Under the patronage of KRG Ministry of Interior and High Council of Women Affairs, 1325 Iraqi Alliance held a national symposium for local and International Actors through the support of Hivos under the title ‘’Advocating the Implementation of Iraq-National Action Plan-1325 (I-NAP-1325) and Emergency Plan’’

It was attended by a big number of Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government Officials, Iraq Government, diplomats, European Union, British Consulate, US Consulate, Japan Consulate, Netherland Consulate and UN Agencies. The aim of the symposium was to discuss the progress made in the implementation of I-NAP and emergency plan under the volatile Iraqi context and identify the successes and challenges facing them.

The symposium started with welcoming words first, by Ms. Phakhshan Zangana the Secretary of High Council of Women Affairs then the task force coordinator Ms. Suzan Aref. After that, the three main axes of discussion have been covered starting with, ‘’the progress made in I-NAP so far’’ by the 1325 operation room in Baghdad, Mr. Qasim Al-Zamli. The representatives of the UN Women and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) presented the second topic which was “the relevance of I-NAP in the current Iraqi context”.

The last topic of discussion was “challenges and gaps in the implementation of I-NAP led by the alliance members Ms. Parween Mohammed and Ms. Liza Hido”. The end of the symposium showed an open discussion between the attendance and presenters of the main axes panels. It is worth it to mention that, the event was covered by a number of local and international media.