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Iraq Humanitarian Community launches the Real-Time Accountability Partnership
Erbil, Iraq, 11 February 2018 – On 31st of January, the Humanitarian Community in Iraq launched the Real-Time Accountability Partnership (RTAP), a multi-agency initiative for addressing gender-based... Read more
The Government of Japan renews its trust in UNFPA with a US$ 2 million contribution
Erbil, Iraq, 10 February 2018 – The Government of Japan announced a US$ 2 million contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq in support of the Fund’s reproductive health (RH)... Read more
Preventing sexual abuse and exploitation in Iraq
“As humanitarians, we have a collective responsibility to prevent and respond to sexual abuse and exploitation in Iraq,” said Jennifer Emond, a UNFPA... Read more
Generations For Peace and UNFPA launch a new partnership in Iraq
First-ever support from UNFPA to Generations For Peace, focused on transformational leadership training for youth leaders from six cities
UNFPA Advocates for Women’s Rights from the Iraqi Parliament
Baghdad, Iraq, 18 December 2017 - On Sunday 17th of December, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq under the auspices of Dr. Salim Al-Juburi, Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament and in... Read more
Surviving Domestic Violence, One Day at a Time
“I was so desperate, I had lost hope; committing suicide seemed the only escape from the abuse, back then,” said Fatima*. “I didn’t know how to handle the pain, but now I do. I am strong enough to... Read more
Kurdistan Region and the UN Launch the 16 Days of Activism Campaign
Erbil, Iraq, 30 November 2017 - On Monday 27th of November, the KRG High Council of Women Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a main partner, and under the... Read more
UNFPA Increases its Life-Saving Interventions in Newly Liberated Areas of West Anbar
Erbil, Iraq, 30 November 2017 – The completion of the second phase of the liberation of West Anbar towards end of October 2017 has resulted in need for humanitarian assistance for the current and... Read more
Standing Tall Like a Baobab
*name change for protection reasons ‘There are lots of setbacks in life, but what matters is standing up again’, said 33-year-old Gender-Based Violence survivor Cojine*. ‘I want to tell women that... Read more
UNFPA scales up response after earthquake hit Iraq
Erbil, Iraq, 19 November 2017 – In the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border last Sunday evening, the office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq... Read more