Briefing: New UN Resolution Must Turn over U.S. Control of Iraq's Oil Revenues to Iraqis - May 2004
Article from: OGEL 3 (2004), in Good Governance
Introduction
The new Iraqi interim government should assume sovereign authority over Iraq's finances when it comes into force on June 30th, says this briefing by the Open Society Institute. As United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi works to reach an agreement on an Iraqi caretaker government, UN Security Council members are drafting a resolution that will define key issues concerning the sovereignty of Iraq's interim government, the Iraqi Transitional Authority. Although Iraq may lack the capacity to assume control of its own security and military forces on June 30th, it is critical ...