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Five-Year Plan is working to reduce poverty rates
On: Saturday 05/12/2012 7:07
Baghdad / range
said the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation of the next five-year plan that will reduce the poverty rate in Iraq to less than 10% after updating the plan for 2010-2014, confirming that the update comes according to the variables of economic, political and international.
The Deputy Minister Mahdi Keywords "Alsumaria News", on the sidelines of a conference update five-year plan, which was held at the Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, said the five-year plan to come for the year 2013-2017, which will be placed after updating the plan for 2010 -2014, will reduce the poverty rate in Iraq to less than 10%, "noting that" the plan for 2010-2014 was referring to the need to reduce the poverty rate in Iraq to 16% of 23% in 2011. "
The Keywords that "The Ministry took it upon themselves to update the five-year national development plan for the year 2010-2014 according to the variables of economic, political and international, "pointing to" an improvement in the manifestations of the economic sector to increase productivity of oil and imports. "
The Keywords that "improved economic sectors in Iraq, including the agricultural sector, in addition to manufacturing the impact of the GDP in terms of reducing the contribution of oil in the domestic product, "pointing out that" the contribution of oil in the GDP at the present time has reached to 43% from five years ago, more than 55%. "
and that the index of GDP per capita rose to more than $ 4000 annually, " adding that "other indicators that stimulate the adoption of updated five-year plan for Iraq."
A number of economists have criticized, in the month of January 2012, development plans and human resources in Iraq, which is seeking government agencies to promote the eradication of poverty and raise the standard of living of the Iraqi people within the five-year plan announced by the former, considering that the actions taken by Iraq did not reduce the poverty that exists in Iraq.
as confirmed the Deputy Minister of Planning Mahdi Keywords, in June of last year 2011, the proportion of the poverty level in Iraq is 23%, which means that a quarter of Iraq's population living below the poverty line, including nearly 5% in the level of extreme poverty, noting that the poverty line, including the basic needs of food and non food items.
noteworthy that Iraq was launched, in May of 2010, the National Development Plan Five-Year from 2010 to 2014, It aims to reduce disparities and barriers between urban and rural areas, and the establishment of infrastructure and providing social services and jobs, and increase GDP by 9.38% average annual growth during the period of the plan while working to diversify the economy, which currently relies on oil imports.
Earlier, the United Nations confirmed that the The poverty rate in Iraq up to 23%, indicating that they work to create jobs for Iraqis in the oil and gas sectors, as indicated that they remain in the box committed to supporting the Iraqis. The Country Director of UNDP in Iraq Pietro Ptchelor that "the proportion of poverty in Iraq, according to numbers registered with the United Nations up to 23%," noting that "the United Nations is working to create jobs for citizens in the oil and gas sectors.
added Ptchelor that "the greatest challenges facing Iraq is the lack of capabilities of technical frame to provide assistance to the beneficiaries and there is a gap in technical capacity to offer, "stressing that" the United Nations Development Programme in Iraq is working heavily on the support of the national reconciliation process, especially in Parliament, as we work on a dialogue between the various components in the disputed areas, especially Kirkuk and Nineveh. "
For his part, noted Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Amat Al Aleem during the conference, that the United Nations remains in the box committed to supporting the Iraqis who must have their program national is the basis for any action by the United Nations, especially in the subject federalism. "
She Knowing that "for safety and stability of Iraq must be properly invested topic that keeps power in Iraq and not to resort to violence and stress to sort things out through dialogue between all parties.
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