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Al-Fatlawi

lines on the record: 70
first: 2023-10-10
most recent: 2023-12-15
sittings or episodes: 6
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“In conclusion, Iraq stresses the need to avoid any overlap in the mandates between that Framework and other relevant international instruments in order to achieve the purposes and objectives for which they have been established.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Iraq welcomes the multilateral efforts of the Open-ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition, established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/233 of 2021. That has led to the Group’s recommendation to the General Assembly for adoption of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management (see General Assembly resolution 78/47). That Framework should fill the technical gap between developing and developed countries to confront the challenges of modern technologies in the area of conventional ammunition and to limit the negative impact of non-effective management of conventional ammunition while promoting international cooperation and unconditional assistance in order to enable developing countries to implement their commitments.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“More than two decades after the adoption of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, the random proliferation of those weapons and their misuse in many regions of the world continue to threaten international peace and security, cause the death of many people and destabilize security and stability. Iraq reiterates the need to begin the fellowship training programme on small arms and light weapons to build the capacities and expertise in particular in developing States. Iraq also calls on support for all efforts aimed at ensuring a successful Review Conference of the Programme of Action, to be held in 2024, with a view to reaching a consensus outcome that meets the needs of all States.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“51 of 2017 aimed at adopting national legislation that addresses the developments in that field, as well regulating the mechanism for carrying weapons. The Standing Committee for the Regulation of Weapons was formed by the Prime Minister and is supervised by the Minister of Interior. That Committee has taken several practical steps and measures to limit and control weapons, as well as to reduce their use, in line with national legislation. The Committee has also carried out awareness campaigns on arms control. We have closed more than 300 websites and 119 stores selling firearms have been shut down, thereby contributing to the promotion of security and stability in Iraq.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The victims of that phenomenon are often civilians, older persons, women and children, whose numbers increased last year by 53 per cent compared to 2021, according to the report of the Secretary-General. That may have been the reason for the introduction of international initiatives, resolutions and conventions to reduce that dangerous phenomenon and eliminate its effects, which are no different from the catastrophic impact of weapons of mass destruction. In that regard, Iraq has continued to support all relevant international initiatives, conventions and resolutions and has taken effective and tangible national measures at both the legislative and executive levels, including the adoption of Arms Law No.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Iraq aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Group of Arab States. Iraq is of the view that the unprecedented deterioration in security, the exacerbation of conflicts and tensions and the increase in regional and international security crises at the international level, along with the continued rise in military expenditures, which reached a new record of $2.24 trillion in 2022, and the increase in global transfers of conventional weapons, confirm the urgent need to redouble efforts by the international community and summon the political will to address the phenomenon of illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition, owing to their catastrophic impact on the security of States and societies, which negatively affects the economies and development of States.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Fatlawi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, your able stewardship of the Council’s work and your initiative in convening this open debate on small arms and light weapons and ways to address the threat posed by the diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons to international peace and security. I would like to welcome Her Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and thank her for presiding over the Council this morning. I also thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her support in that area and for her briefing on the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 2220 (2015) (S/2023/823).”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We also receive inspection teams every year from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and provide them with all the facilities they need. The meeting rose at 11.45 a.m.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“Ritscher and his team for their efforts over the past six years and for highlighting the magnitude of the violations committed against the Iraqi people by terrorist Da’esh. We hope that those efforts will culminate in the delivery of all evidence to the Iraqi Government and in achieving the closure of UNITAD in line with the established time frame. We wish Mr. Ritscher and his team every success in the future. I would also like to clarify, with regard to what was mentioned about evidence concerning the use of chemical and biological materials as well as weapons of mass destruction by Da’esh, that Iraq is party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and to the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons. We are committed to presenting transparent reports on an annual basis.