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15 August 2018
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Iraq Celebrates its Youth
Youth in Iraq are compelling agents of change; as they become more empowered, they can and should, play a critical role in building back their communities after the three-year war…
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12 August 2018
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Let’s Put Young People at the Centre
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day 2018
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12 July 2018
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Healing pain through life-saving work in Iraq
Shirin was only five years old when her mother passed away and her father remarried. A resident of Qamishli in Syria, Shirin’s stepmother had mistreated her throughout her…
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11 July 2018
Statement
Family planning is a human right
Family planning is not only a matter of human rights; it is also central to women’s empowerment, reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development.
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27 June 2018
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The United Nations calls for the protection of children born of sexual violence in conflict
Baghdad, 27 June 2018 – The United Nations family, the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of…
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24 June 2018
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The “House of Artists”: a house for refugees in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Fil Manfa Project and the House of Artists, initiated and backed by UNFPA and the Roberto Cimetta Fund (RFC), offer young refugee artists a safe space to develop their talents and…
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20 June 2018
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The comfort in knowing you are not alone; A refugee story from Aleppo, Syria to Iraq
Ghalia, 33 from Aleppo, is one of the thousands of people who found themselves running for their lives in the wake of the battle of Al-Hasakah, north-east of Syria, in 2016.
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19 June 2018
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Life in and after captivity: the story of a Yezidi survivor
“I was only 15 years old when they came into our village, they killed men and older women while they kidnapped and raped the younger ones,” Nihad, Yezidi survivor.
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04 June 2018
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Becoming a woman in Iraq; the challenges of menstruation
Getting your period and becoming a woman is a natural development for every girl. In most parts of the world, discussing menstruation is a normal process and is explained both at…
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