Kirkuk, 3 October 2021 - Within the framework of the EU funded project Support to livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Ninewa Governorate, Iraq, a high-level meeting on processing and marketing of corn silageto support the production of fodder crops in Iraq was held in Kirkuk Agriculture Directorate.
Iraq held its special voting day on 8 October 2021
The United Nations was present
#Vote4Iraq
Today hundreds of UN staff deployed in every governorate across all of Iraq.
The Secretary-General commends the women and men of Iraq for their determination to make their voices heard through the ballot box on 10 October.
The 10th of October was a day for all Iraqis. We are pleased to note that the elections proceeded smoothly and featured significant technical and procedural improvements, although the turnout was disappointing to many.
Duhok Governorate - On Saturday night (12/10) almost 200 Syrian Kurds started crossing the border into Iraq’s Kurdistan Region (KRI) to escape bombardments in North Eastern Syria. The families crossed unofficial entry points into KRI, through the villages of Masaka and Sahela.