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“The Government of the Republic of Iraq reaffirms its commitment to cooperating with UNITAD and providing support to it through the National Coordinating Committee, which is tasked with supporting the Team’s mandate throughout the last year, as per resolution 2697 (2023), including procedures to close and liquidate the mandate amid full respect for Iraq’s sovereignty and jurisdiction over crimes committed within our borders against our people. We further underscore that we intend to cooperate with all Member States and will share evidence with them. In conclusion, we thank the Council and all States that have supported Iraq in countering terrorism and bringing criminals before national prosecution. We thank Mr.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“Up to now, we have not been informed of any such evidence under the terms of paragraph 5 of resolution 2697 (2023). We would like to point out that UNITAD’s activities include evidence sharing with third States with the support and coordination of the Government of Iraq. At the same time, Iraq expects the Team to share evidence with it pursuant to the Team’s mandate. That was the essence of Iraq’s acceptance of the UNITAD mandate.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“With regard to evidence shared with third States, the Iraqi Government has responded quickly to implement paragraph 5 of resolution 2697 (2023), on finding a mechanism, with the Government’s consent, to continue sharing evidence with third countries. At the same time, that paragraph clearly sets out a requirement to communicate with Iraq on sharing evidence that was conveyed to third States. We would therefore like to note that the Iraqi Government is interested in the nature and type of evidence shared with third States, and not only the categories of such evidence. In particular, we are interested in the evidence developed by the Team and its investigations through the use of advanced technology in processing the evidence received from the Iraqi Government in the course of the six years of the mandate to date.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“The evidence that was developed by the Team must once again go back to the Iraqi Government, pursuant to the Team’s mandate and in accordance with Iraq’s steadfast position on achieving national and international accountability, thereby continuing collective international efforts to prosecute perpetrators, supporters and those who funded terrorist Da’esh crimes and to maintain international peace and security, as well as addressing threats to national security according to States’ national procedures and ensuring that there is no safe haven for the terrorists who were able to escape from Iraq.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“The main reason for that could be the delay in prosecution and accountability and in the ability to utilize the evidence developed by UNITAD against Da’esh terrorists. That clearly led to delay in justice for the victims and to not applying the principle of no impunity. In that context, and in accordance with UNITAD mandate, we underscore that its main task is to hold trials in Iraq. The Government of Iraq is prepared to share evidence with all States following the closing down of UNITAD, scheduled for September 2024 — evidence that will be owned by Iraq and that we have turned over to UNITAD, which represents up to 90 per cent of the evidence in possession of the Team.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“How does that practice comply with the Team’s mandate and jurisdiction in helping Iraq to achieve accountability? What is the use of those witness accounts if they are not used in national courts to prosecute perpetrators? What remedies for victims can be achieved through those witness accounts? Without them, we could see further impunity and a greater lack of accountability. In that regard, we would like to point out that the delay in prosecutions and trial proceedings has enabled members of Da’esh to escape from Iraq and seek havens elsewhere, which explains the increase in proceedings being conducted in a number of countries that have received refugees, who include persons involved in terrorist crimes committed by Da’esh against the Iraqi people.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“Merely issuing reports on Da’esh’s crimes and delivering them to Iraq may not meet the expectations of the Iraqi Government, the victims or their families. From our perspective, we should work to achieve justice at the national level for all who suffered from the crimes of that terrorist organization, especially considering that the reports have no legal effect that can be used or relied on in the context of criminal prosecutions and trials at the national level. In that regard, we want to bring up a very important issue, which is the fact that witness accounts obtained by UNITAD during its implementation of its mandate on Iraqi territory, with the full assistance and support of the Iraqi Government, have not been shared with the Iraqi Government. That raises a number of questions and legal issues.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“In that context, we are seeking clarification from UNITAD on the feasibility and importance of those reports from a legal perspective, and about why UNITAD provided reports instead of evidence, especially since there is a significant difference between the terms “legal use” and “legal value”. At the same time, we would like to make it clear that the Iraqi Government feels a great responsibility to achieve justice for the victims, and to prosecute and hold accountable everyone involved in committing those crimes, whether they are individuals, organizations or States. We consider those crimes to be among the most heinous recorded in human history. Accordingly, the Iraqi Government must hold on to every piece of evidence that could help to achieve justice and accountability, as is its legal and moral right and duty.