Poverty in Iraq..A government talk about a plan to reduce it

[GreedyDinar07]

Of Course Iraq will still be around but in what condition? I hate to say it but I believe they intend to keep the exchange rate at 1450 because they don't give a damn about what happens to their people. They haven't Rv'ed in 18 years so what is the hurry now. All I am saying is if poverty continues to increase and it will at the current exchange rate, will there be civil unrest. In most cases it is. If there is civil unrest will that delay other Countries from investing which Iraq needs because they have to diversify their economy. I don't give guru prediction because I am speculating like everyone else. I stay away from dates and gurus they only make things worst by misleading people. I didn't say they had to Rv I said they need to fix the problem. Poverty and inflation is increasing because the exchange rate has been reduced. They were suppose to issue the ration card to supplement the lose of purchasing power for the citizens so either that isn't working or they haven't done it yet. Either way it goes something has to give.

[horsesoldier]

25 minutes ago, GreedyDinar07 said:

Of Course Iraq will still be around but in what condition? I hate to say it but I believe they intend to keep the exchange rate at 1450 because they don't give a damn about what happens to their people. They haven't Rv'ed in 18 years so what is the hurry now. All I am saying is if poverty continues to increase and it will at the current exchange rate, will there be civil unrest. In most cases it is. If there is civil unrest will that delay other Countries from investing which Iraq needs because they have to diversify their economy. I don't give guru prediction because I am speculating like everyone else. I stay away from dates and gurus they only make things worst by misleading people. I didn't say they had to Rv I said they need to fix the problem. Poverty and inflation is increasing because the exchange rate has been reduced. They were suppose to issue the ration card to supplement the lose of purchasing power for the citizens so either that isn't working or they haven't done it yet. Either way it goes something has to give.

 

Or. . . skip all the trying this and that stuff and at the next full session a dozen or so Cruise Missiles leave a smoking hole in the ground. You wont get'em all, but I guarantee what mob of miscreant screw heads remain will take notice and cooperate.

 

Dad said I must master my impatience before it masters me. In this particular case, my impatience is definitely my master Once in a while to achieve Balance One should occasionally cross over to the Dark Side . . .or was that the Far Side ? 

[yota691]

Iraqi Labor: Instructions to implement the government reform project to eradicate poverty

The Iraqi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor holds an expanded meeting with the ministerial team in charge of implementing the government reform project

 05 May 2021 2:45 PM

Mubasher: The Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Abeer Chalabi, today, Wednesday, held an expanded meeting with members of the ministerial team formed to implement the directives of the Council of Ministers to start implementing the projects that fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Labor within the government reforms program for 2021.

 

The ministry said, in a statement, that the government reform program includes reforming the social protection projects and vocational rehabilitation centers for the unemployed to eradicate poverty.

According to the ministry's statement, Chalabi instructed the team members to establish a unified and robust database to classify the beneficiaries according to age and health status. To distinguish between the unemployed who are able to work from the incapable.

The Ministry of Labor added that other directives were issued to classify women without a breadwinner according to the number of children, and then identify those who are able to work and train them after rehabilitating the training centers, and to establish new centers in areas where there are no rehabilitation centers to train them in various technical and professional skills according to the needs of the labor market.

She pointed out that it is possible to include them with project loans that the ministry provides to the unemployed to enable them economically and get out of the ministry's database, and the possibility of including other numbers of disabled and women without a breadwinner with social protection assistance .

[yota691]

The population of Baghdad is currently 9.5 million

Minister of Planning: The population of Iraq will reach 50 million in 2030

 

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Baghdad - IQ  

Minister of Planning Khaled Najm Battal estimated that the population of Iraq would reach 50 million in 2030, based on the population increase occurring by one million people every year.

He said Battal in a television interview conducted with him yesterday (6 May 2021), and followed site  IQ NEWS " The current population in Baghdad , 9.5 million people , " adding that " the population census in Baghdad differs between day and night, as it comes a lot of citizens From the areas surrounding the capital to work in it during the day, which makes its population during this foodstock reach 13 million people. "

"The problem of lack of birth control among citizens is exacerbating, and the Ministry of Planning is working on setting determinants in this regard, but the social, religious and tribal situation makes this task difficult for the ministry," Battal added.

He pointed out that "the percentage of the population in Iraq is increasing by one million people every year, and accordingly, the number of the population of Iraq will reach 50 million in the year 2030", calling for the regulation of births and the number of people because the increase in their number affects all life facilities, especially housing and educational status. And the situation of hospitals. "

Last year, the Ministry of Planning announced that the population of Iraq reached 40 million and 150 thousand people, distributed by (50.50% ؜) for men and (49.5% ؜) for women, while the poverty rate reached 40% of the total population during the same year according to the World Bank.

