Our Work in Iraq

Since 2004 the FES has engaged in supporting and consolidating the democratization process in Iraq by supporting building public institutions, strengthening the civil society and promoting Human Rights.

History

From 2004 onwards, the Amman Office also coordinates the activities of FES in Iraq. At the origin of the Iraq projects were the support for the constitutional process and assistance in the development of new media outlets, as well as an extensive engagement in the training of Iraqi election monitors. Over the years, FES has extended its network of local partners and has broadened the scope of its activities in Iraq. 

The Focus of Our Work

• Promoting political participation, social justice, gender equality and democratic processes.
• Strengthening public institutions and civil society.
• Advocating accountability of public institutions.
• Furthering the exchange between Parliament and civil society.
• Providing information and assistance to decision-makers through consultation and knowledge-transfer.
• Increasing political participation and involvement of youth.
• Providing information to the public on political and social developments and democratic reform.

FES Amman and Tammuz have been cooperating for several years across various fields, including the training of election monitors, the promotion of political participation, the strengthening of the involvement of students and youth and the training of human rights activists. In addition, FES Amman and Tammuz have been working together with the Parliament on a number of laws, for example regarding political parties, the electoral system and labor relations.

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FES Amman has supported the work of the Info Center since its founding in 2011. In the course of this partnership, several policy papers and studies have been published tackling the challenges Iraq is currently facing, such as the consolidation of its democratization efforts. In addition, FES Amman and Info Center did groundbreaking work in Iraq in the by conducting surveys studying Iraqi public opinion towards political participation and elections among other topics.

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FES Amman and Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies have been cooperating on many projects related to energy management in Iraq and other research fields. Al-Bayan Center is the leading source of independent analysis on Iraq and a forum for informed debate on the transformations taking place in Iraq and the region, it aims to strengthen the capacity of educational institutions and civil society organizations to prepare future decision makers and experts in the fields of politics, economy, administration, education, oil and gas, and international relations.

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FES Amman and ICWC have been cooperating for several years on Trade Unions’ Issues, including training activities on relevant laws such as the labor law and on capacity building of female and youth trade unionists as well as promoting Social Protection. Recently, a stakeholder analysis was published under the title “Iraq's social protection system: stakeholder analysis”.