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19 April 2017
Press Release
UNFPA Regional Director Visits Iraq
Baghdad, 19 April 2017 – UNFPA’s director for the Arab region Dr Luay Shabaneh has just concluded a four-day visit to Iraq, during which he spent most of his time in…
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18 April 2017
News
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…
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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
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…
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11 April 2017
Statement
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…
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09 April 2017
Press Release
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…
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04 April 2017
Statement
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…
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19 March 2017
Press Release
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…
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16 March 2017
Press Release
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…
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03 March 2017
Press Release
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…
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