Iraqi News Monday Evening 4-11-22
Iraqi News Monday Evening 4-11-22
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After 19 Years... A "Shy" Popular Recollection Of Saddam's Fall
Saturday, April 9, 2022 11:16 PM National News Center / Special On this day, 19 years ago, Iraqis recall the scenes of the US forces entering the Iraqi governorates from Basra and into the heart of the capital, Baghdad, on the ninth of April 2003, after about 3 weeks of heavy bombardment.
After 19 years, but this memory began to lose its luster year after year, as the citizen Zaid Muhammad from Basra, southern Iraq, who was only 18 years old at the time, said to the “National News Center,” “I used to live with my family in the areas near the railway tracks.”
In the first days, we began to feel that the missiles that targeted the airport are falling on us, a frightening feeling, but full of light happiness because we thought that this was the end of the destruction and fear.”
He goes on for a bit and continues, "Now this happiness has ended after the huge number of crises and problems, high prices and many political rivalries in which we lost the sense of our importance to politicians."
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The "National News Center" conducted an opinion poll among more than 400 people of both sexes, the participating ages were between 20 and 63 years old, the main question was how do you remember the date of this day from 2003, and the responses were as follows:
(50 percent of the participants saw that the year This is a real diversion in the lives of Iraqis, and that they can actually find light at the end of the tunnel, and that they got rid of the consequences of a tyrannical, dictatorial regime in the truest sense of the word, while
12 percent refrained from responding, and the rest of the percentage saw that the conditions of the Iraqis from one deterioration to another and that getting rid of the former regime did not come with the results they were hoping for.”
Legitimate Differences, professor of political sciences at Dhi Qar University, Najm Al-Ghazi, told the National News Center, “People are between two differences in the first opinion and it relates to the nature of Iraqis’ expectations of regime change. To the belief that change was impossible, so the change was like an unexpected surprise, and there was widespread acceptance and welcome that accompanied great hope for a change in the political system.
Al-Ghazi went on to say, "The Iraqis were disappointed by the political system that followed the fall of the regime, so the disappointment came after everyone expected a political system that would achieve justice."
The other thing is “the emergence of a new generation of young people who do not feel the negative aspects of the previous regime, and they are more preoccupied with improving their lives than thinking about what the Saddamist regime has ever done.” https://nnciraq.com/120660/
Parliamentary Development Organizes A Workshop On The United Nations Convention Against Corruption
local| 09:59 - 11/04/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The Parliamentary Development Institute organized a workshop on the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
The Media Department of the House of Representatives stated in a statement received by Mawazine News that "with the patronage and presence of Al-Zamili, the Parliamentary Development Institute, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program, organized today an introductory workshop on the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the Doha Declaration for Parliamentarians."
Al-Zamili indicated, according to the statement, in his speech during the session held in the Constitutional Hall of the Council, to "the serious work during the current parliamentary session to implement a real project to achieve reform," adding that
"the reform project will start from careful monitoring of all the joints of the state, even the smallest administrative unit, and following up on its activities."
Diagnose the defect and put in place effective treatments without resorting to the use of defamation methods that were exploited by some deputies during the past sessions to achieve personal and partisan gains.
The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives praised “the role of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as a key partner, which has a prominent role in legislative work and developing Iraqi capabilities in various fields, calling for more coordination between the House of Representatives and the program in activities related to developing the special capabilities of Iraqi parliamentarians.
Al-Zamili noted the need to combat corruption, which is an obstacle to any endeavors to real development, as well as a direct threat to the security of society and the family, noting that "corruption has led to the entry of drugs across borders and the increase in crime rates."
In turn, the Director-General of the Parliamentary Development Institute, Saad Fayyad, said in his speech that "Fayyad added,
"The Parliamentary Development Institute, based on the tasks entrusted to it and in accordance with the approved strategic plan, plays a supportive role for everything that contributes to closer cooperation with the parties concerned with the anti-corruption file, especially its tireless endeavor to strengthen partnership with the United Nations organization and implement training and development programs that enhance the capabilities, skills and capabilities of women and gentlemen. Members of Parliament in various fields.
He added, "The reform approach in which everyone believes and works to achieve and consolidate it requires us to support adherence to the values of integrity, support parliamentarians in their oversight work, and play a pioneering role that establishes standards of transparency and accountability,
completes the reform process, and activates the role of oversight institutions by taking advantage of international conventions, including the United Nations Convention against Combating Corruption ratified by Iraq under Law No. 35 of 2007, in addition to highlighting the most important anti-corruption agreements.
The Director-General of the Institute explained that "the march against corruption cannot be completed without the intervention of the ladies and gentlemen of parliament.
Parliamentary oversight, derived from popular representation, is the most important, prominent and clear way to protect public money, in addition to adopting transparency and ensuring accountability in accordance with the prevailing morals and values in society."".
And Fayyad, "looking forward to the interaction of the participants in the introductory workshop through the exchange of ideas and access to international conventions in the field of anti-corruption, in a way that contributes to enriching legislative work and its future reflection on national laws related to combating corruption."
For her part, Head of the Department of Governance and Economic Diversity, represented by the United Nations Development Program, Mohab Madani, said in her speech that "fighting corruption and promoting integrity requires concerted national efforts represented by the Parliament, the public and private sectors and civil society."