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“All that we have received is reports and summaries that have no legal or procedural value before our national courts. The Iraqi Government therefore expresses reservations about the Team’s delivery of reports on the crimes committed by the terrorist group Da’esh in Iraq. We consider that they run counter to the relevant resolutions of the Council and the mission’s terms of reference, which provide that UNITAD should hand over to Iraq evidence of the terrorist crimes committed by Da’esh against the Iraqi people in order to achieve accountability and justice for the victims.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“The Iraqi Government has continued to coordinate and cooperate with UNITAD as well as it possibly can and has provided the facilitation needed to guarantee the Team’s impartiality and independence in accordance with the Council’s resolutions and the terms of reference. In that regard, the relevant national technical authorities have made many observations that we believe UNITAD should have taken into consideration earlier within its mandate, which requires the Team to provide the Iraqi Government with all the necessary support and with full respect for Iraq’s sovereignty. We have clarified those observations in detail in previous statements to the Council. We want to emphasize that so far the Iraqi Government has not received any evidence from UNITAD that could be used in national criminal proceedings.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“Given the global threat posed by the terrorist organization Da’esh and the significant efforts made by UNITAD and its Head throughout the implementation of the mission’s mandate, in which they have confronted difficult circumstances and many challenges related to the context in which the investigations have been carried out, Iraq is eager to support the success of the experience by ensuring UNITAD’s completion of its mandate through its delivery to the Government of the evidence it has collected on Iraq’s territory with the full assistance of the Iraqi Government and its judicial system. That will prove whether the experience has succeeded or not. If not, it may weaken States’ trust in such efforts in the future.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“The mandate of UNITAD, as per the terms of reference and the resolutions of the Council, is centred on collecting, preserving and storing evidence of crimes perpetrated by Da’esh in Iraq and on presenting that evidence to Iraq so that it can conduct fair and just trials that contribute to achieving accountability and justice for the victims. The Team’s mission cannot be limited to collecting, preserving and storing evidence and investigating crimes. That evidence must be used in national courts. The creation of UNITAD has been a new and unique experiment in cooperation among States and international organizations aimed at achieving criminal accountability for the most serious crimes at the international level.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“In that regard, my Government reaffirms its steadfast and final position on the extension of the Team’s mandate and its Head for one year only, and I repeat, one year only, for a final period ending on 17 September 2024. The Government of Iraq is therefore committed to ending the Team’s mandate and to the departure of its Head, together with the liquidation and completion of its work. During this final year, all evidence, whether acquired by the Team or received from Iraq and developed by the Team using advanced technology, must be presented and handed over to the Iraqi Government for use before Iraq’s national courts.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“With regard to the paragraphs in the report related to the implementation of resolution 2697 (2023), we want to clarify that the national authorities in Iraq did not receive the eleventh report in a timely manner and were therefore unable to examine it carefully or review its findings with the national authorities mentioned in the report and its figures pertaining to the digitization of archives. Iraq welcomed resolution 2697 (2023), which included Iraq’s requests as contained in a letter from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq addressed to the President of the Security Council (see S/2023/654), especially with regard to the Team’s handover of all the evidence it has gathered to the Iraqi Government during the final stages of UNITAD’s mandate.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“And I thank the People’s Republic of China for its leadership of the Council for the month of November. I am grateful to Mr. Christian Ritscher and his team for his briefing to the Council and his presentation of the eleventh report of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for the Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), including on the Team’s activities undertaken in my country, Iraq, during the period covered by the report. We commend Mr. Ritscher for the information in his important briefing to the Council, especially with regard to the promotion of cooperation frameworks with the Iraqi judiciary and the National Coordinating Committee representing the Iraqi Government.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Fatlawi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you very much, Mr. President, for inviting me here today, and through you I would also like to extend my greetings to the other members of the Security Council. At the outset, it is my honour to begin my statement as the representative of the Republic of Iraq by expressing our thanks and gratitude for the efforts of the United Nations and its main organs and offices through its resolutions, recommendations and decisions, and for all international efforts in support of Iraq in its war on terrorist organizations and in combating terrorism and prosecuting terrorists. I congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of December and wish you every success.