"UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR IRAQ - UNAMI"

Visiting Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres today said both there and in Baghdad, he had sensed “a genuine commitment to move forward” and urged all “to translate this commitment into reality.” UNAMI

Secretary-General António Guterres praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens from camps in northeast Syria holding people suspected of having ties to ISIL extremists, urging other governments to “significantly step up their efforts.” UNAMI

UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored “the United Nations’ abiding commitment to support the Iraqis in advancing peace, sustainable development and human rights for all the people of Iraq.” UNAMI

Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Baghdad, Iraq. His trip is to reiterate the UN’s commitment to support the efforts of Iraq to advance peace, human rights and sustainable development for all Iraqis. UNAMI

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council she wanted to “convey both a sense of hope, and a sense of urgency” about the future of the country. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the formation of a new Government in Iraq and took note of the appointment of women to three of the 21 ministerial positions, his spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, UN Special Representative for Iraq, said, “Tragic developments are indisputably the result of the inability of Iraq’s political class to cast the die.” UNIFEED

Pressing Iraq’s leaders, ‘all of them’, to pull country back from ledge, mission head tells Security Council absence of functioning government hard to justify.

Deadly attack on civilians at tourist site in Iraq shows ‘shocking’ disregard for international humanitarian law, senior official tells Security Council.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.