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CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE NETWORK EVENT – An EU Strategy for engagement with Iraq: Gathering input from INGOs

3rd October 2017

On 19 June 2017, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) adopted conclusions on Iraq in which it stated: ‘Following on from its Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq, as well as the Da’esh threat, the EU remains firmly committed to supporting Iraq in its recovery from the current crisis,notably through the implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Iraq once fully ratified, including cooperation on democracy and human rights, trade and investment and migration in all its aspects.

On the basis of these Conclusions, the Council invites the High Representative and the European Commission to present in due course elements for an EU strategy for engagement with Iraq.’

In this context, the European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have asked the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) to organise a dialogue meeting
between international non-governmental organisations (INGO) representatives and EU officials working on the preparation of the new strategy.

This meeting will be a follow-up to the Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Geographic Meeting entitled ‘An EU Strategy for engagement with Iraq: gathering civil society input’ which involved Iraqi civil society representatives and which took place on 13-14 September 2017 in Brussels.

The overall objective of this meeting is to gather INGOs’ analysis and recommendations on the development of an EU Strategy for Iraq. It is envisaged that the outputs of the meeting will be:

  • Assessment of the EU’s past engagement and potential future role in promoting peace and development in Iraq
  • Recommendations for priorities and approaches for future EU engagement to promote stabilisation and sustainable national peacebuilding and development in Iraq
  • Recommendations for including enhanced EU engagement with Iraqi civil society and INGOs in the new EU Strategy for Iraq

For more information about this event, please contact Nabila Habbida.

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Date:
3rd October 2017
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Brussels
Brussels,1040Belgium+ Google Map

Details

Date:
3rd October 2017
Event Category:

Venue

Brussels
Brussels,1040Belgium+ Google Map