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Iraq today made history as the first country in the Middle East to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention). It becomes the 49th Party to this unique international legal and intergovernmental framework,  which aims to ensure the sustainable use of transboundary water resources by facilitating cooperation across borders. 19 of the 22 Arab countries are considered water scarce. Nearly all Arab States draw upon transboundary water resources that cross one or more international boundaries.

Baghdad, Iraq (ILO News) The Government of Iraq ratified ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)  and the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) on March 22.

BAGHDAD – On Sunday, 26 March, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Letter of Cooperation (LoC) with the Government of Iraq’s Ministry of Trade (MoT) to formalize their collaboration to reform the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Iraq.

26 March 2023 – Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

28 March 2023 Baghdad: The Iraqi authorities, supported by the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) concluded the excavation of multiple mass grave sites in the vicinity of Hamadan, near Sinjar town.

Erbil – On March 26, the Directorate for Survivors Affairs and eight NGOs from across Iraqi Kurdistan and Ninewa Governorate signed an Agreement of Cooperation for the establishment and activation of a formal referral system through which beneficiaries of the Yezidi Survivors Law (YSL) – individuals who survived the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL, also referred to as Daesh) genocide – can receive referrals for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services in their areas of residence.

2022 Overview highlights the need to focus on trade as an enabler to achieve food security and nutrition