The Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani, met yesterday evening, Baghdad time, with Ms. Catherine Russell, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on the sidelines of his participation in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

During the meeting, they discussed issues related to children's rights and international laws concerning them, as well as the progress Iraq has made in this area.

The Prime Minister urged the international organization to collaborate with the Iraqi private sector in the fields of education and higher education, emphasizing that both public and private Iraqi universities are fully prepared to maximize cooperation with UNICEF in various available areas.

For her part, Ms. Russell expressed her appreciation for the meeting with the Prime Minister, aimed at opening broader avenues for work and partnership between Iraq and the international organization's programs. She welcomed and expressed her readiness to accept his invitation to visit Iraq, noting that the organization has recorded significant developments in the areas of family and child welfare in Iraq during the current government's term.