By John Lee. The UN Secretary General's special representative for Iraq has expressed concern over the infighting between the main political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan. In a statement on Twitter, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said: "Ongoing political infighting in KRI is very disturbing. "Once again, we call on all parties to work in the interest of all […]
Iraq invests in building a social security system that protects workers The Council of Representatives in Federal Iraq voted on Wednesday (May 17) to adopt the new Social Security Law for Private Sector Workers, which introduces far-reaching reforms to the social security system for private-sector workers. The new law, which will replace Law No. 39 […]
Government consultations advance Iraq's Potato Sector Strategy As part of efforts to support the development of the potato sector strategy in Iraq, consultants at governorate level were held in Baghdad recently. Another consultation was held in Erbil on 9 May. These consultations constitute a milestone for drafting the potato sector's national strategy as public and […]
By John Lee. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a report on it's activities in Iraq during 2022. It lists its key achievements for the year as: Vulnerable internally displaced Iraqis to be enrolled in the Ministry of Social Affairs' social assistance programme and benefit from monthly cash payments under the […]
Funds from Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development allow UNHCR to continue delivering essential services to refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq UNHCR, the UN refugee agency in Iraq, in cooperation with the Kurdistan Regional Government and Ministry of Interior, with generous financial support from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, opened a […]
UNDP partners with private sector companies in Karbala to boost youth employment The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a Statement of Intent with eight private sector companies in Karbala during the second phase of a Job Matching Project aimed at curbing youth unemployment in the governorate. The Job Matching Project is designed to […]
Sweden contributes additional US$ 1.9 million to support stabilization in Iraq The Government of Sweden has contributed an additional SEK 20 million (US$ 1.9 million) to UNDP's flagship programme, the Funding Facility for Stabilization. Today, a signing ceremony with Her Excellency Ms. Jessica Svärdström, the Ambassador of Sweden to Iraq, and UNDP Resident Representative in […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) signed an agreement for a project to protect Iraq's southern Marshlands earlier this month, with a CAD 5 million (approximately US$ 3.7 million) contribution to increase biodiversity protection and people resilience in face of climate change. The […]
UNIDO and Government of Japan collaborate on Sustainable Development of the Food Industry in Iraq The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Japan are proud to announce their collaboration on the "Emergency livelihood support to mitigate the food insecurity crisis among vulnerable people in Iraq" project. This project is part of […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Partners Continue to Boost Agricultural Livelihoods in Nineveh FAO representative in Iraq, Dr Salah El Hajj Hassan led a mission to several sites in Nineveh to follow up on the implementation of FAO-EU funded project, "Support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Nineveh […]
WFP and Ministry of Environment host national consultations on climate action in Iraq The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Iraq's Ministry of Environment held a three-day national consultation event aimed at enhancing the country's climate adaptation efforts. The workshop focused on bolstering Iraq's climate information system with the aim of having unified and […]
Government of Iraq and UNDP sign Memorandum of Understanding to boost the fight against corruption The Government of Iraq, represented by the Prime Minister's Office, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have reaffirmed their partnership and commitment to preventing and combating corruption in Iraq by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to promote […]
