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Baghdad, 25 April 2012- The United Nations today paid tribute to Iraqi mine action heroes for their role in demining and saving millions of lives in Iraq at an event held at the Military Prosthetic Limb Centre in Baghdad. The event was organized by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Baghdad, 19 April 2012 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) welcomes the decision of the Iraqi Council of Representatives to extend the work of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC).

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Martin Kobler, hailed this decision as timely to avoid any institutional void that could have hampered preparations for upcoming electoral processes in the country.

Baghdad, 9 April 2011 - The United Nations hails as a landmark achievement for Iraq today’s vote by the Council of Representatives to appoint the Commissioners who will serve on Iraq's first Independent High Commission for Human Rights.

Baghdad, 13 March 2012 – “It was always a dream of mine to come to Karbala, and it is a great honour to be able to pay respect to this holy place, to this great culture and history, while simultaneously exploring how the United Nations can be of assistance in addressing some of the issues Karbala faces today,” Mr. Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, said yesterday, 12 March, during his first visit to the city of Karbala.

Baghdad, 6 March 2012 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, today met at his residence in Baghdad with the Iraqi State Minister for Women’s Affairs, Dr. Ibtihal Gasid Al-Zubaidi.

Baghdad, 18 February 2012 -- The United Nations welcomes the safe relocation today of around 400 residents from Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf) to Camp Hurriya, the new temporary transit location for the residents.

Baghdad, 31 January 2012- Further steps have been achieved in the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the United Nations and the Government of Iraq on 25 December 2011 on a peaceful and humanitarian solution to the situation of the residents of Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf).

Baghdad, 5 January 2012- The Special Representative of the United Nations’ Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, condemned in the strongest terms the series of explosions that took place in Baqouba on 4 January and today in Baghdad and at the outskirts of the southern city of Nasiriyah. The series of attacks have reportedly resulted in a large number of deaths and injuries.