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18 April 2017
News
Dr.Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Arab States Regional Director  and UNFPA Representative in Iraq Mr.Ramanathan Balakrishnan at the UNFPA maternity wing of the field hospital in Adhba, Iraq

Maternity wing of Field Hospital at Athba, Mosul now fully operational

Baghdad, Iraq, 18 April 2017 – Amidst harrowing accounts of displaced, including pregnant women escaping military activities in Mosul, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund is supporting static... Read more

12 April 2017
Press Release
UNFPA Welcomes the Generous Donation from the Government of Japan to Meet the Needs of Women and Girls in Iraq

UNFPA Welcomes the Generous Donation from the Government of Japan to Meet the Needs of Women and Girls in Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq, 12 April 2017 – As the current humanitarian crisis in Iraq enters its fourth year, women and girls are facing extraordinary vulnerabilities related to their inability to access to... Read more

11 April 2017
Statement
Statement attributable to Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Director for the Arab Region

The Humanitarian Situation in Iraq

Cairo, Egypt 11 April 2017 –I am following closely with deep concern the alarming humanitarian situation of an estimated 300,000-350,000 civilians currently trapped in the ongoing military operations... Read more

9 April 2017
Press Release
“Within hours of opening, Ahmed was the first born in UNFPA, EU supported, mobile delivery clinic in West Mosul”. Credits: (IHAO)

UNFPA and European Union provide emergency medical care to Women and Girls affected by the conflict in Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq, 9 April 2017 – As fighting in Iraq reaches its peak, urgent humanitarian needs of women and girls impacted by the conflict continue to escalate. At this critical juncture, thanks to... Read more

4 April 2017
Statement
United Nations Population Fund Logo

Statement by UNFPA on U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 April 2017—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, regrets the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world over. This... Read more

19 March 2017
Press Release
The medical team of the UNFPA Mobile Delivery Unit in Al-Mamoun District in West of Mosul, Iraq

UNFPA Leading the Provision of Reproductive Health Services inside West Mosul

Baghdad, Iraq, 19 March 2017 – One month into the Military operations to retake the West side of Mosul city, the humanitarian needs of thousands of the families still residing inside the different... Read more

16 March 2017
Press Release
UNFPA Reproductive Health Clinic in Hamam Aleel camp, Mosul, Iraq

UNFPA Providing Frontline Emergency Response to Families Fleeing West Mosul

Baghdad, Iraq, 16 March 2017 – As more people flee the current fighting in the West of Mosul city reaching around 97,000 individuals, UNFPA is stepping up efforts to meet their reproductive health... Read more

3 March 2017
Press Release
Ms.Bangura with the Center team during her visit to UNFPA supported women center in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Visits UNFPA Women’s Center in Dohuk

Dohuk, Iraq, 3 March 2017 – Today, the Under Secretary-General and Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura visited UNFPA supported... Read more

9 February 2017
Press Release

UNFPA Helps 100,000 Woman and Girl to Preserve their Dignity in Eastern Mosul

Baghdad, Iraq, 9 February 2017 – In crisis situations, needs for shelter, food and security are rightly given urgent attention. Yet, specific needs of women and girls are often overlooked. According... Read more

10 December 2016
Press Release

UN PROVIDES VITAL FOOD AND AID TO 42,000 PEOPLE IN EASTERN MOSUL

BAGHDAD – In the single largest humanitarian aid delivery in eastern Mosul since the current conflict began, the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)... Read more

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