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Bahr Aluloom

lines on the record: 416
first: 2017-11-21
most recent: 2023-01-18
sittings or episodes: 37
sources: un-security-council

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“We commend the continuous efforts of the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to maintain the current historic and legal status of the Muslim and Christian holy sites, and to address the Israeli measures that target Al-Aqsa Mosque while protecting the Arab Islamic and Christian identity of the holy sites under the Hashemite custodianship.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We also call upon the Council to support the accession of the State of Palestine to the United Nations as practical embodiment of its positions and responsibilities to support the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, pursuant to international terms of reference. Al-Haram Al-Sharif and its surrounding 144 acres is a place of worship. We stress that the Jordanian Administration Department of Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs is the only authority for managing all Al-Aqsa Mosque affairs under international humanitarian law.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“That act constitutes a message to the international community that the occupying Power is not engaged in efforts for peace and stability. It is doing whatever it wants, contrary to the will of the international community, which seeks peace in that important part of the world. Despite that, we reiterate that we are committed to peace as a strategic choice and that there is a need to find a fair solution to the Palestinian question in line with international law and relevant resolutions and initiatives of international legitimacy. We call upon the Council to play its role in ending the Israeli occupation and ensuring its full military withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories since 1967, including East Jerusalem.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We call upon the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities and to implement its relevant resolutions, particularly resolution 2334 (2016), wherein the occupying Power is requested to bring an end to all of its settlement activities, all illegal, unilateral, provocative and escalatory measures and all the violations it is continually carrying out in order to build and expand its illegal settlements. The occupying Power is killing innocent people. It is constantly invading Palestinian towns and villages. It is confiscating land and property. It is destroying Palestinian homes and facilities and chasing out the Palestinian inhabitants, including in Al-Quds Al-Sharif. We have seen a recent escalation of tension when a minister of the occupying Israeli Government stormed the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): It is my pleasure to congratulate Japan on becoming a non-permanent member of the Security Council and on assuming its presidency for this month. We thank Ambassador Ishikane for presiding over this important meeting and wish him every success as he conducts the Council’s work in January. We also thank the representative of the Secretary-General and the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his briefing. The ongoing and escalated Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people cannot continue indefinitely. The solution is the declaration of a fully sovereign, contiguous and independent Palestinian State, with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the 4 June 1967 borderlines. That is the only way to bring an end to the conflict and establish just and comprehensive peace.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, Madam President, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to you and to the friendly countries that have supported my country in the face of terrorism as we have worked together to bring perpetrators to justice in our national courts. I am also grateful to Mr Ritscher and his team for their efforts and progress in exchanging expertise with national authorities. They have highlighted the magnitude of Da’esh’s violations against the Iraqi people, and we wish him and his Team every success in their work. The meeting rose at 11.40 a.m.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“The Government of Iraq once again reiterates its commitment to cooperating with the Investigative Team and providing it with assistance through the National Coordination Committee in order to support its work, in full respect for Iraq’s sovereignty and jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory and against its people. Iraq values the determination of certain Member States to repatriate terrorist combatants and their families, and would like to remind the Council that Iraq is one of the countries that has made significant efforts in that regard, repatriating nearly 6,000 individuals, including combatants and their families. Our rehabilitation and accountability efforts continue, and we hope that we will see greater efforts from other Member States in that regard.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“The extension of the Team’s mandate and the appointment of its Head under resolution 2651 (2022) were not easy for the Government of Iraq. We are sincerely committed to the work of the Team, as a priority for my country. We therefore reiterate the urgent need for developing a plan in cooperation with the Iraqi Government and its National Coordination Committee for achieving tangible results pursuant to the seventh preambular paragraph of resolution 2651 (2022), which stresses the importance of presenting the Team’s evidence to the Iraqi authorities in a timely manner so that it can be used fairly and independently.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“However, we are aware of the pressure of Iraqi public opinion, especially the families of victims, for achieving accountability and being informed of the nature of the evidence and the investigations that the Team has conducted on Iraqi territory for nearly six years. The reports of the Team, and the most recent report in particular, make it clear that certain Da’esh members who committed crimes have been identified. The evidence is there, and the perpetrators have been identified, and it is therefore time to bring the perpetrators of those crimes to justice. The Government of Iraq will follow UNITAD’s activities very closely, especially in the next few months, in order to assess the Team’s work for this year.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“It also notes that there is a pre-existing modality whereby information linked to Da’esh financing held by the Team has been shared with national investigative judges. Crimes of an economic nature are dealt with according to the Team’s competencies and presented to the relevant national authorities. We hope that similar measures will be taken to gather evidence of criminal offences committed by Da’esh. UNITAD has continued to work and cooperate with the Iraqi Government to ensure the success of its mandate. We are familiar with the Team’s progress in collecting, preserving and storing evidence, which my Government appreciates considering the difficulties and challenges that the Team is dealing with.