Works Cited
GlobalSecurity. (2014, August). Iraqi Government. Retrieved November 07, 2016, from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/government.htm
GlobalSecurity. (2014, August). Iraqi Government. Retrieved November 07, 2016, from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/government.htm
Status of Education
There is no secret on why education is such an important aspect to have in our lives. This does not just apply to the United States or other high valued countries, this applies worldwide. Without an education, we would not be able to reason against the illogical—for example, the inability of uneducated farmers to examine and analyze the quality or fertility of soil for a particular harvest and later regret and believe that the rain gods were displeased with them “They’d spend more on rituals to please the Rain God than they would to increase soil quality” (Vidyarthi). A good education comes with keeping up with evolution and exposure to the world. Probably one of the most important reasons on why education is important is because it teaches ethical values which would only create more peace if taught properly. Education can help us connect around the world by sharing this commonality.
In the 1970’s, Iraq was one of the best in the region and highly praised! Enrollment rates rose to 100%, dropout rates were the lowest in the Middle East, and they average government spending per student for education was about six-hundred dollars. When war occurred with Iran in the 1980’s, this led to a diversion of public resources towards military spending—this led to a decline in social spending. This caused the education budget to suffer in Iraq! As the Gulf War approached, education declined in Iraq even further: enrollment dropped to 90%, gender gaps increased, the dropout rate reached 20%, pay cuts for teachers occurred, and education only assumed 8% of the total government budget. Iraq was once a great place to get an education that even Algebra was created in this region. It’s time to get it back to what it once was where it was the best in the region in addressing both access and equality.
The current status in Iraq still has no improvement. Most children in school are male, based off of Relief-Web, “for every 100 boys enrolled in primary schools in Iraq, there are just under 89 girls.” Today in Iraq, most adults are illiterate and this is due to the cause of war leaving their mark on the country. Because there is such a need to survive, most people don’t go to school in order to handle everyday tasks or work to afford housing and food.
The UN Secretary-General’s Global Initiative is to have three main priorities to help education in other countries. The first priority and probably the most important is to put every child in school. This is critical because the students will be able to not only learn academics, but social skills and other practices. The next priority on the list is to improve the quality of learning. This comes with having educated teachers, a safe place for kids, the appropriate attendance, and a quality curriculum. Lastly, foster global citizenship is important to make sure students come out of school wanting to cooperate in society as a tolerant citizen.
To create a better education system in Iraq, the focus doesn’t just rely on education itself. Education in Iraq is suffering because the country is suffering, and it needs help. The poverty rates in Iraq are high causing families to work at a young age causing them to drop out of school or not even attend at all. Iraq also needs to consider gender equality and that women have rights to an education just as much as men do. These goals are being fixed around the world, but a major concern is Iraq. This was once a great country; it is truly possibly to get it back to the way it was!
UNICEF works across Iraq to provide children with the basics of a quality education, from school books and pens to child-friendly classrooms and well-trained teachers. UNICEF has transformed hundreds of schools in Iraq, including fixing of safe drinking water and separate toilets for girls who might otherwise be unable to attend. UNICEF trains teachers of Education officials to promote education and encouragement in pre-school children, as well as child-friendly teaching techniques and psychological care to make schools safe havens for children who have experienced trauma. The UN also supports Iraq’s government to develop and maintain a non-formal education system which is reaching children prevented from attending school because of uncertainty or poverty. They have been working to bring all Iraqi women and children the necessities for a better life and today programs are reaching millions of children across Iraq. The UN invests an estimate of 100 million dollars each year to develop health services, guarantee a quality education, guard kids from abuse, violence, and exploitation. Iraq’s children can still count on UNICEF to deliver for them.
In the 1970’s, Iraq was one of the best in the region and highly praised! Enrollment rates rose to 100%, dropout rates were the lowest in the Middle East, and they average government spending per student for education was about six-hundred dollars. When war occurred with Iran in the 1980’s, this led to a diversion of public resources towards military spending—this led to a decline in social spending. This caused the education budget to suffer in Iraq! As the Gulf War approached, education declined in Iraq even further: enrollment dropped to 90%, gender gaps increased, the dropout rate reached 20%, pay cuts for teachers occurred, and education only assumed 8% of the total government budget. Iraq was once a great place to get an education that even Algebra was created in this region. It’s time to get it back to what it once was where it was the best in the region in addressing both access and equality.
The current status in Iraq still has no improvement. Most children in school are male, based off of Relief-Web, “for every 100 boys enrolled in primary schools in Iraq, there are just under 89 girls.” Today in Iraq, most adults are illiterate and this is due to the cause of war leaving their mark on the country. Because there is such a need to survive, most people don’t go to school in order to handle everyday tasks or work to afford housing and food.
The UN Secretary-General’s Global Initiative is to have three main priorities to help education in other countries. The first priority and probably the most important is to put every child in school. This is critical because the students will be able to not only learn academics, but social skills and other practices. The next priority on the list is to improve the quality of learning. This comes with having educated teachers, a safe place for kids, the appropriate attendance, and a quality curriculum. Lastly, foster global citizenship is important to make sure students come out of school wanting to cooperate in society as a tolerant citizen.
