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Oil-for-Food Programme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The oil ministry was headed by allies of Ahmed Chalabi, controversial member of the Iraqi governing council who had been widely criticized for supplying the US with bogus information during the lead up to the war. These contracts for Iraqi oil could then be sold on the open world market and the seller was allowed to keep a transaction fee, said to be between $0.15 and $0.50/barrel (0.94 and 3.14 $/m³) of oil sold. The programme was instituted to relieve the extended suffering of civilians as the result of the comprehensive sanctions on Iraq from the UN, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oil_for_food   (5289 words)

UN Office of the Iraq Program - Oil for Food: About the Program The first Iraqi oil under the Oil-for-Food Programme was exported in December 1996 and the first shipments of food arrived in March 1997. A resolution (1472) was adopted unanimously by the Security Council on 28 March 2003 adjusting the Oil-for-Food Programme and giving the Secretary-General authority to facilitate the delivery and receipt of goods contracted by the Government of Iraq for the humanitarian needs of its people. The programme, as established by the Security Council, is intended to be a "temporary measure to provide for the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people, until the fulfillment by Iraq of the relevant Security Council resolutions, including notably resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991". www.un.org /Depts/oip/background   (1081 words)

Oil for Food Programme The Government of Iraq is responsible for implementation of the programme in the 15 governorates in the centre and south. Oil industry experts reported in April on the "lamentable state" of the oil industry and indicated the oil production level authorized by the Security Council was well beyond Iraq’s capacity at current prices. The Office of the Iraq Programme (OIP) was established to consolidate the management of hitherto dispersed activities of the UN under SCR 661 and SCR 986. www.nahrain.com /d/un/basfact.html   (803 words)

The U.N. is Us (Harpers.org) The Oil for Food Programme, the lifeline for the entire Iraqi population, was badly compromised—not because Saddam Hussein had skimmed 5 percent or 10 percent but because the United States and Britain had adopted a punitive measure so extreme that it nearly bankrupted the entire program. On February 26, 2002, the director of the Oil for Food Programme informed the Security Council that $7 billion in urgent humanitarian contracts could not be paid for, because of the shortfall from the new pricing policies. Since the terms of the Oil for Food Programme required every single sale of Iraqi oil to be approved by every member of the Security Council, the United States and Britain came up with a novel solution. www.harpers.org /TheUNIsUs.html   (3078 words)

Gulfnews: UN deal on Iraq oil, food programme nearly settled A vote had to be taken by midnight last night before the expiration of the oil-for-food programme, which allows Iraq to export oil and buy civilian goods under UN supervision to offset the impact of the sanctions. In the end the council included one oblique reference to discussions of the proposals among a series of resolutions pertaining to the oil-for food programme. The UN Security Council voted unanimously yesterday for a five-month routine extension of the Iraq "oil-for-food" programme after Russia forced the United States and Britain to put off a plan to revamp 11-year-old sanctions against Baghdad. archive.gulfnews.com /articles/01/07/04/21386.html   (605 words)

Voices in the Wilderness : Behind the UN oil for food programme If the government of Iraq succeeded in skimming funds or arranging for kickbacks from oil sales or import contracts in the programme, it was not because the UN handed over billions of dollars to Saddam to do as he wished. It was sent to the programme staff (whose office was housed in the secretariat) to ensure that it conformed to the list of approved goods. Iraq could not make a single oil sale under the programme as designed: no funds from the programme were to go through the hands of the Iraqi government at any point. vitw.org /archives/842   (1826 words)

ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme: Independent Inquiry Committee finds mismanagement and failure of oversight: UN Member States and Secretariat share responsibility To put the Programme’s flaws and the manipulation by the Saddam Hussein regime into perspective, it is important to note that the regime derived far more revenues from smuggling oil outside the Programme than from its demands for surcharges and kickbacks from companies that contracted within the Programme. The value of oil smuggled outside of the Programme is estimated by the Committee to be USD 10.99 billion as opposed to an estimated USD 1.8 billion of illicit revenue from Saddam Hussein’s manipulation of the Programme. However well-conceived the Programme was, in principle, the Security Council failed to clearly define the broad parameters, policies and administrative responsibilities for the Programme. www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6FZM7A?OpenDocument   (1669 words)

