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UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director

calendar_today 05 June 2017

Press Release

UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 June 2017—With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin,…

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WHO and UNFPA scale up trauma and emergency obstetric response capacity to safe guard lives of newly displaced families from west Mosul

calendar_today 31 May 2017

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WHO and UNFPA scale up trauma and emergency obstetric response capacity to safe guard lives of newly displaced families from west Mosul

Baghdad, 31 May 2017: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are extremely concerned about the health conditions of about 180 000 men,…

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Humanitarian partners prepare for a surge of displaced families from West Mosul

calendar_today 29 May 2017

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Humanitarian partners prepare for a surge of displaced families from West Mosul

Baghdad, 29 May – As the fighting intensifies in west Mosul, humanitarian partners in Iraq have pre-positioned lifesaving packages of assistance containing food, water and…

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Support provided to Yazidi survivors of kidnapping and sexual violence

calendar_today 30 April 2017

Statement

Support provided to Yazidi survivors of kidnapping and sexual violence

(Baghdad, 30 April 2017): A group of 36 Yazidi survivors including women, men and children have recently been rescued from slavery, having been held in captivity by the Islamic…

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UNFPA Regional Director Visits Iraq

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

calendar_today 18 April 2017

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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…

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

calendar_today 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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The Humanitarian Situation in Iraq

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

calendar_today 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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