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“Iraq therefore considers that a commitment requiring cooperation in its implementation in accordance with the timeline set out in the report. We also stress the need to take rapid, effective and practical measures to present the evidence to the Iraqi Government and conduct national trials. That is very important to Iraq and the international community. We welcome the contents of the ninth report regarding the exchange of evidence, in particular paragraph 4, which mentions that the Team is working on finding ways to further share information with the Iraqi Government in line with the Team’s competencies. It cites the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Government and the Investigative Team that will enable UNITAD to present such evidence to the national authorities.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“UNITAD’s mandate is not complete if it stops at collecting, preserving and storing evidence and investigating crimes without allowing the use of that evidence in national legal contexts. With regard to the Team’s previous reports, the eighth report in particular (see S/2022/434) mentioned that the Investigative Team had completed its investigations in four important cases, and today the ninth report (see S/2022/836) refers to the completion of investigations and the start of new ones into crimes committed by Da’esh against the Iraqi people on Iraqi territory. In that regard, we would like to point out that the Investigative Team’s sixth report (S/2021/419) clearly referred to the possibility of holding trials at the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“After almost six years of the Team’s work, my Government has made it clear on several occasions that the most important challenge for the Team in the upcoming period is to ensure that justice is done and proceed as soon as possible to submit all the evidence to the Iraqi Government, whether gathered by the Team or received from Iraq and developed using advanced technology, for use before national courts. UNITAD’s mandate, in accordance with resolution 2379 (2017) and its terms of reference, is to collect, preserve and store evidence pertaining to the crimes that the terrorist organization Da’esh committed in Iraq and to present that evidence to Iraq to enable it to conduct fair and just trials and achieve justice and ensure redress for the victims.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“We also commend the substantial progress made by opening new investigation tracks, as well as the fact that the Team continued to investigate previous issues, namely, the crimes committed by the terrorist organization against all the people of Iraq so as to achieve accountability in cooperation with the Iraqi national authorities. In that regard, we also commend the efforts of the Investigative Team and its Head to promote universal accountability for the crimes committed by the terrorist organization in Iraq.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“During that period, we look forward to greater effort and attention to continue the work of prosecuting all those who have been involved in the terrorist organization Da’esh and who have helped, funded and provided it with logistics and cyber support, as well as prosecuting crimes committed by Da’esh related to smuggling oil and artefacts during the period when it was in control. In the context of Mr. Ritscher’s important briefing, we commend what was stated in his ninth report, which addressed several important points that highlighted the progress that had been made in the Team’s work in Iraq by collaborating and cooperating with the Government of Iraq.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“Christian Ritscher and his team for his briefing to the Council on the ninth report (see S/2022/836) issued by the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), which covers its activities in my country during the reporting period. At the outset, I would like to recall resolution 2651 (2022), by which the Security Council approved the request of the Government of Iraq to extend the mandate of UNITAD and its Head for the period of one year, as the mandate of the Investigative Team and its Head expires on 17 September 2023.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the beginning of my statement and on behalf of my country, I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to the United Nations for its efforts, along with its organs and agencies and through its resolutions, recommendations and decisions. I would also like to thank the international community for all its efforts to support Iraq in the fight against terrorism and the prosecution of terrorists. I also extend my thanks to Ghana for conducting the work of the Security Council in the month of November. I congratulate the Republic of India on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December, and I wish you, Madam President, every success in that task. I would also like to thank Mr.”
2022-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9206 (2022) · source
“We also commend the international community for its support, which will ultimately enable Iraq to achieve prosperity and stability for the Iraqi people. On behalf of the Iraqi Government, we also want to express our appreciation to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and its Head of Mission for the support they have provided to Iraq in various areas, especially on the humanitarian and development fronts, during the reporting period covered in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/714).”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“We have also analysed satellite images and determined their date and location and increased field missions to some of those sites, in addition to discussing the issue of a missing Saudi national who claims that he was detained in Al-Nasiriyah prison and then transferred to another location before being released in 2017, according to the information Kuwait received from witness accounts. With regard to Kuwaiti property, on 4 July, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry made an official delivery to the State of Kuwait containing material and property found by the Iraqi Government, including historical items as well as 738 boxes of items related to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information. In conclusion, I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his steadfast support for Iraq and his calls for respect for Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“With regard to missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals, this year we have been pursuing our efforts through the Technical Subcommittee of the Tripartite Committee, which held its 120th meeting on 30 May in Riyadh and its 121st on 31 July in Baghdad, while the Tripartite Committee held its fifty-third meeting on 1 June. The meetings focused on locating important burial sites in Tall Al-Shaykhiyah, Karbala, Al-Khamisiyah and a potential fourth site in Samawah, as well as Salman Pac site and other sites in Kuwait, with the assistance of archive records and witness accounts.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Despite that, the Iraqi Government has been implementing important strategic projects in the fields of clean energy and gas extraction, as well as other sectors related to the green economy, and it therefore needs international support as it continues to pursue those efforts. Iraq and its sister State of Kuwait are working to strengthen their relationship, overcome obstacles and resolve outstanding issues in a way that guarantees the rights of both parties, which will contribute to finding a solution to the issues of disappeared persons, our maritime borders and Kuwaiti property.