The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

IQ country flag Iraq

key partners

Government of Canada

Government of Germany

Government of Japan

Government of the Netherlands

European Union

UN Assistance Mission for Iraq – Office for Human Rights

UN-Habitat

UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

UN Refugee Agency

UNOPS supports the government of Iraq through humanitarian and development projects in infrastructure, procurement and project management.

From both Baghdad and Erbil, our teams support the government’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Key Information

  • UNOPS impact in Iraq

    • Through the Iraq Internally Displaced People Information Centre, UNOPS has connected thousands of displaced people with critical information that has helped link them with humanitarian assistance, on behalf of the Humanitarian Country Team.
    • Enhanced the capacity of community police centres to ensure safety and security of the Police Directorate, which serves approximately 1.1 million internally displaced people, refugees, and the host community.
    • Contributed to increased safety for internally displaced people, refugees, returnees, and members of the host community in critical need through the procurement and installation of 680 solar street lights, benefiting up to 41,000 families.

  • 39.31M
    Population
    Total population

    Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2021)

    5.19
    CO2 emissions
    CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)

    Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2020)

    70
    Life expectancy at birth
    Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

    Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2021)

  • Flag IQ Contact Details

    UNOPS Baghdad

    Karada Maryam - Green Zone

    District 217, Street 22

    Beside Japanese Embassy

    Hamourabi Building

    Baghdad, Iraq

    Email: MR.AMM@unops.org


    UNOPS Erbil

    UN Compound

    100 Meter Road

    Near Erbil International Airport

    Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

    Email: MR.AMM@unops.org

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