 

 

 

[yota691]

World Bank: Iraq is not bankrupt and 5 million of its citizens are threatened with poverty

13:07 - 02/06/2021

 

Information/Baghdad..
The World Bank revealed, on Wednesday, that about 5 million Iraqis are threatened with poverty as a result of the Corona pandemic and the drop in the price of a barrel of oil, and while confirming its intention to provide support to Iraq to purchase additional vaccines against Corona, he indicated that there is a portfolio of 1.8 billion dollars to support multiple sectors in Iraq .
Wael Mansour, Senior Economist for the World Bank, said in an interview seen by / the information /, that “the World Bank has nothing to do with determining the exchange rate in any of the countries it deals with,” noting that “the World Bank does not have any position regarding changing the exchange rate in Iraq and he did not talk about it with any Iraqi party, whether it is the government, the central bank or the parliament, but the decision is sovereign with distinction.”
He added, "The Bank looks at these prices from an economic perspective, and sees if the downward or upward movement helps increase the country's competitiveness and growth, and this is not a unilateral measure that should accompany other reforms related to economic growth and investments in infrastructure and human capital." He continued, "This requires a plan to increase the fiscal space for the state to invest these resources in strategic sectors such as education, health, social protection and infrastructure. Non-oil revenues must be raised to meet the needs and provide quality public services to citizens, and the need for policies and investments should not be neglected." in environmental sustainability, especially as the future is heading towards the so-called green growth.” Regarding loans, he noted that “the World Bank did not grant this year any new loan to Iraq.”
He pointed out that “the financial budget resources from outside the oil sector are estimated at 8% of the total budget resources,” stressing “the need to proceed with real reforms, as in the white paper proposed by the government, including improving collection from customs and taxes, and how to benefit from these resources to increase revenues.” Non-oil.

Noting that “there is a diversified financial portfolio estimated at $1.8 billion of projects in various sectors, including the reconstruction of the liberated areas . We always look forward to working with the Iraqi government if it requests new projects,” noting that “the World Bank He is moving forward with a project that helps speed up the vaccination process by bringing in additional quantities of vaccines so that Iraq can confront the pandemic, and we are always on the side of Iraq when it requests new projects.” He explained, " Iraq ISIS, including for the sectors of electricity, education, health and aid. Technology for the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Social Safety Nets.

He was hit by two shocks during the year 2020, one from the decline in oil prices, and the other due to the Corona pandemic,” stressing that “the World Bank estimated the contraction of the Iraqi economy during the past year by 10.3%, due to the contraction of oil production as a result of the OPEC + agreement, as well as the pandemic that affected the services sector. Which represents about a third of the Iraqi national economy, due to frequent closures.”
He pointed out that “the Corona pandemic and the drop in the oil price have affected poverty rates and raised them between seven to fourteen percentage points, or about 2.7 to 5 million Iraqis who are threatened with poverty as a result of the pandemic and the fluctuation of the oil price.”
He indicated that “the World Bank is now in the process of discussing with the Iraqi government the issue of accelerating the vaccination process, purchasing additional quantities of vaccines, and supporting the health sector to confront this pandemic, and through our current portfolio, we are helping with issues related to growth so that the Iraqi economy can recover quickly, especially the recovery of the private bottom.”
Mansour indicated that "the World Bank does not impose sovereign conditions on any country in return for granting it loans," stressing that "the bank's mechanism for granting loans depends on three things. The first is related to the economic, social and environmental feasibility of the project. The return must be high."
He continued: “As for the second, there are caveats related to governance. We stress the issue of governance, especially those related to the projects we finance, if it is in terms of combating corruption, transparency, and access to information in order to avoid any obstacles or problems,” noting that “the third is related to the request of any government to support the budget, so the condition There, it will be accompanied by a clear reform plan, and the macroeconomic framework must be sustainable in order to ensure that such a loan actually contributes to confronting any crisis that arises or contributes to growth or reducing poverty rates.”
He stressed that “ Iraq It is not a bankrupt country as it is the fourth largest oil-producing country and has great economic and human capabilities, and a large market, except that it Iraq It suffers from structural economic problems, including excessive dependence on the oil sector, which constitutes 95% of its exports and 90% of budget revenues, as well as about 60% of the real economy. Therefore, any fluctuation in oil prices and their decline leads to financial obstacles and a deterioration in growth.
He went on to say: “ Iraq also suffers from an inflated size of the public sector in the economy, losses in the electricity sector, which requires increasing support every year, and a weakness in the volume and type of public and private investment,” stressing that “ Iraq is aware of these obstacles and has already begun focusing on solutions. to these structural problems.
He concluded by saying: "The solutions were mentioned in the white paper, and this is an ambitious plan for reform, as it accurately diagnoses the economic problem in Iraq , and we hope that Iraqi officials will speed up its implementation." finished/25

