Iraq’s Poverty Reduction Strategy 2026–2030: Expanding protection and confronting climate impacts

2025-08-18T20:24:00+00:00

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Shafaq News
– Baghdad

The
Ministerial Council for Economy discussed on Monday a new national strategy
aimed at cutting poverty rates in half by 2030.

The session,
chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, hosted
senior officials from the Ministry of Planning, which presented the third Poverty
Reduction Strategy covering the years 2026–2030.

According to
the council’s statement, the plan was developed in line with the government’s
program to measure and address poverty, with contributions from federal
ministries, the Kurdistan Region’s statistics authority, civil society groups,
the private sector, and the World Bank.

The strategy
seeks to advance sustainable development, expand social protection for
vulnerable groups, and confront challenges linked to climate change and food
security. It emphasizes equality in access to education, healthcare, housing,
clean water, and sanitation services.

Officials
said the program aims to provide higher and more sustainable incomes for poor
families, with a special focus on empowering women through support for small
and medium-sized enterprises, rural employment projects, and marketing centers
for agricultural goods. It also includes loan programs and community
initiatives to create job opportunities.

Health and
education services form another key part of the strategy, with plans to
rehabilitate primary health centers, deploy mobile clinics in impoverished
areas, strengthen school health programs, and track children who miss
vaccinations. Education efforts will expand literacy campaigns and improve
schooling conditions in poor districts.

Housing
support will target informal settlements with infrastructure services and
low-cost housing projects. Social protection will be reinforced by updating
Iraq’s food rationing system and revising the Social Protection Law to ensure
aid reaches those most in need.

The plan
also highlights the importance of building institutional capacity to deal with
climate change and food security, backed by financial allocations for emergency
programs.

Implementation
is set to draw on state budget funds, in addition to support from international
organizations, civil society, the private sector, and universities, with
oversight from federal ministries, local governments, and reconstruction funds.

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