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Deputy SRSG Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano’s Remarks at the International Women’s Day Commemoration [EN/AR/KU]
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Dr. Hamid al-Ghazi, Secretary-General, General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers
Distinguished Civil Society Representatives,
Distinguished Guests and Panellists,
Colleagues in the United Nations family,
I thank you for extending an invitation to the United Nations to be part of this year’s International Women’s Day commemoration under the national theme ‘Women’s Participation is a Guarantee for Peace and Stability.
At this point, I wish to welcome the Iraqi Parliament’s adoption of the Yazidi Female Survivors Law on 1 March. This is a major step in addressing the needs of survivors of atrocities that include reparations and proof of Iraq’s commitment to address the crimes they endured under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The enactment of this law will contribute to sustainable peace and security for the communities ravaged