Youth unemployment a major challenge for Iraq’s next government

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq’s next government has a problem. Almost half the population is under the age of 19 and unemployment among 15-24 year olds already stands at 18 percent. Unless opportunities are created for them, their disillusionment will only grow. According to the latest figures from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the […]

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From Afrin to Erbil: One refugee family’s journey

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Ahmad and his daughter Berivan are from Afrin. They are among the first refugees from the city to reach Erbil since Turkish forces and their Syrian proxies seized the northeast Syrian canton in March. Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on January 20 with the stated aim of pushing the Kurdish Democratic […]

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