[[Image:Vasbyglastorn.jpg|325px|thumb|right|The Compact was held at Infra City in Upplands Väsby]]
The '''International Compact with Iraq''' is (was?) a joint initiative of the Government of Iraq and the United Nations launched in 2007 for a new partnership between Iraq and the international community.
The Compact, jointly chaired by the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the United Nations, with the support of the World Bank, established a vision that, "five years from now, Iraq shall be a united, federal and democratic country, at peace with its neighbours and itself, well on its way to sustainable economic self-sufficiency and prosperity and well integrated in its region and the world." Guided by the Millennium Development Goals, the Government planned to work to meet basic needs, protect the rights of all citizens and ensure the optimal use of the country's resources for the common good and "bring together the international community and multilateral organizations to help Iraq achieve its national vision." The Compact intended to establish benchmarks and mutual commitments for Iraq and the international community regarding normalizing the security environment, reconciling the political environment, and revitalizing the economic environment.{{cn|date=April 2018}}
The Compact was announced July 27, 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/ik552.doc.htm |title= UNITED NATIONS, IRAQ JOINTLY ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF FIVE-YEAR INTERNATIONAL COMPACT AIMED AT ACHIEVING NATIONAL VISION OF UNITED, FEDERAL, DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY |date= 27 July 2006 |work= Press Release IK/552 |publisher= United Nations |accessdate=2018-04-30 }}</ref> was formally introduced at the United Nations on March 16, 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sigir.mil/reports/quarterlyreports/Apr07/pdf/Report_-_April_2007.pdf |title=April 2007 report Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Page 15 |access-date=2007-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612191734/http://www.sigir.mil/reports/quarterlyreports/Apr07/pdf/Report_-_April_2007.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was officially launched May 3, 2007.
The first annual review conference for the Compact was held in Stockholm on May 29, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iraqcompact.org/annualreview/ICI%20Annual%20Review%20Report%20with%20corrigenda%2016%20Jun%2008.pdf |title=2007-2008 Compact Annual Review |access-date=2008-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327013341/http://www.iraqcompact.org/annualreview/ICI%20Annual%20Review%20Report%20with%20corrigenda%2016%20Jun%2008.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In August, 2008, a cooperation agreement between the United Nations and Iraq’s Government was reached defining a strategy to support Iraq’s reconstruction, development and humanitarian needs for the period 2008-2010<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uniraq.org/newsroom/getarticle.asp?ArticleID=758 |title=Press Release for United Nations Assistance Strategy for Iraq 2008-2010 |access-date=2008-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210003920/http://www.uniraq.org/newsroom/getarticle.asp?ArticleID=758 |archive-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also== * Reconstruction of Iraq
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612223646/http://www.iraqcompact.org/ Website of the International Compact with Iraq] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090327013339/http://www.iraqcompact.org/ici_document/INTERNATIONAL_COMPACT_WITH_IRAQ_FINAL__English_final_2_.pdf Text of the Compact in English] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090327013337/http://www.iraqcompact.org/ici_document/INTERNATIONAL_COMPACT_WITH_IRAQ_FINAL__Arabic_final.pdf Text of the Compact in Arabic] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081209235817/http://www.uniraq.org/ici.asp ICI Website of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq]
==Sources and references==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:International Compact With Iraq}} Category:Foreign relations of Iraq