“I am deeply shocked and outraged by the calculated brutality and wickedness of the double suicide attacks at Tayaran Square – bombs deliberately detonated to cause wanton killing and injuring of...
Unemployment remains a persistent challenge in Iraq especially for youth and women. Many internally displaced persons are unemployed, underemployed, informally employed, or out of the labour force...
Sinjar, Iraq, 10 January 2021 – In a spirit of continued solidarity with the residents of Sinjar, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Jeanine...
The Role of Minorities and their Significance in Building Social Stability. Let 2021 Be the Year of Minorities in Iraq. Remarks by SRSG Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Thursday 31 December 2020...
Highlights for November The electoral legislation approved by Parliament becomes law. The electoral budget is submitted for parliamentary approval. Iraq requests the United Nations Security Council...
Baghdad, 10 December 2020 - The United Nations in Iraq welcomes the contribution of USD 7.25 million from Germany to a UN-led project to support and assist capacity-building within the Iraqi...
Baghdad, 8 December 2020 - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) condemns the acts of violence which accompanied public protests in Sulaymaniyah Governorate over recent days,...
3 December 2020 – Today, on the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations in Iraq renews its commitment to achieving full and equal rights and participation in society for...
Baghdad, 30 November 2020 - The United Nations in Iraq welcomes the contribution of EUR 3 million from the Netherlands to a UN-led project to support and assist capacity-building within the...
Madam President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, In my last briefing to you, I stated that the Government of Iraq is operating in the eye of multiple storms at once. From the onset, I...