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Council of Ministers discuss Iraqi elections and role of Kurdish parties in Iraq

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - Kurdistan Region Council of Ministers on Wednesday held a meeting led by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. PM Barzani congratulated the Kurdish people on the election success of their parties and thanked the Peshmerga and security forces for keeping the process safe. The Premier emphasised the importance of Kurdistan representatives wor ...

Council of Ministers approves Commission of Integrity’s plan to tackle corruption in Kurdistan Region

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - Council of Ministers held a meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and attended by Deputy PM Qubad Talabani. The meeting began with the Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs briefing on bylaws, which were approved by majority vote. Minister of the Interior introduced the gun control bill, aimed at regula ...

Council of Ministers discusses National Human Rights Plan

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani held a meeting with the Council of Ministers on Wednesday to discuss new measures to improve human rights protection in the Kurdistan Region and secure a brighter future for the next generation. Working with the Coordinator for International Advocacy on a National Human Rights Plan for 2021-2025, KRG will ...

Council of Ministers discusses domestic political and economic priorities

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today held a meeting with the Council of Ministers to discuss developments in the Kurdistan Region and measures to address economic assistance amid the global pandemic and climate change crisis. Prime Minister Barzani noted that the Kurdistan Region’s position on the international scene remains strong, wi ...

Statement by KRG on the anniversary of the Badinan Anfal campaign

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – The Kurdistan Regional Government’s spokesperson issued the following statement on the 33rd anniversary of the Badinan Anfal campaign. “Thirty-three years ago, thousands of innocent civilians from the Badinan region were taken and killed while thousands more were forced to flee their destroyed homes as the Ba’athist Regime carried out ...

KRG announces 4 billion-dinar water security fund

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - KRG will be allocating 2.5 billion dinars in funds to combat droughts across the region and 1.5 billion dinars in emergency funds to address urgent water shortages in the Erbil province. As the first phase of its water security strategy, the government will be distributing funds to each provincial water directorate to implement their o ...