oil-for-food

Iraq: UN earmarks oil and electricity equipment for urgent delivery

Multi-million dollar contracts for heavy equipment and spare parts for Iraq’s oil and electricity sectors have been prioritized for immediate delivery after talks this month with United Nations agencies, the United States-run Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and Iraqi representatives, the UN Office of the Iraq Programme (OIP) announced today.

Iraq: UN oil-for-food programme realizes $61 million in overhead savings

The United Nations office overseeing the humanitarian “oil-for-food” programme today said that $61 million in administrative savings will be redirected to the purchase of relief supplies for Iraq.