UN: Changing the dollar exchange continues to confuse the situation of Iraqis

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POSTED ON2022-07-04 BY SOTALIRAQ

UN: Changing the dollar exchange continues to confuse the situation of Iraqis

Translation: Hamed Ahmed

The representative of the World Food Program in Iraq revealed that the United Nations organization is working with the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to introduce the latest technological and informational means to deal with the climate change situation, manage water resources and ensure food security in the country.

Ali Reda Al-Quraishi, the representative of the organization, said in statements to K24 website on the sidelines of the information technology exhibition held in the capital of the Kurdistan region, Erbil, and translated (Al-Mada), that "Iraq faces many challenges, and technology is a typical solution to many of these challenges."

Al-Quraishi added, "Advanced technology creates links between different components between the private sector, the academic and educational sector represented by universities and civil society, in order to be able to find solutions to these challenges facing the country," noting that "the World Food Program has been working in Iraq since 1986."

He pointed out that "the Erbil Information Technology Exhibition is a unique conference of its kind in Iraq, where the latest innovations and technological equipment are presented," stressing that "companies that promote this technology are a good opportunity to communicate with the relevant innovative parties."

Al-Quraishi added, "We have been continuing our work in Iraq for a long period of time. The World Food Program has found a distinguished place for it in the space of technological innovation, especially in the digital field within the humanitarian services sector."

He stressed, "The World Food Program is now working to bring the latest technological innovations to Iraq and apply them in projects related to agriculture, environment and water resources," expressing his hope that "we will start this project in the Kurdistan region as well." Al-Quraishi said, "The organization is now working on implementing the EMPACT program for the Research and Peacebuilding Administration in Iraq to provide English language learning skills and digital training for the displaced and the affected segments to enable them to learn new skills in the field of information technology."

In addition, Al-Quraishi pointed out that “Iraq is the fifth most affected country by the adverse consequences of climate change, as shown by the increase in dust storms and the lack of rainfall.”

And he added, "The World Food Program supports the Iraqi government's goal of reaching the stage of total food sufficiency by 2030, as included in the sustainable development memorandum."

Al-Quraishi stressed that "the World Food Organization is helping Iraq with programs on food security, climate change and smart agriculture." And he indicated, "The traditional methods of agriculture that are practiced today in several regions of the world consume large amounts of water."

Al-Quraishi also said, "We must look into smart, modern methods of agriculture that use less water in the midst of the climate change we are experiencing." With regard to supporting the affected segments of the population, including displaced people and returnees, the World Food Program indicated in a new statement that it “received a contribution of $6.4 million from the Government of Japan to deliver aid to more than 255,000 displaced people unable to return to their homes, as well as emergency support for 12 A thousand people are in a state of vulnerability and suffer from food insecurity.”

Al-Quraishi said that as the country transitions from emergency response to development and resilience building, there is assistance to support families in dire need of assistance so that they can return safely to their homes and rebuild their livelihoods, along with emergency transitional support for communities in need. According to an analysis conducted by the World Food Program in December 2021, "the food security situation in Iraq is still unstable, despite the emergency improvement in the financial situation resulting from the rise in oil prices, due to the devaluation of the currency against the dollar."

The report stated that "the food ration distribution system has become more fluid recently with the addition of other items to the food basket as of the last quarter of 2021, and this has helped improve the food security situation in Iraq."

Iraq is suffering from the repercussions of the war in Ukraine, in addition to an unprecedented wave of drought, which has caused desertification of a large part of the agricultural area in the country.

About: K24 and the World Food Organization