Overcoming water shortage remains one of Iraq’s major challenges
UNESCO Iraq launches new report to manage drought in Iraq, November 2013 The United Nations’ Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today the launching of the Analysis Report “Integrated Drought Risk Management – National Framework for Iraq” produced by UNESCO’s Iraq Office under the Drought Risk Management (DRM) Project, a joint UN-programme funded by […]
America’s Army of Contractors Hasn’t Gone Anywhere. They Just Work for The Iraqi Government Dan Lamothe: January 23, 2014, ForeignPolicy.com The Pentagon says the last of its defense contractors left Iraq in December, just weeks before portions of the increasingly violent country were conquered al-Qaeda. There’s a catch, however: While the number of Iraq contractors on U.S. […]
Iraq – Workers Demand Fair Laws Now!
06.02.2014 – IndustriALL Unions in Iraq, with the IndustriALL–affiliated Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions (IFOU) at the forefront; continue to demand that Parliament passes fair labour & trade union legislation before their current session ends in June. Oil workers are considering further action in support of these demands. All IndustriALL affiliated trade unions in Iraq […]
Oil unions press for legislation as demands unmet
Iraq Oil Report by ALI ABU IRAQ AND BEN LANDO Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 BASRA – Unions representing the oil sector and other Iraqi workers are pressing Parliament to pass labor and union laws before their current session ends, measures that would end Saddam Hussein-era imposition on worker rights and go far toward addressing outstanding […]
Iraqi Marshes, Second Step Towards The World Heritage!
February 2014 ,Baghdad, Iraq The international coalition of the “Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign” welcomes the achievement accomplished by the national Iraqi team for the nomination of the Iraqi marshes to the World Heritage Committee, according to the 1972 World Heritage Convention. The Iraqi Ministry of Environment confirmed that it had submitted […]
Campaign to Abolish Retirement Pay for Members of Parliament Scores a Major Victory!
The Campaign to Abolish Retirement Pay for Members of Parliament Scores a Major Victory and Takes a Step to Form a New Civil Movement Named “MUSTAMEROON” “We Are Continuing!” The national campaign to “abolish retirement pay for members of parliament”, which was launched in late March of 2013, met its desired goal of ending […]
Sunni refugees from Anbar sheltered by shiites in Karbala
Niqash | Abbas Sarhan | Karbala The fighting between locals and the Iraqi army in Anbar is driving families from their homes and into other parts of Iraq. And because the road north is closed by security forces, many Sunni Muslims are being forced to find shelter with their Shiite Muslim neighbours in Karbala. NIQASH […]
Delegation of the Iraqi Social Forum participate in international forums
A delegation of members of the preparation committee of the Iraqi Social Forum, participated in the meetings of the Follow-up Committee of the Mashariqi/Maghribi Social Forum, and the International Council of the WSF, from December 14 to 18, 2013 in Morocco, Casablanca. There was wide international and regional participation. Meeting of the Follow-up Committee […]
Basra invites British back for security role
03 Jan 2014 – The Telegraph Six years after the last British troops left amid a barrage of bombs and mortars, the Iraqi city of Basra is to re-enlist UK military expertise to oversee its security again Anxious to rid itself of the lawlessness that still plagues Iraq’s southern capital, Basra’s governor has hired a […]
January 2014 – A new report from Almesalla Organization for Human Resource Development concerning the personal freedoms of Iraqi youth in 2013 presents survey results indicating that more than 72% of youths questioned believe that their personal freedoms are not guaranteed, and that 41% of the violations are the result of government policies and practices […]
Domestic Violence Law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
January 22 , 2014 Report on the Implementation of the Domestic Violence Law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq during 2013. Almesalla Organization for Human Resource Development has published a special report on the impacts and effectiveness of the domestic violence law (Law No. 8) in the Kurdistan region of Iraq during 2013. This law, […]
Baghdad summons Turkish diplomat, Maliki warns Ankara over Kurdish oil
January/12/2014 BAGHDAD – Agence France-Presse / Reuters Baghdad summoned Turkey’s chargé d’affaires Jan. 12 over moves by Iraq’s Kurdish region to sell oil independently via Ceyhan, saying the move was a violation of its constitution as prime minister Nuri al-Maliki warned Turkey on not ‘interfering’ on the issue. Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Shahristani, the top official […]