Data and Reports

Shifting the Paradigm: Women in Institutions in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Building a society in which women enjoy equal rights to men requires the participation of women in the decision-making process and in legislating laws that protect women’s and girls’ interests. Women need to be involved in policy making, governance, peace building, and conflict resolution to ensure that laws,...

Between change and conservatism: a study of Gendered Social Norms in Iraq

The Center Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) devised survey questions, with input from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) about the attitudes of the Iraqi population around seven subject areas: marriage child marriage; FGM/C; sexual harassment; role of men; and...

The Demographic Survey of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Report by KRSO; IOM; UNFPA)

The Kurdistan Region Statistics Office (KRSO), UNFPA, and IOM launched the demographic survey of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), one of the largest statistical exercises conducted in the region since 1987. The survey provides a comprehensive profile of the current population demographics, employment and income, housing, household possessions, literacy...

Child Marriage Factsheet

Definitions UNICEF defines child marriage as “a formal or an informal union of two persons where at least one of them is under 18 years old” (UNICEF 2014). Since children lack maturity and information, it is generally considered that child marriage is also forced marriage. This is the case even...

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