Iraq : Oil-For-Food Program, International Sanctions, and Illicit Trade.
Provides an overview of the UN-monitored "oil-for-food" program (OFFP) under which Iraq may export oil to finance food purchases to provide humanitarian relief to the Iraqi people, while ensuring that all Iraqi oil revenues earned under the program are held in a UN-controlled escrow accoun...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2005.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides an overview of the UN-monitored "oil-for-food" program (OFFP) under which Iraq may export oil to finance food purchases to provide humanitarian relief to the Iraqi people, while ensuring that all Iraqi oil revenues earned under the program are held in a UN-controlled escrow account and cannot be accessed by the Iraq Government. Provides background on the operations, structure, and termination of OFFP; and examines recent allegations and investigations into illicit trade practices between Iraq and non-UN countries, UN mismanagement of OFFP funds, and other allegations of misconduct, and issues for Congress. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |