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08 August 2019
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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 the visit, Dr. Shabaneh marked…
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01 August 2019
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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 International Conference on…
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21 July 2019
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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…
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11 July 2019
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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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11 July 2019
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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 Action that aimed to safeguard the…
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08 July 2019
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ICPD 25 & 2020 Census at the heart of the discussions with the Minister of PlanningICPD 25 & 2020 Census at the heart of the discussions with the Minister of Planning
Baghdad, Iraq - A UNFPA delegation, headed by the Representative Dr Oluremi Sogunro, met with the Minister of Planning, Dr. Nouri Sabah Al-Dulaimi, to discuss the upcoming…
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01 July 2019
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Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman
DOHUK, Iraq – “I was only 12 years old when I got married to my 25-year-old cousin,” Najma*, from a Syria, told UNFPA recently. “My mother entered…
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27 June 2019
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UN emphasizes Importance of a Survivor-Centred Approach towards Victims of ISIL Abuses
Despite the end of the war and the recapture of territories in Iraq, these survivors, in the majority, suffer from depression, crippling anxiety, or panic attacks: some even…
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17 June 2019
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EU commits €2.5 million to emergency reproductive health services in Iraq
The European Commission has announced a contribution of EUR 2.5 million in humanitarian aid for UNFPA. With the new EU funding, UNFPA will be able to reach over 100,000 women and…
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