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Tuesday, June 11, 2013 14:52

[Baghdad - where]

Began the Iraqi government and the World Food Programme of the United Nations [WFP] and MasterCard, Tuesday and technical workshop in Baghdad to study the proposal of the introduction of electronic food vouchers in the ration card system.

The Council of Ministers decided, in [12 March 2013], the continuation of the ration cards, to the Ministry of Commerce distributed in the form of boxes containing all the ration card, as announced by the Council of Ministers in April 9, 2013, the formation of a special committee to study Offers companies wishing to prepare the ration card items and delivery to the citizens' homes.



A statement by the United Nations Mission in Iraq [UNAMI] Agency has received all of Iraq [where] a copy of "food vouchers, electronic techniques such as smart card, creates an opportunity to increase the private sector's role in supplying goods to the Iraqi people and enable the introduction of foodstuffs new in the food basket special ration cards, and thus provide an opportunity for the Iraqi citizens to get the food varied and balanced diet also lends to increase the role of the private sector in the supply of nutrients and will lead to increased efficiency current ration card which cost the government $ 5 billion a year. "



And that "the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Ali Mohsen Ismail Keywords Committee Chairman reform the ration card system pointed out at the beginning of the workshop that the proposed switch to a method of smart card that would address the drawbacks of the many that have faced the ration card system that provides the flexibility and ease of access of households on goods of the aforementioned system. "



The statement continued, "and experts from the Iraqi government and the World Food Programme and MasterCard to study the possibility of designing food basket alternative to the ration card system that will contribute to achieving the overall goal of improving food security and living conditions in Iraq, while increasing the benefits of the ration card for the Iraqi economy through the introduction of food-producing locally in the food basket as the reconsideration of the food basket for the ration card is one of the recommendations of the Supreme Committee for reform of the ration card system. "



He pointed out, "and will examine the possibility of the use of techniques smart card in the ration card system during the workshop and nature safe, technologically smart and flexible smart card can be used to develop a solution to reconcile the various social transfers to the Iraqis in the long term may be used in the smart card for other purposes, such as health insurance and education as well as support and other food. "



He pointed out that "This workshop is the result of constructive cooperation between the World Food Programme and the High Commission to reform the ration card system will be followed by the workshop that the two-day consultative meeting on June 12, 2013 under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the poverty reduction strategy, Rose Nuri Shaways , in the presence of members of the Committee and the Executive Committee of reform of card Altamoana the system, headed by the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers. "



For his part, WFP Representative and Country Director Edward Kallon "The meeting and workshop consultative and technical hold with the Government of Iraq during the next few days as an opportunity important to build on policy analysis and recommendations contained in the report published in December 2012 on food security, living conditions and social transfers in Iraq. "



The statement continued that "the analysis contained in this report highlights the vital role of the ration card system to ensure food security and an adequate standard of living for the poorest families."



The report shows that "rely on the system has declined over time and that the role of the commercial market in the provision of food led to a decline in the impact of the ration card system on commercial food prices."



For his part, Deputy Minister of Planning Mahdi Mohsen Keywords "We expect that this workshop and symposium consultative subsequent national pave the way for the implementation of a pilot project in specific areas in Iraq to study the feasibility and benefits of adopting e-cards to provide the Iraqi citizens, good service and a basket of food that will help in the development of food security in Iraq. "



Keywords added that "the evaluation of the results of the pilot project will lead to a decision on the possibility of adopting e-cards within the ration card system on a national scale."



And went on the statement that "the reform of the ration card system would have a significant impact to reduce poverty and lead to a reallocation of budgetary resources toward other programs that could have a greater impact to reduce poverty by increasing the capacity of the poor to earn income through work and improve efficiency in the management and targeting , and can be a ration card system safety net more effective and successful and efficient management of the ration card system comes great benefits due to inefficiencies in the supply chain management of the currently approved. "



The World Food Programme is the largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger in the world and each year the program to feed nearly 90 million people in more than seventy countries.



