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United Nations: Observations on the Oil for Food Program.

Publication: General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony
Publication Date: 01-MAY-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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GAO-04-651T April 7, 2004

The Oil for Food program was established by the United Nations and Iraq in 1996 to address concerns about the humanitarian situation after international sanctions were imposed in 1990. The program allowed the Iraqi government to use the proceeds of its oil sales...

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...to pay for food, medicine, and infrastructure maintenance. The program appears to have helped the Iraqi people. From 1996 through 2001, the average daily food intake increased from 1,300 to 2,300 calories. From 1997-2002,...

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