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RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQRECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQNEEDS ASSESSMENTNEEDS ASSESSMENT
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Reconstruction in IraqReconstruction in Iraq
Following the launch of the revised Humanitarian Appeal for Iraq on 23 June 2003, the focus of the UN efforts has shifted towards promoting an effective transition towards recovery and reconstruction.
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Needs AssessmentsNeeds Assessments
Carried out through a partnership between the World Bank and UN Development Group.
Under the overall coordination of SRSG Sergio Vieira de Mello and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ramiro Lopes da Silva.
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Focus of Needs Assessments:Focus of Needs Assessments:
2004 priority needs and funding requirements.
Capacity building and livelihood generation.
Beyond 2004 preliminary outline of the reconstruction, rehabilitation and investment needs.
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Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles
The Assessments will focus on quantifying the budgetary needs within each sector for 2004 while giving priority to:Iraqi participation and ownershipthe establishment of the necessary policy and regulatory framework;institutional needs;the reconstruction or expansion of essential social infrastructure and services;the protection of the vulnerable during the transition phase;and the immediate creation of employment opportunities;humanitarian assistance requirements that may exist beyond the duration of the revised humanitarian appeal, 31 December 2003.
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Priority SectorsPriority Sectors
1. Health
2. Education
3. Agriculture, Water Resources & Food Security
4. Mine Action
5. Water Supply & Sanitation
6. Macroeconomics
7. Economic management
8. Investment Climate & State Owned Enterprises
9. Banking & Finance
10. Transport & Telecommunications
11. Electricity
12. Livelihoods & Employment Generation
13. Housing
14. Institutional Capacity Building & Rule of Law
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HealthHealth
Participants: WHO, World Bank, UNICEF, UNEP, UNFPA, FAO
Key Issues: Subsectors: Primary Health Care & Reproductive HealthFocus on content: curriculum and methods of teaching, protocols for health care, and clinical or nursing practiceFocus on structures: rehabilitation of damaged buildings and ensuring that they are connected to basic servicesFocus on recurrent financial needs for services to operateFocus on human resources: development of skills and linkage to the outside worldFocus on support systems: getting essential supplies to where they are needed and ensuring adequate voice and email communication
Task Manager: David Nabarro, WHO
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EducationEducation
Participants: World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO
Key Issues:
Infrastructure: For all levels of education
School equipment and materials.
Administration and teacher’s salaries and training.
Data Management
Task Manager: Jeffrey Waite, World Bank
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Agriculture, Water Resources Agriculture, Water Resources & Food Security& Food Security
Participants: FAO, World Bank, WFP, UNEP
Key Issues:
Agriculture development, and increasing rural incomes and employment, especially of the poor
Irrigation and Water Resources Development
Trade and price policies
Institutional development and efficient provision of public services
Food Security and safety nets
Task Manager: Daud Khan, FAO
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Mine ActionMine Action
Participants: UNMAS, UNDP, UNICEF, UNOPS
Key Issues:
Mine Clearance/EOD
Victim Assistance and Education
Vulnerable Groups
Task Manager: Archie Law, UNMAS
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Water Supply & SanitationWater Supply & Sanitation
Participants: UNICEF, UNOPS, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, UNIDO, HABITAT
Key Issues: Urban Water production/distribution/quality Urban Waste water collection/treatment/disposal-useRural Water and SanitationSolid waste management Institutional aspects and community participation Financing/Tariffs
Task Manager: Carel de Rooy, UNICEF
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MacroeconomicsMacroeconomics
Participants: IMF, World Bank, UNDP
Key Issues:
Macroeconomic framework for 2004
Sectoral projections on expected developments in: balance of payments, monetary, fiscal and real sectors
Discussion of the policy framework supporting the macroeconomic projections described above
Identification of the technical assistance needs in the fiscal, monetary, and statistical areas, to implement the macroeconomic framework.
