Promoting Inclusive Local Governance and Service Delivery in Post-Withdrawal Iraq

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¹ A similar choice had been made in Afghanistan, where focus on central authority in Kabul ‘neglected the regions, which allowed the under-filled governance space to be occupied by warlords and later by Taliban insurgents’ (Brinkerhoff & Johnson 2009, 2).

² In LADP I and the Bridging Phase, UNDP has partnered with the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), International Labour Organisation (ILO), United Nations Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM; today known as ‘UN Women’) and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

³ The reader is kindly referred to agency websites for details of all programme results, as well as the following useful overviews of the programme in its different phases: for LADP Phase I see Pallen et al. (2010); and for the Bridging Phase and Phase II see UNDP 2012; United Nations Development Group Iraq Trust Fund (UNDG ITF 2010, 2011).

⁴ Ideally the governorates will eventually be leading the process, and responsible for setting up their priorities with guidance and support from the region/centre in terms of national/regional vision, regional priorities and long-term objectives, while taking into account local specifities and priorities.

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Zara Järvinen

Zara Järvinen holds an MSc in moral and social philosophy from the University of Helsinki. She has been supporting the LADP implemented by the UNDP in Iraq since June 2012.