th century mosque and it’s leaning minaret, nicknamed “the hunchback” or “Al Hadba”, have been one of the city’s best-known sights.

More than 700 Moslawis took part in the survey, which was conducted by the University of Mosul’s Statistical Consultancy Bureau in cooperation with UNESCO.

Moslawis of all ages, backgrounds and genders were asked about how would they like to see the mosque’s prayer hall and the minaret rebuilt.

 

Ninety-four per cent of those surveyed said they would like to see the minaret as it was in 2017, with the same decoration and position, while 83 per cent of them wanted it to retain its famous leaning angle.

For the prayer hall, 70 per cent of Moslawis wanted it to remain as it was, with some improvements, and only 28 per cent wanted to keep the same previous details, with no changes.

The project to revive Mosul’s heritage and cultural sites has been subject to much debate within Mosul on how to proceed.

“I honestly would like to see the space much bigger, and I want to see the prayer hall larger so it can have more people,” said Omar Mohammed, the founder of the None-Governmental Organisation Mosul Eye, to The National.

Mosul Eye became known internationally after 2014 as a defiant, anonymous online account of life inside the city under ISIS occupation.

Although the leaning aspect of the minaret is historically a technical error, Mr Mohammed said: “If the people want it be leaning because it was attached to the identity of the people then yes, if it is possible, we can have it a leaning minaret, but it will not be original of course.”

“Therefore, I would like to see a completely new minaret based on the same architecture and design. We need for sure to keep the mosque alive by establishing a cultural centre connected to it.”

 

 

 

 

 

A sign on the wall of a house owned by a Kurdish family reads "House for sale" in Arabic, along with a phone number to call, in the Old City of Mosul. AFP

 

 

 

But some expressed their objections, during an event on the survey.

Retired history professor Jazeel Abdul Jabar Al Jumrid, said that a voice that represents the city’s experts and educated people is absent from the reconstruction effort.

“More people should be consulted or should have participated in the survey, especially experts, university professors and other educated people, and not only the simple ones,” Mr Al Jumrid said.

“First, we need to identify the value and place of this site in the city’s culture, have all opinions not only from one segment, and that will lead us to a unified social vision for rebuilding it,” he added.

Mosul was the biggest city to fall into the hands of ISIS militants during their blitz in mid-2014 when they controlled vast areas not only in Iraq, but also in neighbouring Syria.

Shortly after controlling Mosul and surrounding areas, ISIS fanatics started demolishing anything – including ancient heritage – which they regarded as heresy.

They blew up priceless, centuries-old archaeological sites, and ransacked and burned down libraries. They also profited from smuggling and selling antiquities on the international black market.

The then leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, made an infamous speech on July 2014 from the mosque’s pulpit, during which he proclaimed the group had founded a new caliphate.

As government forces approached Mosul Old City in June 2017, the last urban stronghold for ISIS, the militants blew up Al Nuri Mosque and its minaret, in a message of defiance.

 

The UNESCO flagship initiative “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” was launched early in 2018, a few months after the declaration of victory over ISIS, following more three-years of devastating war, which left major cities in ruins.

The UAE has pledged $50.4 million (Dh185m) to restore the Al Nuri complex, as well as two old churches, Al Saa’a and Al Tahera.

The initiative aims at recovering the city’s iconic buildings and heritage sites, while also strengthening the educational system, through rehabilitating and repairing schools. With a focus on reforming curriculums and supporting local cultural initiatives, the project also aims to restore the city’s intellectual life.

It also covers the reconstruction of houses, schools, an old market, Mosul University’s Central Library and the Nabi Younis shrine, also known as the Biblical tomb of Jonah.

There has also been some progress in the work on the Al Nuri complex. Critical initial assessments have been completed, the sites have been secured and rubble has been removed. Historical fragments have also been collected, and the remaining structures have been stabilised.

UNESCO is also expected to announce in April the winning design entry in an international design competition for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the complex around the mosque.

At Al Tahera church, rubble has been removed, fencing and security cameras have been installed and security guards have been employed. And last week, work began to clear the rubble and landmines planted by ISIS at Al Saa’a church.

Updated: February 9, 2021 08:10 AM

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5 areas on the outskirts of Baghdad are covered by reconstruction

Wednesday 17th February 2021 96

 

 Baghdad: Wafa Amer

 

Baghdad governorate included five areas within the outskirts of the capital with reconstruction projects, in coordination with the Reconstruction Fund for Areas Affected by Terrorism.

The Governor of Baghdad, Engineer Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, told Al-Sabah: “The governorate held a meeting with the Fund for Reconstruction of Areas Affected by Terrorism to set up mechanisms for implementing service projects in the outskirts of the capital that were affected by terrorism.” The fund and the inclusion of areas: Taji, Al-Madaen, Mahmoudiya, Abu Ghraib and Tarmiyah with these projects, with the division of work among them according to importance.

And the areas of the outskirts of Baghdad, before fully securing them, suffered from the tampering and sabotage of ISIS gangs that deliberately targeted vital projects that serve the citizens in particular, with the intention of harming them.