"UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR IRAQ - UNAMI"

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Highlighting troubling regularity of targeted attacks in Iraq, top United Nations official briefs Security Council on pre-election landscape.

The head of the UN mission in Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said failure to hold credible elections would cause “significant, lasting, widespread anger and disillusionment, which in turn could further destabilize the country at a time where strength and unity are desperately needed.” UNIFEED

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The head of the United Nations mission in Iraq (UNAMI) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said, “for credible elections to take place, it is imperative that parties and candidates operate in a free and safe environment,” calling on “all parties, stakeholders and authorities to come together, to agree on a ‘code of conduct’ and to allow all Iraqi candidates to operate freely.” UNIFEED

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Stakeholders must ‘step up to plate’, prevent Iraq from becoming arena for foreign-Power rivalries, top official tells Security Council.

The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert told the Security Council that “serious, resolute measures to address the ongoing financial and economic crisis cannot wait, not for a day. Government, parliament, political parties and others will have to step up to the plate collectively.” UNIFEED

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