UNAMI Human Rights Office workshop on “The Role of Civil Society on Climate Change and Human Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq”

The Human Rights Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) organized one-day workshop on “The Role of Civil Society Organizations on Climate Change and Human Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq”. The event was attended by 24 participants (10 female and 14 male) from Duhok, Erbil, Halabja and Sulaymaniyah. The workshop aimed at establishing a network among civil society organizations to advocate for the development of human rights-based climate change policies and legislation for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The participants proposed concrete measures and an action plan to mitigate the impact of climate change on human rights.