03/11/2025
Social protection isn’t charity — it’s justice in action.
In the Kurdistan Region and across Iraq, too many people are still slipping through the cracks — rural youth, persons with disabilities, elderly citizens, women-headed households, and displaced families. Their access to support remains uncertain, often left to discretionary aid rather than protected by law.
Iraq’s current social protection law belongs to another era — written before ISIS, before the pandemic, before climate shocks began reshaping livelihoods. Since then, conflict, displacement, and global crises from Ukraine to Gaza have drained resources and diverted attention.
Now, as Iraq stands at a pivotal crossroads, modernising its social protection law isn’t just an administrative reform — it’s a moral and economic necessity. A reformed system could anchor stability, restore dignity, and ensure that no one’s survival depends on political favour or chance.
👉 Read the full report to see how Iraq can build a fairer, more resilient social protection system from the ground up:
Social assistance is a fundamental pillar of social justice, economic stability, and human dignity . However, in the KRI and the rest of Iraq, many vulnerable groups—including rural youth, persons with disabilities, elderly individuals, low-income families, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and...
