Committees looked into the plight of Kurdistan Region migrants in Belarus, met with KRG Minister Sasan Awni to look into problems with municipal services, scrutinized investment projects and worked on several bills.
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Order of Business for Sitting of 1 December 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 11am, the ninth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq meets with UNAMI Regional Head Ricardo Rodriguez
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 29 November 2021 met with Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez, Head of the UNAMI Regional Office in Erbil. They discussed the next Kurdistan Parliament election, which is due to be held in 2022.
MPs and KRG ministries discuss legislative proposal on Management and Protection of Water Resources
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 25 November 2021 chaired a meeting on the legislative proposal on Management and Protection of Water Resources, with the relevant Parliament committees, KRG Municipalities Minister Sasan Awni and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Karim Suleiman.
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq's statement on International Day For the Elimination of Violence against Women
Our responsibility in the Kurdistan Parliament is to provide opportunities for the government, women’s rights organizations and other relevant authorities to propose laws and resolutions to support their work. With this aim, the Kurdistan Parliament on 23 November held the first reading of the legislative proposal on Combating Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women in the Kurdistan Region.
Parliament holds second reading of Bill on Private Security Companies
The Kurdistan Parliament on 24 November 2021 held the second reading of the Bill on Private Security Companies, in the presence of the KRG Minister for the Interior Rebar Ahmed, and Minister for Region for Parliament Affairs Dr. Vala Fareed.
Parliament amends Law on Missing and Disappeared to include the disappeared through ISIS’s crimes
The Kurdistan Parliament on 23 November 2021 passed amendments to the Law on the Missing and Disappeared, to include those who disappeared through ISIS’s crimes. MPs also held the first reading of three bills. Parliament marked the 10-year commemoration of the death of France’s First Lady Danielle Mitterand, a champion of the Kurdish cause.
Order of Business for sitting of 24 November 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 24th November 2021 at 11am, the eighth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Kurdistan Parliament opens sitting with a minute's silence in remembrance of 10-year commemoration of Madame Danielle Mitterrand's death
The Kurdistan Parliament on 23 November 2021 opened its sitting with a minute's silence in honour of the memory of Madame Danielle Mitterrand, on the 10-year commemoration of her passing.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami welcomes Czech Republic’s new Ambassador Petr Stepanek
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 22 November 2021 welcomed Ambassador Petr Stepanek, the Czech Republic’s new envoy to Iraq, and wished him success in his new posting.