Iraq Asks Donors to Speed Up Rebuilding Funding
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Iraq on Wednesday urged international donors to speed up funding for reconstruction, stalled by violence and insurgency, and said holding elections was key to improving security.
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The US administration seeks to refocus its spending in Iraq on better security and other short-term needs.
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TOKYO - Iraq&#39;s deputy leader pleaded with donors on Wednesday to fulfill pledges of aid for the reconstruction of his war-ravaged nation, saying its wealth was squandered under Saddam Hussein and accusing the United Nations of failing to provide crucial
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Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged an Iraqi court Monday to speed up proceedings against toppled leader Saddam Hussein and his close aides.
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International donors to Iraq agreed on Thursday that they need to speed up the allocation of promised funds to rebuild the country, but failed to erase concerns that violence is impeding that from happening.
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A two-day meeting of Iraq&#39;s donors has wound up in Tokyo with all those involved indentifying the ongoing insurgency as the biggest obstacle to the country&#39;s reconstruction.
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U.S.-funded reconstruction in Iraq is gaining pace in some areas, albeit on a smaller scale than hoped, despite mounting attacks and intimidation by insurgents, said a senior U.S. official on Wednesday.
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Iraq, the United Nations and foreign   donors met on Sunday to prepare a road map for the   reconstruction of Iraq and try to make the country economically   self-sufficient within five years.
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Iraq will spend more on jobs and reconstruction to battle the insurgency in the restive west, but neighboring Syria must clamp down on terrorists crossing the border, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said Thursday.
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Frustrated by the pace of rebuilding  in Iraq, the State Department announced on Tuesday it would  switch $3.4 billion in U.S. funds from water and power projects  to boost security, oil output and jobs for Iraqis.
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TOKYO - Hoping to keep much-needed cash flowing into war-ravaged Iraq, Japan will host a 50-nation Iraqi reconstruction donors' conference this week that may focus less on getting new pledges than on getting countries to honor their earlier promises.    The two-day conference, starting Wednesday, is a follow-up to a high-profile meeting in Madrid last year in which 37 countries and international lending institutions pledged $13.6 billion in grants and loans...
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Iraq, the United Nations and foreign  donors met on Sunday to prepare a road map for the  reconstruction of Iraq and try to make the country economically  self-sufficient within five years.
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Iraq's deputy PM asks nations meeting in Tokyo to fulfil pledges of aid, saying it is key to "beating terrorism".
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The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday called for $261 million this year to help hundreds of thousands of Iraqis driven from their homes by violence.
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Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister on Wednesday called on the international community to increase the flow of aid and speed up the implementation of projects to help rebuild the war-torn country.
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Iraq has appealed to the United Nations to play a more active role in the country, and for the international community to speed up the distribution of reconstruction aid.
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The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly &#36;3.5 billion of the &#36;18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show.