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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council that any government in this position needs time, “and that, in itself, is already a challenge”, as “the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / IRAQ UNAMI
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, Security Council
4. Med shot, Sarhad Sardar Abdulrahman Fatah
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“As I keep on emphasizing: what we do know is that any government in this position needs time. And that, in itself, is already a challenge. Amid low or no tolerance for a return to the status quo, which existed before October 2022, the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose. Hence, I can only emphasize the necessity for relentless commitment from a wide range of actors; the significance of placing the national interest over that of any individual or party; the critical role of independent state institutions, and the need for an active, empowered and protected civic space.”
6. Med shot, Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“In saying that, let me also (and once again) emphasize, that much needed reforms will not take root if choked by the weeds of patronage and graft. Also, as I already mentioned, independent state institutions are critical. No training, capacity building or technical assistance programme can combat the ill effects of political interference.”
8. Med shot, Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“Turning to the Kurdistan Region, Madam President. Disagreements between the two ruling parties in recent months drove the Region close to the brink. It was for good reasons that the political situation was described (by many) as increasingly reckless and irresponsible. While it is our firm belief that outstanding fiscal, administrative, security and electoral disagreements could have been addressed months ago, the will to compromise was - for far too long - glaringly absent.”
10. Med shot, Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“Madam President, allow me to turn now to the issue of missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals and missing Kuwaiti property - including the national archives. The Iraqi authorities, assisted by the ICRC and the Tripartite Commission, continue efforts to locate witnesses and possible burial sites for Kuwaiti and third country nationals. It goes without saying that we welcome the Prime Minister’s decision to establish a committee, comprising members of security agencies, which is chaired by the Human Rights Directorate of the Ministry of Defence and mandated to support activities in this regard. We continue to await progress on the retrieval of missing Kuwaiti property - including the national archives.”
12. Med shot, Council
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sarhad Sardar Abdulrahman Fatah, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations:
“Iraq reiterates its call for respecting its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. And we underscore the importance of upholding the principles of the Charter of the United Nations especially sovereignty, equality and the principles of good-neighborliness.”
14. Med shot, Council
15. Zoom out, Council
STORYLINE:
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council that any government in this position needs time, “and that, in itself, is already a challenge”, as “the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose.”
Addressing the Council on Thursday (18 May), Hennis-Plasschaert, who also acts as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMI), said, “I can only emphasize the necessity for relentless commitment from a wide range of actors; the significance of placing the national interest over that of any individual or party; the critical role of independent state institutions, and the need for an active, empowered and protected civic space.”
She noted, “In saying that, let me also (and once again) emphasize, that much needed reforms will not take root if choked by the weeds of patronage and graft. Also, as I already mentioned, independent state institutions are critical.”
Hennis-Plasschaert explained, “No training, capacity building or technical assistance programme can combat the ill effects of political interference.”
The Special Representative also talked about the Kurdistan Region, she said, “Disagreements between the two ruling parties in recent months drove the Region close to the brink. It was for good reasons that the political situation was described (by many) as increasingly reckless and irresponsible.”
Hennis-Plasschaert continued, “While it is our firm belief that outstanding fiscal, administrative, security and electoral disagreements could have been addressed months ago, the will to compromise was - for far too long - glaringly absent.”
According to her, “The Iraqi authorities, assisted by the ICRC and the Tripartite Commission, continue efforts to locate witnesses and possible burial sites for Kuwaiti and third country nationals. It goes without saying that we welcome the Prime Minister’s decision to establish a committee, comprising members of security agencies, which is chaired by the Human Rights Directorate of the Ministry of Defence and mandated to support activities in this regard.”
She also concluded, “We continue to await progress on the retrieval of missing Kuwaiti property - including the national archives.”
Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Sarhad Sardar Abdulrahman Fatah, also briefed the Council. He said, “Iraq reiterates its call for respecting its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.”
He continued, “We underscore the importance of upholding the principles of the Charter of the United Nations especially sovereignty, equality and the principles of good-neighborliness.”
