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21 June 2021
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UNFPA Deputy Executive Director meets President and Speaker of Iraq
21 June 2021; Baghdad, Iraq - The UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNFPA Deputy Executive Director, Mr Ib Petersen, UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States, Dr Luay…
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18 June 2021
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UNFPA Deputy Executive Director and UNFPA Regional Director for the Arab States Arrive in Iraq
18 June 2021; Baghdad, Iraq - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) and United Nations Population Fund Deputy Executive Director (DED), Management, Mr Ib Petersen,…
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15 June 2021
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Ministry of Planning, UNFPA, Present the Population Analysis Report 2020
15 June 2021, Baghdad, Iraq – The Ministry of Planning and UNFPA presented on 14 June the findings and recommendations of the Population Analysis Report 2020 during a…
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21 May 2021
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And I was Born Again
Noora was only 12 years old when her family fled Al Hassakah, Syria, looking for shelter in the Duhok governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The living conditions at the…
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12 May 2021
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RDPP, UNFPA conduct a virtual visit in Erbil and Duhok
12 May 2021; Erbil, Iraq - UNFPA Gender Equality and Women Empowerment team was joined on 10 May by representatives from the European Regional Development and Protection…
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10 May 2021
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Government, UN launch 2030 National Youth Vision, reiterate commitment to Youth Development and Empowerment
Baghdad, 10 May 2021 - The Ministry of Youth and Sports in the Federal Government launched the 2030 National Youth Vision. The Vision was put in place in collaboration with the…
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05 May 2021
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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows
ERBIL, Iraq/UNITED NATIONS, New York – “A 35-year old pregnant woman came to our clinic with abdominal pain,” recalled Hawrin Yousif, a 27-year-old midwife in…
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04 May 2021
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Australia and UNFPA visit supported facilities in Duhok
2 May 2021, Duhok, Iraq - Ms Emily Lyons from the Government Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and UNFPA Representative to Iraq, Dr Rita…
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30 April 2021
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Attending to the needs of women, girls and young people in Sinjar
30 April 2021; Sinjar, Iraq - The Minister of Displacement and Migration, HE Evan Faek Jabro, and UNFPA Representative, Dr Rita Columbia, visited on 29 April Sinjar, in Nineveh…
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