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Finland, UNFPA visit youth centres piloted for youth with disabilities inclusion

2 August 2021; Mosul, Iraq - The Finnish Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Vesa Häkkinen, and UNFPA Representative to Iraq, Dr Rita Columbia, met today with civil society representatives and young people with disabilities in Mosul...

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Norway renews commitment to women and girls with NOK 20 million to UNFPA programmes in Iraq

29 July 2021; Baghdad, Iraq - The Government of Norway granted NOK 20 million (US$ 2.35 million) to UNFPA to scale up the prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) with a focus on the most vulnerable women...

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FGM: an infringement on morals and rights

Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - “Come with me, we need to go to the bakery - my mother told me one morning,” said 53-year-old Dania*. “That day, I experienced fear, deception, and excruciating pain. I was only seven,”...