Indiainfo.com -> Spotlight -> War on Iraq -> Annan suggests changes in oil-for-food programme Annan, in a letter to the Council, asked that the UN be allowed to spend the "oil- for-food" funds on both Iraqis inside and those who flee the country, set priorities for the items to be purchased and enter into contracts, renegotiate contracts and be given flexibility to enable it to meet any contingency. The programme, run jointly by the UN and Baghdad allowing Iraq to export oil and import humanitarian goods exempt from UN sanctions, was suspended on March 17 when Annan ordered all the UN international staff to leave Iraq. The United Nations food agency is also preparing to make an international appeal for around $ 1 billion to buy food for six months. news.indiainfo.com /spotlight/usiraqwar/21annan.html   (295 words)

Oil-for-Food: Facts It has been alleged that mismanagement of the Oil-for-Food Program allowed Saddam Hussein’s regime to embezzle millions of dollars through under-priced oil contracts and overcharging in contracts for some of the goods Iraq purchased under the program. The trade protocols involved Iraq’s sale of oil in return for goods and for cash.” The value of oil smuggled outside of the OFFP is estimated to be $10.99 billion, as opposed to an estimated $1.8 billion of revenues that came from Hussein’s specific manipulation of the OFFP. Is it true that illegal oil smuggling, not circumvention of OFFP was the main source of illicit revenue for the Hussein regime during the UN sanctions period? www.oilforfoodfacts.com /faq.aspx   (3345 words)

ZNet Commentary: Burying Genocide - The Un 'oil For Food' Programme The oil for food programme was set up in 1996 by Denis Halliday, then the UN's humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, as an ameliorative measure to counter some of the worst effects of sanctions. Recent coverage of allegations of corruption in the UN's 'oil for food' programme is a dramatic case in point. In all the endless discussion on Iraq's recent history and, now, on the oil for food programme, the 'liberal media' has completely buried these horrific facts. www.zmag.org /sustainers/content/2004-05/26cromwell.cfm   (1675 words)

Where Are Iraq's Missing Oil Billions? The Oil for Food scheme had been in place for six years before the UN's Office of the Iraq Programme endeavoured to limit the scope for kickbacks. A spokesman for the Oil for Food programme insists that the scheme has been thoroughly audited and denies that the reparations programme has been abused. The Oil for Food programme - described by General Tommy Franks, the commander of US forces in Iraq, as "Oil for Palaces" - exists in a kind of legal twilight zone. www.iraqfoundation.org /news/2003/emay/22_oilmoney.html   (1208 words)

Oil for Food Programme - Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq At midnight 21 November, responsibility for the Oil for Food programme was transferred from the United Nations to the CPA. Reports on the Oil for Food programme are a key source of information both on the programme and on humanitarian conditions in Iraq under sanctions The UN Office of the Iraq Programme's introduction to oil for food. www.casi.org.uk /info/off.html   (302 words)

www.mineweb.net sections energy Leaked UN audit proves Oil-for-Food shambles When Cotecna did start superficial inspections on supplies flowing to Northern Iraq, the result was a cumulative discrepancy of $111.3 million dollars, or 36% of the total value of goods paid for by the UN in that period. It is likely that discrepancies in the Northern Iraq programme top $800 million, of which only 20% might be explained away by administrative foul ups. Further exploitation occurred in expired medicines and food shipped to Iraq, or in missiles and other contraband smuggled into the dictatorship camouflaged by phony contracts. www.mineweb.net /sections/energy/oilshambles.htm   (1803 words)

IRAQ: U.S. to Get Billion-Dollar U.N. Oil for Food Programme The programme, which helped feed over 60 percent of the people in the sanctions-hit, war-ravaged country, was run by a network of some 44,000 Iraqi food agents under U.N. supervision. The programme had been generating seven to 10 billion dollars annually in oil revenues, but proceeds from oil sales will now end up in the coffers of the CPA, headed by U.S. Ambassador Paul Bremer. Under the programme, the United Nations used Iraqi oil revenues to purchase and manage some 46 billion dollars worth of humanitarian assistance, supplies and projects. www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=21200   (1140 words)

