Baghdad, 31 December 2016 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Ján Kubiš, today condemned the two bombings in Baghdad in which scores of people were killed and injured.
Baghdad, 29 December 2016 - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) condemns the abduction of Iraqi journalist, Ms. Afrah Shawqi, by unidentified gunmen from her home on Monday night.
Baghdad, 8 January 2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MoAWR)-KRG hosted the Quarantine and Border Inspection Procedures Workshop, as part of the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) funded project, Improving Delivery of Animal Health Services and Disease Surveillance in Iraq. The workshop aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills of quarantine and border inspection staff to implement the quarantine procedures.
Erbil, 27 December 2016 - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Office (HRO), in coordination with the Kurdistan Region in Iraq Ministry of Education (MOE), Independent Board of Human Rights (IBHR) and the Ministry of Endowment & Religious Affairs organized the final meeting of the steering committee formed to review the curriculum of religious education and knowledge of religions for secondary education in Kurdistan.
Erbil/Suleimaniya, 22 December 2016 - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Office conducted a specialized training course “Universal Periodic Review and UN Mechanisms for the Protection of Human Rights” in Suleimaniya, from 20 to 22 December 2016, for representatives of civil society organizations and the Kurdistan Independent Board of Human Rights Staff.
Erbil, 13 December 2016 - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Office (HRO), in cooperation with the Kurdistan Independent Board for Human Rights (IBHR) and Salahaddin University in Erbil marked the International Human Rights Day, under the global call “Stand up for someone’s right today”.
Baghdad, 10 December 2016 - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today marked International Human Rights Day in Baghdad, with calls for standing up for human rights and upholding these rights and protecting them through actions and policies that promote peace and inclusion.
Baghdad, 3 December 2016 – On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, salutes all persons with disabilities living in Iraq, recalling that this year’s commemoration coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the adoption by the International Community of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
