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12 September 2019
News
Dr Sogunro with the First Lady of Iraq © 2019/UNFPA Iraq

UNFPA Representative, First Lady, Convene over ICPD & Population Matters

UNFPA Representative visits The First Lady of Iraq

11 September 2019
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UNFPA Representative Dr Oluremi Sognuro welcomed in his office in Baghdad today Mr Christopher Reltien © 2019/UNFPA Iraq

New Head of ECHO visits UNFPA Iraq Office in Baghdad

UNFPA Representative Dr Oluremi Sognuro welcomed in his office in Baghdad today Mr Christopher Reltien, the newly appointed Head of the EU Civil... Read more

19 August 2019
Statement

WHD 2019 | Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian 2019 Women humanitarians protect human rights, dignity and give hope to others As we mark World Humanitarian Day, UNFPA... Read more

12 August 2019
Statement
My Body, My Life, My World! A brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation

International Youth Day 2019: My Body, My Life, My World!

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day 2019 My Body, My Life, My World! A brand new rallying cry for... Read more

12 August 2019
Press Release
Mr. Manuel Tonnar, Director at the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Directorate, meets UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at UNFPA headquarters in New York. © UNFPA

Luxembourg announces over €6.7M in new funding for UNFPA; €735,000 for Iraq

New York, USA -  UNFPA received a significant financial boost with €6,735,000 in additional core and non-core funding from the Government of Luxembourg, a staunch advocate of sexual and reproductive... Read more

8 August 2019
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UNFPA Director for the Arab region visit to Iraq

UNFPA Director for the Arab region visit to Iraq: Advocacy efforts for the 2020 Population Census

UNFPA Director for the Arab region, Dr Luay Shabaneh, concluded a four-day visit to Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 31 July. During... Read more

1 August 2019
Press Release
ICPD25 at the centre of the discussions between UNFPA Regional Director, and the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Planning, respectively

UNFPA & the Government of Iraq celebrate the 25 years of the International Conference on Population and Development

Twenty-five years ago, 179 world leaders promised women to empower and protect them and improve their access to reproductive health services at the... Read more

21 July 2019
News

UNFPA Representative meets with ComSec over Census

UNFPA Iraq Representative to Iraq, Dr Oluremi Sogunro, met on 21 July, with the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Mr Hameed al-Ghazi and the Census Consultant, Dr Mehdi Al-Allak. During... Read more

11 July 2019
News
Between 1990 and 2015, global maternal mortality fell by roughly 40 per cent.

Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

Twenty-five years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of... Read more

11 July 2019
News

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on WPD 2019

Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.

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