Under the patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, the Women’s Empowerment Department, in cooperation with United Nations agencies in Iraq, held the International Women’s Day conference Coinciding with the declaration of Baghdad as the capital of Arab women under the title (Iraqi women as a partner in sustainable development),

The conference held on March 8, 2023. In the presence of the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Immigration and Displacement, Minister of Communications, and members of Parliament. The Director of Planning and Studies, Ms. Iman Zuhair Hadid, attended the conference on behalf of ISC.

the Prime Minister affirmed in his speech delivered by the Acting Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, that Iraqi government included in its governmental program a major axis to enhance the role of women in achieving sustainable development in construction and reconstruction, by preparing and designing plans and programs concerned with strengthening their role and increasing their participation in various sectors.

The General Director of the Iraqi Women Empowerment Department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers confirmed that the formulation of the national strategy for Iraqi women was based on a scientific approach based on the analysis of statistical data, and the participation of dialogue with relevant institutions and ministries, in addition to the participation of specialized academics and civil society organizations.