Launching the Laha Platform for women and girls in Erbil

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The "Laha" platform was launched by the Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Regional Government in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) / Office of Humanitarian Affairs and the US Consulate in Erbil, under the supervision of Rabar Ahmed, Minister of Interior for the Kurdistan Regional Government, and in the presence of Omed Khoshnaw, Governor of Erbil, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Women's Development, Director General of Health, and a number of other guests.

Laha is a safe online virtual platform dedicated to girls and women, to provide them with a safe virtual space to access information, support, and services.

The Laha Platform, which was originally established in Ecuador and then in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, is available in Kurdish, Arabic, and English and provides information on sexual health, reproduction, and gender-based violence for women and girls. How and where to access services when they are needed.