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Country and Regional
Experiences
Poverty Reduction Strategy in Iraq
Dr. Mehdi Al‐Alak
Deputy Minister of Planning
Deputy Minister of Planning Head of Central Organization for St ti ti i I
Statistics in Iraq COSIT
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Poverty Reduction
Strategy in Iraq
• It is government commitment.
• Integrated with the 5-yr National Development Plan
2010-2014 and the Annual Budget.
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• Viewing poverty as a multi-sectoral phenomenon;
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• Requires integration of policies
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• Diversify economic growth
growth.
• Involve the parliament in all stages of the strategy
preparation.
• Coordinate with various institutions of the state.
• Emphasis the need for international support in
funding and expertise areas.
• Highlight the need for capacity building
• Implement periodic monitoring and evaluation
system.
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Strategy's Principles
1. Creating income-generating opportunities:
creating employment and jobs for the poor, which requires
combined efforts by government, the private sector and civil
society.
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2. Empowerment: Empowering the poor to exercise their
economic social and political rights
economic,
rights.
3. Capacity Building: building the capacities of the poor to
work and increase their productivity to enable them to
satisfy their needs.
4. Social safety: To establish an effective social safety net
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yr planning methodology as an alternative
mechanism to the annual work within the state's
general budget.
 Achieve growth of GDP between10-11% through:
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 Government contribution around 50-60%.
Linking with 5-year National
Development Plan (2010-2014)
 Increasing productivity in various economic
sectors.
 Doubling
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 Reduce unemployment rates by one third of their
present levels ((18%).
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 Increase the participation of women.
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 Decrease underemployment
Addressing impacts of
economic reform
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Transition towards market economy.
Stabilizing Iraqi currency (Iraqi Dinar).
Eliminating prices distortions in Iraqi local market.
Restructuring public expenditure in favor of capital
investment.
 Enhance the role of private sector in Iraq’s
economy.
Major Indicators of Poverty in
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Iraq
2007
Indicator
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Urban
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Urban
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Poverty rate (%)
Number of poor
(million population)
Poverty gap (%)
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$29
$36
22.9
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Strategy Outcomes
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Higher income for poor people from work.
Improved health status of poor people.
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Improved education system for poor people.
Impro ed housing
Improved
ho sing environment
en ironment for poor
people.
• Effective social safety net for poor people
people.
• Reduced gender gaps.
The Strategy's Linkages and
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Monitoring
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Options for the Public
Di t ib ti S
Distribution
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(PDS)
• 1st Option :
Direct Cash Transfers :
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3rd Option :
Electronic food cards with 3 alternatives of
food baskets.
Current Status
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are underway.
 Extra budget of $0.5
$0 5 billion has been allocated
mainly for the following :
 Small loans,
loans
 Reconstruction of 450 mud schools mainly in
rural areas.
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 Improvement of the rural roads network.
 Expected increase in the annual allocation in the
coming years.
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Strategy in Iraq
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