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August 2022
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Press Release
H.E Minister of Agriculture together with High-Levels Officials from Department of Women Empowerment (General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers) and Ministry of Planning Praise and Appreciate Strategic interventions of FAO-EU Funded Project in Ninaw

26 August 2022, Ninawa, Iraq

Over three days, officials from Department of Rural Women Empowerment (Ministry of Agriculture, General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and Ministry of Planning visited interventions with women partners of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through the project: “support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Nineveh Governorate”, funded by the European Union and implemented in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.

August 2022
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Publication
UNAMI Herald Volume 9, Issue 4

UNAMI Herald is published bi-monthly by the Public Information Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq.

August 2022
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Press Release
The Minister of Agriculture and FAO Iraq Representative meet with Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda: Achievements of FAO's interventions and its impact on the socio-economic levels in the liberated areas in Ninawa

Erbil, 28 August 2022

His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture, Engineer Muhammad Karim Al-Khafaji, and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Iraq, Dr. Salah El-hajj Hassan, the Director of  Ninawa Agriculture, Dr. Rabie Youssef and the Senior FAO Livestock Expert, Dr. Chedly Kayouli visited his Eminence Bashar Matti Warda the Archbishop of Chaldean Catholic Church in Erbil as a follow-up to the field visit made to the partners under the EU-funded project: “support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Nineveh Governorate”, and implemented by FAO in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture. 

August 2022
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Press Release
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Iraq

The Secretary-General has been following with concern the ongoing protests in Iraq today, during which demonstrators entered government buildings. He is particularly concerned about reports of casualties. He appeals for calm and restraint, and urges all relevant actors to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violence.