UN Women Iraq office opened earlier today in Erbil a four-day workshop for representatives of civil society organisations on means of improving access to justice by female survivors of violence. The workshop، aims to familiarize participants with means of designing and implementing efficient activities and programmes to combat violence against women. The workshop، in which 42 representatives of various non-governmental organisations are taking part، also aims to orient participants on women’s rights within the framework of Iraq’s international commitments، raise awareness of challenges facing female survivors of violence and the need to enable them to access justice services and build the capacity of service providers to enable them to help survivors receive legal assistance. 

The workshop is held as part of the project "Strengthening the resilience of Syrian women and girls and host communities in Iraq"، implemented with the support of UN Women and the European Trust Fund (MADAD) and also in partnership with other international organisations