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Annan says Madrid donors' conference for Iraq off to good start

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the Madrid donors' conference on the future of Iraq "is off to a good start," towards helping that country's reconstruction in "a robust and determined manner."

UN, World Bank assess Iraqi reconstruction needs in detailed report

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank today unveiled a study that says Iraq would need some $36 billon over the next four or five years for reconstruction. The figure is aside from the $20 billion estimated by the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA).

Iraq: UN and international donors to hold pledge conference in autumn

A wide-ranging international meeting convened by the United Nations and for the first time including the United States-run administration in Baghdad agreed today to hold a donor reconstruction conference for Iraq this autumn after hearing repeated calls for the speedy establishment of an Iraqi political partner for the process.

Iraq: UN to host reconstruction meeting at New York Headquarters in June

The United Nations is to host a meeting next month in New York of UN agencies, international financial institutions and Iraqi technical experts to boost the reconstruction and recovery of Iraq.