Women's centre in Iraq helps women "knit" their lives back together Three years ago, conflict forced Haneen Ali* to flee her home in Mosul, in northern Iraq. With her parents, she hiked through minefields before finding safety in the Debaga camp. “The journey was long and tiring,” said Ms. Ali, now 22. “I had to […]
“As humanitarians, we have a collective responsibility to prevent and safely respond to sexual abuse and exploitation in Iraq,” said Jennifer Emond, a UNFPA specialist on the subject, during a training programme in Iraq. Risk of sexual exploitation and abuse escalate during times of crisis. Community protection systems are disrupted when populations are displaced, and […]
In the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border on 12 November, UNFPA has scaled up its emergency response to meet the needs of women and girls. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran, 30 km southwest of Halabja in Iraq. According to […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Area Manager, World Vision National Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Programme Specialist, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Electrician, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Programme Analyst, Gender/GBV, Agency: UNFPA, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) […]
Investment in healthcare is urgently required to save the lives of mothers and newborn babies in Iraq Decades of conflict and under-investment have placed a huge strain on Iraq’s healthcare system, and pregnant women and their babies are paying for it with their lives. Although progress has been made to lower maternal mortality rates, there […]