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, Iraq emphasizes the importance of ensuring equality between men and women, empowering women in conflict-prevention and enabling them to make more significant efforts in the maintenance of international peace and security. Ensuring the effective participation of women is at the core of implementing the women and peace and security agenda. Accordingly, Iraq believes that it is important to increase women’s empowerment programmes in various fields in order to ensure their participation in building sustainable and effective institutions.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Sixth, it aims to strengthen the Government’s legislative and executive amendments on the prevention and treatment of women in crisis situations. In that regard, more than 73 health and psychological centres have opened to receive cases and provide women with psychological support. Seventh, it aims to increase women’s and girls’ awareness of the protection mechanisms available in crisis situations. Eighth, it aims to raise society’s awareness of the importance of protecting women and girls during and after crises. I take this opportunity to express our full solidarity with Palestinian women, who are suffering from the violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces. We call on the international community to ensure that they receive justice and that they enjoy the rights afforded to them by international laws and resolutions.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we call on the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant to expedite the delivery of all evidence to the competent authorities in order to ensure the prosecution of the perpetrators, which will contribute to reparation for the victims and their families, in addition to giving them a sense of security and ensuring their rapid reintegration into society. Fourth, it aims to protect women and girls who are affected by the sexual violence perpetrated by terrorist groups and to reintegrate them into society. Fifth, it aims to increase the number of women benefiting from Government-led and community-led prevention programmes and services.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In December 2020, the Government of Iraq adopted its second national plan for the implementation of the resolution, which was built on three pillars, namely, participation, protection and prevention. That plan consists of the following goals. First, it aims to increase the percentage of women in the security sector. The number of women in our police sector currently stands at more than 12,000. Second, it aims to increase the number of women working in Iraq’s humanitarian relief and reconstruction programmes. Third, it aims to ensure accountability and justice so that perpetrators do not go unpunished.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Secondly, we aim to strengthen the role of women and ensure their participation at all levels of decision-making in national and international institutions on issues related to the maintenance of peace and preventive diplomacy and in all stages of mediation and negotiations aimed at establishing stability and peace, including both the conflict and post-conflict stages. Thirdly, we aim to build the capacities of women leaders to strengthen their role in peace mediation and as women peacemakers. Fourthly, we aim to develop and establish policies and procedures for protecting women during crises. Iraq is considered to be the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to have developed a national plan to implement resolution 1325 (2000).”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“To honour Iraqi women, and in accordance with the State’s highest principles of reform, development and construction, Iraq launched the National Strategy for Iraqi Women 2023–2030, which was the culmination of a joint national effort aimed at empowering women and enhancing their participation in the public sector, in which women and girls enjoy equal opportunities and full human rights. Allow me to highlight the most important points of that strategy with regard to supporting women’s role in peacebuilding. First, we aim to implement policies and plans on protecting women in crises, including through our commitment to implementing resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Resolution 1325 (2000) is the most important international resolution on the participation of women in peace negotiations and post-conflict building and the first document that recognizes the central role that women play in international peace and security and their role in preventing crises. In Iraq, women contribute together with men to many achievements in various areas, including the family, the economy, security and peace. They have been essential partners in all our victories against terrorism, and they continue to be partners in facing difficulties and challenges.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Fatlawi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank Brazil for its exceptional efforts as President of the Security Council for the month of October and to congratulate it on its successful convening of this open debate on women and peace and security. Best practices and real-life experiences have shown that the inclusion of women in peacemaking processes, whether at the decision-making or implementation levels, is a key factor for achieving sustainable peace. That reality has constituted a turning point internationally in how we view women as key actors in peacebuilding. In that connection, the international community adopted resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions with a view to ending violence against women during armed conflict.”
