Japan’s contribution to IraqSeptember, 2015

Embassy of Japan

For smooth transition from post-conflict reconstruction to self-sustainable development in Iraq

Japan’s ODA policy to Iraq

●Japan announced the assistance package totaling USD 5 billion at the international Donor’s conference on the reconstruction of Iraq in 2003.

Assistance package in 2003: USD 5 billion

Pledged USD 3.5 billionYen LoanYen Loan

Pledged USD 1.5 billionGrantGrant

Over 6,600 Iraqi trainees participated in JICA training courses (2000-2014)

【Sector】Energy, Agriculture, Medical Public works, Governance

Technical cooperation

USD 6.7 billion of debt cancelled by Dec 2008, based on Paris Club Agreement.

Debt relief

●23 projects totaling USD 5.4 billion committed ●USD 1.8 billion done

- 20 yen loan projects are on-going (Electricity, Water,- 3 yen loan projects are completed Health, Education etc)

【Sector】- Electricity : 7 projects (USD 1.84 billion)- Water/Sewerage : 5 projects (USD 1.44 billion)- Oil / Gas ：4 projects (USD 0.99 billion)

Now: USD 7.2 billion

【Wreck removal】 【Repair of dredger】 【Basra refinery】

●Baghdad Sewerage Facilities Improvement Project (engineering services): signed in Jan, 2008. $21 mil.

●Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project in Kurdistan Region：signed in Jul, 2007. $120 mil.

●Water Supply Improvement Project in Kurdistan Region:signed in Jun, 2008. $329 mil.

●Deralok Hydropower Plant Construction Project:signed in Feb, 2010. $186 mil. (in Duhok) 30MW

●Sewerage Construction Project in Kurdistan Region:signed in May, 2015. $288 mil.

●Port Sector Rehabilitation Project (I) ：signed in Jan, 2007. $257 mil. (Umm Qasr)

●Port Sector Rehabilitation Project (II): signed in Feb, 2014. $376 mil. (Khol Al-Zubail)

●Engineering Services for Basrah RefineryUpgrading Project：signed in Apr, 2007. $18 mil

●Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project:signed in May, 2012. $520 mil.

●Khol Al-Zubair Fertilizer Plant RehabilitationProject: signed in Apr, 2007. $154 mil.

●Crude Oil Export Facility Reconstruction Project: signed in Apr, 2007. $427 mil. (Pipeline)

●Basrah Water Supply Improvement Project:signed in Jul, 2007. $350 mil.

●Hartha Power Station Rehabilitation Project: signed in Feb, 2015. $171 mil.

●Water Supply Sector Loan Project in Mid-Western Iraq：signed in Feb, 2012. $452 mil. (in Ninawa, Anbar, Salah ah-Din)

●Al-Akkaz Gas Power Plant Construction Project:signed in Feb, 2010. $324 mil. (in Anbar). 120MW.

●Baiji Refinery Upgrading Project (Engineering services) ：signed in May, 2012. $33 mil. (in Salah ad-Din)

●Al-Mussaib Thermal Power Plant Rehabilitation Project: signed in Jan, 2007. $313 mil.

●Irrigation Sector Loan: signed in Jan, 2007. $81 mil.●Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project： signed in Apr, 2007. $278 mil.

●Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project (Phase 2): signed in May, 2015. $450 mil.●Health Sector Reconstruction Project：signed in May, 2012. $126 mil.

●Communications Network Development Project for Major Cities：

signed in May, 2012. $143 mil.

Baghdad

Basrah

Erbil

Yen Loan Projects in Iraq since 2003 (23 projects/ $5.45 billion)Kurdistan region

Basrah Gov.

Mid-western

Baghdad Gov.

Babil Gov.

In various Gov.

【Grant】$1.82 billion.【Technical cooperation】6,683 Iraqi officials were trained in Japan / third countries.

●Samawah Bridges and Roads Construction ProjectSigned in Jan, 2007. $29 mil.

Muthanna Gov.

