calendar_today 07 June 2016

UNFPA Iraq Representative visit to Ameriyat Al-Fallujah, Central Iraq

Mr.Ramanathan Balakrishnan, UNFPA Representative in Iraq, during his field visit to Ameriyat Al-Fallujah to ensure optimal implementation of UNFPA interventions to support…

calendar_today 06 June 2016

Press Release

Supporting 5,000 Returning Families to Relieve the Impact of Crisis: UNFPA Providing Reproductive Health services and Gender Based Violence Response to Women and Girls in One of the Biggest Sub-Districts in Iraq, Sununi

UNFPA Providing Reproductive Health services and Gender Based Violence Response to 5,000 Returning Families in Sununi

calendar_today 16 March 2016

Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

UNITED NATIONS, New York – “When there is armed conflict, it is often more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier,” said Susana Camarero Benitez, Spain’s Secretary of State for…

calendar_today 16 July 2015

“Hosting a bigger family”: Displaced Iraqis come together for Ramadan

DIYALA, Iraq – More than three million people have been displaced by the violence engulfing Iraq. Amid the persistent insecurity, and the loss of lives, homes and jobs, Iraqi…

calendar_today 29 April 2015

After flight from Syria, refugee women in Iraq find safety, support

Skilled midwives, with the equipment and support they need, can spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year, and ten times that many infants.

calendar_today 20 February 2015

Fierce winter weather batters displaced Syrians throughout region

BEIRUT/DAMASCUS/ERBIL/ZAATARI – Fierce winter weather continues to batter displaced populations in the Middle East, crippling transportation and interrupting vital services. “A…

calendar_today 11 December 2014

Displaced Iraqi health workers empowered to serve community

ERBIL, Iraq – Dr. Suhair Abdul Alghffar, an obstetrician working in Iraq, thoroughly understands the risks and rigors of pregnancy. She also understands the misery of her patients…

calendar_today 28 October 2014

Dignity kits meet hygiene needs of displaced women and girls in Iraq

DUHOK, Iraq – In crisis situations, the needs for shelter, food and security are rightly given urgent attention. Yet the specific needs of women and girls are too often overlooked…

calendar_today 02 October 2014

Press Release

Safe delivery services come to Domiz refugee camp, Iraq

DUHOK, Iraq – "The clinic is always crowded," said Lava Abdul Rahman, a gynaecologist at the UNFPA maternity clinic in Domiz, a refugee camp in northern Iraq. …