Women are Critical Peacebuilding Actors: Implementing UNSCR-1325 in Iraq
More than 3 years ago, in February 2014, the Government of Iraq launched its National Action Plan on UN Securitiy...
Chaldean Patriarch Sako Issues Call to Iraqi Leadership on Conflict in Iraq
Source: Aboun.org Chaldean Patriarch Louisl Sako has issued the following statement addressing the Iraqi leadership in the wake of the...
Another Kurdistan is Possible, of Diversity and Human Rights and Social Justice
Having participated in World Social Forum events in previous years, Iraq-Kurdish activists launched the Kurdistan Social Forum in October 2016...
The Mashufna Cultural Center Opens in Nasiriya: a New Resource for Civil Society
The inscription in 2016 of the Marshlands into the UNESCO World Heritage List was an important milestone for Iraq, which...
ISF Interpretation Team Volunteers Take on Economic and Social Rights
By ICSSI Secretariat and ISF – October 2017 The Iraqi Social Forum held a specialized training on economic and social...
Statement on the Kurdish Referendum from the Peace and Freedom Organization
There is No Alternative Better than Dialogue … No for Violence, No for Sanctions Peace and Freedom Organization Based on our...
No to War, No to Economic Sanctions, the Only Solution is Dialogue
Recognizing the role of civil society to promote peace, nonviolence, and respect for human rights, we call for dialogue to...
Reviewing the Draft Law on Freedom of Expression in Iraq
The Iraqi parliament is currently working on a freedom of expression draft law. This legislation contains several articles which civil...
International Peace Day Celebrated Across Iraq
Each year on the International Day of Peace, 21 September, the UN invites people across the world to take part...
Iraq’s Kurds Need to Put Democracy Before Independence
The Washington Post, The Post’s View – Opinion Editorial Board, 6 October 2017 The leaders of Iraq’s Kurdistan region are...
ISF’s Interpretation Team Trains in Nonviolent Strategies
Iraqi Social Forum and Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative On 24 – 26 September 2017, 10 volunteers from the Interpretation...
Civil Society Enabling Women’s Participation in Provincial and District Councils in Iraq
In light of the recent adoption of the new law for provincial and district council elections, the Iraqi Women Journalists...