Abstract

January 2004 (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Participating UN Organizations”) have agreed to support the reconstruction and development of Iraq, within the framework of a priority programme developed in consultation with the Iraqi interim administration and based on the UN/WB/IMF Needs Assessment presented in Madrid on October 24, 2003 (hereinafter “Needs Assessment”); WHEREAS, the Participating UN Organizations have agreed that they should make it possible for donors to fund the Projects involved (hereinafter referred to as the “Projects”), approved by the appropriate Iraqi authorities, through the channel of the United Nations Development Group (hereinafter “UNDG”) Iraq Trust Fund (hereinafter