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Representatives of UN entities signing the partnership agreement. Photo: UNAMI
Thursday, November 03, 2022
UNDP, UN Women support women’s political participation in Iraq
Iraqui News
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (UN Women) in Iraq signed on Monday a one million USD partnership agreement in Baghdad to support women’s...
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Ala Talabani
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Interviews
Ala Talabani
Ala Talabani is a Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq. She is the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan bloc in the Iraqi Parliament and a co-founder of the High Council for Iraqi Women. This interview was conducted on 7...
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Will quota seats in Iraqi politics advance women's rights? - The new Arab
Monday, November 01, 2021
Will quota seats in Iraqi politics advance women's rights?
The New Arab
In-depth: More than 95 female candidates were elected in Iraq's election according to preliminary results, exceeding the 83-seat quota. But some say political parties are manipulating the system for electoral gain, rather than to empower women. “...
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Nada al-Jubori, a candidate in Iraq's upcoming parliamentary elections, speaks to her supporters in Baghdad, Iraq September 9, 2021. REUTERS/Charlotte Bruneau
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Braving intimidation, hundreds of Iraqi women run for parliament
Reuters
BAGHDAD, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A powerful mix of insecurity and traditional prejudice against more liberal female politicians put Awatef Rasheed off running for parliament when she returned to Iraq in 2014 after years abroad. Seven years later, with...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Iraqi women seek rights – and to be part of a change
The Media Line
Amid attempts to transform the political system, feminists are looking for 50% representation in any new government. Hundreds of women and girls this week took to the streets of Najaf, a Shi’ite holy city in southern Iraq, asserting their right to...
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Friday, October 04, 2019
Iraqi women unite to help local governments respond to priorities
NDI
Nearly two years after the defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), communities are working to rebuild, and local governments are challenged to respond to citizens’ needs in order to win their trust. Yet, decision-makers often overlook...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
UN envoy in Iraq calls for inclusion of women in politics, decision-making process
Kurdistan 24
Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Iraq, Alice Walpole, on Sunday called for an increase of women’s role in politics and include them in the decision-making process in Iraq and elsewhere. Her comments were delivered during...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Interviews
In the words of Tanya Gilly Khailany: “When it comes to women’s rights, there’s no room for diplomacy”
UN Women
Tanya Gilly Khailany, from Iraqi-Kurdistan, is a former member of the Iraqi Parliament (2006 – 2010) and a co-founder of the SEED Foundation, an organization that works with survivors of violence and trafficking in Iraq. An outspoken women’s rights...
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Iraq Elections: What role will gender quotas play?
CNN
Whatever the outcome of Iraq's May 12 parliamentary elections, female candidates are guaranteed at least 25% of the seats, as per the country's constitution. This year, nearly 2,600 female candidates are competing for a minimum of 83 seats reserved...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Five women lead Iraqi election lists in Kurdistan
Rudaw
SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — Women in Kurdistan are heading several parties’ voting lists, and some don’t want Iraq’s 25-percent quota system to be seen as the reason for their candidacies in this year’s elections.  Shiler Abdulmajid, head of the...
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iraqi women network
Thursday, December 01, 2016
Iraqi Women Network Statement: Marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign 2016
Submitted by Basma Al Khateeb On the twenty-fifth day of November, which was endorsed by the United Nations since 1999, the international day for the Elimination of violence against women, the 16 Days campaign against violence against women will be...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Iraqi Women Network Statement: Marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign 2016
Submitted by Basma Al Khateeb On the twenty-fifth day of November, which was endorsed by the United Nations since 1999, the international day for the Elimination of violence against women, the 16 Days campaign against violence against women will be...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Report / White Paper
The Iraqi Women Network Report on Iraqi Women in Armed Conflict and Post-conflict Situation
The report’s chapters were built in response to the Concluding Observation No. 60 by the CEDAW Committee, where the Committee request from the Iraqi government’s side to submit, within two years, a written report on steps and measures taken to...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The Iraqi Women Network statement on International Women's Day 2016
As Global Women Movement celebrates International Women's day on March 8th, while everyone is silent listening to the anthem of freedom and peace, and what has been achieved in progress toward full substantive equality in rights, Iraqi women...
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Monday, November 23, 2015
Report / White Paper
Iraqi Women in Armed Conflict and Post-conflict Situation
With a focus on Iraqi women under armed conflict and its aftermath, this report was submitted to the CEDAW Committee at the 57th session in early 2014 by the NGO coalition of CEDAW shadow report, which consists of several Iraqi women organizations’...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Interviews
Women, Peace and Security in Iraq
In 2014, the Iraqi National Action Plan (INAP) was launched as an effort to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Iraq. This video, produced by the 1325 Dutch NAP Partnership, shows that no budget was allocated to the INAP...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Academic Paper / Article
Statement of the Iraqi Women Network in Commemoration of 15th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325
Fifteen years after the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security, Iraqi women and girls are being displaced, abducted, enslaved and made victims of sexual and physical violence as a result of the escalating...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015
International Agreement and Action Plans
Iraqi National Action Plan for Implementation of the UNSCR 1325
Women are the first and most affected victims of conflicts around the world. Iraqi women know this as they have suffered difficult conditions and catastrophes in the aftermath of several wars and economic sanctions in the past decades, starting from...
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