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. RIES