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Iraq Celebrates International Youth Day

calendar_today 12 August 2016

Press Release

Iraq Celebrates International Youth Day

Baghdad, 12 August 2016 - The Ministry of Youth and Sports in Iraq in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized the celebration of International Youth…

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Ministry of Planning / UNFPA Iraq commemorate World Population Day in Baghdad

calendar_today 06 August 2016

Press Release

Ministry of Planning / UNFPA Iraq commemorate World Population Day in Baghdad

Baghdad, Iraq, 4 August 2016 - The Ministry of Planning of the Government of Iraq, with support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) programme in Iraq, organized the…

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UNFPA centre in KHANKE lessening the plight of Yazidi women enslaved by IS

calendar_today 04 August 2016

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UNFPA centre in KHANKE lessening the plight of Yazidi women enslaved by IS

KHANKE, DUHOK (IRAQ) — “Do not blame me for repeating my story as what happened to me is the unforgettable  story of my life,” a Yazidi woman, who…

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The Statement of High Council of Women Affairs in the second anniversary of genocidal act committed against Yezidi by ISIS - The position of women combating extremism and terrorism

calendar_today 03 August 2016

The Statement of High Council of Women Affairs in the second anniversary of genocidal act committed against Yezidi by ISIS - The position of women combating extremism and terrorism

The Statement of High Council of Women Affairs in the second anniversary of genocidal act committed against Yezidi by ISIS

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UNFPA provides much needed support to internally displaced child brides in Iraq

calendar_today 17 July 2016

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UNFPA provides much needed support to internally displaced child brides in Iraq

ERBIL, Iraq— When she got married at the age of 12, Fatima, not her real name, thought of marriage as an end to the maltreatment from her family and to the beginning of a…

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Statement

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

The teenage years are for some girls a time of exploration, learning and increasing autonomy. But for many others, it is a time of increasing vulnerability and exclusion from…

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Right intervention at the right time saves women's lives in Sununi

calendar_today 30 June 2016

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Right intervention at the right time saves women's lives in Sununi

SUNUNI, NINAWA/(IRAQ) — Back home after almost two years of displacement,  women and girls in Sununi, the recently-liberated town from the Islamic State (IS),…

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UNFPA Upscaling its Humanitarian Response to Meet the Needs of Women & Girls Fleeing Falujah, Central Iraq

calendar_today 20 June 2016

Press Release

UNFPA Upscaling its Humanitarian Response to Meet the Needs of Women & Girls Fleeing Falujah, Central Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq, 20 June 2016 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has stepped up its humanitarian activities in Iraq in order to respond to the rapid influx of…

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Meet a Woman that is Changing a World

calendar_today 13 June 2016

Meet a Woman that is Changing a World

In a country where over 10 million people have been affected by the ongoing fighting including over 3.4 million people that have been internally displaced, daily challenges and…

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