Task Manager: Lorenzo Perez, IMF
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Economic ManagementEconomic Management
Participant: World Bank, IMF
Key Issues:
Focus on Trade
Focus on Pricing
Focus on Safety Net
Task Manager: Saumya Mitra, World Bank
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Investment Climate Investment Climate & State Owned Enterprises& State Owned Enterprises (SOE) (SOE)
Participants: World Bank, IFC, UNIDO
Key Issues:
Update knowledge base on SOEs
Size (VA, contribution to GDP, employment, assets/liabilities)
Review status of SOEs
Evaluation of options: Liquidation, direct privatization, restructuring for future privatisation, remain in public hands
Evaluation of employment/unemployment issues related to SOEs
Task Manager: Zoubida Alloua, World Bank
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Banking & FinanceBanking & Finance
Participants: World Bank, IFC
Key Issues: BankingStock Market (currently closed)Insurance (property, casualty, etc.)Pension SystemsHousing FinanceMunicipal FinancingMicrofinance /SMEs
Task Manager: Samir El-Daher, World Bank
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Transport & Transport & TelecommunicationsTelecommunicationsParticipants: World Bank, UNDP, ITU
Key Issues:
Projected Capital and recurrent expenditures/revenues in the 2 sectors
Institutional and policy issues on infrastructure
Contribution of the 2 sectors to the rest of the economy
Task Manager: Mohammed Feghoul, World Bank
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ElectricityElectricity
Participants: UNDP, World Bank, UNEP
Key Issues:
Number of employees / staff currently in the power sector
Additional information on fuel consumption and quality of available fuel
Extent of damage caused to Iraq substation system
State of the Transmission lines especially in areas where incidents of looting continue to cause disruption
Task Manager: Michel Gautier, UNDP
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Livelihoods & Livelihoods & Employment GenerationEmployment GenerationParticipants: UNDP, UNEP, ILO, UNICEF,
UNOPS, HABITAT, UNHCR
Key Issues: Employment: Special attention to vulnerable groupsSocial protection for vulnerable groupsShort term priority needs: Immediate employment; reintegration and income generation projects for the return of IDPs and refugees; Mobilizing and reintegrating demobilized soldiers and dismissed civil servants; Reconciliation, Truth Commissions; Emergency rehabilitation of public buildings; Employment for housing opportunities; Mapping of land mines to eliminate that obstacle to returning to work; Public works program.
Task Manager: Francis Dubois, UNDP
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HousingHousing
Participants: HABITAT, World Bank, UNEP
Key Issues:
Urban Management
Housing Policy
Land Titles, Evictions and Property Restitution
Housing Finance
Task Manager: Chris Williams, HABITAT
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Institutional Capacity Building Institutional Capacity Building & Rule of Law& Rule of LawParticipants: UNDP, OHCHR, HABITAT, IOM,
UNIFEM, UNOPS, UNICEF, ILO, UNEP
Key Issues:
Local Governance
Rule of Law
Civil Society & Media
Task Manager: Oscar Fernandez Taranco, UNDP
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Cross-Cutting ThemesCross-Cutting Themes
Gender (UNIFEM)
Environment (UNEP)
Human rights (OHCHR)
Capacity Analysis of Government Institutions & Civil Society Organizations
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MethodologyMethodology
The assessments will be done using a variety of methods, including:
Limited external missions to Iraq
Desk studies and review and analysis of available data and information
Use of local UN staff, and local consultants
Close collaboration with government technical staff and the CPA
Interaction with civil society and NGOs working in Iraq
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Member State ParticipationMember State Participation
Up to 20 external experts nominated by interested member states will be joining the Needs Assessment Missions. Focal point for Members States will be Mr. Nick Krafft, in the World Bank, and Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles, with the UNDGO, and the Office of the HCI in Baghdad.Member states that have a presence in Baghdad will be invited to the stakeholders’ workshops.
Member States will have additional access to information through:
periodic briefings, through the Liaison Group, on the progress made.access to the UNDG webpage that will provide information on the needs assessments and act as the forum for information exchange.briefings as requested during any meetings and consultations that may take place before October.
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Stakeholder ParticipationStakeholder Participation
UNDG Website: http://iraq.undg.orgLiaison GroupStakeholder conferencesExisting humanitarian information
channels
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Time LineTime Line
July August September October
Needs AssessmentsNeeds Assessments
Stakeholders MeetingsStakeholders Meetings
Donor ConferenceDonor ConferenceSector ReportsSector Reports