To create a better education system in Iraq, the focus doesn’t just rely on education itself. Education in Iraq is suffering because the country is suffering, and it needs help. The poverty rates in Iraq are high causing families to work at a young age causing them to drop out of school or not even attend at all. Iraq also needs to consider gender equality and that women have rights to an education just as much as men do. These goals are being fixed around the world, but a major concern is Iraq. This was once a great country; it is truly possibly to get it back to the way it was!
UNICEF works across Iraq to provide children with the basics of a quality education, from school books and pens to child-friendly classrooms and well-trained teachers. UNICEF has transformed hundreds of schools in Iraq, including fixing of safe drinking water and separate toilets for girls who might otherwise be unable to attend. UNICEF trains teachers of Education officials to promote education and encouragement in pre-school children, as well as child-friendly teaching techniques and psychological care to make schools safe havens for children who have experienced trauma. The UN also supports Iraq’s government to develop and maintain a non-formal education system which is reaching children prevented from attending school because of uncertainty or poverty. They have been working to bring all Iraqi women and children the necessities for a better life and today programs are reaching millions of children across Iraq. The UN invests an estimate of 100 million dollars each year to develop health services, guarantee a quality education, guard kids from abuse, violence, and exploitation. Iraq’s children can still count on UNICEF to deliver for them.
Works Cited
Millennium Project. (2006). UN Millennium Project | About the MDGs. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/
UN Childrens Fund. (2010, September). GIRLS EDUCATION IN IRAQ 2010. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from http://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/girls-education-iraq-2010
UNICEF. (2015, October). Violence Denies Millions of Children across Iraq Access to Education. Retrieved November 08, 2016, from https://www.unicefusa.org/press/releases/violence-denies-millions-children-across-iraq-access-education/28981
Vidyarthi, K. (2015). Top 15 Reasons Why Education is Extremely Important | ListSurge. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from http://listsurge.com/top-15-reasons-education-important/
Millennium Project. (2006). UN Millennium Project | About the MDGs. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/
UN Childrens Fund. (2010, September). GIRLS EDUCATION IN IRAQ 2010. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from http://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/girls-education-iraq-2010
UNICEF. (2015, October). Violence Denies Millions of Children across Iraq Access to Education. Retrieved November 08, 2016, from https://www.unicefusa.org/press/releases/violence-denies-millions-children-across-iraq-access-education/28981
Vidyarthi, K. (2015). Top 15 Reasons Why Education is Extremely Important | ListSurge. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from http://listsurge.com/top-15-reasons-education-important/
Economics of Iraq: The Oil Industry
Iraq will mainly produce oil and as of 2016, Iraq says they will produce 4.774 million barrels per day of oil. Falah al-Amri who is Iraq’s deputy oil minister stated this year of 2016 that they will NOT cut back on production and will not be stopped by OPEC or anybody else.
Oil will be produced by how it typically is with drilling wells into the underground reservoir in Iraq. The extraction will go through three different recoveries. The first recovery is the Primary Recovery stage where they will use natural water displacing oil downward into the well, expansion of the natural gas at the top of the reservoir, expansion of gas initially dissolved in the crude oil, and gravity drainage resulting from the movement of oil within the reservoir from the upper to the lower parts where the wells are located. Secondary Recovery occurs when natural resources do not work. Natural resources to extract oil happens when the lifetime of the well falls because of pressure which would force the oil to the surface on its own. So solutions to this if natural resources do not occur are injecting the well with water and reinjecting the gas with air, carbon dioxide, or other gas into the bottom of the well. The last recovery, Enhanced Recovery, is where the oil is now heated in order to make it easier to extract the oil. This can be done using steam or electricity.
Countries from all over the world will be able to use Iraq’s resource of oil. Iraq is already partnered with countries like the United States, Turkey, and Syria by providing them oil. Thus, exporting these goods.
Oil will be produced by how it typically is with drilling wells into the underground reservoir in Iraq. The extraction will go through three different recoveries. The first recovery is the Primary Recovery stage where they will use natural water displacing oil downward into the well, expansion of the natural gas at the top of the reservoir, expansion of gas initially dissolved in the crude oil, and gravity drainage resulting from the movement of oil within the reservoir from the upper to the lower parts where the wells are located. Secondary Recovery occurs when natural resources do not work. Natural resources to extract oil happens when the lifetime of the well falls because of pressure which would force the oil to the surface on its own. So solutions to this if natural resources do not occur are injecting the well with water and reinjecting the gas with air, carbon dioxide, or other gas into the bottom of the well. The last recovery, Enhanced Recovery, is where the oil is now heated in order to make it easier to extract the oil. This can be done using steam or electricity.
Countries from all over the world will be able to use Iraq’s resource of oil. Iraq is already partnered with countries like the United States, Turkey, and Syria by providing them oil. Thus, exporting these goods.
Works Cited
Contact CIA. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2016, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2048.html
Iraq GDP. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2016, from http://www.tradingeconomics.com/iraq/gdp
Iraq Oil Wealth. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2016, from http://www.auburn.edu/~thomph1/iraq.htm
Poverty rates on the rise in Iraq. (2014). Retrieved October 25, 2016, from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/iraq-poverty-rates-increase-government-failure.html
Iraq GDP. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2016, from http://www.tradingeconomics.com/iraq/gdp
Iraq Oil Wealth. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2016, from http://www.auburn.edu/~thomph1/iraq.htm
Poverty rates on the rise in Iraq. (2014). Retrieved October 25, 2016, from http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/iraq-poverty-rates-increase-government-failure.html