Oil-for-food program

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:program
gptkbp:administered_by United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme
gptkbp:associated_with Paul Volcker Commission
gptkbp:controversy corruption allegations
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:criticism human rights concerns
inefficiency
lack of transparency
inequitable distribution
bureaucratic delays
mismanagement
impact on Iraqi economy
gptkbp:duration 8 years
1996 to 2003
gptkbp:ended gptkb:2003
gptkbp:evaluates mixed results
gptkbp:funding oil sales
gptkbp:goal alleviate poverty
to alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi people
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oil-for-food program
gptkbp:impact humanitarian assistance
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Iraqi_government
gptkb:UN_agencies
humanitarian organizations
UN member states
international companies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for inefficiency
various governments and organizations
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:UN_agencies
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_1483
gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_986
gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_1441
UN sanctions against Iraq
UN Security Council Resolution 1409
gptkbp:managed_by gptkb:UN_Security_Council
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Saddam_Hussein
gptkb:Kofi_Annan
gptkb:Benon_Sevan
gptkbp:outcome food insecurity
infrastructure projects
food distribution
medical supplies
education funding
economic challenges
health crises
sanitation projects
water supply improvements
increased poverty in Iraq
gptkbp:provides_oversight_for gptkb:UN_Security_Council
gptkbp:purpose to provide humanitarian aid
to allow Iraq to sell oil in exchange for food and humanitarian aid
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:2003_invasion_of_Iraq
international sanctions on Iraq
UN humanitarian efforts
humanitarian crises in Iraq
UN investigations
Iraqi government corruption
Iraqi oil industry reforms
Kofi Annan's involvement
Paul Volcker Commission
oil smuggling scandals
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:global_security
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:diplomatic_negotiations
gptkb:international_law
gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:humanitarian_aid
gptkb:economic_sanctions
post-war reconstruction
human rights advocacy
UN Security Council resolutions
humanitarian law
global governance
humanitarian intervention
political accountability
sanctions policy
UN reform
Iraqi economy
Iraqi governance
oil market
Iraqi sanctions
gptkbp:replaced_by Iraq Reconstruction Program
gptkbp:resulted_in increased scrutiny of UN operations
gptkbp:revenue $64 billion
gptkbp:started_in gptkb:1995
gptkbp:successor Iraq Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program
Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Fund
gptkbp:un_security_council_resolution 986