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22 January 2024, Baghdad, Iraq – WHO Iraq ended 2023 having boosted the crucial life-saving skills of medical and health staff in emergency units through the rollout of the Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course. This year-long initiative has strengthened the provision of emergency health care across Iraq.

In response to a recent Guardian UK article regarding the UNDP Iraq Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) would like to state the following:

Baghdad, 23 January 2024  — Committed to boosting economic recovery and sustainable job creation, IOM and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the KfW Development Bank, launched the sixth phase of their ongoing partnership, aiming to create 1,100 new jobs in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq, via its Enterprise Development Fund (EDF) component.

Sinjar, Iraq – 24 January 2024: In a momentous ceremony held in Sinjar today, the Iraqi authorities organized the return of remains of 41 identified Yazidi victims, recovered from mass grave sites in Sinjar.