Iraq, 7 February 2023 – Iraq celebrated the World Cancer Day and renewed its commitment to bridging the gap in cancer awareness, prevention, and early detection and treatment to save lives and lower the suffering from cancers across the country.
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OP-ED: Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai
OP-ED: Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai
Organised by the ILO with the support of the European Union, a meeting with multi-stakeholders in Basra centred around the challenges faced in the inclusion of farm workers in social security coverage and ways to address them.

Al Ahwar - 8 February 2023 - A high-level delegation of European Union ambassadors including the ambassador of Romania H.E. Mr. Radu Octavian Dobre, Greece H.E. Mr. Georgios Alamanos and the general consul of Poland led by EU Ambassador H.E. Mr. Ville Varjola, visited - on 6th February 2023- FAO activities in the Southern Marshes of Iraq to assess the progress of the "Restoration and Strengthening the Resilience of Agri-Food Systems in Southern Iraq" project ,implemented by FAO in coordination with ministry of agriculture and local governments in Basra ,Thi-Qar and Missan . The mission, which was accompanied by FAO Representative in Iraq, Dr Salah El Hajj Hassan and a team of FAO experts, met with project partners and observed the impact of the project on local communities.

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1 February 2023
Baghdad, 9 February 2023 - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes two additional generous contributions from Estonia and Slovakia. As part of UNMAS Iraq efforts to support the mine action sector, this funding will enhance clearance operations and support life-saving mine action activities in Iraq.
Erbil, Iraq, 09 February 2023 – The United Nations Development Programme Iraq (UNDP) in partnership with local organization Al-Tahreer Association for Development (TAD), has completed a project to support community resilience and Prevention of Violent Extremism across 30 villages in Ninewa. Many of the 30 villages, within the districts of Ba’aj and Hatra, were used as terrorist bases during conflict with ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and community members who fled the area have since returned.
