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24 December 2018
News
Season's Greetings 2019
Our team sends you the warmest season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year. May 2019 bring you all peace, joy, and success and may we, together, achieve our goals to support young people,... Read more
12 December 2018
News
Dr Sogunro with his excellency Dr Al Alwan - © UNFPA Iraq Photo
Family Planning at the Heart of the Discussions with the Minister of Health
On Monday 10 December, Dr Oluremi Sogunro, UNFPA Representative to Iraq, met with his excellency Dr Ala'a Al Alwan, the Iraqi Minister of Health, with whom he discussed several health-related issues... Read more
9 December 2018
Press Release
At the launch of the national strategy to combat violence against women - UNAMI PIO/Mazin Abdallah
Government of Iraq and United Nations Launch National Strategy to Combat Violence Against Women in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq, 9 December 2018 – The Government of Iraq and the United Nations in Iraq launched today a national strategy to combat violence against women, a significant step towards achieving women’... Read more
29 November 2018
Statement
UNFPA Denounces the Attacks on Directorates Protecting Women in Iraq
29 November 2018; Baghdad, Iraq - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq condemns the cowardly attack on the office of the Directorate to Combat Violence against Women (DCVAW) in... Read more
26 November 2018
Statement
Ending violence against women and girls is not a choice, it is rather a long-term commitment.
A call to put an end to violence against Women and Girls in Iraq
UNFPA & UNICEF Joint Statement  BAGHDAD, 26 November– In Iraq, women and girls from different backgrounds remain at risk of violence, in their homes, at school and in public spaces.  According to... Read more
24 October 2018
Press Release
The workshop provided an overview of the ethics and principles of quality reporting and story-telling.© 2018/UNFPA Iraq
Evolving Communications: UNFPA Iraq helps implementing partners become better communicators
To provide governmental and non-governmental organisations with skills for developing coherent and compelling messaging in order to communicate with impact, UNFPA in Iraq organised three workshops in... Read more
21 October 2018
Press Release
Dr Sogunro with Speaker Al-Halbousi
UNFPA Representative Focuses on Women and Youth in Meetings with Iraqi Officials
Dr Oluremi Sogunro, UNFPA Representative to Iraq, held high-level meetings with Mr Mohammed Al-Halbousi, Speaker of the House, Dr Mahdi Al-Allak, Secretary-General of the Prime Minister’s office, and... Read more
17 October 2018
News
State of World Population 2018
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 17 October 2018--The global trend towards smaller families is a reflection of people making reproductive choices to have as few or as many children as they want, when they... Read more
10 October 2018
Statement
A safe and healthy passage from adolescence into adulthood is the right of everyone.
Let’s talk about mental health – and let’s act!
Today on World Mental Health Day, UNFPA calls for strengthened action to provide services for the mental health of young people.  A safe and healthy passage from adolescence into adulthood is the... Read more
5 October 2018
News
Nadia Murad wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2018
UNFPA congratulates Nadia Murad for the Nobel Peace Prize, calls to end all forms of GBV and harmful practices in Iraq
Erbil, Iraq; 5 October 2018 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq congratulates the Yazidi human rights activist, Nadia Murad, who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for her... Read more

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