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0393 03 Inter Newsletter 1.Qxd December 2005 International Newsletter December 2005 training centres, the national drug quality control Willkommen. Historic Iraq laboratory, 17 mental health care facilities, and 21 maternal health wards are in the process of Bienvenue. ongoing rehabilitation. Over 3,400 schools have Welcome. elections been rehabilitated; more than 30,000 teachers and healthcare workers have been trained and there was CONTACTS: The people of Iraq went to the polls for the third a fifty per cent growth in the economy in 2004. Rachel Cowburn time in 2005 on 15 December to vote in full national elections for a new representative four year To date, $32 billion has been pledged by the International term Iraqi Government; based on the constitution international community for reconstruction, and the Manager that was ratified in the October referendum. These UK has committed £544 million for humanitarian Rachel_Cowburn . historic elections demonstrated the real progress and reconstruction assistance, of which £453 million @new.labour.org.uk that is being made in Iraq, with the backing of the has already been disbursed. This has included money international community through the authority of the in response to emergency appeals, and millions of Nabila Sattar UN, and are a major step forward after decades of pounds for reconstruction and support to central Projects Manager London SW1H 9HP dictatorship. 15 million Iraqis registered their right government, the justice sector, independent media, (Westminster to vote in the elections, demonstrating the desire civil society and political participation. We have Foundation for contributed £70 million to the World Bank and UN Iraqis have to embrace democracy and defy the Democracy) terrorists. Over 300 political parties registered, International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq Nabila_Sattar compared with 111 for the January elections, trust funds. And DFID has recently announced plans to reflecting the increased participation of Sunni provide over £10 million to support Iraqi civil society @new.labour.org.uk Arabs. Prime Minister Tony Blair said, and political participation through two major new funds, managed by the British Council. Matthew Beevor ty all at 16 Old Queen Street, ar ‘I’d like to say how pleased I am at the prospect of the Projects Assistant first ever proper full democratic elections in Iraq and to And mirroring the political progress on a national (Westminster say it's extraordinary and uplifting to see so many level, Iraq now has a devolved system of government - Foundation for millions of people exercise their democratic rights. And almost all towns now have municipal councils and Democracy) y the Labour P whatever the huge challenges there are ahead, it shows those that have been elected are largely secular - and Matthew_Beevor very clearly that given the choice the Iraqi people want there is guaranteed protection of minority rights. Iraqi @new.labour.org.uk the same as the rest of us, which is a chance to live media and civil society are flourishing after years of under a democratic form of government.’ control. The Iraqi labour movement, persecuted and driven underground by the former regime, has grown Victoria Gould Despite this progress, we recognise that security enormously in confidence and strength since the fall International does remain a concern. We want to handover security of Saddam Hussein and there is now one unified Policy Officer lead to the Iraqis as soon as possible and the Iraqi union, the Iraqi Workers Federation. Although there Victoria_gould Government want to be able to provide their own remains a huge task to rebuild institutions which have @new.labour.org.uk security. But the actions of the insurgents and the been so damaged by years of repression and under terrorists are preventing this and, as President Talabani investment, justice systems are being rehabilitated, has said, it would be a catastrophe for Iraq if the and lawyers, judges, and prosecutors are being trained in international and humanitarian law. ty and reproduced from electronic media supplied b multinational forces were to abandon Iraq now. The ar Iraqis, supported by the United Nations, are fighting alongside British and other multinational forces under the authority of UN Security Council Resolution 1637. Our armed forces are in Iraq fulfilling the terms of this UK EU Presidency UN mandate at the invitation of the Iraqi government and we are working with the Iraqis on the development The UK Presidency of the European Union comes to an end on 31 December. Over on behalf of the Labour P of democracy; the formation of security forces to the last six months, the UK Presidency has delivered the historic launch of accession , ty negotiations with Turkey and Croatia. The richest EU member states, through Britain’s ar protect it and social and economic reconstruction. leadership, agreed to commit to