Now this approach might be extended to providing food, medicine and other aid to the towns.
Some of the largest events to raise money for food, medicine and other basic needs are to take place this weekend.
That leaves them less than $150 a month for food, medicine and other essentials.
The program permits Iraq to sell almost $5.3 billion worth of oil every six months to buy food, medicine and basic goods.
The program uses income from Iraqi oil exports to buy food, medicine and other critical goods.
The program allows Iraq to sell a limited amount of oil to pay for food, medicine and other necessities.
But a considerable amount of this money will have to be used to pay for food, medicine and other basic needs.
Revenues from oil sales could be used only for food, medicine and other necessities.
But he said efforts to deliver food, medicine and other aid were progressing well.
Meanwhile, city officials appealed for additional food, medicine, and construction materials.