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On 10 September 2023, Iraq took a significant stride in bolstering trade supply chain security – concurrently targeting high-risk air cargo while facilitating the smooth flow of legitimate trade. In pursuit of this crucial objective, Iraqi authorities have joined forces with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to implement the Passenger and Cargo Border Team (PCBT) Container Control Programme (CCP) in close cooperation with the World Customs Organizations (WCO).

Baghdad 12 September 2023: the United Nations Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) in cooperation with the Parliamentary Development Institute organized the first seminar of the Joint Working Group on pathways to accountability for ISIL’s international crimes, titled Sources and Principles of International Criminal Law: Interplay between International and Domestic Criminal Law.

Baghdad, 13 September 2023 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the American University of Iraq-Baghdad (AUIB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, solidifying their joint commitment to fight corruption, promote integrity, enhance knowledge on arbitration law, and crucially, to promote innovation and youth employment, boost the renewable energies sector, foster environmental sustainability, and mitigate climate change. Addressing these critical issues is important for Iraq’s future, creating a conducive business environment that wins investors’ trust and at the same time promotes sustainable and equitable economic development, and by extension, social stability. All these are essential to the country’s advancement.

Ninewa, Iraq – 13 September 2023 - FAO Iraq, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and with funding from the European Union (EU), continues to support and develop the dairy value chain, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening the livestock and dairy sectorin Iraq.

18 September 2023, Baghdad, Iraq – Cutaneous leishmaniasis, known locally as the “Baghdad boil”, has overwhelmed many parts of Iraq for decades, posing a persistent threat to its people. This disease, transmitted via sandfly bites, leaves those affected with lasting scars – a visible reminder of their suffering left on their bodies for life.