The National Strategy to Combat Violence against Women and Girls 2018-2030

The Women’s Empowerment Department under the General Secretariat for the Council of Ministers, in cooperation with UNFPA, updated the National Strategy (2013-2017) to accommodate all contextual changes post-2014, and to respond to SDG 5, and in particular, Target Two to “Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.” The updated strategy will serve as a guiding tool for all sectors and entities to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in Iraq.