[yota691]

5 million Iraqis are threatened with poverty.. The World Bank opens the files of the white paper and dollar prices

political| 12:12 - 02/06/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
The World Bank revealed, today, Wednesday, that about 2.7 to 5 million Iraqis are threatened with poverty as a result of the Corona pandemic and the drop in the price of a barrel of oil, and while confirming its intention to provide support to Iraq to purchase additional vaccines against Corona, he indicated that there is a portfolio worth 1.8 billion dollars to support sectors multiple in Iraq.
Wael Mansour, senior economist for the World Bank, said, in an interview with the World Bank, that “the World Bank has nothing to do with determining the exchange rate in any of the countries it deals with,” noting that “the World Bank has no position regarding changing the exchange rate in Iraq.” He did not talk about it with any Iraqi party, whether it was the government, the central bank or the parliament, but the decision is sovereign with distinction.
He added, "The bank looks at these prices from an economic perspective, and sees whether the downward or upward movement helps increase the country's competitiveness and growth, and this is not a unilateral measure that should accompany other reforms related to economic growth and investments in infrastructure and human capital."
He pointed out that "the financial budget resources from outside the oil sector are estimated at 8% of the total budget resources," stressing "the need to proceed with real reforms, as in the white paper proposed by the government, including improving collection from customs and taxes, and how to benefit from these resources to increase revenues." non-oil.
He continued, "This requires a plan to increase the fiscal space for the state to invest these resources in strategic sectors such as education, health, social protection and infrastructure. Non-oil revenues must be raised to meet the needs and provide quality public services to citizens, and the need for policies and investments should not be overlooked." in environmental sustainability, especially as the future is heading towards the so-called green growth.”
Regarding loans, he pointed out that "the World Bank did not grant this year any new loan to Iraq," noting that "there is a diversified financial portfolio estimated at $1.8 billion of projects in multiple sectors, including the reconstruction of areas liberated from ISIS, including for the sectors of electricity, education, health and aid. Technology for the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Social Safety Nets.
He added, "We always look forward to working with the Iraqi government in case it requests new projects," noting that "the World Bank is moving forward with a project that helps speed up the vaccination process by bringing in additional quantities of vaccines so that Iraq can confront the pandemic, and we are always by Iraq's side." When asking for new projects.
He explained, "Iraq suffered two shocks during the year 2020, one from the drop in oil prices, and the other due to the Corona pandemic," stressing that "the World Bank estimated the contraction of the Iraqi economy during the past year by 10.3%, due to the contraction of oil production as a result of the OPEC + agreement, as well as the pandemic." Which affected the service sector, which represents about a third of the Iraqi national economy, due to frequent closures.
He pointed out that "the Corona pandemic and the drop in the oil price have affected poverty rates and raised them between seven to fourteen percentage points, or about 2.
He pointed out that "the World Bank is now in the process of discussing with the Iraqi government the issue of accelerating the vaccination process, purchasing additional quantities of vaccines, and supporting the health sector to confront this pandemic, and through our current portfolio, we are helping with issues related to growth so that the Iraqi economy can recover quickly, especially the recovery of the private bottom."
Mansour indicated that "the World Bank does not impose sovereign conditions on any country in return for granting it loans," stressing that "the bank's mechanism for granting loans depends on three things. The first is related to the economic, social and environmental feasibility of the project. The return must be high."
He continued: "As for the second, there are caveats related to governance. We stress the issue of governance, especially those related to the projects that we finance, if it is in terms of combating corruption, transparency, and access to information in order to avoid any obstacles or problems," noting that "the third is related to the request of any government to support the budget, so the condition There, it will be accompanied by a clear reform plan, and the macroeconomic framework must be sustainable in order to ensure that such a loan actually contributes to confronting any crisis that arises or contributes to growth or reducing poverty rates.”
He emphasized that "
He went on to say: "Iraq also suffers from an inflated size of the public sector in the economy, losses in the electricity sector, which requires increasing support every year, and a weakness in the volume and type of public and private investment," stressing that "Iraq is aware of these obstacles and has already begun to focus on solutions. to these structural problems.
He concluded by saying: "The solutions were mentioned in the white paper, and this is an ambitious plan for reform, as it accurately diagnoses the economic problem in Iraq, and we hope that Iraqi officials will speed up its implementation."

