Averting Famine on Iraq (ePub)

Averting Famine on Iraq,
My Memories for years of U.N sanction 1990-2003
Washington post March 3, 2003: About Iraqi Food Ration System

"The ration program is regarded by the United Nations as the largest and most efficient distribution system of its kind in the world. International experts regard Iraqi program, which feeds more people than any other ration system in the world and is twice the size of WFP program worldwide operations, as the largest and most efficient in the world. The system was operating in weeks and it continued during the Gulf War, making Saleh something of national hero. I don't think any body could do something better in term of accuracy and timely food distribution to the entire population. It is very impressive. Due said he fears a "catastrophe" if a conflict interferes with food shipments or if a change of government results in distribution being assumed by international aid organizations without participation of Iraqi civil servants.

"There's no alternative to the current system," he said. "There's no way we could create something else that would work half as well as theirs."

Dr. Mohammed Mahdi Saleh Al-Rawi
Ph.D in Regional Development Planning,Manchester University.U.K,1978 .
The Economic Advisor Of President Saddam Hussein 1981-1987,
Minister of Trade,Iraq, 1987-2003,(concerntly Minister of Finance 1989-1991)
Fellow of National Development Economic Instute of the World Bank, 1980,
Member of Intrem Committee of International Monetary Fund 1989-1991 ,
Iraqi Representative in the Economic and Social Council of Arab League 1987-2003,
Iraqi Representative in the Council of Economic Arab Union 1978-2003,
Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Jordan, 2014-2022.