Erbil — In early April, Iraq surpassed 900,000 COVID-19 cases. Necessary efforts to contain the spread of the virus throughout 2020 led to a reduction in economic activity; compounded by pre-existing economic challenges, drops in oil prices and the public health COVID-19 crisis, it is estimated that Iraq’s economy contracted by 9.5 per cent in 2020.
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On Thursday 15/4/2021 the EU/FAO agricultural livelihoods project for returnee farmers in Nineveh Governorate distributed twenty “handy scythes” (mechanical mowers for cutting fodder forage) to twenty women's associations in Al-Hamdaniya, Bashiqa, Tikif, Mosul, Al-Nimrud, Hamidat, Hammam Al-Alil, Wana, Al-Muhallabiah and Al-Qosh.
Baghdad – The Government of Japan and UNOPS launched a new project to restore access to urgent primary health services in Anbar, Iraq.
August - October 2020
As a beacon of light in the struggling economy, and with the assistance from UNIDO the region is experiencing a spike in female and refugee entrepreneurs.
An agricultural training centre, constructed to support internally displaced Iraqis, officially opened its doors
UN Human Rights engaged in a dialogue with 17 members of the parliamentary legal, cultural and human rights committees.
UN Human Rights conducted a workshop with 19 members of civil society and youth.