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UNFPA, UN Women reiterate call to protect girls in Iraq from FGM
Statement by UNFPA-UN Women on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation UNFPA, UN Women reiterate call to protect girls in Iraq from FGM While living in a world free of... Read more
UNFPA welcomes contribution from Canada for women and girls’ health and rights in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq; 30 January 2020 - The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has contributed CAD 20 million in support of UNFPA’s humanitarian response focusing on life-... Read more
A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As another decade draws to a close, the world is preoccupied with perils on the horizon. Climate change is beginning to ravage communities everywhere. The global ... Read more
Norway contributes NOK 17 M to end gender-based violence in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq; 19 December 2019 – “We had to run quickly: they were coming in at us. We could hear them from far. My whole life crumbled that same moment. I froze but I could hear my sister screaming... Read more
RDPP contributes US$ 3.36 million to support women, girls and boys in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq; 18 December 2019 – UNFPA renews its partnership with the European Regional Development and Protection Programme for Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq (RDPP II) with a multi-year grant of a... Read more
KRG, UNFPA increase efforts for ending Female Genital Mutilation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Erbil, Iraq – 15 December 2019; The Kurdistan Regional Government, represented by the Kurdistan High Council for Women Affairs (KHCWA), launched, with the support of UNFPA, the Female Genital... Read more
Human Rights Day | Executive Director Statement | UNFPA
Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day Youth Standing up for Human Rights On this Human Rights Day, we at UNFPA salute the young people who are pushing for... Read more
UNFPA, FBA hold consultative meeting on the implementation of UNSC Resolution on Youth, Peace & Security in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq, 10 December 2019 – “If young people are considered good enough to fight wars, they certainly deserve the chance to make peace,” said former deputy UN Security General, Jan Eliasson.... Read more
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women| Executive Director Statement | UNFPA
Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women The crime of rape is a severe human rights violation, yet it... Read more
Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls
NAIROBI, Kenya, 14 November 2019 - The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded today in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all maternal deaths,... Read more