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Thursday, December 19, 2019 Baghdad — Iraq, compared to neighbouring countries in the Middle East like Jordan and Lebanon, hosts the lowest number of immigrants relevant to the population. However, the country’s foreign population increased 338 per cent between 1990 and 2017, due largely to the influx of refugees from Syria.

Baghdad, Iraq; 18 December 2019 – UNFPA renews its partnership with the European Regional Development and Protection Programme for Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq (RDPP II) with a multi-year grant of a total of DKK 22,056,446, equivalent of US$ 3.36 million to the Fund’s on-going interventions to mitigate and respond to gender-based violence in Iraq.

Baghdad, 18 December 2019 - As the constitutional timeline for the nomination of the Prime Minister-designate expires tomorrow, UNAMI urges political leaders to reach consensus on the nomination of a candidate who meets the expectations and aspirations of the Iraqi people.

18 December 2019 On this World Arabic Language Day, we celebrate a powerful symbol of the identity of more than 400 million people around the world. We also celebrate a brilliant scientific and cultural heritage transmitted and forged in the Arabic language – the language of scholars such as Avicenna or Albucasis, the language of scientific and technological innovation par excellence.

Baghdad, 29 September 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq welcomes a € 50,000 (US$ 59,400) contribution from the Government of Greece to UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), which implements fast-track initiatives to stabilize areas liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).