The Ministry of Health of Iraq and the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq, in collaboration with WHO, organized a four-day training workshop on gender-based violence/violence against women from 30 May to 2 June 2012 in Erbil. The workshop focused on building the capacity of health practitioners and other key actors to integrate the protection, health care and referral of victims into the health system of Iraq; developing and strengthening the knowledge of participants on gender-based violence/violence against women and enhanced cooperation between different sectors in Iraq (governmental and nongovernmental) towards promoting and violence against women.
On behalf of H.E Dr Rekawt Rashid, Minister of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Governemnt, Dr Jameel Ali Rashid, Director General of Directorate of Technical Affairs in the ministry said “Violence against women continues to be a serious problem across Iraq. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers, impeding the right of women to participate fully in their societies”.
“All governments, including Iraq, have declared that violence against women constitutes a violation of basic human rights and is an obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of equality, development and peace" said Dr Dindar Zebari, Deputy Minister, Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative in Iraq said, “Fulfilling the right of Iraqi women will require concerted collaboration and action between governmental and nongovernmental actors, including educators, health care authorities, legislators, the judiciary and the mass media”.
The workshop was attended by 35 participants from Iraq representing the Ministries of Health, Women's Affairs, Human Rights, Education, Higher Education, Interior, Justice, Women and Children and Education, the Higher Education Parliamentarian Committee, in addition to women's empowerment organizations, women and childrens associations, WHO, United Nations Population Fund and UN WOMEN and facilitated by WHO regional experts.
Dr Syed reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to providing technical support to the Government of Iraq in addressing the needs of violated women and girls to combat violence against women and to contribute to an improved environment for the protection of women’s rights and prevention of violence against women throughout Iraq.
The Ministry of Health of Iraq and the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq, in collaboration with WHO, organized a four-day training workshop on gender-based violence/violence against women from 30 May to 2 June 2012 in Erbil. The workshop focused on building the capacity of health practitioners and other key actors to integrate the protection, health care and referral of victims into the health system of Iraq; developing and strengthening the knowledge of participants on gender-based violence/violence against women and enhanced cooperation between different sectors in Iraq (governmental and nongovernmental) towards promoting and violence against women.
On behalf of H.E Dr Rekawt Rashid, Minister of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Governemnt, Dr Jameel Ali Rashid, Director General of Directorate of Technical Affairs in the ministry said “Violence against women continues to be a serious problem across Iraq. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers, impeding the right of women to participate fully in their societies”.
“All governments, including Iraq, have declared that violence against women constitutes a violation of basic human rights and is an obstacle to the achievement of the objectives of equality, development and peace" said Dr Dindar Zebari, Deputy Minister, Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative in Iraq said, “Fulfilling the right of Iraqi women will require concerted collaboration and action between governmental and nongovernmental actors, including educators, health care authorities, legislators, the judiciary and the mass media”.
The workshop was attended by 35 participants from Iraq representing the Ministries of Health, Women's Affairs, Human Rights, Education, Higher Education, Interior, Justice, Women and Children and Education, the Higher Education Parliamentarian Committee, in addition to women's empowerment organizations, women and childrens associations, WHO, United Nations Population Fund and UN WOMEN and facilitated by WHO regional experts.
Dr Syed reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to providing technical support to the Government of Iraq in addressing the needs of violated women and girls to combat violence against women and to contribute to an improved environment for the protection of women’s rights and prevention of violence against women throughout Iraq.
