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UNICEF Iraq

UNICEF works in Iraq to save children's lives, defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential.

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For every child, a childhood.

58-year old Laila* is showing the UNICEF team her plants that she is growing at her plant nursery.
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A women’s center, supported by UNICEF with U.S. Department o

A women’s center, supported by UNICEF with U.S. Department of State funding, is creating new opportunities for vulnerable women

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On May 16, 2023, Sondus Falah Ali, 16 years old, poses for a portrait inside an informal educational center run by UNICEFs and TdH in Talafar district, Ninewa governorate. "We had to leave our homes. I have not attended school for the last 4 years." I´m feeling good here as I can achieve my dreams. I just want to be independent and become a doctor. The community will not allow me to keep my education. I want to put an end to this circle and prove to them that I can finish my education. I was just thinking a
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From Survival To Development

From Survival To Development

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Rawan Ali Abdullah, a 3-month-old baby girl with her mother Asma and her grandmother Furat, waiting to be vaccinated.  The family came to Al Shuaibi Primary Health Care Center to be vaccinated.
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Use of clean energy for vaccine cold chain

Use of clean energy for vaccine cold chain

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On May 17, 2023, Samah, 13, from Mosul, attends lessons inside an informal educational center supported by UNICEF in Hassansham, Ninewa governorate, Iraq. She has been living in the camp for the last six years. She was not enrolled in school because she was too old for the school age limit.
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The girl who wanted to disappear

The girl who wanted to disappear

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On May 17, 2023, Ahmed, 12, from Ramadi, poses for a portrait at his home located at Hassansham displacement camp. He left his home in 2014, and after living in Erbil for two years, he was sent to this camp. He left school, and he is trying to come back, but he is too old to be accepted.
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In Iraq, years of conflict have driven thousands of children

Adolescents want to learn!

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On May 17, 2023, Ashwaq, 10, from a village between Nineveh and Salah al-Din, poses for a portrait inside her home located at Hassansham U2 IDP camp. She has been living in Hassansham camp since 2019.
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Despite bullying, Ashwaq pursues her dream to learn

Despite bullying, Ashwaq pursues her dream to learn

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