ILO and UNICEF collaborate to support vulnerable youth in Iraq to develop skills and transition from training to decent employment, with support from the Government of the Netherlands The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Iraq are working together to help young forcibly displaced persons and host community members […]
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New Zealand helping to Protect Children in Iraq
UNICEF and New Zealand partner to protect and support children and young people in Iraq UNICEF has welcomed a boost of new funds amounting to USD 1.3 million dollars from the New Zealand Government in support of its Country Programme in Iraq. With this generous funding from New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, […]
Germany supporting Vulnerable Children in Iraq
UNICEF receives 26 million from Germany to support national systems and ensure vulnerable children in Iraq receive quality basic and social protection services in Iraq The German Government, through its Development Bank, the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), has contributed 26 million Euros to UNICEF in order to help the agency in its ongoing efforts to […]
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Partnership to Combat Child Labour in Iraq
ILO and RDPP launch a partnership to combat worst forms of child labour in Iraq The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Regional Development and Protection Programme for Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq (RDPP II) have launched a partnership to tackle the worst forms of child labour amongst Syrian refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable […]
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EU gives $2.8m in Relief to Iraqi Children
By John Lee. A recent contribution of USD2.8 million by the European Union has provided immediate relief to 90,000 vulnerable people -half of them children - in emergency camps in Salamiya, Hamam al Alil and Jeda'a 1 and 5 IDP camps within Ninawa governorate. Only 39 per cent of Iraq's population have access to safely […]
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ICF Cancels 5k Fundraiser, Appeals for Donations
The Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) has announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, it has made the difficult decision to cancel its annual "In Their Shoes" 5K run, originally scheduled for June. In a statement, the ICF also renewed its call for donations to help it support Iraqi children and their families: Dear friends, […]
The Legacy of ISIL on Access to Education
A United Nations report published today finds that some children in Iraq are still unable to receive education in the aftermath of the territorial defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant over two years ago, saying they cannot access schools or obtain key civilian documentation necessary for enrolment in state schools. The […]
This Valentine's Day, send your love to Ayda
Ayda (not her real name) lives with her mother and little brother in a house built of mud and sheet metal in a poor neighborhood in Baghdad. She attends the Hope Bus regularly and also works collecting empty cans from landfill to support her family. Ayda loves going to the Hope Bus because she gets […]
Help Abducted Yazidi Children Reclaim Childhoods
It's (almost) Christmas, so please spare a thought for those less fortunate who will have little to celebrate on the 25th. Please consider the AMAR Foundation's appeal this year which highlights the plight of Yazidi teens whose young lives have been ruined by ISIS. More than one third of the 6,800 Yazidis abducted in Sinjar […]
Donate to Iraqi Children Foundation on Giving Tuesday
The children of Iraq are in crisis. An estimated 800,000 were orphaned by the end of the Iraq War. The invasion by ISIS displaced more than 1.3 million. Thousands work on the streets, in homes, or in businesses. They are why the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) exists: to intervene on their behalf with love and […]
HRW: "School Doors Barred to Many Children"
By John Lee. The Iraqi government is denying thousands of children whose parents have a perceived Islamic State (also known as ISIS) affiliation of their right to access an education, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The children, who were born or lived in areas under the control of ISIS between 2014 and 2017, lack […]
UNICEF Petition: Invest more in Iraqi Children
On the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, UNICEF launches an online petition asking decision-makers to invest more in Iraqi children This week, UNICEF Iraq launched its #Pledge4Children petition to kick off its celebration of the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, or […]