Iraq
Decades of violence
The situation in Iraq remains unstable with widespread humanitarian concerns. Years of conflict uprooted millions of people, eroded social cohesion, disrupted access to basic services, destroyed livelihoods and led to increased protection risks.
Iraq Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 estimated that 1.46 million people face critical problems related to physical and mental well-being, almost half of whom are children.
To support the acute needs of highly vulnerable population in Iraq, five international organizations - IIFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF, and the World Bank – will join their efforts to develop a new paradigm in responding to the most affected refugees in Dohuk governorate and the most affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities in Ninewa governorate.
The Partnership will focus on three broad areas that are critical for refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and Host Communities to overcome their specific vulnerabilities and host communities to pursue their own development agenda in a transformed environment:
- jobs and social protection
- education and learning, and
- protection and legal status.
What's new
Full and timely implementation of Iraq’s Pensions and Social Security Law critically needed
The ILO, the Central Bank of Iraq and partners celebrate success of the financial Inclusion Initiative for MSMEs under the PROSPECTS...
ILO's groundbreaking afforestation project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq boosts sustainable development and decent work
Creating new opportunities for youth with skills training
ILO builds capacity of thirty vocational training instructors on competency-based training programmes in Iraq
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“Women have great business ideas, creativity and innovation. They should make use of those talents”
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A new partnership boosts workers’ voices and labour rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Iraqi entrepreneurs access loans to support growing businesses, with ILO support
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ILO builds capacities of financial service providers to expand the scope and market of their services to forcibly displaced and host...
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ILO holds consultative and capacity building workshops to support employment services in Iraq
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ILO and UNICEF joint initiative supports young engineers to play a key role in promoting Green Works in Iraq
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Young female entrepreneur strives to transform the medical sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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ILO and the Central Bank of Iraq launch new financial initiative supporting youth and small and medium enterprises from host communities...
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ILO and Kurdistan Region of Iraq pledge to support formal employment for forcibly displaced persons and host communities
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ILO opens its first coordination office in Baghdad
Resources
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ILO PROSPECTS in Iraq supports livelihoods and decent work for refugees, IDPs and host communities
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Entrepreneurial skills and access to finance support business development among refugees in Iraq
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ILO and PROSPECTS delegation visit projects that promote decent work in Iraq
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ILO employment-intensive interventions promote decent work in Iraq
Advancing livelihoods through financial inclusion in Iraq
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Advancing livelihoods through financial inclusion in Iraq
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ILO’s Financial Inclusion Strategy in Iraq
Iraq in focus
Regional brochure
ILO support to Syrian refugees and host communities: Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt (March 2021)
Iraq - Global Focus Page
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Shaza Al Jondi
Chief Technical Advisor for Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq
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