3/14/2011 Three UN Organizations to conclude plans for cooperation with Iraq for 2011-2014.
Baghdad, The UN Organization for Children Affairs (UNICIF), the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the UN Housing Fund have signed with the Iraqi government on Monday plans for Iraq’s national cooperation programs, to be implemented by those organizations during the years 2011-2014, according to a UNAMI statement.
“The signing of the said plans represents the basic objectives to be achieved by the said UN organizations during the forthcoming four years, to support the Iraqi government’s development efforts,” the statement stressed.
The statement quoted the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Iraq, as saying that “the said plans includes the United Nation’s support for different vital fields in the national development plan, laid by the government of Iraq, including the development goals, to cover the period till 2015, aimed at improving the welfare of the Iraqi people.
“A number of activities shall be implemented to support the Iraqi government’s potentials, regarding the achievement of basic services for the needy ones, the creation of employment opportunities and the protection of the basic rights of the citizens,” the statement quoted her as saying.
The statement also said that the three UN Organizations would strive through active programs to activate the public sector, through the creation of high-level services, especially in the fields of education, water, sewage and health services.
In addition to that, assistance would be granted to help rehabilitating the electric power generation, building new power plants, along with the continuation of clearing explosive mines and other war-remnants.
The private sector would also be encouraged through special programs to create new employment chances, as well as opening equal opportunities for men and women, to get education and employment.
The statement also pointed out that the working national programs for the said three organizations shall exceed US$600 millions for the forthcoming four years, representing one-third of the revenues need by the UN development assistance framework for Iraq for the years 2011-2014, agreed upon by the Iraqi government.
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