"); NewWindow.document.write("IRINnews"); NewWindow.document.write(" The Oil-for-Food Programme was established by the Security Council on 14 April 1995 and allowed the fallen regime of Saddam Hussein to sell oil for food and humanitarian supplies, thereby feeding almost 60 percent of the Iraqi population. Earlier in the week, the UN issued a statement saying that deteriorating security and "tardy action" by the United States-run CPA could be a major blow to meeting the deadline for ending the Oil-for-Food Programme. The World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency operation is due to end on 31 October, but the agency will continue to support the Public Distribution System (PDS) until this date, when it is expected that the Ministry of Trade (MOT) will again run the system. irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=36959&SelectRegion=Iraq_Crisis&...   (942 words)

BBC NEWS World Middle East Q&A: Oil-for-food scandal A key figure is the former head of the oil-for-food programme, Benon Sevan. It was a $60bn (£32bn) scheme which was supposed to allow Iraq to buy food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies with the proceeds of regulated oil sales, without breaking the sanctions imposed on it after its 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Alexander Yakovlev, a Russian former UN procurement officer, was accused by the Volcker panel of accepting bribes of close to $1m. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4232629.stm   (1041 words)

"); NewWindow.document.write("IRINnews"); NewWindow.document.write(" WFP has cautioned that the crucial importance of the PDS for the food security of the entire Iraqi population "cannot be overstated", particularly in light of the fact that other coping mechanisms for the primarily urban population have been heavily eroded by the economic impact of years of international sanctions. The system was well established, efficient and the primary source of basic food commodities for the population, and WFP is hoping that the greater proportion of the network will remain in place upon conclusion of the war. The actual distribution of the food ration was handled by a country-wide network of 44,000 food and flour agents - 11,000 in the three northern governorates and 33,000 in the centre/south. www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=33427   (1683 words)

Probe unlikely to yield 'smoking gun': official: UN's oil-for-food programme -DAWN - International; 08 January, 2005 The UN oil for food programme for Iraq has been a focus of attention of the US administration and the lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and has strained relations between the world body and world's most powerful nation. NEW YORK, Jan 7: The head of United Nations scandal plagued oil for food programme investigation commission, Paul Volcker said on Friday that the initial report on the issue will not produce any "smoking gun", saying that the charges of illegal profits of $10 billion to 20 billion were "grossly exaggerated." Volcker, is examining the 1996 to 2003 United Nations aid programme that was intended to ease the effects of sanctions on Iraqi civilians. www.dawn.com /2005/01/08/int5.htm   (758 words)

US seeks addition to list of banned items: Iraq’s oil-for-food programme -DAWN - International; December 4, 2002 “For most council members, the issue is that the oil-for-food programme should not be held hostage or be sabotaged.” The programme covers food, medicine and a host of civilian supplies to ease the impact of UN sanctions. But they will insist at the end of the two weeks that the programme will be renewed for the usual six months, not the three months the United States had wanted should its list not be approved quickly. www.dawn.com /2002/12/04/int1.htm   (620 words)

Oil-for-Food: Facts UN oil overseers first alerted the Security Council's 661 Committee on November 17, 2000 that the oil pricing formulas proposed by Iraq for the month of December did not represent "fair market value," because the oil appeared to be considerably under-priced. Regarding oil surcharges, the 661 Committee did not reach consensus as to how to address the problem until October, 2001, when the Committee decided to introduce a "retroactive pricing mechanism" for Iraqi oil in an attempt to eliminate the surcharges on oil. In early March, 2001, the issue of oil surcharges was further reported by the Secretary-General in his report to the Security Council. www.oilforfoodfacts.org   (3234 words)

Billions lost with loopholes in the Oil-for-Food programme The Oil-for-Food programme began operation in 1996 after Iraq agreed to allow the UN to supervise its oil sales and the purchases of food and medicine it made with the revenue. A quarter of Iraq's oil revenues are set aside to settle claims from the first Gulf War and a further 3 per cent goes to finance the UN weapons inspection effort in Iraq and other administrative costs. Although all oil contracts have to be approved by the sanctions committee, the body meets behind closed doors and details of transactions are not made public. www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/898257/posts   (2237 words)

