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Updated Death and Injury Rates of U.S. Military Personnel ...
www.cbo.govIn the Iraq conflict, a larger proportion of wounded personnel survived their wounds than was the case during the Vietnam War, but the increased survival rates are not as high as some studies have asserted. Prior to the surge in troop levels that began in early 2007, the survival rate was 90.4 percent in Iraq—compared with 86.5 percent in ...
Protecting the Rights of Children in Iraq - Global Women's ...
www.madre.orgProtecting the Rights of Children in Iraq Responses to the Committee on the Rights of the ... Sorensen Center at CUNY Law School, The Situation of Women and Girls in Iraq, Submission to the Human Rights Council Special Session, Human Rights Situation in Iraq, 1 September 2014. ... This rate is affected by the education of the mother (26% of ...
Promoting Gender Equality in Iraq
www.unesco.orgeducation for girls and women has been shown to improve livelihoods and enhance civic engagement and responsibility. ii. Although gender parity has improved in the last decades, many countries are still struggling with high inequality in both access to and quality of education. Iraq is believed to have the highest illiteracy rate in the region,
Women in Iraq Fact sheet March 2012 - reliefweb.int
reliefweb.intWomen in Iraq Fact sheet March 2012 INTRODUCTION ... obstacles to improvements in girls’ access to education.4 Early marriages remain prevalent, and familial concerns and parental objection
Education in Iraq - reliefweb.int
reliefweb.intEducation in Iraq April 2010 ... Iraq Education is a fundamental human right ... everywhere in Iraq, all boys and girls alike,
BURN PITS (TRASH AND HUMAN WASTE EXPOSURES)
www.warrelatedillness.va.govIraq and Afghanistan. The IOM report was published in October 2011. The report highlighted findings on the potential for exposure to burn pit emissions at Joint Balad Base (JBB) and other US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and the potential health effects of that exposure. The report found that although some effects on lung function have ...
OBSTACLES TO RETURNEE REINTEGRATION IN IRAQ: SAFETY ...
iraqdtm.iom.intIOM Iraq endeavours to keep this information as accurate as possible but makes no claim – expressed or implied – on the completeness, accuracy and suitability of the information provided through this report.
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY - whitehouse.gov
obamawhitehouse.archives.govGlobally, we have moved beyond the large ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that defined so much of American foreign policy over the past decade. Compared to the nearly 180,000 troops we had in Iraq and Afghanistan when I took office, we now have fewer than 15,000 deployed in those countries. We possess
Backgrounder on Women In Iraq - Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.orgBackground on Women’s Status in Iraq Prior to the Fall of the Saddam Hussein ... Iraqi women and girls have enjoyed relatively more rights than many of ... 9 The Compulsory Education Law 118 ...
Updated March 13, 2006 - Federation of American Scientists
fas.orgadequate resources to girls’ education have both been linked to the achievement of efficient and stable development, particularly in post-conflict regions. Congress has taken an active interest in the issue of women in Iraq over the past
Decline of Iraqi women - BRussells Tribunal
www.brussellstribunal.orgThe education system in Iraq prior to 1991 was one of the best in the region, with over 100% gross enrolment rate for primary schooling, and a high level of literacy, both of men and women.
Women in Iraq Factsheet - ReliefWeb
reliefweb.intdifferently on men, women, girls and boys. In Iraq, women and girls have been subjected to gross human rights ... - Promote economic empowerment of women and girls, through education, vocational ...
Iraq Human Development Report 2014 - UNDP in Iraq
www.iq.undp.orgIraq Human Development Report 2014 Iraqi Youth Challenges and Opportunities. Iraq Human Development ... Marriage of Underage Girls: a Typical Form of Family ... Tribal Values Crisis of Youth or of Society? Pluralism and the Iraqi Case Issues of Concern to Youth CHapteR 6 Education Opportunities for the Youth 84 Is Education a Portal to Social ...