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UN population agency and Iraq partner to boost development

UN population agency and Iraq partner to boost development

Displaced Iraqi children sit in their makeshift shelter in an abandoned government building in Baghdad in 2008
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Iraqi Government have agreed to step up their collaboration in promoting national development in the strife-torn nation.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Iraqi Government have agreed to step up their collaboration in promoting national development in the strife-torn nation.

Earlier this week, top UNFPA officials wrapped up talks in the capital, Baghdad, with their Iraqi counterparts, including the Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation, the head of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Advisory Council, and representatives from the ministries of youth, heath, civil society and environment.

The meetings, also attended by 10 parliamentarians from seven governorates, focused on UNFPA’s support of government programmes, including through providing technical support for this year’s population and housing census.

Participants also discussed Iraq’s reproductive health, gender, youth and population development needs in line with the country’s 2010-2014 development plan.