Kobler Welcomes Peaceful Conduct of Elections
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Martin Kobler (pictured), congratulates the Iraqi citizens on the peaceful conduct of the Provincial Council...
View ArticleUN Envoy Disappointment at Election Delays
The top United Nations official in Iraq today expressed his disappointment at the Government’s decision to postpone until early July Governorate Council elections in two western provinces, reportedly...
View ArticleUS Mission in Iraq Celebrates Environment Month
Commemorating Environmental Month and Earth Day in Iraq, the Public Affairs Section (PAS) sponsored Iraqi-American Cultural and Science Envoy Thomas (Taha) Rassam Culhane for a Renewable Energy Road...
View ArticleThe UN in Iraq Goes Green
The UN in Iraq Goes Green: Taking a trip with the ‘Renewable Energy Travelling Roadshow’ The latest installation at the UN compound in Baghdad is big, blue, and rather pungent. It is also the first...
View ArticleZebari Discusses Chapter VII with Kobler
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has hosted a meeting with the Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Martin Kobler. During the meeting, they discussed the role of the UN Mission in the...
View ArticleMedia to Empower Women in Iraq
With the aim to highlight the different aspects of the relationship between media and women’s rights in Iraq, the United Nations in Iraq organized a roundtable discussion attended by international and...
View ArticleFirst Journalism Contest for Iraqi Women
The UN Iraq congratulates the three winners of the first edition of its contest for Iraqi women journalists. The stories submitted by Suha Audah, Enas Jabbar and Shatha al-Shabibi were selected by the...
View ArticleDate Set for Anbar, Ninewa Elections
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, welcomed the decision of the Council of Ministers today to conduct the Governorate Council elections in Anbar and...
View ArticleIraq at a Crossroads
At the end of this month, Martin Kobler will finish his two-year term as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Iraq, and Head of the United Nations Assistance...
View ArticleIraq Requests UNAMI Extension
By John Lee. Iraq has officially requested the UN Security Council to extend the term of UNAMI in Iraq for another year, reports Aswat al-Iraq. The request was submitted by Iraqi ambassador Mohammed...
View ArticleUN Condemns Assassination of Sheikh
The Acting Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (A-SRSG), Mr. Gyorgy Busztin, has condemned in the strongest terms the assassination on 22 July of the Head of the...
View ArticleUNAMI to Stay for Another Year
On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31st July 2014, so it can “continue to advise and support the...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 Killed in July – UNAMI
According to casualty figures released today by UNAMI, a total of 1,057 Iraqis were killed and another 2,326 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in July. The number of civilians killed was...
View ArticleForeign Minister Discusses Chapter VII with UN
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has discussed Iraq’s relations with the United Nations and its assistance mission in Iraq (UNAMI) with Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman....
View ArticleKRG “Committed to Free and Fair Elections”
Minister Falah Mustafa received Mr Sarbast Mustafa, Head of the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC), and Mr Sokol Kondi, Head of UNAMI in Erbil today to discuss preparations for the...
View ArticleFree Legal Aid for Southern Iraq’s Most Vulnerable
Vulnerable groups in southern Iraq will soon be able to access free legal services directly from the Basrah Justice Palace. “By establishing a legal help desk directly inside the Basrah Justice Palace,...
View ArticleOver 1 Million Displaced Iraqis Face Tough Future
On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations in Iraq is raising awareness of the plight of the 1.1 million Iraqis who are registered as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), driven to...
View ArticleMore than 800 Iraqis Killed in August
By John Lee. According to casualty figures released by UNAMI, a total of 804 Iraqis were killed and another 2,030 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in August. The number of civilians...
View ArticleNew NGO Cooperation Policy in Kurdistan
More than 75 civil society leaders, government officials, and members of Parliament endorsed today the new policy on relations between the parliament, government, and non-governmental organizations...
View ArticleUNESCO Hands Over Community Learning Centres
The 8th September of every year marks a special occasion with the world celebrating International Literacy Day. In 2013, this occasion takes an even deeper significance as this year’s celebrations...
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