Madani added, "The House of Representatives plays a pivotal role in combating corruption, with its role in controlling the government and public money and strengthening the legislative framework," pointing out that
"the workshop aims to build on the knowledge accumulated by members of the House of Representatives on the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which It is the only binding in this field,
in addition to the Doha Declaration, which is the global document aimed at setting a long-term program of work for parliamentarians in the field of combating corruption.
In turn, the international expert of the United Nations Development Program, Hussein Hassan, reviewed the general framework of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which includes the legal framework, its clauses and axes, as well as a set of agreements in force at the regional, Arab, European and African levels.
The UN expert touched on specific definitions of corruption, most notably the exploitation of public authority to achieve private interests and the misuse of the delegated authority, indicating the mechanisms of combating corruption.
The international expert, Hassan, addressed the approach of the international agreement and the purposes of the agreement, which aims to promote and strengthen measures to
prevent and combat corruption,
support international cooperation,
enhance integrity, accountability and sound management of public affairs,
noting that bilateral agreements between countries contribute to strengthening the fight against corruption, as well as the need for continuous development in the approved procedures and the amendment of Laws to keep pace with the development of corruption methods.
Hassan also provided an overview of the Doha Declaration for parliamentarians and its most important axes, including the involvement of citizens in understanding the negative effects of corruption and the role of parliamentarians in supporting the declaration and
ensuring their participation in the mechanism of reviewing the agreement, as well as enhancing international cooperation in the field of legislation.
The session witnessed, according to the statement, discussions between the participants and the UN expert that focused on
modern methods and methods in combating corruption and the
role of parliamentarians in strengthening the work of the legislative authority and issuing laws that contribute to the consolidation of accountability, transparency and accountability of those involved in wasting public money, in addition to the provisions of the international agreement and the declaration, in addition to experiences. International Anti-Corruption Methods.
The Sadrist Bloc Pledges To Uproot Corruption From Its Roots And Enact Deterrent Laws
Monday, 11 April 2022 8:54 PM National News Center/ Baghdad The Sadrist bloc pledged, on Monday, to work to root out corruption and enact deterrent laws against thieves of public money.
A statement by the media office of the bloc's representative, Ali Hussein Al-Saadi, received by the National News Center, said that he "participated today, Monday, in an introductory workshop on the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the Doha Declaration for Parliamentarians.. He added,
"The participation comes in the workshop held by the Parliamentary Development Institute in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program in Iraq, as part of the quest to advance the reality of parliamentary work." He continued,
"to review the terms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the mechanism for its application on the ground, as well as to address the portals through which this phenomenon spreads.
MP Al-Saadi confirmed that he will work with his colleagues in the Sadrist bloc to root out the widespread scourge of corruption by legislating strict laws and applying them firmly and without hesitation.
Al-Kazemi Announces Bold Decisions To Protect Citizens
Political Today, 19:38 Baghdad – INA Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed, today, Monday, that the Food Security Law will provide for the conduct of the state's daily affairs, while announcing bold decisions to protect citizens.
Al-Kazemi said during an iftar banquet with the staff of the Dora refinery in Baghdad, according to a statement issued by his office and received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "I am happy to be among you and with you, to confirm that we are proceeding with building the state and building its institutions.
We are all responsible for building the state, and we are all concerned no matter what."
The boundaries of tasks and responsibilities have been reduced.
He added, "We attach the utmost importance to the citizen to live a dignified life, despite all circumstances and challenges, and the government is making great efforts to provide the best services to citizens, and we work day and night non-stop in order to secure electrical supplies during the summer."
He stressed, "We must work on alternatives to oil, and that this wealth remain to protect our children and grandchildren and the future of Iraq.
We must work together to build Iraq, and bear responsibility." He continued,
"Now we are going through transitional and post-election conditions, as well as the repercussions of the situation in Russia and Ukraine on the economy and the standard of living for all countries of the world,
but we have taken bold decisions in the Council of Ministers to protect citizens." He stressed, "We presented the draft food security law, and
we must all cooperate as government and parliamentarians, and bear the responsibility for passing this law, in order to continue to cover the state's expenses." And he added,
"We have a financial surplus, but we need a budget and its law.
The food security law will provide the daily management of the state's affairs, as well as electricity, services, health, education and food resources that the Iraqi citizen needs." He pointed out that
"the blessing of the young energies of engineers and other cadres, we always dream and live in the hope that Iraq will be better and better, and
just as our ancestors built the history of civilization, I am sure that we can see Iraq in its best condition." Al-Kazemi stressed,
"The international crises have reflected on all economies of the world without exception, and here we repeat our call to Parliament, and we stress the need to pass the emergency law for food security.
We are working to protect the citizen, and Parliament must cooperate with us in this regard." And he said:
"We should not be disappointed by some of the shortcomings of this political experience.
We chose the democratic system and we have no other choice.
This system may go through some problems, and we are the children of this establishment, and we bear the responsibility;
For the sake of the future, and for the sake of our children, we must be optimistic, and work together to serve our people.
I wish you continued success, and Ramadan Kareem to your families, and my greetings to your efforts,
you are the heroes of Iraq, and with you we build the country. https://www.ina.iq/153456--.html
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