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3 March 2019
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Japan has been a key partner to UNFPA, contributing a total of US$ 10,552,085 million over four years in support of the Fund’s interventions.
The People of Japan Stand by Women in Iraq with a US$ 1.3 Million Contribution to UNFPA
Baghdad, Iraq; 3 March 2019 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) extends its gratitude to the Government and People of Japan for the generous contribution of US$ 1,339,285 to increase access... Read more
20 February 2019
Press Release
The First Lady of Iraq and the UN SRSG visit the UNFPA-Supported Women Shelter in Baghdad
  ­Baghdad, Iraq; 20 February 2019 – Women subjected to violence often look for a haven: the women shelters provide refuge to survivors of gender-based violence, particularly domestic violence. In... Read more
20 February 2019
Press Release
The European Commissioner visits UNFPA-supported Primary Health Clinic and Women Centre in Mosul
Baghdad, Iraq; 21 February 2019 – The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (ECHO), Mr Christos Stylianides and the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Finance... Read more
6 February 2019
Statement
Protecting Girls in Iraq from Female Genital Mutilation
Hadiya was mutilated at the age of five: “I was so scared that day; my mother took me to a room where I was cut. I bled so much and cried all night long. I still have pains to date, 20 years later”.... Read more
6 January 2019
News
The psychological and emotional wounds of war in Iraq have left thousands of women and girls in need of mental health assistance and psychosocial support.
UNFPA and Spain Join Efforts to Enhance Access to Psychosocial and Mental Health Services in Iraq
06 January 2019; Baghdad, Iraq - The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) joined efforts with UNFPA to improve access to psychosocial, mental health, and GBV services to... Read more
26 December 2018
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Sana’ holding her notebook where she writes down her most cherished memories since she arrived to Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa
Challenging memory loss and displacement, Sana’s new beginning in Iraq
Sana’ was like any other teenager in Syria; she was a guitar aficionada and an A-student with a love for writing poems. Her favourite getaways were the weekends when her father took her and her... Read more
24 December 2018
News
Season's Greetings 2019
Our team sends you the warmest season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year. May 2019 bring you all peace, joy, and success and may we, together, achieve our goals to support young people,... Read more
12 December 2018
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Dr Sogunro with his excellency Dr Al Alwan - © UNFPA Iraq Photo
Family Planning at the Heart of the Discussions with the Minister of Health
On Monday 10 December, Dr Oluremi Sogunro, UNFPA Representative to Iraq, met with his excellency Dr Ala'a Al Alwan, the Iraqi Minister of Health, with whom he discussed several health-related issues... Read more
9 December 2018
Press Release
At the launch of the national strategy to combat violence against women - UNAMI PIO/Mazin Abdallah
Government of Iraq and United Nations Launch National Strategy to Combat Violence Against Women in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq, 9 December 2018 – The Government of Iraq and the United Nations in Iraq launched today a national strategy to combat violence against women, a significant step towards achieving women’... Read more
29 November 2018
Statement
UNFPA Denounces the Attacks on Directorates Protecting Women in Iraq
29 November 2018; Baghdad, Iraq - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq condemns the cowardly attack on the office of the Directorate to Combat Violence against Women (DCVAW) in... Read more

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