Delegations for Dialogue, organised their inaugural fact-finding programme in Iraqi Kurdistan in July 2017. A total of 18 student delegates representing nine countries were selected to participate in this week-long exploration into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Iraq's Kurdish Autonomous Region in light of September's independence referendum.
Delegations For Dialogue co-hosts roundtable with the Global Shapers in Erbil, Iraq
Delegations for Dialogue in cooperation with The Global Shapers, Erbil Hub in cooperation with hosted a roundtable event to explore the outlooks of an independent Kurdish state in light of the upcoming referendum. The Global Shapers representatives moderated three discussion groups which later came together for a concluding round table discussion.
The three issues that were discussed were:
- The social, political and economical challenges facing Kurdistan in light of the independence
- The implications for independence upon the overall regional stability and on the Kurdish populations in neighboring countries.
- The impacts of an independent Kurdistan on the different ethnic minorities in the region.