reaching the UN target of 0.7 per cent of GDP spent While we want to build all three, the terrorists want on aid by 2015. The UK Presidency has also achieved an historic deal on the reform to destroy all three. But, despite the terrorist activity, of the EU sugar sector, securing a sustainable future for the sector and getting a the Labour P , y progress is steadily being made on all fronts. Iraqi fairer deal for developing countries. The UK has also strengthened the EU position security forces now number 211,000 (exceeding the on climate change. multinational forces); the training and capacity of The Presidency has also reached agreement on a number of important pieces of forces is improving and 80 per cent of counter terror legislation, including the REACH regulation on chemicals and the Data Retention General Secretar operations now have an Iraqi lead or involvement. Directive, an important measure against terrorism. We have also overseen moves att, towards better regulation in the EU, with the Commission scrapping 68 proposals And away from the headlines, much of Iraq is stable. and simplifying another 100. The EU budget 160 billion cheaper than the original eter W Reconstruction is well underway and the lives of Commission proposals, provides for a huge transfer of spending from the original y P millions of ordinary Iraqis are being improved. The 15 to the new member states of eastern Europe, and preserves the British rebate rehabilitation of over 150 healthcare facilities is now in full on the CAP and all spending in the EU 15. complete and 272 primary health care facilities, 19 0663_05 Promoted b 1 International Newsletter On 3 October 2005, International worst-affected people in Zambia will More UK Development Minister Gareth Thomas receive a combination of cash-grants announced that up to 86,000 Zambians and vouchers, which they can exchange facing food shortages will benefit from at local markets to buy food and aid to help the additional £1 million of support the essentials such as water, blankets and government has pledged. The fuel, without the need to sell vital announcement was made whilst the assets. The announcement brought the fight hunger Minister was in Zambia, accompanied by UK's total support to Zambia for its food Rosie Winterton, Minister of State for shortages to £1.5 million; and response Health Services. The money will be used to the food shortages facing southern in Zambia to support Oxfam in ensuring that the Africa to over £57 million. Photo: T om Le vitt MP The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary address a group of senior MEPs Key representatives her mother, grandmother and sisters in of the European a brick-walled roofless compound. Her Every child father had died of AIDS and her visiting Parliament discuss cousin slept all day as she recovered from malaria. Her mother was fetching the UK Presidency is precious water from the neighbourhood well which was open three hours a day to Senior representatives of the European paying customers. Amelia lived in her Parliament were invited to London in June This picture has dominated the Labour grandmother’s arms. She had the worst to discuss the government's proposed Party’s campaign material on cerebral palsy I had seen. The size of a agenda for the UK Presidency of the EU. International Development, taken by MP doll, she had never spoken, walked or In light of the European Parliament's Tom Levitt, on a recent his trip to fed herself. Her hands were calloused powers of co-decision, the meeting was Zambia. It illustrates that children are through constant gripping. She cried organised by the government to ensure that the same the world over and deserve when she was not comfortable, key MEPs were involved in our presidency the same chance of a happy, healthy demanding 24 hour attention. The priorities from the very beginning. and fulfilling life. Tom Levitt MP PPS authorities had a special chair available, to the Secretary of State for but at 1,300 kwacha it was way above Development, said: the family’s budget. Just £1.30 would give comfort for the rest of her short “I travelled to Zambia last year to see life. My colleague, an aid worker, for myself the social, economic and promised to pay. educational challenges facing that country. On day three of my visit we left Then we met Sylvia, a delightful child Bauleni primary school in Lusaka with a lively personality and a ready impressed by the teaching, curriculum smile, her head hideously deformed with and well attended classes of hard hydrocephalus. I asked how old she working Zambian children. was. I guessed about ten, but her mother did not know. We sat and A teacher led us across a deserted chatted under a reed parasol, gathering Friday afternoon market place, pitted an audience. Out of school, the white with large pools of stagnant, unhealthy man with the camera attracted the water, taking us to see some of the children’s gaze.
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