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The Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative Affairs, Mr. Mateen Al-Jaderji, honored Engineer Sadiq Muhammad Al-Fartousi, Director General of the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities. A certificate of appreciation was presented by Engineer Imad Nihad Mahdi, Director of the Training and Development Center affiliated with the Ministry’s headquarters, and Engineer Istabraq Sabah Abdul-Ridha, Director of the Development Department, on behalf of the Undersecretary, in appreciation of the efforts made, directives, proposals and direct supervision to prepare a comprehensive future study of the national housing policy by organizing a workshop entitled “Discussing the National Housing Policy in Iraq 2024-2030”.

The policy was prepared by an advanced cadre of the Directorate of Housing staff and under the direct supervision of His Excellency the Minister, Mr. Bangin Rikani, and the Director General of the Directorate of Housing, whose details and discussion sessions were presented in the central hall at the Ministry’s headquarters, and it was attended by a large number of advanced cadres at the Ministry of Construction headquarters and other ministries and international and local organizations with direct contact with the housing sector.

Engineer Al-Fartousi delivered the Minister’s speech, which included emphasis on the continuous preparation of studies , ideas and scientific and practical future visions that contribute directly to providing decent and suitable housing for all segments of society and effectively contribute to reducing the housing crisis in service of the nation and the citizen.

On behalf of His Excellency the Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, Mr. Bengin Rekani, the draft national housing policy for the period from 2024-2030, prepared by the Ministry through the Directorate of Housing was discussed this day with all local authorities and representatives of the United Nations Human Settlements Program in Iraq.

The discussion was attended by Dr. Muhammad Mohsen Al-Sayed, Director General of Regional and Local Development at the Ministry of Planning, Mr. Ali Hussein Abdel Amir, Director General of the Urban Planning Directorate, Mr. Muslim Kazemi, official of the United Nations Human Settlements Program in Iraq, representatives of ministries and unions, and a group of cadres from the Ministry of Construction, Housing and public municipalities.

The discussions included a presentation of previous policies and a comparison between them and the draft of the new policy by the director and cadres of the Studies and Policies Department in the Directorate of Housing, and an explanation that the government’s current path to address the housing crisis differed from previous years. It included presenting statistics on the housing gap, the urgent need to address the housing crisis, efforts to establish new residential cities, statistics on the establishment of residential investment complexes, in addition to the policy of securing loans for construction, the government’s efforts to build complexes for employees and vulnerable groups, discussing the policy of managing and securing land, producing housing units, securing financial support, and building the infrastructure requirements for the complexes and building maintenance policy, and securing and developing building materials.

Tables with numbers of the policy objectives were presented, the implementation of which requires follow-up by all relevant institutions and requires significant government support for its implementation. Extensive discussions have taken place, and it is hoped that after receiving all inquiries, the Ministry, through the Directorate of Housing, will send the final version for approval by the government and the authorities concerned with its implementation.

 

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