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Canada Commits to Protect Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshlands

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…

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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 Governorate in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) joined…

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Government of Iraq and UNDP sign Memorandum of Understanding

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 transparency, accountability, and integrity in the public and private sectors.…

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WHO Representative in Iraq meets with the Iraqi Prime Minister on World Health Day

The WHO Representative, Dr Ahmed Zouiten, met today in Baghdad with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, on the occasion of the celebration of World Health Day, which also commemorates the 75th anniversary of the establishment of WHO on 7 April 1948. The meeting discussed the collaboration between…

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Iraq’s accession to UN Water Convention

Iraq today made history as the first country in the Middle East to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention). It becomes the 49th Party to this unique international legal and intergovernmental framework, which aims to ensure…

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WFP IRAQ PARTNERS WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRADE TO REFORM THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN IRAQ

On Sunday, 26 March, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Letter of Cooperation (LoC) with the Government of Iraq’s Ministry of Trade (MoT) to formalize their collaboration to reform the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Iraq. By signing the LoC, WFP and MoT commit to providing access…

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WFP IRAQ FORCED TO REDUCE LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED IRAQIS AND SYRIAN REFUGEES DUE TO FUNDING SHORTFALL

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that due to funding shortfalls it will not be able to continue providing monthly food assistance to 137,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) who were being served by WFP in 27 camps. In addition, according to the current funding situation assistance to…

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Germany and UNICEF step up their joint efforts to reach over one million vulnerable people in Iraq.

The Government of Germany, through the KfW Development Bank, has stepped up its efforts in supporting UNICEF with a €35 million grant to reach more than 1,000,000 people in Iraq, including returnees, vulnerable Iraqis, IDPs, Syrian refugees in and out of camps, host communities and marginalized groups. This partnership will…

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UNFPA teams up with Viber to raise awareness on early marriage and facilitate information-sharing

UNFPA Iraq and Viber have officially launched a social media awareness campaign to promote information-sharing on early marriage in Iraq. The campaign seeks to engage young people in an easy and interactive approach, providing them with the necessary knowledge and information to make informed choices about their lives. The initiative…

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Renovated Women Protection Centre in Baghdad provides hope for gender-based violence survivors

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, opened a newly renovated women’s protection centre in Baghdad on 11 March. The centre was upgraded and rehabilitated in partnership with UN-HABITAT with financial support from the French Government. The centre provides physical protection…

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