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Countdown to Mesopotamian Water Forum 2019: Exploring New Basin-Wide Alternatives to Dam Construction in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin

Countdown to Mesopotamian Water Forum 2019: Exploring New Basin-Wide Alternatives to Dam Construction in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin

Arabic | عربي From 6-8 April 2019 the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum will take place at the University of Sulaimani,...

  • Environment
Private Education and Its Impact On Public Education

Private Education and Its Impact On Public Education

Information Center for Research and Development and Mashofna Cultural Center organized a seminar on private education (private schools) and its...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
Iraqi Kurds Went Anger with Violent Protest Against Turkey

Iraqi Kurds Went Anger with Violent Protest Against Turkey

Ahval, 13 February 2019 Arabic | عربيOn January 26, Kurdish locals in northern Iraq’s Dohuk province began to peacefully protest the...

  • End Cross-Border Bombings
Baghdad Meeting of Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative  Marks 10 Years of Solidarity in Action

Baghdad Meeting of Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative Marks 10 Years of Solidarity in Action

Arabic | عربي Not since the anti-war demonstrations of 2003, has Baghdad witnessed the presence of 50 internationals in the...

  • Baghdad Conference 2019
Tikrit Social Forum Holds Symposium on Preserving Cultural Heritage

Tikrit Social Forum Holds Symposium on Preserving Cultural Heritage

عربي | Arabic The Tikrit Social Forum held a symposium in support of cultural heritage. The symposium entitled “The Cultural...

  • Local Forums
Baghdad Council for Social Cohesion Implements First Training on Communication Skills

Baghdad Council for Social Cohesion Implements First Training on Communication Skills

Arabic | عربي The Baghdad Council for Social Cohesion implemented its first training on communication skills, under the framework of...

  • Local Forums
Urim Workshop Highlights the Role of Civil Society in the Protection of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage

Urim Workshop Highlights the Role of Civil Society in the Protection of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage

عربي | Arabic  The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) In recent years, Iraqi civil society has witnessed a number...

  • Heritage
Women’s Participation in Decision-Making Centers: the Iraqi Government’s Progress on CEDAW

Women’s Participation in Decision-Making Centers: the Iraqi Government’s Progress on CEDAW

عربي | Arabic In 2018 the government of Iraq submitted its interim report on the Convention on the Elimination of...

  • Right of Political Participation of Women
The Arts of Peace Team Launches a New Campaign: “Your Bullets of Joy End Our Joy”

The Arts of Peace Team Launches a New Campaign: “Your Bullets of Joy End Our Joy”

عربي | Arabic  On 24 November 2018, at the Baghdad Academy of Humanities, as part of the Iraqi Social Forum’s...

  • Arts of Peace
Decision : 42 COM 7B.66: The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities (Iraq) (C/N 1481)

Decision : 42 COM 7B.66: The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities (Iraq) (C/N 1481)

عربي | Arabic The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add, Recalling Decision 40 COM 8B.16, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),...

  • Heritage
National Plan for the Prevention of Extremism…Multiple Approaches

National Plan for the Prevention of Extremism…Multiple Approaches

عربي | Arabic During the fifth season of the Iraqi Social Forum, a workshop was held entitled, “The National Plan...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)
A Successful 5th Season of the Iraqi Social Forum Concludes Its Activities in Baghdad

A Successful 5th Season of the Iraqi Social Forum Concludes Its Activities in Baghdad

Arabic | عربي For the first time since its launch in 2013, the annual event of the Iraqi Social Forum...

  • Iraqi Social Forum (ISF)