IRAQ ANNUAL REPORT 2024 | UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

As Iraq continues its journey toward stability, peace, and sustainable growth, UNDP stands proudly alongside its people, committed to empowering communities, fostering resilience, and shaping a brighter future together. Reflecting on our journey from November 2022 to today, we have seen powerful transformations, inspiring progress, and significant achievements made possible through collaborative partnerships. 

Our social cohesion programme has played a critical role in reintegration and reconciliation efforts across the nation. In 2024 alone, with invaluable support from our partners—the European Union, Denmark, Japan, USAID, and SIDA—we finalized governorate-level Plans of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism across seven governorates, empowering communities through localized interventions. 

These initiatives directly contributed to establishing 12 new Peace Groups and facilitated the return and reintegration of 173 displaced families in Anbar Governorate. We have also witnessed incredible economic resilience and entrepreneurship among Iraqis. 

Through targeted economic reintegration projects, we’ve supported over 6,600 individuals, nearly half women, offering cash-for-work opportunities, vocational training, and fostering the creation of over 2,200 small businesses—critical steps toward sustainable livelihoods and community stability. 

The Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS) continues to be a cornerstone of our efforts, completing 3,797 essential infrastructure projects with an investment of US$1.05 billion. These initiatives significantly improved access to basic services and public utilities across Anbar, Nineveh, Salahuddin, Kirkuk, and Diyala, enabling thousands of displaced families to return safely and sustainably to their homes