Building bridges for peace through coordination, collaboration, and community-driven reconciliation across Iraq.
The Peace and Reconciliation Working Group – Iraq (PRWG – Iraq) is a national, multi-stakeholder coordination platform committed to advancing inclusive peacebuilding, reconciliation, and social cohesion across Iraq. Established in 2018, PRWG has evolved into a central hub for harmonising efforts among peace actors by bringing together over 200 local and international NGOs, UN agencies, donors, civil society networks and governmental institutions.
Grounded in the belief that sustainable peace must be inclusive, community-led, and nationally supported, PRWG – Iraq bridges local experiences with policy frameworks, helping to transform conflicts into opportunities.
Since 2024, the Sustainable Peace Foundation (SPF) has served as both Technical Coordinator and Secretariat, guiding the working group's strategic and operational direction. The PRWG's governance is strengthened by a Steering Committee composed of SPF, UNDP, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Un Ponte Per (UPP) and Jiyan Foundation, ensuring balanced leadership, accountability and cross-sector collaboration.
Technical Coordinator & Secretariat: Sustainable Peace Foundation (SPF)
Steering Committee: Multi-partner governance ensuring inclusive oversight
Following its initial success in Nineveh, PRWG expanded in 2024 to include Diyala, Anbar, Salaheddin and Kirkuk - deepening its presence in conflict-affected and transitional zones. In 2025, the group further scaled its efforts to Basra, Nasiriyya, Najaf and Baghdad, with a clear objective to establish national coverage across all 19 Iraqi governorates by 2026.
Established operations and built a strong foundation for peacebuilding coordination in Nineveh governorate.
Extended coverage to include Diyala, Anbar, Salaheddin and Kirkuk governorates, bringing total to 5 governorates.
Further expanded to Basra, Nasiriyya, Najaf and Baghdad, achieving coverage of 9 governorates.
Objective to establish coordination presence across all 19 Iraqi governorates.
PRWG – Iraq provides an inclusive space for coordination, policy dialogue, and evidence-driven planning. It regularly convenes monthly coordination meetings, thematic taskforces and community engagement sessions, offering a structured mechanism to align peacebuilding interventions, avoiding duplication and promoting the Do-No-Harm principle, conflict sensitivity and local ownership.
Regular coordination sessions
Specialized working groups
Local participation sessions
Localisation through Capacitating Local Civil Society organisations
In addition to coordination, PRWG - Iraq supports:
Join us in building a unified, peaceful Iraq - one dialogue, one community, and one coordinated effort at a time.
Access our foundational documents to learn more about PRWG's structure, mandate, and operational framework:
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