UNAMI Human Rights Office training on “Enhancing Advocacy and Technical Knowledge of civil society organizations to end Violence against Women and Girls and Women's Rights”

4 December 2024 – Dohuk: The Human Rights Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) organized one-day training on “Enhancing Advocacy Skills and Technical Knowledge of civil society organizations to end Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Women's Rights”.  

The event was organized as part of the 16 Days of Activism on Violence against women and Girls under the 2024 theme of ‘UNITE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls.’  

Seventeen participants (13 female and 4 male) from Dohuk attended the event which aimed at enhancing the technical capacity of women's rights organizations and activists by deepening their knowledge of key international human rights standards relevant to violence against women and girls. The training focused on enhancing capacity of CSO in protecting women and girls from violence in accordance with the international human rights framework and developing participants’ advocacy skills for protecting women and girls from violence.