The German Federal Foreign Office has contributed another 11 mio USD to the Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Government of Sweden and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a partnership agreement today of SEK 70 million (USD 7.3 million) to help communities in Iraq rebuild their lives post-ISIL.
“I want to express both beauty and sorrow through my photos,” Said Hemn Omer Ahmed.
Sixteen Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have graduated from Toyota Iraq’s two-month Technical Development Training Programme, thanks to an on-going partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); with support from Human Relief Foundation (HRF).
UNDP’s Headway programme, funded by the European Union’s Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis, the EU MADAD Fund, co-organized vocational training on hairdressing and makeup skills with the well-known local signer, influencer and owner of Luvion Salon, Helly Luv.
In honor of the global campaign ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ (November 25-December 10), the students of Sinuni Secondary School demonstrated their passion for equal access to education through art.
UNDP Country Office Iraq is planning to conduct E-Tendering training session for firms/companies who have not yet registered with the E-Tendering portal of the UNDP based in Kirkuk Governorate
Funding Facility for Stabilization Quarter III Review 2019
The FFS Quarter in Review product will provide FFS donor countries a snapshot of the successes of the Facility during the reporting period. The Quarter in Review will report the key results of the Funding Facility through providing the most up to date data for the FFS Results Framework indicators. A full narrative report on quarterly progress will still be provided as normal through the FFS Quarterly Reports.
By the end of Quarter Three, 1,936 immediate stabilization infrastructure projects had been completed. Significant progress was made in the social cohesion area of work, with 4,253 people were engaged in social cohesion activities by the end of the reporting period.
Finally, by the end of August 2019, 4,350,150 people had returned to their area of origin and 1,552,914 remained displaced.
Headway Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) launched the Headway programme in Iraq, in February 2019. Funded by the European Union’s (EU) Regional Trust Fund, MADAD, the programme aims at strengthening the long-term resilience of governorates and populations affected by the crisis of refugees and internally displaced people in Iraq.
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Present in Iraq since 1976, UNDP is committed to supporting the Government and people of Iraq during their transition towards reconciliation, reform and stability. Our support ranges from promoting emergency livelihoods and community dialogue in districts impacted by the humanitarian crisis, to helping stabilize newly liberated areas, to providing technical assistance in support of governance reforms and decentralization.
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About Iraq
34 million
Population
99%
of government revenue is generated by the oil sector
23%
of Iraqis live on less than US$ 2.2 a day
18%
of youth (15-24 years) are unemployed
