Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning, Sabah el kher Ever since taking up my position in December 2018, the camps and prisons in North-eastern Syria have been front and centre in my...
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Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning, Sabah el kher Ever since taking up my position in December 2018, the camps and prisons in North-eastern Syria have been front and centre in my...
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UNICEF receives almost $7 million from Japan which will also serve to reach over 47,000 women. Overall, the number of beneficiaries will be more than 180,000 vulnerable people. BAGHDAD, 10 April...
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UNICEF has received USD 200,000 from the Government of Canada (Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada) to support sustaining the continuous provision of quality health services...
Baghdad, 25 April 2021 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, expresses shock and pain at the enormity of the tragic incident that...
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Baghdad, 13 April 2021 – Once again, Ramadan is being observed amid restrictions due to COVID-19 and economic hardship compounded by the pandemic. While these difficulties test our resolve, we must...
Nowruz, the celebration of renewal of life and harmony, arrives with the advent of Spring, bringing new hope after a bleak year. While COVID-19 continues to ravage countries across the globe, a...
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...
Sinjar — After pausing activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Iraqi authorities have resumed the exhumations of mass graves, with support from the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote...
Baghdad – Today marks five years since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. During the UN Sustainable Development Summit in 2015, all UN member states endorsed an agenda...
Eid-ul-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, is traditionally a time of giving, compassion and celebration with family and friends. We mark it this year amid COVID-19, which has overwhelmed us all and...
Baghdad, 19 July 2020 - In the first of its kind project since the corona virus outbreak, graduate students in the pharmaceutical department of the University of Karbala have produced 14,500 locally...
Baghdad, 24 June 2020 - UN Iraq Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Iraq, Dr. Adham Ismail, visited the Ministry of Health...
Baghdad, 27 May 2020 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) applauds the Iraqi government’s leadership and decisive response to the COVID-19 outbreak at a time when it is also...
Mister President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, I think, one can hardly overstate the magnitude of the challenges facing Iraq at this moment: deep existing political, social,...
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On 23 March, the Secretary-General launched an appeal for an immediate Global Ceasefire, urging all warring parties to pull back from hostilities, put aside mistrust and animosity, and silence their...
Baghdad, 7 April 2020 - As Iraq and the world tackle the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, this year’s World Health Day is like no other. Today, we pay tribute to all the health workers on the...
Baghdad, 3 April 2020 - COVID-19 is an unprecedented global threat that demands robust responses from governments, communities and individuals. The Government of Iraq, with the full support of the...
By António Guterres António Guterres is Secretary-General of the United Nations Note: The article first appeared in The Guardian Only by coming together will the world be able to face down the...
Baghdad, 26 March 2020 - It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the challenges facing Iraq at the moment. Political, security, social and economic crises have been compounded by the global...
I have just finished my meeting with the Minister of Health, in the presence of the World Health Organization Representative in Iraq, Dr. Adham, and their teams. I am here to emphasize our support to...