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Public Sector Reform in Iraq

Public Sector Reform in Iraq

2020-08-03

Chatham House;

The intended goal of this paper is to help guide policymakers, international financial institutions and development agencies in their design and implementation of public sector reform programmes in Iraq. It is worth emphasizing that Iraq's predicament is by no means exceptional, and this paper uses specific and relevant experiences from other countries to illustrate how to overcome obstacles to reform.

The Case for Improved Water Resource Management in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq

The Case for Improved Water Resource Management in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq

2017-08-11

Oxfam;

Iraq faces severe pressures on its water resources following years of conflict and under-investment in infrastructure. This research focuses on the state of water resources in Kirkuk governorate in the north of the country and identifies the main challenges that need to be addressed. The research report and accompanying briefing note recommend a collaborative approach to water management between government, INGOs in the WASH sector and local communities and water users (including those involved in agriculture, industry and electricity generation). It is hoped that the recommendations will inform approaches to water management across the country as a whole and in the wider Middle East region. 

Gender and Conflict Analysis in ISIS Affected Communities of Iraq

Gender and Conflict Analysis in ISIS Affected Communities of Iraq

2017-05-30

Oxfam;

This gender and conflict analysis of ISIS-affected communities of Iraq aims to improve understanding of gender dynamics in the context of conflict and displacement. The report sets out to identify the differential impact of ISIS occupation on women, girls, men and boys in order to explore shifts in prevailing gender norms held by study participants in Anbar, Salah Al Din and Nineveh governorates of Iraq. The objective is to enhance the understanding of the social pressures women and men experience when aiming to conform to context-specific gendered expectations of masculinity and femininity, in order to derive concrete recommendations for gender-responsive and conflict-sensitive humanitarian and recovery programming. 

Evaluation of NCA WASH Program in Iraq, 2005-2011

Evaluation of NCA WASH Program in Iraq, 2005-2011

2011-03-05

Norwegian Church Aid;

After a 14-year history of working in Iraq, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) began phasing out its operations there in 2011. This evaluation looks at the impact of water supply and desalination units they installed in schools, hospitals, cities and rural villages starting in 2005. Hygiene promotion and sanitation became a focus in the last few years of the period, and these activities are assessed as well, with all components being evaluated along the three main criteria of technical issues, sustainability, and gender equity. Overall, NCA's work has directly impacted drinking water supplies of 1 million beneficiaries, with the best results for sustainability coming from reverse osmosis units in hospitals and purification or compact units in cities and villages.

A Fresh Start For Iraq: The case for debt relief

A Fresh Start For Iraq: The case for debt relief

2010-10-29

Oxfam International;

The reconstruction of Iraq is one of the most urgent challenges facing the international community. Over the past two decades the country has been devastated by successive wars and since 1990 sanctions. Ordinary Iraqis have suffered gross violations of human rights, along with one of the most dramatic deteriorations in living standards ever recorded. Now unsustainable debt threatens to undermine reconstruction efforts. This briefing paper argues that the country's debt is unpayable, but also that that there are wider moral and legal grounds for reducing Iraq's debt burden. It sets out a case for treating Iraq's debt as odious and illegitimate - and it explains why ordinary Iraqis should not pay for a debt accumulated by a tyrannical regime, borrowing from irresponsible creditors.

Iraq's Reconstruction and the Role of The United Nations

Iraq's Reconstruction and the Role of The United Nations

2010-11-03

Oxfam International;

The war continues and many outcomes are possible. There is already a debate on the shape of Iraq.s reconstruction. This briefing note proposes principles of how the international community should assist the people of Iraq in establishing their own administration after the war. It does not seek to set out a precise model. Our proposals are based on our experience and lessons from Kosovo, Bosnia, East Timor and Afghanistan. Oxfam also played a significant role in the immediate and medium-term reconstruction of Iraq after the first Gulf War.

Iraq: Humanitarian-Military relations

Iraq: Humanitarian-Military relations

2010-11-03

Oxfam International;

Humanitarian aid is most effectively delivered by civilian humanitarian agencies under UN leadership. Military involvement can compromise the effective delivery of aid and lead to unintended consequences, potentially threatening the security of civilian aid workers.

Pre-Crisis Market Analysis: Credit, drinking water and wheat flour market systems in Tilkaif and Shikhan districts, Ninewa Plains, Northern Iraq

Pre-Crisis Market Analysis: Credit, drinking water and wheat flour market systems in Tilkaif and Shikhan districts, Ninewa Plains, Northern Iraq

2016-03-29

International Rescue Committee;

Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, was captured by ISIS in June 2014 and remains under their control. The Iraqi army has vowed to recapture Mosul and the speculation is that a counter-offensive is imminent - a military operation which could have dramatic humanitarian implications. A large influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing towards the Ninewa plains would have an impact on markets in the area.All humanitarian interventions have an impact on markets, and understanding market dynamics is fundamental to (1) doing no harm, (2) increasing efficiency and effectiveness and (3) strengthening both emergency response and livelihoods promotion interventions.This report describes an exercise carried out in February 2016 by Oxfam and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) using Pre-Crisis Market Analysis (PCMA) to inform preparedness and emergency response interventions by understanding the market systems that are critical to supporting the basic needs and livelihoods recovery needs of populations affected by displacement in the Ninewa plains. The full report is available at http://www.emma-toolkit.org/report/pcma-northern-iraq-credit-water-wheatflour

Choosing to Return? Prospects for durable solutions in Iraq

Choosing to Return? Prospects for durable solutions in Iraq

2015-12-22

Oxfam International;

In the aftermath of the rapid advance of Daesh through central parts of Iraq, a humanitarian crisis of significant proportion remains. Since March 2015, over 458,000 people have returned to their places of origin. Many have been driven by government guarantees of improved security coupled with a lack of access to land, food and income generating activities in displacement sites. They have returned under precarious conditions, without the support required to ensure progress towards durable solutions, and they rely on assistance to recover and rebuild. Efforts must be made to ensure that returns are safe, dignified and sustainable. This paper outlines the current situation and provides recommendations for the Government of Iraq, UN agencies, donors and NGOs.

Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge in Iraq

Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge in Iraq

2010-11-03

Oxfam International;

Armed violence is the greatest threat facing Iraqis, but the population is also experiencing another kind of crisis of an alarming scale and severity. Eight million people are in urgent need of emergency aid; that figure includes over two million who are displaced within the country, and more than two million refugees. Many more are living in poverty, without basic services, and increasingly threatened by disease and malnutrition. Despite the constraints imposed by violence, the government of Iraq, the United Nations, and international donors can do more to deliver humanitarian assistance to reduce unnecessary suffering. If people's basic needs are left unattended, this will only serve to further destabilise the country.

Protecting Iraq's Civilians

Protecting Iraq's Civilians

2010-11-03

Oxfam International;

The Iraqi people are already in a highly vulnerable situation. With Iraq's basic infrastructures eroded by decades of war, national mismanagement and twelve years of sanctions, another war in Iraq will have devastating humanitarian consequences for the civilian population. For that reason, Oxfam remains convinced that military action is unjustifiable. One vital way to protect Iraq's vulnerable civilians is to avert a war.

The United Nations and the Iran-Iraq War

The United Nations and the Iran-Iraq War

1987-12-31

Ford Foundation;

Presents a background paper and summary of discussions from an April 1987 seminar on the capacity of the United Nations Security Council to take effective action to end the Iran-Iraq War. Outlines suggestions for a new negotiating approach.

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