[6ly410]

World Bank: 5 million Iraqis are at risk of poverty

2021-06-02

https://yesiraq.com/البنك-الدولي-5-مليون-عراقي-مهدد-بالفقر/

Yes Iraq: Baghdad

The World Bank revealed that about 2.7 to 5 million Iraqis are threatened with poverty as a result of the Corona pandemic and the drop in the price of a barrel of oil, and while confirming its intention to provide support to Iraq to purchase additional vaccines against Corona, he indicated that there is a portfolio of 1.8 billion dollars to support multiple sectors in Iraq.

 

Dr. Wael Mansour, Senior Economist of the World Bank, said in an interview with the official agency, that “the World Bank has nothing to do with determining the exchange rate in any of the countries it deals with,” noting that “the World Bank has no position regarding changing the exchange rate in Iraq.” He did not talk about it with any Iraqi party, whether it was the government, the central bank or the parliament, but the decision is sovereign with distinction.

 

Exchange prices

 

He added, "The Bank looks at these prices from an economic perspective, and sees if the downward or upward movement helps increase the country's competitiveness and growth, and this is not a unilateral measure that should accompany other reforms related to economic growth and investments in infrastructure and human capital."

 

He pointed out that “the financial budget resources from outside the oil sector are estimated at 8% of the total budget resources,” stressing “the need to proceed with real reforms, as in the white paper proposed by the government, including improving collection from customs and taxes, and how to benefit from these resources to increase revenues.” Non-oil.

 

He continued, "This requires a plan to increase the fiscal space for the state to invest these resources in strategic sectors such as education, health, social protection and infrastructure. Non-oil revenues must be raised to meet the needs and provide quality public services to citizens, and the need for policies and investments should not be neglected." in environmental sustainability, especially as the future is heading towards the so-called green growth.”

 

Diversified wallet

 

Regarding loans, he pointed out that “the World Bank did not grant this year any new loan to Iraq,” noting that “there is a diversified financial portfolio estimated at $1.8 billion of projects in multiple sectors, including the reconstruction of areas liberated from ISIS, including for the sectors of electricity, education, health and aid. Technology for the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Social Safety Nets.

 

He added, "We always look forward to working with the Iraqi government in case it requests new projects," noting that "the World Bank is moving forward with a project that helps speed up the vaccination process by bringing in additional quantities of vaccines so that Iraq can confront the pandemic, and we are always by Iraq's side." When he asks for new projects.

 

downturn in the economy

 

He explained, "Iraq suffered two shocks during the year 2020, one stemming from the drop in oil prices, and the other due to the Corona pandemic," stressing that "the World Bank estimated the contraction of the Iraqi economy during the past year by 10.3%, due to the contraction of oil production as a result of the OPEC + agreement, as well as the pandemic." Which affected the service sector, which represents about a third of the Iraqi national economy, due to frequent closures.”

 

He pointed out that “the Corona pandemic and the drop in the oil price have affected poverty rates and raised them between seven to fourteen percentage points, or about 2.7 to 5 million Iraqis who are threatened with poverty as a result of the pandemic and the fluctuation of the oil price.”

 

Speed up the pollination process عملية

 

He indicated that “the World Bank is now in the process of discussing with the Iraqi government the issue of accelerating the vaccination process, purchasing additional quantities of vaccines, and supporting the health sector to confront this pandemic, and through our current portfolio, we are helping with issues related to growth so that the Iraqi economy can recover quickly, especially the recovery of the private bottom.”

 

Conditions for granting loans

 

Mansour indicated that "the World Bank does not impose sovereign conditions on any country in return for granting it loans," stressing that "the bank's mechanism for granting loans depends on three things. The first is related to the economic, social and environmental feasibility of the project, as the return must be high."

 

He continued: “As for the second, there are caveats related to governance. We stress the issue of governance, especially those related to the projects that we finance, if it is in terms of combating corruption, transparency and access to information in order to avoid any obstacles or problems,” noting that “the third is related to the request of any government to support the budget, so the condition There, it will be accompanied by a clear reform plan, and the macroeconomic framework must be sustainable in order to ensure that such a loan actually contributes to confronting any crisis that arises or contributes to growth or reducing poverty rates.”

