The Department of Sociology at the College of Education for Women, in cooperation with the Quality Assurance Division, held a scientific workshop on the (Social Policy and Sustainable Development in Iraq), delivered by Prof. Dr. Alaa Muhammad Rahim and that was attended by a group of professors and students. The workshop aimed to clarify the relationship between the concept of social policy and sustainable development in terms of goals, visions, pillars and points of convergence in building human beings and achieving social justice, and clarifying the relationship between the ideology of society and its impact on drawing up social policy and the various dimensions of sustainable development.
The workshop reached a set of recommendations, the most important of which is to promote scientific research in the field of social issues due to its importance in providing decision-makers with the information and data necessary to formulate development plans, with the need to involve civil society as a non-governmental body in formulating the social policy of the state in light of the goals set by international policy in light of the new global changes. Dr. Alaa Muhammad also asserted the need to set work priorities that include eradicating poverty, reducing unemployment, improving and developing outputs in various fields (agriculture, industry, tourism and environment) while restricting inputs by controlling consumption and reducing the waste of resources and focusing on the importance of creative and innovative thinking for all public institutions, especially educational, and ending political disputes and conflicts in a way that enhances the stability of society and contributes to accelerating the development process. It is very necessary to determine who is responsible for implementing development policies and their rationale by setting facilitative directives to facilitate the completion of projects away from any administrative obstacles.