The reasons for the stability of the poverty crisis in Iraq
reported by corona virus on the one hand and the war with ISIS, which led to the displacement of people and the destruction of many areas Being a resident in this country has caused us to witness the deterioration of the economic situation in this country.
In addition to what has been said, government corruption, poor management of public resources, along with poor transparency and some other things have made people’s lives in Iraq more difficult.
On the other hand, agriculture and animal husbandry conditions in Iraq, along with fishing activities, have dropped significantly due to the consequences of climate change and Turkey’s dam construction in the upper reaches of two important rivers, Tigris and Euphrates.
In general, despite the efforts of the Iraqi government to improve the poverty situation among the people of this country and raise the quality of housing, but still widespread corruption along with the continuation of conflict and tension have led to these efforts It should not be very effective.
In July, the Strategic Center for Human Rights in Iraq announced that more than 10 million Iraqis, or about 25 percent of the Iraqi population, live below the poverty line.
This institute has announced that despite the Iraqi government’s efforts to improve housing and infrastructure in this country, unemployment and poverty still exist.
The institute’s report adds that despite government support for 2 million households, one million more households need to receive these aids, and in the country’s 2024 budget, sufficient resources have been allocated for this purpose. Not found.
A point worth pondering is that there are 4,000 slums in Iraq, where more than 3 million people live.
Halal Eltan, an Iraqi economic expert, believes that the statistics provided by the Iraqi government regarding the real poverty in this country are incorrect and contrary to the government’s assessment of 20%, 30-35% of The people of this country are involved in poverty.
He stated that the reason for the persistence of poverty in Iraq is the continuation of conflict and tension, economic sanctions, and mismanagement in the use of this country’s wealth.
This Iraqi expert also believes that government support policies are temporary and not enough, and that the country should go towards improving infrastructure, reviving industries, and improving agricultural conditions in order to reduce poverty. and reduce unemployment.
Nevertheless, the Iraqi government announced in 2023 that the country’s position in the United Nations ranking of countries’ poverty improved by 20 points and reached 66 from 86.
One of the factors influencing the continuation of the poverty crisis in this western neighbor of our country is the high unemployment rate in this country. Available statistics indicate that 1.65 million people are still unemployed in this country.
One of the most important reasons for this amount of unemployment in Iraq is the presence of a large amount of foreign nationals working in this country, as it is said that about one million foreign nationals are working in Iraq. Only the information of 40,000 of them has been officially registered and has an official license.