 

Iraq is not a bankrupt country

 

He stressed that "Iraq is not a bankrupt country as it is the fourth largest oil-producing country and has great economic and human capabilities, and a large market, but Iraq suffers from economic structural problems, including excessive dependence on the oil sector, which constitutes 95% of its exports and 90% of budget revenues, It also constitutes about 60% of the real economy, so any fluctuation and decline in oil prices leads to financial obstacles and a deterioration in growth.”

 

white paper

 

He went on to say: “Iraq also suffers from an inflated size of the public sector in the economy, losses in the electricity sector, which requires increasing support every year, and a weakness in the volume and type of public and private investment,” stressing that “Iraq is aware of these obstacles and has already begun focusing on solutions. to these structural problems.

 

He concluded by saying: "The solutions were mentioned in the white paper, and this is an ambitious plan for reform, as it accurately diagnoses the economic problem in Iraq, and we hope that Iraqi officials will speed up its implementation

[southbeach]

Based on the last two pages here the World Bank appearing to pressure Iraq to RV

[rvmydinar]

13 hours ago, southbeach said:

Based on the last two pages here the World Bank appearing to pressure Iraq to RV

That's even better. That's what we all are waiting for. Come on iraq. Make it happen

 

[yota691]

Sadiqoun: The Financial Policy Followed By The Al-Kazemi Government Increased The Poverty Rate
On June 9, 2021

 
The Independent/ - Representatives of the various political blocs criticized the continuation of the government's financial policy at the same pace without any change, stressing that the financial situation of the Al-Kazemi government has fully recovered after the rise in oil prices and the achievement of great revenues.

Member of the Sadiqoun Parliamentary Bloc, Fadel Al-Fatlawi, said in a press statement that the Independent followed today, Wednesday, that "the financial policy followed by the government has increased the poverty rate, as there must be measures to protect the affected segments and take steps to change the current reality."

On the other hand, a member of the Parliamentary Economy Committee, Nada Shaker, confirmed in a press statement, which was monitored by The Independent, that "the rise in oil prices came with a great return to the government, and as a result it obtained up to 25 billion dollars, which calls for taking economic and financial measures during the coming period."

 
To that, the representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Muhammad Karim, explained in a press statement that the Independent followed, that “the financial situation needs correct management, as the government is still making mistakes since it took power in the country, which has caused great destruction to a large segment of the Iraqi people.”

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The Iraqi ministers refer the tasks of managing poverty policies to an economic council

Iraqi Council of Ministers

 June 10, 2021 08:39 PM

Mubasher: The General Secretariat of the Iraqi Council of Ministers announced today, Thursday, the assignment of the tasks of the Supreme Committee for the Management of Poverty Reduction Policies to the Ministerial Council for the Economy.

The secretariat stated in a press statement that the Council decided to cancel the Diwani Order 237 of 2015, and to re-form the Permanent Technical Committee for Poverty Reduction Policies in Iraq headed by the Minister of Planning and to refer the tasks of the Higher Committee for the Management of Poverty Alleviation Policies to the Ministerial Council for Economy.

The Council of Ministers added that the membership of the committee includes Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Farhad Nematullah Hussein, and representatives from the ministries of finance, planning, education, trade, health, labor and social affairs, higher education and scientific research, agriculture, and the ministries of planning and labor in the Kurdistan region.

The committee also includes representatives from the National Investment Commission, the High Commission for Human Rights, and civil society organizations.

[yota691]

Referring the tasks of managing poverty alleviation policies to the Ministerial Council of Economy

Economie

2021-06-10 | 12:20

 

 

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Today, Thursday, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced that the Council of Ministers has referred the tasks of the Supreme Committee for the Management of Poverty Reduction Policies to the Ministerial Council for the Economy.

 

The secretariat said in a statement, received by Alsumaria News, that the council decided to "cancel Diwani Order 237 of 2015".

The statement added, "It was decided to re-establish the Permanent Technical Committee for Poverty Reduction Policies in Iraq, headed by the Minister of Planning and with the membership of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Farhad Nematullah Hussein, and representatives from the ministries: Finance, Planning, Education, Trade, Health, Labor and Social Affairs, Higher Education and Research Science, Agriculture, and the Ministries of Planning and Labor in the Kurdistan Region, as well as representatives of the National Investment Commission, the High Commission for Human Rights, and civil society organizations.

