Today, Friday, the United Nations Development Program in Iraq announced extensive programs in partnership with the Supreme Judicial Council, including programs aim at combating corruption, money laundering, and investigating financial crimes, while affirming its continued efforts to improve the status of Iraqi women in various sectors.
“The United Nations General Assembly approved on April 28, 2021, its decision to celebrate the role of female judges in various parts of the world,” said Roman Schweiger, Director of the Rule of Law Department at the United Nations Development Programme, to the official agency INA, noting that “member states called for celebrating the tenth of March to show support and improve the status of female judges in the judiciary and various agencies.
Schweiger confirmed, “The relationship with the Supreme Judicial Council and the Association of Iraqi Women Judges is excellent,” noting that “the UNDP’s efforts are continuing to improve the status of women in various sectors of the state and society.”
She added, “The joint work that brings us together with the Supreme Judicial Council and Judge Faiq Zaidan is very broad, not only for training programs or various topics of interest to the judiciary and the judges’ staff, but also programs to combat corruption, money laundering, and the investigation of financial crimes and related matters,” noting that “there are extensive programs of the United Nations Development Program in its partnership with the Supreme Judiciary.
She added, “There are unremitting efforts being made by the Supreme Judicial Council and all its cadres to face many challenges, with the aim of achieving justice and promoting economic growth.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency