IRAQ / ELECTIONS
Iraqis voted on Saturday (20 April) in the country’s first elections since the withdrawal of US troops; a key test for the Iraqi security forces. UNAMI
Iraqis voted on Saturday (20 April) in the country’s first elections since the withdrawal of US troops; a key test for the Iraqi security forces. UNAMI
Martin Kobler, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, told the Security Council today that Iraqis face a complex set of interrelated problems, among them the very real potential for a spill-over of violence from Syria. UNTV
On a visit to Iraq, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern about the humanitarian situation in Syria and urged the Iraqi government to continue to keep the borders open to enable Syrian refugees and Iraqi returnees to seek safety in Iraq. UNAMI
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyer Zebari and UN Assistant Secretary-General Angela Kane update the Security Council on the security and human rights situation in Iraq, the work of United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the need for continued support from both UNAMI and the U.S. led Multinational Force (MNF). UNIFEED