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Pregnant women forced to flee escalating crisis in Iraq
DUHOK, Iraq - With hostilities nearing her village in northern Iraq, 30-year-old Khawla had little choice but to flee - while she was eight months... Read more
Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis
AMMAN/NEW YORK - Over 200,000 Syrian refugees are living in Iraq, having escaped the four-year-long conflict in their homeland. Yet for some, the... Read more
Highest-level of emergency declared in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UN officials have declared the humanitarian crisis in Iraq a “Level 3 Emergency,” the highest-level emergency designation. Over a million people have been displaced by... Read more
UNFPA deploys support for women, girls amid mass flight from Iraq’s Sinjar
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the security situation in northern Iraq deteriorates, the humanitarian needs of women and youth are multiplying. Some 1.2 million people are believed to be internally... Read more
August 2014: Highest-Level of Emergency Declared in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, New York – UN officials have declared the humanitarian crisis in Iraq a “Level 3 Emergency,” the highest-level emergency designation... Read more
Women and girls at risk as conflict escalates in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Approximately one million people have been displaced by the mounting crisis in northern and western Iraq. The... Read more
May 2014: Strengthening and Scaling up Family Planning Services in Iraq
The Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Regional Ministry of Health of Kurdistan have organized series of consultative meetings and workshops in Erbil... Read more
Strengthening and Scaling up Family Planning Services in Iraq
The Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Regional Ministry of Health of Kurdistan have organized series of consultative meetings and workshops in Erbil... Read more
April 2014: Launching the National Populating Policy in Iraq
17 April 2014; The Iraqi Higher Population Council, and in cooperation with UNFPA, launched the National Population Policy and the document of “... Read more
More than 2,500 internally displaced Iraqis born in Duhok in two months
Erbil/ IRAQ— More than 40 babies are being born to internally displaced families every day in Duhok governorate within Kurdistan Region, official... Read more