The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children conducted a two-week field mission to Amman, Jordan in June 2007 to gather information from Iraqi refugee women, men and youth about their reproductive health and other needs. In interviews with United Nations officials, staff of local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and extensive conversations with more than 30 refugees, including eight families, we were presented with a picture of a refugee population that has limited or no access to health care, including prevention of and response to gender-based violence, safe delivery services, including emergency obstetric care, family planning and prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS—the four areas of reproductive health care.
