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Ministry of Reconstruction and Development

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OVERVIEW
The mission of the Ministry of Reconstruction & Development is to regenerate our rural and semi-urban areas... in a manner that is culturally compatible, economically productive, and which protects and enhances our environment.

Mission Statement
ANNUAL BUDGET:
KRG: 38 million Iraqi dinars for projects; 25 million Iraqi dinars for admin. (incl. salaries). Oil-for-Food program: US$60 million.

STAFF:
1,607 total: 300 engineers, 518 admin. & finance, 789 technicians, operators, drivers
Nasreen Mustafa Sideek Barwari

News
23 April 2003
Secretary Powell meets with several Iraqi women activists
1 February 2003
Nasreen Barwari's speech at the RUSI conference in London (27 January 2003)
16 December 2002   
Iraq Group Sees Need for a Development and Reconstruction Council
15 December 2002
Reconstruction of Villages Continues

Value of KRG funded projects from 1991 to 2000: US$50,000,000

(Includes schools, housing, health and water services, roads, and public buildings)

Interview with Minister Nasreen Barwari
See article online that appeared in the July/August 2001 Middle East Intelligence Bulletin.

Presentation by Minister Nasreen Barwari
See photos and a presentation given by Nasreen Mustafa Sideek at a March 2001 conference at the Paris Centre de Conference Internationales.


KRG Rebuilds 65% of Destroyed Villages
In the past 10 years, the KRG, using its own resources together with support from United Nations and Non-Government Organizations, has reconstructed more than 65% of what was destroyed by the Government of Iraq.

Village Statistics

Governorates Original no. of villages No. of destroyed villages No. of reconstructed villages since 1991 No. of villages remain to be reconstructed
Dohuk 1123 809 470 339
Erbil 1497 1205 800 405
Suleimaniyah 2035 1992 1350 642
Total 4655 4006 2620 1386

Dohuk Governorate
Dohuk is divided into 6 districts (Qaza'a) (Dohuk, Zakho, Amadiya, Aqrah, Summel, Shekhan) which has 21 subdistricts (Nahiya), and 1123 villages

Erbil Governorate
Erbil is divided into 6 districts (Qaza'a) (Erbil, Shaqlawa, Koya, Choman, Mergasoor, Soran) which has 22 subdistricts (Nahiya), and 1497 villages.

SCR 986-Oil For Food funded projects (1997-2002)

Type of projects Dohuk Erbil Total in numbers Total value in US$
Housing units 8340 17240 25580 110,000,000
Schools 170 240 410 27,000,000
Roads in km 1400 2200 3600 45,000,000
Health centers 50 95 145 9,000,000
Water projects 270 430 700 37,000,000
Sewerage channels in km 40 50 90 7,000,000
Various projects in no. 45 200 245 37,000,000
Grand total value of all projects in US$ 252,000,000


Minister Barwari Presents at Harvard Conference
See the presentation given by Nasreen Mustafa Sideek at a May 2000 conference at the Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government


MORAD Projects from 1998-1999
See an example of reconstruction projects undertaken over past years. View projects

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