 

 

 

[yota691]

The Council of Ministers assigns the tasks of managing poverty alleviation policies to the Ministerial Council for the Economy

 

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Baghdad - INA
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced, today, Thursday, that the Council referred the tasks of the Higher Committee for the Management of Poverty Reduction Policies to the Ministerial Council for the Economy.
The secretariat stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the Council decided to cancel the Diwani Order 237 of 2015, and to re-form the Permanent Technical Committee for Poverty Reduction Policies in Iraq headed by the Minister of Planning and to refer the tasks of the Higher Committee for the Management of Poverty Alleviation Policies to the Ministerial Council for Economy ".
He added, "The membership of the committee includes Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Farhad Nematullah Hussein, and representatives from the ministries of: Finance, Planning, Education, Commerce, Health, Labor and Social Affairs, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Agriculture, and the Ministries of Planning and Labor in the Kurdistan Region. As well as representatives of the National Investment Commission, the High Commission for Human Rights, and civil society organizations.

[yota691]

Planning: Inclusion of 15 governorates with development projects in order to eradicate poverty

 

Ministry of Planning building

Reconstruction and building Economy News - Baghdad The Ministry of Planning included 15 governorates within two phases of the Social Fund for Development projects, as part of the poverty eradication strategy. The official spokesman for the ministry, Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi, said in a statement to the newspaper "Al-Sabah" and followed by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the Social Fund for Development launched by the Ministry in 2016 within the strategy to eradicate poverty, and its actual implementation began after two years, includes the establishment of projects in remote areas and villages, including Electricity lines, water stations, building schools and road networks, and by selecting solid companies to implement these projects. It is noteworthy that the three-phase project, financed by a loan from the World Bank worth $300 million for a period of five years, aims to raise the level of services in remote villages and unserved areas. Al-Hindawi revealed "the ministry's success during the first phase of the fund's projects, which included three governorates, Muthanna, Dohuk and Salah al-Din, through 60 projects distributed among ten villages in these areas, including building schools, laying power lines and water stations, in addition to establishing a road network." He pointed out that "the ministry is currently working in the second phase of it and includes eight governorates: Baghdad, Diwaniyah, Anbar, Nineveh, Dhi Qar, Maysan, Sulaymaniyah and Babil," noting that "the projects within them are being identified by the people of the regions after the formation of community teams from them to choose them." At the beginning of last month, the ministry formed field teams within the governorates covered by the projects, comprising its planning and statistics departments, which began their field visits to the villages that were selected, met with the local population, and provided a detailed explanation of the Fund’s tasks and the mechanism for selecting projects, and the role of the villagers in that . "The ministry is working on preparing and selecting projects for districts and villages within the third phase, and it includes seven governorates: Holy Karbala, Najaf, Kirkuk, Basra, Erbil, Wasit and Diyala," the planning spokesman added. He pointed out that "the ministry holds continuous meetings with the community mobilization to motivate the included villages to participate in defining projects according to the priorities of each village in order to provide and improve the standard of living of the targeted communities and empower them economically, in addition to enhancing the citizen's confidence in the state by supporting disadvantaged and poor areas."

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Poverty in Iraq..A government talk about a plan to reduce it

Economie

2021-07-18 | 15:40

 

 

 

 

 

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Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Planning identified the tracks of the poverty reduction plan in Iraq, while revealing the nature of the work of its social fund.

The Deputy Minister of Planning for Technical Affairs said, Maher Hammad, in an interview quoted Iraqi News AgencyThe Higher Committee for Poverty Reduction Policies continues its work after it was re-formed on June 8, and the poverty alleviation file was transferred to the Ministerial Council of Economy.

 

He added, "Treating the file is not an easy topic and requires work on several things, especially determining the percentage of direct financial need, because poverty in the country is (multi-dimensional) and its image is the lack of health services, education, services or basic living necessities," noting that "the treatment is done by working on those tracks." to alleviate poverty.

He pointed out that "the main poverty factor is financial poverty, which is linked to the inability to provide basic living necessities, and this is linked with the work of the social protection network and empowering the poor through job creation."

He added that " the ministry is working to provide additional services in poor areas through the so - called b social fund", indicating that "the fund toured all villages and governorates to find out the most prominent needs of citizens in terms of water, electricity, schools and others," noting that "the

change in the exchange rate and the ban on health curfews helped increase the poverty rate," noting that "the poverty rate has decreased in Iraq Possible through launching investment projects that would create job opportunities for many citizens.”

With regard to the poorest places, he indicated that they are “concentrated in slum areas and villages, and they need a major campaign to change the poverty rate and extricate them from their reality.”

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