Iraq National Action Plan for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2014 – 2018)
Resource type: Strategies and action plans
Thematic areas: Women, peace and security
Countries: Iraq
Document language: English
SDGs:
Goal 5: Gender equality Goal 16: Peace and justice strong institutions
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Iraq National Action Plan for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2014 – 2018)

January 2014

Iraq adopted its first National Action Plan (NAP) on UN Security Council resolution in 2014 for the period 2014-2018, making it the first country in the MENA region to adopt a NAP. The NAP was developed by the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government with cooperation between the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad and Ministry of Interior and Women’s High Council in Kurdistan along with the Iraqi NAP 1325 Initiative (I-NAP1325 Initiative), which consists of women’s rights organizations and networks across Iraq and Kurdistan. 

The NAP is organized around six pillars: participation; protection and prevention; promotion; social and economic empowerment; legislation and law enforcement; resources mobilization and monitoring and evaluation. Each pillar has a set of objectives, generally aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of women to increase their participation in decision-making spaces as well as raising awareness about the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda.