Freezing Temperatures in IDP Camps: UN Women Iraq Distributes High Thermal Blankets and Necessity Kits to Women and Girls in two camps Near Eastern Mosul The UN Women Iraq team went on mission near eastern Mosul this week to distribute 3,000 high thermal blankets to women and girls in two camps. Women and girls have […]
By Madeleine White Last week was Week of Women and Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). It is not surprising therefore that I was involved in two thought leadership events – both looking at different perspectives of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the players and policies that shape it. The first event was hosted by the FCO's Wilton […]
UN Women and UNICEF Iraq highlight need for better data to make progress for girls in Iraq On the International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women and UNICEF would like to recognize the strides made globally in promoting the rights of girls, but also to highlight the challenges left to overcome. In Iraq, girls […]
UN Women Iraq engages civil society groups as important catalysts for change UN Women met with civil society groups in Erbil on 06 October 2016, as part of continuing efforts to engage civil society on gender equality, women’s rights, and empowerment. Through a consultative forum called Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) created by UN Women […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Senior Cluster Coordinator (CCCM), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Human Resources Manager, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Operations Associate, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Social Policy Specialist, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Operations Associate, United Nations Entity for […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Project Manager, UN Women Financial Controller, Goal Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability Manager, International Rescue Committee (IRC) Programme Assistant (WASH), UNICEF WASH Officer, UNICEF Project Manager, Save the children (Source: UN) (Recruitment image via Shutterstock)
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: International Consultant (Work Systems) (UNDP) Finance Clerk (UNDP) Communication Specialist (UNICEF) Project Manager (UN Women) Field Driver (Danish Refugee Council, DRC) (Source: UN) (Recruitment image via Shutterstock)
International Women’s Day: Calls for Greater Representation in Decision-Making as Iraqi Women Continue to Suffer from the Crisis UN Women, in partnership with the Women Parliamentary Committee, organized a high-level event today at the Council of Representatives (Parliament) in Baghdad to mark International Women’s Day. The event comes at a particularly difficult time for Iraqi […]
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and UN Women have just concluded a two-day workshop on negotiation and mediation for women members of the Kurdistan Parliament. The workshop, co-organized by the Kurdish Assembly, brought together lawmakers committed to expanding the meaningful role of women in negotiation and mediation processes. “Having women in key […]
