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May 25, 2021
Following remarks from Iraqi President Barham Salih, who admitted on Sunday that Iraq has lost $150 billion since 2003 to corruption, a new international project launched on Monday aims to curb embezzlement and bolster transparency in Iraq’s public sector.
The 15 million-euro ($18.3 million) initiative, led by the United Nations Development Program Iraq in partnership with the European Union Mission in Iraq, was designed to support Iraqi institutions and enable Iraqi civil society to play a more active role in identifying and fighting corruption.
“Combating corruption requires a joint and unified effort from the Iraqi government, state institutions and the Iraqi society,” said the Ambassador of the European Union Mission to Iraq Martin Hutt in a release.