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UNITED STATES

Engergy Information Administration: EIA site containing links to its Iraq-related data, forecasts, and analysis.

Iraq Partnership: USAID website gives information about official US assistance to Iraq and gives Americans the opportunity to make contributions to development projects.

Iraq Program Management Office: The CPA's portal to its Iraq reconstruction efforts.

Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq

Inernational Advisory and Monitoring Board: an audit oversight body for the Development Fund for Iraq.

Renewal in Iraq: the White House webpage concerning Iraq and reconstruction.

The Department of Defense site, providing information about the military's activity in post-war Iraq, including daily comments from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

Iraq Reconstruction Task Force: US Department of Commerce webpage concerning the reconstruction in Iraq. One of the more comprehensive Iraqi reconstruction webpages maintained by the US government.

US State Department's webpage about Iraq, including links to sites about reconstruction and humanitarian efforts. Other links provide access to maps, photos, and archived materials.

Iraq Update: US State Department Information Programs webpage about the reconstruction of Iraq, including news reports, fact sheets, and other public relations materials covering the reconstruction of Iraq.

USAID webpage concerning its assistance to Iraq.

Iraqi Ministry of Oil

OTHER GOVERNMENTS

British Department for International Development's Iraq Crisis webpage.

Operation Telic: British Defense Department webpage concerning British military activity in Iraq.

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office webpage. Here you can find links to the British foreign policy in Iraq, as well as construction efforts.

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office webpage concerning ECHO's humanitarian efforts in Iraq to date. ECHO is, so far, the single largest external donor of aid in Iraq.

Australian AUSAID webpage concerning Australian aid to Iraq.

UNITED NATIONS

Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-For-Food Program

UN Security Council Committee 1518, the committee responsible for the recovery of Iraqi frozen assets and their return to the Development Fund for Iraq.

IRAQ: Impact on Development in the ESCWA Region from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

United Nations Children's Fund webpage providing information about UNICEF's efforts to provide relief for children in Iraq. Site includes news, progress reports and photos.

Iraq Emergency: United Nations Refugee Agency webpage providing information about UNHCR's efforts to resettle 500,000 Iraqi refugees.

United Nations World Food Program's Iraq Crisis webpage. Site provides updates and background information on WFP's humanitarian operations in the Iraqi region: includes daily press briefings, latest galleries, regional contacts and country briefs.

United Nations Development Program's Post-Conflict Iraq webpage. Site includes assessments of humanitarian needs and outlines projects to provide aid.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN webpage addressing major deficiencies and emergencies in Iraqi agriculture and food production.

United Nations News Service web site providing information about the UN's activities in the Middle East, including UN work in Iraq.

United Nations peacekeeping home page provides links to past and present peacekeeping operations in Iraq and elsewhere.

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) page concerning work in Arab states to improve the quality of women's lives.

United Nations Environment Program webpage providing post-conflict reports about the state of the Iraqi environment and wetlands, including maps, reports, internet links, and assessments of ecological damage.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) webpage, providing information about UNESCO's work in Iraq to restore educational services, etc. This site provides fact sheets, news, and analysis of the conflict and its effects on education and society.

United Nations Mine Action Service webpage concerning land mines and explosive and unexploded ordinance (UXO) in Iraq.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) webpage, providing information about UNFPA aid for Iraqi women and other population-related issues.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs webpage, which provides non-partisan reports on humanitarian relief efforts in crisis countries, including Iraq.

United Nations Offices for Project Services webpage, providing information about UN efforts to organize and implement projects to rebuild infrastructure.

United Nations Humanitarian Information Center for Iraq. Includes database of all NGO's working in Iraq, an assessment database for aid groups in Iraq, maps, meeting schedules, coordination efforts, pictures, and news from the field. One of the most comprehensive aid sites on the internet.

United Nations webpage concerning the UN Office for the Iraq Programs, including information about the Oil for Food program in Iraq, the Development Fund for Iraq created by UN resolution 1483, as well as information about goods, contracts, and procedures for groups involved in reconstruction.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

International Monetary Fund (IMF) webpage concerning the IMF's activity in Iraq. Includes archived news reports and press releases.

