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01 December 2020
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Ministry of Planning, UNFPA reaffirm commitment to the ICPD promises
1 December 2020; Baghdad, Iraq – The Ministry of Planning and UNFPA organised yesterday a conference to reaffirm Iraq’s commitment to the programme of action of the…
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30 November 2020
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Seek Support, it is your right: Call a Hotline
UNFPA works with governments and other partners to end GBV by providing support, training, capacity building, and more. It is part of our vision for 2030 to see a world with zero…
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30 November 2020
Statement
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
On World AIDS Day, as we unite in support of people living with and affected by HIV, let us remember all those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and those who mourn them. As…
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29 November 2020
Press Release
Ministry of Health at Federal Government and Kurdistan Region, UNFPA launch helpline for adolescents and young people
29 November 2020, Baghdad Iraq - The Ministries of Health at the Federal and Kurdistan Region levels, launched, with the support of UNFPA and funding from Sweden, a helpline for…
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26 November 2020
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UN75: Online training on media reporting amid COVID-19
The United Nations in Iraq organised on 19 November 2020 a one-day online media training workshop for 40 journalists from across the country to inform about the UN and the…
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25 November 2020
Statement
COVID-19 exacerbating gender-based violence in Iraq
This year, the world marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), which starts on November 25, in unprecedented circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic required…
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25 November 2020
Statement
Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence
Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against women and girls. Enough to domestic violence. Enough to rape. Enough to harmful practices like…
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22 November 2020
Press Release
Ministry of Health, UNFPA launch the National Family Planning Strategy
22 November 2020; Baghdad, Iraq - The Minister of Health, Dr Hasan Al-Tamimi, launched today the National Family Planning Strategy (2021-2025), developed with the support…
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18 November 2020
Press Release
UNFPA delivers the fourth shipment of personal protective equipment to the Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan Region
18 November 2020; Kurdistan Region of Iraq - During disease outbreaks, women face a variety of risks, yet they are too often absent in the design of pandemic responses. This has…
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