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Cross Sectoral Dialogue About the SDGs 2025

University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa (UOWA) · SDG 17 

In 2025, the University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa initiated and hosted multi-stakeholder conferences and policy dialogues bringing together Academia, Government, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and Industry to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

2025 Cross-Sectoral Dialogue Events at a Glance

Event	Date	Attendees	Sectors Present	SDGs Covered
3rd International Scientific Conference: "A Gateway to a Sustainable Iraqi Economy"	7–8 May 2025	320 participants	Academia, Government, NGOs, Industry	SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 12, SDG 17
Symposium on Traffic Challenges and Sustainable Mobility	20 March 2025	145 participants	Academia, Government, NGOs, Industry	SDG 3, SDG 9, SDG 11, SDG 17
Symposium on Countering Terrorism & Violent Extremism	28 February 2025	180 participants	Academia, Government, NGOs	SDG 4, SDG 16, SDG 17
12th International Imamia Medical Conference	27 December 2025	450 participants	Academia, Government, NGOs, Industry	SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 17

1. Third International Scientific Conference: “Administrative and Economic Sciences: A Gateway to a Sustainable Iraqi Economy”

• Date: 7–8 May 2025
• Attendance: 320 participants (academic researchers, government policymakers, NGO economists, and private-sector banking and industry leaders)
• Sectors Present:
• Academia: University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa (College of Administration and Economics) and professors/researchers from Iraqi and international universities.
• Government: Representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Iraq, and Karbala Governorate Economic Planning Directorate.
• NGOs: Iraqi Economists Association and civil society sustainable development foundations.
• Industry: Private commercial and Islamic banks, Karbala Chamber of Commerce, and national energy/industrial enterprises.
• Overview & SDG Alignment (SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 12, SDG 17): Under the auspices of University President Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Saeed Al-Hayawi, the conference convened cross-sectoral stakeholders to exchange policy solutions on green financing, digital banking transformation, sustainable industrial investment, and diversifying Iraq's national economy.

2. Symposium on Traffic Challenges and Sustainable Mobility

Date: 20 March 2025

• Attendance: 145 participants (faculty, students, traffic police officers, municipal planners, NGO volunteers, and transport operators)
• Sectors Present:
• Academia: UOWA College of Medicine and College of Engineering.
• Government: Karbala Traffic Directorate (represented by Lieutenant Colonel Muhannad Al-Husseini) and Karbala Municipality Urban Planning Division.
• NGOs: Iraqi Red Crescent Society (Karbala Branch) and local community road-safety and emergency-response volunteer groups.
• Industry: Local public transit and passenger transport operators.
• Overview & SDG Alignment (SDG 3, SDG 9, SDG 11, SDG 17): Organised in collaboration with the Karbala Traffic Directorate, the symposium examined traffic accident statistics, root causes, and multi-sector strategies to reduce road fatalities (SDG 3.6), relieve urban congestion, and build safe, sustainable public mobility infrastructure (SDG 11.2).

3. Symposium on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism: “Intellectual Immunisation Against Terrorism and Violent Extremism”

• Date: 28 February 2025
• Attendance: 180 participants (faculty and students from the Colleges of Medicine and Law, human rights commissioners, legal practitioners, and civil society advocates)
• Sectors Present:
• Academia: UOWA College of Medicine and College of Law and Political Science (represented by Dr. Sabah Al-Jubouri).
• Government: Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights – Karbala Office (represented by commissioners Majid Ouda Al-Masoudi and Nawras Adnan) and local judicial/security directorate liaisons.
• NGOs: Civil society human rights organisations, youth peacebuilding NGOs, and community legal-aid associations.
• Overview & SDG Alignment (SDG 4, SDG 16, SDG 17): Delivered jointly with the High Commission for Human Rights, the symposium provided analytical and legal frameworks to counter extremist ideologies, strengthen youth intellectual security, uphold human rights, and promote peaceful, inclusive institutions (SDG 16).

4. 12th International Imamia Conference

• Date: 27 December 2025
• Attendance: 450 participants (specialist physicians, medical researchers, and delegates from 20 Arab and foreign countries, public health officials, NGO leaders, and healthcare industry representatives)
• Sectors Present:
• Academia: UOWA College of Medicine, University of Karbala, and international medical faculty from 20 countries.
• Government: Iraqi Ministry of Health, Karbala Health Directorate, and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
• NGOs: International Imamia Organization / Imamia Medics International (IMI, an international NGO in Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC) and the Health and Medical Education Authority of the Holy Hussaini Shrine.
• Industry: Private specialist hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and medical diagnostic/device suppliers.
• Overview & SDG Alignment (SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 17): Hosted on the UOWA campus, the conference served as a global cross-sectoral platform connecting universities, international NGOs, health ministries, and healthcare industry partners to advance clinical practices, mass-gathering medicine, and community health outreach (including free cardiac screening for over 400 schoolchildren in Karbala).