With 9 missions, the Iraqi government forms a national committee for population policies

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With 9 missions, the Iraqi government forms a national committee for population policies

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi

 April 15, 2021 10:24 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to form a national committee for population policies, headed by the Minister of Planning.

The Council of Ministers stated in a statement issued today, Thursday, that the decision to form the National Committee for Population Policies comes based on the requirements of the public interest.

The committee will include in its membership representatives of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of Planning, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Immigration and Displaced Persons, Health and Environment, Youth and Sports.

The council stated that the committee will undertake the following tasks:

Implementing the directives of the Higher Population Council.

Preparing the national document for population policies in Iraq and following up on its implementation.

Submit the follow-up reports prepared by the Executive Management for Population Policies on the implementation of the relevant ministries and other concerned parties for their activities.

Supporting the implementation of population censuses and surveys to obtain accurate information and the most recent data.

Reviewing project documents prepared by the Executive Department for Population Policies, and submitting them to the Higher Population Council for study and approval.

Studying proposals, programs and activities proposed by the executive management of population policies, civil society organizations or specialized international agencies, with the aim of supporting and facilitating the implementation of population policies, and submitting them along with the recommendations of the committee to the Higher Population Council.

- Participating in the meetings of the national councils and national committees for the regional and international population, and attending the Arab and international conferences related to the population fields.

Coordination with national and foreign scientific research centers to enhance their role in achieving the goals of the population policy.

- Supervising the issuance of annual and periodic reports on the status of the population of Iraq and related reports.

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Minister of Planning: The increase in the average life of the Iraqi individual and the resources are not commensurate with the size of the population increase

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{Locality: Al-Furat News} The Minister of Planning, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, confirmed today, Thursday, that the average age of the population in Iraq has witnessed an increase in recent years, attributing this to the improvement of public health, nutrition and the standard of living in general.

 

The ministry stated in a statement that the Euphrates News received a copy of it, that "this came during the minister's presidency of the first meeting of the National Committee for Population Policies in Iraq, formed under the Diwaniya Order 43 of 2021," adding, "Iraq is witnessing large population increases, not commensurate with the size Resources, especially with the expansion of the youth segment among the segments of the population, which should be transformed into a lever and an impetus for development, and not a burden on economic resources, "noting that" population policies are directly related to human development, and this calls for developing skills, to be able to develop Population policies according to an economic vision.

The Minister pointed out, "the need to take into account the demographic problems resulting from the existence of the terrorist organization ISIS, especially with regard to the issue of the displaced," noting that "great work awaits the National Committee for Population Policies, foremost of which is the preparation of the national document for population policies in Iraq and the follow-up of its implementation, and support for implementation." Population censuses and surveys to obtain accurate information and the latest data, in addition to studying proposals, programs and activities proposed by community organizations or specialized international agencies in order to support the implementation of the population policy and facilitate its implementation.
During the meeting, which was attended by the Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Planning and Higher Education, and representatives of a number of ministries and relevant authorities, the meeting discussed the entry of Iraq into the stage of the demographic gift, the rates of population growth and its proportionality with the available economic resources, and the impact of population increases on the economic, social, human and regional sectors. The meeting also discussed Family planning and birth spacing strategy 2021-2025.
In addition, the Director General of the Department of Human Development in the Ministry of Planning, Maha Abdul Karim Al-Rawi, gave a presentation on the Arab Strategy for Population Planning, and the decisions of the second regular session of the Arab Population and Development Council, and the Director of the Executive Department for Population Policies, Fawz Ahmed, made a presentation in which she addressed the relationship of family planning and the unmet need. With population growth.

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Minister of Planning: Iraq is witnessing large population increases that are not commensurate with the volume of resources

Iraqi Minister of Planning, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, during his presidency of the first meeting of the National Committee for Population Policies

 April 22, 2021 2:37 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Minister of Planning, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, said today, Thursday, that the average age of the population in Iraq has increased in recent years. As a result of an overall improvement in public health, nutrition and the standard of living .

Al-Najm added, during his presidency of the first meeting of the National Committee for Population Policies in Iraq formed under the Diwani Order 43 of 2021, that Iraq is witnessing large population increases, not commensurate with the size of resources, especially with the expansion of the youth segment among the segments of the population, which should be transformed into a lever. It is an incentive for development, not a burden on economic resources.

The minister pointed out that population policies are directly related to human development, and this calls for developing skills, in order to be able to formulate population policies according to an economic vision .

The minister pointed out the need to take into account the demographic problems resulting from the existence of the terrorist organization ISIS. Especially with regard to the issue of the displaced, indicating that great work awaits the National Committee for Population Policies, foremost of which is preparing the national document for population policies in Iraq and following up on its implementation, supporting the implementation of population censuses and surveys to obtain accurate information and the latest data, as well as studying proposals, programs and activities proposed by organizations. Society or specialized international agencies in order to support the implementation of the population policy and facilitate its implementation .

During the meeting, which was attended by the deputies of the Ministries of Planning and Higher Education and representatives of a number of ministries and relevant authorities, they discussed the entry of Iraq into the stage of the demographic gift, the rates of population growth and their proportionality with the available economic resources, and the impact of population increases on the economic, social, human and regional sectors.

The meeting discussed the family planning strategy and birth spacing 2021-2025 .

The Director General of the Department of Human Development in the Ministry of Planning, Maha Abdul Karim Al-Rawi, gave a presentation on the Arab Strategy for Population Planning and the decisions of the second regular session of the Arab Population and Development Council.

The Director of the Executive Department for Population Policies, Fouz Ahmed, also gave a presentation in which she addressed the relationship of family planning and unmet need with population growth .

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A National Population Policy Committee

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 Baghdad: Shaima Rasheed

 

The Ministry of Planning explained that the task of the National Population Policy Committee, which was formed earlier, is to activate the axes included in the national population policy document that was prepared by the ministry. A spokesman for the Ministry of Planning, Abdul Zahra Al-Hindawi, said in an interview with Al-Sabah: “This committee is tasked with following up on drawing up the population policy in the long run through what is included in the national document for population policies.” He added that “the Ministry of Planning has previously prepared the national document for population policies, and this document contains a set of long-term basic axes in the field of population policies, including concern for health, education, housing, youth and women issues.” Al-Hindawi continued that “the committee's mission is to activate these axes by translating them into Policies and follow-up issues of the general population census and everything related to population issues.