Prime Minister Barzani receives UN delegation
9/14/2018 10:20:50 AM
Prime Minister Barzani highly valued the cooperation between KRG institutions and the UN organisation. He deemed it important that it promotes gender equality, women's rights and coexistence in educational, media, and cultural programmes.
Prime Minister Barzani’s speech on the National Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women
11/27/2017 10:00:29 PM
With the support of all the women of Kurdistan we will not allow your rights to regress and will not allow you to become main victims of wars and conflicts. We promise that the progress you achieved in the past 25 years will be protected and the KRG will continue to support you closely.
UN to open another support and treatment centre for women in Kurdistan Region
3/2/2017 2:02:17 PM
Prime Minister Barzani stressed that the KRG will continue in its efforts to combat violence against women, and is committed to offer all kinds of assistance in this regard.
Nechirvan Barzani: KRG has taken major steps to protect women rights
11/27/2016 3:08:21 PM
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani kicked off a two-week campaign to eliminate violence against women.
Press Release from Kurdistan Region Ministry of Interior on launching First Crisis Coordination and Disaster Preparedness Centre in Kurdistan
5/17/2015 4:52:00 PM
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Interior today inaugurated its Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC), mandated by the Council of Ministers in January 2015.
PM Barzani receives UN Secretary General Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
4/29/2015 1:44:34 PM
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, yesterday received the United Nation Secretary General Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura.
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani visits Sinjar Mountain
1/6/2015 1:35:33 PM
We believe that what happened to the Yezidis is genocide, and the government will spare no effort in helping that the crimes committed against the Yezidi Kurds be internationally recognised as genocide
PM Barzani's speech at the launch of campaign of combatting violence against women
11/25/2014 7:11:34 PM
In a ceremony held today by the Kurdistan Regional Government High Council for Women Affairs, marking the launch of a of two-week campaign of combating violence against women, Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, pointed out that this year's campaign is different from the past years as ISIS terrorist organisation has been abusing women as a military strategy.
United Nations sees improvements in human rights in Kurdistan Region
10/20/2014 9:41:58 AM
The delegation said that compared to their previous visit back in 2011, they noticed sound improvements made by the Kurdistan Region in the areas of diplomacy, foreign relations, infrastructure, a free press, freedom of speech, human rights, sheltering, women’s rights and combating violence against women.
KRG officials call upon the international community to help abducted Kurdish Yezidi women
10/16/2014 12:45:05 PM
Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq (KRG.org) – KRG officials seek international mobilization to consider the cases of women abducted by ISIS terrorists. Following severe terrorists attacks against Kurdish Yezidi towns and villages in late July and early August, a large number of women and underage girls were abducted.