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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


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