The Oil-For-Food 'Scandal' is a Cynical Smokescreen United States Senators, led by the Republican Norm Coleman, have launched a crusade of sorts, seeking to "expose" the oil-for-food programme implemented by the United Nations from 1996 until 2003 as the "greatest scandal in the history of the UN". This oil company, run by Primakov's sister, bought oil from Iraq under "oil for food" at a heavy discount, and then sold it at full market value to primarily US companies, splitting the difference evenly with Primakov and the Iraqis. It has been estimated that 80 per cent of the oil illegally smuggled out of Iraq under "oil for food" ended up in the United States. www.commondreams.org /views04/1212-23.htm   (778 words)

BBC NEWS World Middle East Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes' The oil-for-food programme was set up in 1996 to allow the then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to sell limited amounts of oil to buy humanitarian goods and ease the effects of sanctions. A separate investigation into the oil-for-food programme is also being carried out by the US Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, looking into Iraq's alleged allocations of oil to politicians in the UK, France, Russia and elsewhere. They also accused him of soliciting a bribe from a contractor who was involved in the oil-for-food programme. news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4131602.stm   (523 words)

BBC NEWS Americas US tycoon in oil-for-food scandal According to the indictment, Mr Chalmers and his two associates played a "pivotal role" in fixing the price of oil that was traded under the programme and "facilitated payment of illegal surcharges" on the oil to the former Saddam regime. Also charged in the plot were Ludmil Dionissiev, a Bulgarian trader living in Houston, and John Irving, a British oil trader, according to the indictment unsealed in the US District Court in Manhattan. David Chalmers Jr, his oil company Bayoil of Texas, and Bayoil Supply & Trading Ltd, based in the Bahamas, face federal criminal charges as part of the scheme to pay millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to Iraq. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4445073.stm   (482 words)

Oil-for-Food Programme - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council In the run-up to the release of the Volcker investigation on corruption in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, right-wing UN critics continue to exaggerate the scale of malpractice. US oil companies Chevron, Mobil, Texaco and Bay Oil as well as three individual oil investors obtained oil from Saddam Hussein under the Oil-for-Food Programme, the Chief Arms Inspector for the Central Intelligence Agency concludes in his report. Under its rules, the UN controlled all revenues from Iraq's oil sales and contracts within the programme were subject to oversight. www.globalpolicy.org /security/sanction/iraq1/oilindex.htm   (2536 words)

Sanctions Against Iraq - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council After widespread criticism of Iraq's humanitarian crisis under sanctions, the Security Council adopted the Oil for Food Programme, which began to operate in 1997. The adoption of Resolution 1483 in May 2003 put an end to sanctions and foresaw the phasing out of the Programme over 6 months and the gradual transfer of its administration to the US-UK authorities in Iraq. The Programme was suspended during the US-led war, and soon afterwards the Council adjusted it to provide temporary humanitarian supplies. www.globalpolicy.org /security/sanction/indexone.htm   (703 words)

iafrica.com news world news Scandal rocks oil-for-food programme A damning investigation condemned the head of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq over alleged underhand payments in a scandal that has tainted the image of the United Nations. Under UN supervision, Baghdad was allowed to sell oil and use the revenue to buy humanitarian supplies like food and medicine. From 1996 to 2003, the $64-billion programme was intended to help Iraqis cope with international sanctions imposed over Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. iafrica.com /news/worldnews/410760.htm   (680 words)

CorpWatch : IRAQ: Iraq Oil-For-Food Probe Spreads Valero spokeswoman Mary Rose Brown said the request centred on the refiner's purchases of Iraqi oil under the UN-administered oil for food programme between 1995 and 2003. The oil-for-food programme was introduced to permit exports of Iraqi oil provided the money was used for food and medicines. The programme is the subject of separate investigations by the UN, the US Congress and the Iraqi government following allegations of corruption. www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=11382   (368 words)

Vanguard Online Edition : Russia downplays UN investigation on Iraq’s oil-for-food programme Reports said Russian companies got preferential contracts under the oil-for-food programme to supply various products to Iraq. The corruption rumours over the programme erupted in January, when an Iraqi newspaper published a list of about 270 dominant figures from more than 46 countries, saying they received oil money from Saddam’s regime. It, however, said that it did not see it as a priority task for the world body as there were more pressing issues on the UN agenda. www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/world/w226042004.html   (323 words)

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