World Bank Iraq Country Page

World Bank's database of statistics, including links to information about poverty, health, gender, education, income, and more in Iraq.

NGOs AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Civic Worldwide, the campaign for innocent victims in conflict.

Jubilee Iraq website, featuring information on Iraqi debt.

Future of Iraq Portal, an extensive collection of links to Iraq on the web.

Education for Peace in Iraq Center website, providing information on EPIC's work on behalf of the people of Iraq.

Reconstructing Iraq: A Guide to the Issues, a publication from the Open Society Institute and the United Nations Foundation, considers the implications of UN Resolution 1483 from political, economic, social, and historical perspectives. It provides concise background information on recent post-war reconstruction efforts in other nations as well as on the unique challenges presented by Iraq.

World Health Organization's Health Situation in Iraq webpage, including information about the WHO's efforts to provide health care and combat communicable diseases in Iraq.

Crisis in Iraq: Amnesty International webpage concerning the rebuilding in Iraq with respect to human rights. Site provides news updates, action plans, and multi-media presentations about post-war Iraq.

Save the Children (US) webpage outlining its humanitarian response and fund raising efforts with regard to the Crisis in Iraq.

Save the Children (UK) webpage providing information about the actions of Britain's largest aid agency in Iraq, where almost half the population is under the age of 18.

Mercy Corps webpage with information about humanitarian efforts in Iraq, including information about Mercy's efforts to secure food, clean water, improved sanitation, shelter, and primary health care for people in Iraq.

International Committee of the Red Cross webpage. Here you can find links to children's services, humanitarian efforts, human rights and more.

Oxfam's Iraq Crisis webpage. Site contains information about Oxfam's comprehensive humanitarian efforts, as well as photos, news and commentary about the rebuilding of Iraq.

Rebuilding Iraq: CARE's webpage concerning the NGO's relief activities in Iraq: health, hunger, and poverty aid since 1991.

Catholic Relief Services webpage providing information about CRS aid to children, pregnant women, the aged, handicapped, and very needy.

Assistance Continued: World Vision webpage concerning humanitarian aid to children, rehabilitation of health centers, and managing the flow of internally displaced persons in Iraq.

The International Rescue Committee webpage concerning humanitarian aid, including the restoration of clean water and basic health care, in Iraq.

Medicins Sans Frontieres webpage concerning MSF's efforts to provide primary health care in Iraq.

International Medical Corps webpage concerning IMC's efforts to provide primary health care in Iraq.

NEWS AND RESOURCES ON RECONSTRUCTION

iraqieconomy.org is a collection of publicly available information relating to the Iraqi economy.

Institute for War and Peace Reporting's Iraq department.

Informed Comment features news and analysis from Middle East expert Juan Cole.

Spoils of War: NPR Marketplace website on finances in Iraq

Iraq Occupation Watch: monitoring the impact of the "military and economic occupation of Iraq."

A fairly comprehensive site that monitors the reconstruction of Iraq, run by Development Gateway. DG's main focus is on providing information about sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Relief Web's site providing news about the reconstruction efforts in Iraq, as well as updates regarding various UN agencies operating in Iraq.

InterAction webpage, which includes names and addresses of groups providing aid in Iraq.

PetroPulse: monitoring the the impact of oil on everyday life.

   
 

CSIS: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
December 2007 report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies assessing the U.S. Defense Departments latest report on Iraq. The CSIS report cites "strong indicators that the glass has gone from one that was mostly empty to one that is at least half full," but adds that the military assessment "scarcely describes a stable or secure Iraq and it indicates that the Iraq War still presents a high risk of failure."

IMF Review (August, 2007) PDF file
Report on Iraq’s economic situation, the effects of deteriorations in security, and progress on strengthening macroeconomic and structural reforms, based on IMF meetings with Iraqi officials and analysis by the IMF staff and Executive Board.

 

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Development Fund for Iraq: Summary of 2007 Audit PDF file
Ernst & Young's summary of findings for the period ending December 31, 2006, from the International Advisory and Monitoring Board for Iraq (IAMB).

Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products (In Arabic) PDF file
2006
The second transparency report produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil, describing corruption in the oil sector, and in particular the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.

 

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