GREECE: RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS TO IRAQ

UNCLAS ATHENS 000659

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EB/ODF/DE MARCELLUS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IZ
SUBJECT: GREECE: RECONSTRUCTION DISBURSEMENTS TO IRAQ

REF: STATE 36580


1. Per reftel request, the MFA has provided us with the
following data on the GoG's Iraq reconstruction disbursements
to date. (All of GoG's official reconstruction funds are
disbursed through UN agencies or Greek NGOs operating in
Iraq.)


2. Under the category of "Development Assistance":

A) Two million euros in technical assistance for demining in
southern Iraq.

B) 330,000 euros for the upgrade of the Baghdad Pediatrics
Clinic and a computer training center at the University of
Baghdad.

C) 75,000 euros for medical equipment to maternity centers
(in cooperation the Iraqi organization "Al Amal" in Erbil).

D) 225,000 euros for the establishment of a Greek center for
supporting orphans and children wounded during the Iraq
conflict.

E) 50,000 euros to the "International Crisis Group" for
organizing seminars and exhibits on the theme of "Restoring
Peace to Iraq."


3. Under the category of "Humanitarian Assistance":

A) 1.5 million euros in humanitarian assistance to UN relief
agencies.

B) 175,090 euros for equipping emergency rescue teams and
mobile medical units.

C) 510,000 euros to "Doctors of the World" for humanitarian
and medical assistance.

D) 516,000 euros to the Greek NGO "European Perspective" for
setting up a distribution network in Iraq for emergency
humanitarian assistance.

E) 100,000 euros to IOCC (International Orthodox Christian
Charity) for humanitarian assistance.

F) 78,000 euros to the Greek Red Cross for humanitarian and
medical assistance.

G) 40,000 euros to the NGO "One Earth" for assuring the
supply of potable drinking water to various areas of Iraq.
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