The COVID- 19 pandemic constitutes the largest global public health crisis in a century, with daunting public health and socioeconomic challenges.

Governments all around the world are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health systems and restricting movements of millions. 

The Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government are no exceptions. With curfews imposed across the country, the pandemic has disrupted access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services and worsened existing inequalities for women and girls. 

The UNFPA Iraq COVID-19 Response Plan details the intervention and plan followed to leave no one behind.