The Council of Ministers agreed on 14 of last May on the recommendations of the Ministerial Committee formed under Resolution No. [136] for the year 2013 on the processing of the ration card items which "included the division of the ration card allocations in three annual payments to streamline processing and form a higher committee shall grant approvals required by the Ministry of Commerce on exceptions to the instructions and implementation of contracts and follow up the import and distribution in the areas of Iraq, as well as the Ministry of Commerce to submit list of companies competent processing of the ration card items to the Supreme Committee for the purpose of approval and approval of the assignment to be a BSA representative of the Commission and the ministry also B'Tselem the quota for each province according to a population after conducting inspections and validated, in turn, holds the preservation, storage and distribution operations and delivery to citizens.



A statement by the Council of Ministers that "the Committee of Ministers noted the need to work plan reform ratified by the Council of Ministers, and to work on the idea of the smart card, which previously Council and approved by the continuing work of the problem about it Diwani [111] for the year 2009."



The Minister of Trade Khairallah Hassan described in 18 of the last month loop buy the ration card items as "complex and thorny," and caused a lot of reluctance to complete the purchase easily. "Is over.

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World Food Programme (WFP) and the Iraqi government are discussing the provision of the food basket for citizens



Tuesday, June 11 / June 2013 09:45 | : Ambassador Agency News | | |


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Holding the World Food Programme, the UN and the Iraqi government a joint program to explore and discuss the provision of the ration card items to system shopping mail via "smart card" to increase flexibility in the provision of power to food for millions of Iraqi citizens covered by the system of ration. said in a press release issued by the World Food Programme and received "Ambassador News a copy of it on Tuesday that will join the program:" The technical workshop starting on 06.10.2013, will the Government of Iraq and the World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) in which to discuss the possible introduction of electronic food vouchers in Iraq's public distribution system ration card ( PDS) ". statement said he would join the workshop "set by experts financial payments from MasterCard, the global technology leader and company payments, which, under the Global Partnership, in partnership with the World Food Programme to strengthen its ability to provide" food digital, "in the form of vouchers. " clear statement that "the use of food vouchers electronic distribution of benefits, such as through" smart cards ", is the innovative approaches that will increase the efficiency in the PDS, which acts as a social safety net for the poor by allowing people to shop in local stores, The vouchers e also increase access to fresh food and nutritious foods other with the promotion of the local economy, and thus encourage investment in, and growth, and the Iraqi private sector, "adding that" electronic coupons more secure financially from cash transfers traditional, it serves as a flexible tool can help reconcile the distribution of many types of social welfare, as they can also be considered a way to transfer credits not only for food, but for health care, education and other items. " the statement noted that "This workshop is the result of collaboration between the World Food Programme and the Commission Supreme reform the public distribution system, and will be followed by the workshop consultation meeting on 12 June, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Poverty Reduction Strategy, and Dr. Rose Nuri Shaways, with the presence of members of the Committee and the Higher Committee for the reform of the public distribution system, headed by the Secretary General of the Council Minister Ali Mohsen Keywords. " the statement noted that "the meeting is a workshop consultative and technical conducted together with the Government of Iraq during the next few days, where would be an excellent opportunity to build on policy analysis and recommendations contained in the report contained about food security and living conditions and social transfers in Iraq. " the statement quoted saying by the representative of the World Food Programme and the Regional Director Edward Kallon, "We expect that this workshop and symposium consultative subsequent national pave the way for the implementation of a pilot project in specific areas in Iraq to study the feasibility and benefits of adopting e-cards to provide Iraqi citizens with the service improved and basket food that will. " For his part, Deputy Minister of Planning Mahdi bin Mohammed Keywords "The evaluation of the results of the pilot project will impel us to inform our decision on the possibility of adopting e-cards within the PDS on a national scale," adding that "the workshop also help in the study of the possibility of alternative design food basket (ration card) that would include more items purchased locally, and contribute to the improvement of food security in the country, and support the Iraqi economy. "

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