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A Decade of Action: Adolescent girls' power!
Mariam is our regional digital ambassador; she is a 15 years old Arab girl who advocates for change to improve the realities for many adolescents.... Read more
Survivors of sexual violence need healing and justice even amid pandemic, leaders assert
Nearly 1,000 delegates convened at a virtual United Nations event yesterday to urge action to end sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian... Read more
Building Youth-Focused partnerships to advance Iraq’s Commitments at the ICPD; The Ministry of Youth and Sports assumes leadership
15 September 2020; Baghdad, Iraq - The Ministry of Youth and Sports, in coordination with UNFPA, held a meeting to follow up on the Iraq’s commitments at the International Conference on Population... Read more
The Ministries of Planning, Health, and UNFPA begin the Rapid Assessment of COVID-19 impact on reproductive health services in Iraq
The Ministry of Planning and Health in the Federal Government and Kurdistan Regional Government, with the support of UNFPA, began on 9 September a... Read more
UNFPA Representative concludes a four-day visit to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
UNFPA Representative, Dr Rita Columbia, concluded on 26 August her visit to Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where she met with key line... Read more
KRG, UN: Youth, the heart of the socio-economic development
On 23 August, the Kurdistan Regional Ministry of Planning, the Ministry of Culture and Youth, and the Kurdistan Region Statistics Office, together... Read more
Celebrating the Real-life Heroes Battling COVID-19, Crises and Disasters
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day Saving lives has never been more harrowing. Last year saw attacks... Read more
UNFPA celebrates IYD with the Federal and the Kurdistan Region Governments
Baghdad, Iraq - On 12 August, the Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with UNFPA held a conference to launch the 2030 Youth Vision and present the results of the National Adolescents and... Read more
The youth of Iraq: highlighting the engine of change
Young people in Iraq are facing constant hurdles. A lack of livelihood opportunities and limited possibilities hinder their ability in striving to... Read more
UNFPA Representative at the Ministry of Planning
UNFPA Representative, Rita Columbia, visited the Minister of Planning, Khalid Al Najim, with whom she discussed UNFPA support to the Ministry’s human development and livelihood projects. They also... Read more