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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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