We were honored to have Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans with us on the occasion of the Seventh Annual Commemoration of the #YazidiGenocide.

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sakoshared his thoughts:

"It is up to the government to take the responsibility and to embrace all the Iraqi components, to preserve them, to protect them, to secure their dignity, through a civic democratic state.”


"I would like to reiterate on the importance of the dialogue between religions. It is important to get to know other religions, and to acknowledge them, to respect them, to recognize them, to activate co-existence.”

"The Muslim citizens, cannot even though they represent the majority of Iraqi society, they cannot strive alone. And after the visit of Pope Francis in Iraq, we should see that the Iraqi government is supporting this cause through the media, through other channels."

Speech transcripts are available in the English and Arabic languages on the Yazda website, featuring the chronic challenges and crucial actions that need to be urgently addressed and facilitated, for the return of Yazidis to Sinjar.

The Seventh annual commemoration of the #YazidiGenocide was held under the patronage of of His Excellency Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi. The two-day commemoration took place on Zoom on August 2-3, 2021 and was hosted by Yazda in partnership with The Zovighian Partnership.

We welcomed 35 speakers and panelists with over 300 delegates and more than 14,000 live online followers.

We thank you for being with us and helping us build together a safe and trusted place for needed debates to plan new foundations for immediate actions.

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