Women, Girls Face Escalating Risk of Violence, Exploitation during Iraq Crisis, Warns UNFPA - 30 June 2014

UNITED NATIONS, New York – With nearly one million people currently displaced throughout North and Western Iraq, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, warns that about 250,000 women and girls, including nearly 60,000 pregnant women, are in need of urgent care. While an estimated 225 women will give birth every day, approximately 1,000 pregnant women each month will encounter life-threatening complications.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news