This portal provides access to news, reports covering Iraq's current conditions and reconstruction efforts as they relate to the UNDP’s-Programme on Governance in the Arab region (POGAR).

POGAR's users, especially Iraqis involved in the reconstruction of their country, will find *educated* and *reliable* sources of information on current conditions and events in Iraq.
The portal will document the actions of all "actors" who are directly affecting the current conditions and events in Iraq, including international aid agencies, and, whenever possible, lessons learned from other countries with similar reconstruction experiences will be included.

The portal has six types of information:
1. Chronology of events concerning Iraq
2. Documents issued by:
        2.1 United Nations and its various agencies,
        2.2 Coalition Provisional Authority,
        2.3 Iraqi Governing Council and political groups,
        2.4 Other governments;
        2.5 Arab and International NGOs, and
        2.6 Arab and International Media.
3. Directory of web links relevant to Iraqi governance
4. Statistics
5. Legal documents
6. Maps