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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, otherwise known as UN Habitat, is continuing their mission of creating socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the help of Japan’s government who have provided funding to help rebuild schools in Sinjar.

The project between the UN-Habitat and Japan’s government was recently completed and successfully resulted in the restoration of secondary schools in Sinjar, Iraq.

The schools are set to open in mid-April and will help educate approximately 880 students, while also boosting employment by creating jobs for 135 people, according to an official tweet.

#UNHabitat completed the rehabilitation of Secondary Schools in Sinjar with funding from the Government of #Japan. The project created jobs for 135 community members. The school is due to reopen in mid-April, for the new academic year. The total number of the students are 880. pic.twitter.com/0cia9SWCzT

— UN-Habitat Iraq (@UNHabitatIRAQ) April 19, 2021

This project is one of many as Japan’s government is actively involved in many of UN-Habitat’s ethical ventures.

Since 2015, Japan’s government has contributed approximately $58.5 million to UN-Habitat’s Iraq Progamme.

In April 2020, UN Habitat received $3.6 million from Japan to facilitate rebuilding and peace-building in Iraq.

“Under the new phase of this project, UN-Habitat will improve living conditions in Sinjar through a comprehensive urban recovery approach” that includes rehabilitation of public spaces, construction of low-cost housing units to accommodate returnees whose houses are destroyed, and vocational training, the official UN Habitat website states.

Thanks to the government of #japan for the partnership to expedite urban recovery and sustaining peace in Iraq @MofaJapan_en @ArabNewsjp https://t.co/k53mNe8Mdk

— Erfan Ali (@Erfan_A_Ali) April 19, 2021

In response to these ongoing efforts, UN-Habitat expressed gratitude for Japan’s assistance and support for their mission.