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26 March 2020
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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
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08 March 2020
Statement
2020, a pivotal year for gender equality (IWD 2020)
On the occasion of this International Women’s Day, IOM, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNMAS, UNOPS, UN Women, UNDP, and WFP want to renew their commitment to working…
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06 March 2020
Statement
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus…
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06 March 2020
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“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights
This year marks a quarter century since the creation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a global blueprint for advancing the rights of women. It called for…
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06 March 2020
Statement
I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world
This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality. We now look to today’s generation of activists, women who are shaping a vision…
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24 February 2020
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UNFPA holds stakeholders meeting on CPD framework
Baghdad, Iraq, 24 February 2020 - UNFPA held on 23-24 February, a two-day meeting with donors, government entities and potential implementing partners in Erbil, in the Kurdistan…
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20 February 2020
Press Release
UNFPA Iraq launches its new country programme document 2020-2024
The Government of Iraq, represented by the Ministry of Planning, and UNFPA launched the Fund’s third Country Programme Document (CPD) for 2020-2024, at the Ministry of Planning’s…
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20 February 2020
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The Government of Iraq allocates IQD 6 Billion (US$ 5 Million) to UNFPA for the 2020 Census
20 February 2020; Baghdad, Iraq – The Ministry of Planning will contribute IQD 6 billion (US$ 5 million) to UNFPA in support of the technical and procurements requirements…
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06 February 2020
Statement
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…
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