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Order of business for sitting of 7 September 2021: Voting on bills, resignations from committees

The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Tuesday 7th September 2021 at 11am, the third 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:

Committees' recent meetings - 1 September 2021

In the last days of the summer recess, committees prepared many bills for their second readings, met with political parties' women's organizations, the Independent Human Rights Commission and the new KRG officials responsible for the Article 140 issue, and discussed water shortages and the increase in the price of bread.

Martyrs Affairs, Genocide and Political Prisoners Committee’s statement on 33rd anniversary of Anfal in Badinan

As a guarantee that such crimes against the people of Kurdistan will not be repeated, we call on Iraq to become a member of the International Criminal Court.

Committees' recent meetings - 20 August 2021

Committees investigated the plight of Kurdistan Region refugees stranded in Lithuania in dire conditions; discussed the Tourism Bill, Seeds and Agricultural Chemicals Bill and second amendments to the Integrity Commission Law; and asked the KRG to send the 2022 Budget Bill in October 2021.

Municipalities Committee looks into drinking water shortages in Erbil

Kurdistan Parliament’s Municipalities Committee on 9 August met separately with the Governor of Erbil Omed Khoshnaw and the KRG General Director of Water and Irrigation Ari Ahmad, to investigate the lack of drinking water in parts of Erbil city centre and some surrounding areas.

Culture Committee holds workshop in Slemani on Bill on Preservation of Documents, Manuscripts and National Archives

Parliament’s Culture Committee on 12 May held a workshop in Slemani on the Bill on Preservation of Documents, Manuscripts and National Archives, organized by the NGO Humanitarian Cooperation.

Speaker Rewaz Faiq chairs meeting of Parliament’s Interior Committee with Interior Minister on Bill on Private Security Companies

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 9 August chaired a meeting of Parliament’s Interior Committee with KRG Interior Minister Rebar Ahmed to discuss the Bill on Private Security Companies in Kurdistan Region.

Speaker Rewaz Faiq chairs meeting of Parliament's Commerce Committee with Ministry of Trade and Industry

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 8 August chaired a meeting of Parliament’s Commerce and Industry Committee with the KRG Minister for Commerce and Industry Kamal Muslim and ministry officials, to discuss the Bill on Second Amendments to the Law on Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Law No. 14 of 1993) in the Kurdistan Region.

Statistics on Kurdistan Parliament’s work in spring session of third year of fifth term

Statistics on Kurdistan Parliament’s work in the recently ended Spring Session of the third year of the fifth term, which was from 1 March to 31 July 2021. Please note that the data is in Kurdish, with the titles of the files and tables in English here:

Committees' recent meetings - 4 August 2021

Committees discussed bills on seeds and on the Kurdistan Olympic Committee, and the bill on amendments to the law on the disappeared from campaigns against the people of Kurdistan.