UN Habitat newsletter - January 2023

President Abdul Latif Rashid receives the delegation of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

On 8th of January, the Head of the UN-Habitat Programme in Iraq Wael Al-Ashhab, met with Abdul Latif Rashid, the President of
Iraq, and briefed his excellency on UN-Habitat’s work and achievement in Iraq and also discussed the future collaboration and
the way forward to formalize Yazidi’s land rights after the approval of the legal decree. "The President stressed the need to start
work and focus efforts on implementation in order to return all the displaced to their cities and homes, in a way that secures a
decent, free, safe and stable life", stressing that "no IDPs should remain in the camps."

UN-Habitat would like to thank the following partners for their generous contributions: European Union, Government of Japan, the United States of America, Iraq UNDAF Trust Fund, Germany, Iraq Ministry of Planning, Alwaleed Philanthropies, Government of Korea, Kuwait Relief Society, Iraq Humanitarian Fund, and France.