Baghdad, Iraq, 2 March 2021- In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization conducted the first WHO Quality Rights initiative training for 8 Ministry of Health officials at Ibn Rushd psychiatric hospital, in Baghdad.
2 March 2021: On 1 March, the Iraqi Council of Representatives adopted the Law on Yazidi Female Survivors. The passage of the law represents a watershed moment in efforts to address the legacy of ISIL crimes against Yazidis and other minority groups, as it officially recognizes acts of genocide against them and establishes a framework for the provision of financial support and other forms of redress to survivors.
The COVID-19 pandemic has erased decades of progress towards gender equality.
Baghdad, March 5, 2021 – Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) Karim A. A. Khan QC welcomed the historic visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Iraq, and the message it carries to all communities in Iraq who have severely suffered from the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL.
New York, 04 March 2021
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, welcomes the adoption on 1 March 2021 of the Yazidi Survivors’ Law by the Iraqi Council of Representatives. This new law provides for, inter alia, measures of reparation, rehabilitation, and reintegration for victims/survivors from the Yazidi, Turkmen, Christian, and Shabak communities of abductions and other crimes including sexual violence committed by ISIL.
International experts on child protection and Iraqi civil society organizations discussed at a UN-facilitated workshop
The creativity of Iraq’s youth was on display in Mosul city as murals were launched to celebrate Human Rights Day.
A platform to strengthen the capacity of CSOs as participants shared knowledge, exchanged information and discussed tools and strategies to promote protection
