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As part of its efforts to develop and diversify livelihoods, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to empower rural women and restore hope to returnees through the project “Support to livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Ninewa Governorate, Iraq, funded by the European Union and implemented in close cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture (Nineveh Directorate of Agriculture).

 

From production to purchasing, combined efforts prove agriculture can play an impactful role in the sustainable economy of Iraq

Baghdad, November 17, 2021 – The United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) welcomes Hungary’s contribution of 18 million Hungarian Forint ($61,382 USD) to ongoing investigations into ISIL crimes, specifically crimes committed against the Christian community in Iraq.

Baghdad, 17 November 2021 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) announced today the signing of a Contribution Agreement for the support and protection of vulnerable witnesses of ISIL crimes in Iraq. 

UNICEF, jointly with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, launches officially U-Report, a social messaging platform, encouraging young people in Iraq to speak out on the issues that matter to them.

November 16, 2021 / Najaf Al-Ashraf - Under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture, Eng. Muhammad Al-Khafaji, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held a workshop on the exchange of experiences and training between counterparts in the livestock sector in the governorates of Najaf and Karbala, in the presence of Dr. Hadi Hashem Hussein - representative of the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Salah El Hajj Hassan, FAO Representative in Iraq, and large number of experts, veterinarians, and local livestock extension staff.