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By Web Desk,
January 19, 2018
Last
year the Vice President of America, Mike Pence promised to help Iraq refugees
which he fulfilled this year. The Vice President said to stop donating through
United Nations rather help the ‘persecuted communities through USAID.
In the previous year Mike Pence made a speech at the Annual Solidarity Dinner
for Christians in the Middle East. He said that United Nations remained fail in
helping financially to the Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq.
He
said that all minorities suffered in the Middle East must not depend on other
institutions because America could provide them aid directly.
After
a long discussion between American administration and United Nations members
USAID decided to participate to a project called Funding Facility for
Stabilization in Iraq (FFS) which cost is $420 million.
Some
funding amount which is 55 million dollars has been given to UNDP (United
Nations Development program) to aid the religious minority victims of ISIS.
Tom
Staal USAID Counselor said that the American aid was particularly fixed only
for minorities and according to the new agreement of UNDP special towns are
nominated where aid money will be spent.
The
UNDP will be given $75 million for Iraqi minorities’ development later which
will be based on this program’s performance.
In
2016, USAID donated $115 million but this donation used by U.N., when cross
checked was skimped from religious minority reestablishment, commented critics.
Therefore
Vice President Pence changed the policy for helping Iraqi religious minorities
specially the Christians.
Staal
told that he had a meeting with the officials of Iraq and religious leaders in
Ninevah. He also attended a chapel built in third Century which was devastated
by ISIS militants.
After
his tour to the Iraq, Staal had a meeting in the White House for adding more to
the aid package. He said that 10 million dollars will be special fund for
combating ISIS scary movement of ‘gender- based violence’.
The
UNDP spokesperson announced that 37 million dollars is passed through UDNP for
establishment project. The first priority of this project will be minority
communities of Iraq.
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