Japan’s Humanitarian Assistance to Iraq (USD 151.3 million)

※Through UN, international organizations, Japanese NGOs●First Emergency Grant (Feb, 2014) : USD 1.8 million 【Kinds of assistance】

●Second Emergency Grant (June, 2014): USD 6.0 million Shelter, Food, Water, Medicine, Ambulances, ●Third Emergency Grant (Sep, 2014) : USD 19.2 million Blanket, Schools, Legal Assistance, Human rights●Fourth Grant (Feb, 2015) : :USD 78.4 million Preservation of Cultural heritages●Fifth Grant (July, 2015) : :USD 10.0 million●Others :USD 1.5 million

【Tent for IDPs】

※Through UN, International organizations, Japanese NGOs●From 2012 to 2014： USD 23.8 million●In Feb, 2015： USD 10.6 million

Assistance to Syrian refugees (Grant): USD 34.4 million

Assistance for IDPs (Grant) : USD 116.9 million

【Distribution of daily necessities】

【Buses to a school for Syrian refugeesfunded by Japanese NGO】

【Tent】

【Jerry cans】

【Cash assistance】

Cultural event

【Japanese Animation film event in IDP camp】

Assistance from Japanese companies / organization to Iraq

●A Japanese leading clothing company “Fast Retailing”, famous for its brand “UNIQLO”, donated 8,000 winter clothes to IDPs for alleviation of cold in cooperation with Japanese Embassy and a Japanese NGO.

●Japan Football Association (Vice President Mr. Tashima) donated 50 soccer balls to orphans and IDPs to encourage their daily life.

Donation of succor balls

Donation of winter clothes for IDPs

【Distribution of clothes】 【IDPs in donated clothes】 【IDPs with packets of clothes】

●Japanese company “Nikken” in cooperation withJapanese Embassy provides equipment for removing mines / unexploded ordnance(USD 1 million) in Basra. (Nikken provides technical training as well)

Mine clearance

【Main body】 【Attachment to remove mines buried in unlevel lands】

Technical cooperation

【Examples】●Energy (Oil) : Development of action plans to prevent and respond to oil spill incidents

Training on pollution control in oil refinery plants

●Energy (Electricity) : Training on control and maintenance of power transmission lines

●Transport (Port) : Planning of long-term master plan on development and control of ports

●Governance : Sharing of Japan’s postwar experiences and knowledge on governance, democracy with Iraqi Members of Representatives, which also contribute toIraq’s reconstruction process and national reconciliation efforts.

●Law enforcement (Police) : Training on counter IED, booby traps

Training in Japan and third countries (2003-2014) : 6,683 people

EnergyAgriculture

EnvironmentHealth Governance

Water supplySewerage

Lawenforcement

Urban developmentTransport

EducationBusinessIndustry

Communication Total

1,764 1,709 797 665 568 511 290 165 153 61 6,683

（26％） （26％） （12％） （10％） （8％） （8％） （4％） （2％） （2％） （1％） －

in third countries (71％) 1,527 1,503 476 175 429 286 171 130 16 0 4,713

in Japan (29％) 237 206 321 490 139 225 119 35 137 61 1,970

Total

● Horticulture (now 4 experts are working)－ survey of current situation (farmers’ capacity, marketing) － introduction of the most suitable way to cultivate vegetables (tomato, sweet corn)－ finding the way to disinfect pests from orchard trees (peach, apricot, cherry)

● Wheat (now 1 expert is working)－ selection of the most appropriate breed of wheat in Kurdistan Region－ Introduction of the most suitable way to control cultivation (water control, pest removal)

Japanese Experts in Iraq (Since 2012, in total11 Japanese agricultural experts)

Japan’s technical cooperation assistance to Iraqi Police

Responding to the request by Ministry of Interior of Iraq, Japan (JICA) has created special trainingcourses on IED clearance as part of assistance for stabilization in newly liberated areas:● Training in Jordan

● Visit to Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) The delegation (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Environment and KRG) is

expected to visit CMAC in November, 2015 for future cooperation.(※CMAC is a Cambodia’s leading autonomous national demining organization established

in 1992. Their activities include : mine/UXO clearance, risk education, training , survey etc.)

Training for Iraqi Police on IED clearance (NEW)

● Training in Jordan (in total 840 Iraqi people participated)Officials of Ministry of Interior, including police officers have got trained in Jordan in such fields as: ① investigation of terrorist groups and organized crimes, ② cyber crimes, ③ strategic security planning④ techniques of tracking the financial assets for terrorism and money laundry.

● Training in Japan (in total 16 participants)MoI officials, including police officers have got trained in such fields as : ① counter international terrorism, ② organization management for senior police officers.

Technical Cooperation Training for Iraqi MoI officials, including police officers from 2009 to 2015

Training course Participants Starting month, Period1 Post Blast Investigation 6 October 2015, 3 weeks2 Counter IED training for trainers 6 October 2015, 3weeks3 Diagnosis and defuse the chemical IED 6 November 2015, 3 weeks4 Create experts and processors of IED and address booby traps 6 December 2015, 3 weeks5 Explosive techniques (level 5) 6 January 2016, 2 weeks6 Create experts for IED processing 6 January 2016, 5 weeks