2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is the practices of the Israeli entity that are the source of the instability in the region and a threat to regional and international peace and security. In conclusion, I want to reiterate Iraq’s principled position in support of a resolution to the Palestinian question and in support of the Palestinian people. We stand in solidarity with them in their quest to enjoy their legitimate rights in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy, including their right to self- determination and to establish their independent State, with Jerusalem as its capital.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We call for the establishment of a fund to rebuild what the Israeli occupation forces have destroyed in the Gaza Strip. The increase in the number of martyrs and injured in Gaza, the continuing destruction and the exacerbation of the humanitarian situation there, together with the silence of the international community, all constitute a new test of the international order and the international community’s ability to prove its credibility as it advocates for humanitarian values — justice, freedom, an end to racial discrimination, slavery and occupation, the right to self-determination and serious consideration of the dire situation in the Palestinian occupied territory and of the Palestinian people.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Iraq also calls on the Council to avoid selectivity and take urgent measures to follow up on its resolutions, work for an immediate ceasefire, open border crossings to allow the entry of humanitarian and relief deliveries — and bring a complete end to the blockade on Gaza, to settlement-building, demographic change, the demolition of Palestinian homes, the confiscation of land and property, the displacement of indigenous Palestinians, the arrests and raids and the desecration of houses of worship and holy sites, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque. All of those are reasons for the response of the Palestinian people in resisting occupation and defending their freedom and dignity. We call for ensuring the safe and comprehensive exchange of prisoners and detainees.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“My delegation is participating in this meeting not just to denounce, reject and condemn the violations and crimes that Israel has committed against defenceless Palestinian civilians, but to reiterate our previous demands and the principled positions we share with a majority of countries all over the world. The Government of Iraq condemns all such crimes in the strongest terms, and demands that the international community generally, and the Security Council in particular, shoulder its legal, moral and humanitarian responsibilities to maintain international peace and security and end these brutal acts and continued grave violations of international law, international humanitarian law and all international and humanitarian instruments and norms pertaining to the protection of civilians, while making the perpetrators accountable.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We deplore the fact that those crimes and violations are either being overlooked by the international community or are the subject of scores of international resolutions that the Israeli occupation authorities have ignored. They have not been implemented and no binding measures have been taken to ensure their implementation. That has emboldened the occupation forces to continue to commit their crimes with impunity and undeterred. They go against international law, the Charter of the United Nations and international treaties and conventions.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As the international community has witnessed, Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to a systematic, deliberate and explicitly declared genocide by the Israeli occupation forces, targeting civilians in residential buildings, compounds, houses of worship and hospitals. That is in addition to the systematic violations of human rights, the blockade, the starvation, the cuts to the supply of electricity, water and food, the indiscriminate bombing that has claimed thousands of innocent civilians, especially women, children and the elderly, and the forced displacement. The crime and carnage at the Baptist Hospital are proof of the brutal acts perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces. They continue a pattern of crimes that those forces have repeatedly committed against the people of Palestine for 70 years.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Fatlawi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Mr. President, for your sincere efforts leading to the convening of this meeting. We thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mr. Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira, for presiding over this morning’s meeting. We also express our appreciation for the opportunity for the delegation of Iraq to present its views and position on the Palestinian question and the recent events in the occupied Palestinian territory. We thank the Secretary-General for his participation in today’s meeting and for his statement. We also appreciate the briefings by Mr. Wennesland and Ms. Lynn Hastings. The delegation of Iraq aligns itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign of Jordan on behalf of the Group of Arab States.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the innocent victims. The Republic of Iraq is coordinating with the countries concerned to dispatch humanitarian and medical aid to the Gaza Strip. In conclusion, Iraq reiterates its firm stance in support for the Palestinian question in order for them to enjoy their legitimate inalienable rights, in line with resolutions of international legitimacy and their right to self-determination by establishing an independent State with Jerusalem as its capital.”
2023-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9443 (2023) · source
“Iraq calls on the international community, and the Security Council in particular, to assume their legal and moral responsibility in maintaining international peace and security by putting an end to those violations, massacres and genocide, as those practices are serious violations of international law, international humanitarian law, the United Nations Charter and all international humanitarian instruments and norms related to the protection of civilians. We also call for the perpetrators to be held accountable. Iraq also calls on the Security Council to stop applying selectivity and to take urgent measures to lift the blockade, end forced displacement and open crossings to ensure access to humanitarian assistance and basic necessities, such as fuel, medicine, water and food.”
