Strengthening the Capacity of the Housing Sector in Iraq

The UN Iraq Trust Fund has funded the Strengthening the Capacity of the Housing Sector in Iraq project and seeks to build capacity among Iraqi central and local authorities to address the country’s housing problems. Phase I of the project started in mid-2004 and is due to be completed in June 2006.

Should additional funding become available, Phase II needs to make an important contribution toward transforming the crude reality of Iraq’s housing sector. The Iraqi government will be required to introduce good governance and adopt best practices releasing the necessary resources, from both the public and private sectors, to rehabilitate the country’s existing housing stock while developing an efficient market for housing and finance products for Iraqi households requiring housing solutions.

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