TRT: 04:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, Security Council
4. Med shot, Sarhad Sardar Abdulrahman Fatah
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“As I keep on emphasizing: what we do know is that any government in this position needs time. And that, in itself, is already a challenge. Amid low or no tolerance for a return to the status quo, which existed before October 2022, the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose. Hence, I can only emphasize the necessity for relentless commitment from a wide range of actors; the significance of placing the national interest over that of any individual or party; the critical role of independent state institutions, and the need for an active, empowered and protected civic space.”
6. Med shot, Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“In saying that, let me also (and once again) emphasize, that much needed reforms will not take root if choked by the weeds of patronage and graft. Also, as I already mentioned, independent state institutions are critical. No training, capacity building or technical assistance programme can combat the ill effects of political interference.”
8. Med shot, Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“Turning to the Kurdistan Region, Madam President. Disagreements between the two ruling parties in recent months drove the Region close to the brink. It was for good reasons that the political situation was described (by many) as increasingly reckless and irresponsible. While it is our firm belief that outstanding fiscal, administrative, security and electoral disagreements could have been addressed months ago, the will to compromise was - for far too long - glaringly absent.”
10. Med shot, Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“Madam President, allow me to turn now to the issue of missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals and missing Kuwaiti property - including the national archives. The Iraqi authorities, assisted by the ICRC and the Tripartite Commission, continue efforts to locate witnesses and possible burial sites for Kuwaiti and third country nationals. It goes without saying that we welcome the Prime Minister’s decision to establish a committee, comprising members of security agencies, which is chaired by the Human Rights Directorate of the Ministry of Defence and mandated to support activities in this regard. We continue to await progress on the retrieval of missing Kuwaiti property - including the national archives.”
12. Med shot, Council
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sarhad Sardar Abdulrahman Fatah, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations:
“Iraq reiterates its call for respecting its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. And we underscore the importance of upholding the principles of the Charter of the United Nations especially sovereignty, equality and the principles of good-neighborliness.”
14. Med shot, Council
15. Zoom out, Council
STORYLINE:
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council that any government in this position needs time, “and that, in itself, is already a challenge”, as “the harsh reality is that there is no time to lose.”
Addressing the Council on Thursday (18 May), Hennis-Plasschaert, who also acts as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMI), said, “I can only emphasize the necessity for relentless commitment from a wide range of actors; the significance of placing the national interest over that of any individual or party; the critical role of independent state institutions, and the need for an active, empowered and protected civic space.”
She noted, “In saying that, let me also (and once again) emphasize, that much needed reforms will not take root if choked by the weeds of patronage and graft. Also, as I already mentioned, independent state institutions are critical.”
Hennis-Plasschaert explained, “No training, capacity building or technical assistance programme can combat the ill effects of political interference.”
The Special Representative also talked about the Kurdistan Region, she said, “Disagreements between the two ruling parties in recent months drove the Region close to the brink. It was for good reasons that the political situation was described (by many) as increasingly reckless and irresponsible.”
Hennis-Plasschaert continued, “While it is our firm belief that outstanding fiscal, administrative, security and electoral disagreements could have been addressed months ago, the will to compromise was - for far too long - glaringly absent.”
According to her, “The Iraqi authorities, assisted by the ICRC and the Tripartite Commission, continue efforts to locate witnesses and possible burial sites for Kuwaiti and third country nationals. It goes without saying that we welcome the Prime Minister’s decision to establish a committee, comprising members of security agencies, which is chaired by the Human Rights Directorate of the Ministry of Defence and mandated to support activities in this regard.”
She also concluded, “We continue to await progress on the retrieval of missing Kuwaiti property - including the national archives.”
Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Sarhad Sardar Abdulrahman Fatah, also briefed the Council. He said, “Iraq reiterates its call for respecting its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.”
He continued, “We underscore the importance of upholding the principles of the Charter of the United Nations especially sovereignty, equality and the principles of good-neighborliness.”
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