2023-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9443 (2023) · source
“Yet all those meetings have either not led to binding measures taken in relation to those crimes, in line with the Charter of the United Nations, or were ignored notwithstanding the Council’s resolutions. That encouraged Israel to continue to commit those crimes, undeterred, under baseless pretexts, in violation of international law and the United Nations Charter. The Government of the Republic of Iraq condemns in the strongest terms the heinous crime perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces, which bombed the Al Ahli Hospital, claiming the lives of hundreds of martyrs and wounding innocent Palestinian citizens. That crime is an extension of the crimes and violations that have been committed by the Israeli occupation forces for seven decades.”
2023-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9443 (2023) · source
“Mr. Al-Fatlawi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts in convening today’s meeting. We commend efforts and positions aimed at ending the serious violations being committed by the Israeli occupation forces. We thank the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for their comprehensive briefings. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on behalf of the Group of Arab States. For decades, the Security Council has held dozens of meetings in this Chamber to discuss the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the repeated crimes committed against the Palestinian people.”
2023-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9443 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, I thank Secretary-General Guterres for the unwavering stance of the United Nations in supporting Iraq and respecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity. I also note that the Government of the Republic of Iraq is grateful for the work of UNAMI and the continuing efforts of other United Nations entities and international organizations operating in Iraq. The meeting rose at 11.50 a.m.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“The Iraqi Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Defence continue to extend a humanitarian appeal to anyone who may have potentially helpful information on possible sites where the remains of Kuwaiti or Iraqi nationals who went missing during or in the aftermath of the second Gulf War may be buried. They also appeal to anyone who may have other information on locations of missing property, including the Kuwaiti national archives, with a request to present the relevant information as soon as possible and to contact the two Iraqi Ministries or their agencies. A monetary reward has been allocated for payment to anyone who provides useful information leading to a positive outcome.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“Official visits between our two countries are ongoing at the highest levels, and discussions are taking place on many topics of common interest, including international issues of mutual interest, the development of relations in various aspects, the facilitation of visits, the strengthening of trade relations, the demarcation of borders and drug control through various technical committees. Iraq and Kuwait continue to work together to resolve the issue of missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals, in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, which chairs the relevant Tripartite Commission. A missing Kuwaiti national was recently identified using genetic fingerprint analysis.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“Iraq respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the sisterly State of Kuwait and is committed to all bilateral agreements with States and Security Council resolutions. That includes resolution 833 (1993), which was adopted on 27 May 1993 and approved and ratified by Iraq on 10 November 1994. Iraq and Kuwait continue to cooperate in order to overcome all obstacles to joint work. That includes the holding of a joint Iraqi-Kuwaiti committee to discuss the memorandum of understanding on joint oil fields between the two countries, as well as mechanisms for investment in those fields, in favour of the two neighbouring countries, in particular after the extension of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“Iraq will actively participate in the twenty- eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held next month in the United Arab Emirates. The Conference is intended to discuss and adopt sustainable measures and solutions to address the negative effects of climate change. As for relations with the brotherly State of Kuwait, Iraq is governed by a standing Constitution based on the principle of separation of powers, which rejects the methods used by the former regime in dealing with neighbouring countries. That has cost Iraq so much. Iraq also stresses the need for a peaceful resolution of all problems and the renunciation of violence in relations with neighbouring and other countries. We stress the need to use negotiation and dialogue as a means of peaceful resolution.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“The Iraqi Government has taken many decisions and measures to introduce modern agricultural and irrigation technologies, adopt good management and reduce water loss. The Government has launched an initiative to plant 5 million palm trees in various Iraqi governorates to address the decline in agriculture land relative to the growth of the population. Iraq calls on countries that are parties to international environmental agreements to strengthen international cooperation in the joint management of transboundary river basins and to preserve the rights of riparian countries. Upstream countries’ sole control over water resources increases the vulnerability of countries to the effects of climate change and damage.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source