The Minister of Planning discusses with the Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs, support for the Iraqi government's efforts to confront the Corona pandemic and address the issue of the displaced

by **claud39** Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:37 pm

The Minister of Planning discusses with the Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs, support for the Iraqi government's efforts to confront the Corona pandemic and address the issue of the displaced

2020-08-18

The Minister of Planning, Prof. Dr. Khaled Battal Al-Najm, received today, Tuesday, in his office at the Ministry’s office, Mrs. Irina Solorano, the UN Deputy Special Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq, and the accompanying delegation.

At the outset of the meeting, the Minister valued the supportive stances and humanitarian efforts provided by the United Nations Mission in Iraq, especially in the field of the displaced persons file, and facing the Corona pandemic, wishing Mrs. Solorano success in her duties and that the joint cooperation relations would witness further development and prosperity in light of congruence.

Views on the humanitarian files and issues that Iraq needs the support of the international community. Pointing out that the Ministry of Planning is working to review the paths of the five-year development plan 2018-2022, or to prepare a new plan if necessary, and in line with the new health and economic reality in the country, calling on the international organization, and through its various organizations and activities, to support the efforts of the Ministry of Planning In the field of implementing development projects across the country.

With regard to the humanitarian file, Al-Najm explained that high-level coordination between the Iraqi government agencies, represented by the Ministries of Planning, Immigration and Displacement, on the one hand, and the United Nations on the other hand, to address the issue of the displaced, and in a way that ensures the provision of life requirements for them, whether they are in displacement camps or after They return to their areas.

For her part, Mrs. "Solorano" expressed her happiness after leaving the forced quarantine due to the Corona epidemic, and she is achieving her first meeting with the Minister of Planning, noting that the situation that Iraq is going through now is not easy, as it is facing a pandemic, confirming the readiness of the nations mission United Nations to provide more support for the Iraqi government's efforts in the humanitarian and health fields, in order to enable it to address the issue of the displaced and confront the Corona pandemic.

The meeting witnessed discussion of a number of humanitarian, health and development issues and files, as well as discussions in the field of achieving human development in Iraq, within the paths of the five-year development plan, and the directions of the Ministry of Planning in this field.

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