Activities Iraqi Association for Human Rights in Basra For the period from 02/10/2014 till 02/17/2014 1 - The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Iraqi Association for Human Rights in Basra was held at the association's headquarters to develop and discuss the strategic plan for the work of the Assembly and discuss the final accounts. 2 - A delegation from the Iraqi Association for Human Rights in Basra visited Mr. Furat al-Shara, member of the Iraqi parliament to discuss the security situation and services in the district of Zubair, also discussed the possibility of activating the law of night guards in Zubair. 3 - Participation in the introductory seminar for electronic voter card held by the Electoral…

 11 February 2014 – The United Nations said today that it is receiving more reports of civilian casualties and further displacement within Iraq as the conflict in Anbar province continues.Over the last six weeks up to 300,000 Iraqis – some 50,000 families – have been displaced due to insecurity around Fallujah and Ramadi in the province, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported.The Iraqi Government estimates that it will initially need $35 million to address humanitarian needs caused by the Anbar crisis, which began at the end of 2013, including providing food, bedding and other supplies.UNHCR field staff report that displaced Iraqis are residing in schools, mosques and other public buildings and urgently need various humanitarian items. Pregnant women…

Nina –the new women’s economic empowerment magazine for Iraqi women everywhere is published by the PSDC, an NGO founded in 2012 with a mission to promote an inclusive and competitive Iraqi private sector through trust building, public-private dialogue, advocacy for economic reform and market-orientated activities with a key focus on women’s economic empowerment. Published initially in English and Arabic, 20,000 hard copies of Nina will be distributed throughout Iraq and globally via the internet. Nina contains 64 pages of content (32 Arabic/ 32 English) created by and for women and the men that matter to us and targets the special needs and interests of working women, reaching women executives and managers, as well as female entrepreneurs and thought leaders with…

Un ponte per... (UPP) is a voluntary association established in 1991. It started its activities as Un Ponte per Baghdad, right after the end of bombings on Iraq, with the aim of organizing solidarity initiatives in favor of the Iraqi civil society that was undergoing the effects of the war. Later on, the intervention of Un ponte per...has started to include Serbia and other Middle East and Mediterranean countries. The social aim of the association is to prevent new conflicts, protect human rights and support civil society, especially in the Middle East, through informational campaigns, cultural exchanges and international co-operation projects. Un ponte per... believes that concrete solidarity programs are inseparable to the commitment of building links between civil societies…

Terre des Hommes Italia (TdH Italia) is an Italian NGO actually working all around the World and in Middle East in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, especially in the fields of Child Protection, Education, GBV, NFIs distribution and Nutrition. TdH Italia obtained the registration in Kurdistan in December 2013 and it is going to start interventions in support of the Syrian Refugees. At present, TdH Italia is finalizing a project proposal funded by Unicef to start an intervention on Child Protection in Basirma Camp.

The period starting from January to February 8, 2014 records a number of humanitarian activities that the Danish Refugee Council has accomplished. This update highlights recent achievements on top of ongoing emergency response in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq - where DRC is implementing key services in the sectors of WASH, Shelter, Protection and Livelihoods. Shelter, WASH and Winterization In the Kurdistan region of Iraq the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is implementing its humanitarian intervention through a combination of emergency relief and long term sustainable assistance for more than 7,000 Syrian refugee families in the Governorates of Erbil and Duhok. DRC isemphasizing a community-based approach toimproving shelter conditions and promoting better quality of water, sanitation and hygiene in Qushtapa Camp…