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“That has led to increasing desertification and drought in most of the natural protected reserves listed as part of world heritage in the Al-Ahwar region. It also led to a reduction in arable lands and increased internal displacement. Iraq therefore urges all the countries of the region to engage in a dialogue aimed at resolving our water issues in line with international laws and conventions. Iraq is an oil-producing country that has contributed to global economic recovery since the beginning of the twentieth century. While it is suffering from the consequences of climate change, it is also bound to be affected by all the measures being taken to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“The office continues to monitor and document violations of human rights while launching awareness campaigns in line with international conventions aimed at combating domestic violence. The Iraqi Government and the relevant national institutions and law-enforcement agencies are also monitoring and prosecuting violations and individual acts in line with Iraq’s international commitments to enhancing and protecting human rights. Turning to the issues of desertification and climate change, Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. We are suffering from water scarcity and changes in the water courses we share with neighbouring countries. We have also been negatively affected by projects that were implemented without taking account of the impact they would have on water-sharing with riparian countries.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“The General Directorate for Yazidi Survivors is collecting evidence and information regarding all survivors in order to implement the specific reparations in line with the law. They have also been allocated part of the food security budget adopted recently by the Iraqi parliament. The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights is following up on the humanitarian and relief situation and on the health front, as well as monitoring the health care provided to displaced families in camps. It is also monitoring the steps that the Antiquities and Heritage Authority is taking to rebuild minority archaeological sites in the regions of Nineveh Plains and other governorates where those minorities live.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“In terms of women’s empowerment, we have restored the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, providing it with a ministerial portfolio and a clear mandate to promote and protect women’s rights and advance gender equality. The Women’s Empowerment Directorate is implementing the second Iraqi national plan in line with resolution 1325 (2000), aimed at enhancing women’s participation in leadership and decision-making and thereby strengthening peace and security. Political stakeholders are also keen to increase the participation of Iraqi women in political life and in the current dialogue on forming the new Government, enabling them to occupy senior and leadership positions in our national institutions.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Iraq looks forward to receiving further United Nations support in order to rebuild the liberated regions that were destroyed by Da’esh terrorist gangs. We also look forward to receiving further United Nations assistance in order to respond to urgent basic humanitarian needs and to promote Iraqi capacities. We hope to receive support for our governmental programme for restoring the liberated areas and rebuilding damaged infrastructure as well. The Government of Iraq reiterates its commitment to implementing its 2030 national strategy for higher education, which includes increasing school attendance to 100 per cent and improving the quality of general and higher education, while also enhancing skills in line with the labour market and economic development requirements.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“We emphasized our rejection of those acts and their consequences while demanding respect for the sovereignty of Iraq, and we called on Iran to live up to its international commitments and abandon the language of weapons in working to deal with the security challenges facing the region. We have also warned of the consequences of such acts for the communal peace of both countries and for international and regional security and stability. In that context, we call on the Security Council to maintain its united position on the Iraqi dossier and its emphasis on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq by condemning any foreign aggressions against it, regardless of the perpetrators, as well as the use of Iraq as an arena for conflicts and for exporting problems.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“After shelling by Türkiye that targeted Iraqi families in a resort in Dohuk governorate in July, Iran carried out air attacks with missiles and drones against cities and villages in the Kurdistan region all of last week, and in particular last Wednesday morning, 28 September, resulting in the deaths of many martyrs and several Iraqi civilians injured, including women and children. It terrorized the population and destroyed infrastructure. The Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian Ambassador in Baghdad and handed him a letter expressing the Iraqi Government’s vehement condemnation of that heinous crime.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“We also underscore that we stand ready to complete the work of repatriating our nationals from the camps, and we hope that the international community will support us in their rehabilitation and reintegration. Iraq once again urges that its territories not be used to settle scores or achieve political goals on a pretext of combating terrorism, and we call on the Security Council and Member States to seriously consider that issue. Breaches by Türkiye and Iran have continued through land and air violations against Iraq based on unsubstantiated pretexts and claims.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Iraq is committed to continue cooperating with the Global Coalition against Da’esh. We are also committed to multilateral cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized entities. We look forward to welcoming Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General of the Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT), in the near future. Iraq reaffirms the concerns mentioned in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/714), especially given the fact that tens of thousands of foreign terrorist fighters and their families remain in detention camps in Syria. We call on the United Nations to step up its presence on the ground through the OCT. Iraq emphasizes the importance of Member States’ repatriation of their nationals from Al-Hol and other camps and of ensuring that the responsible authorities extradite all Iraqi terrorist fighters to Iraq.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Through its balanced relationships and diplomacy, the Government of Iraq has supported several initiatives and meetings among the countries of the region that were among the successful outcomes of the Baghdad Conference for Partnership and Cooperation. Consultations are currently under way on convening the Conference’s second session. I would now like to briefly point to the most significant developments that have taken place in Iraq over the past four months. First, with regard to the security situation, Iraq would like to thank the Security Council for its support and for strengthening our capacities in the fight against terrorism. We were grateful for the July field visit by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, made on behalf of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“We also commend the efforts of the Iraqi security forces, who demonstrated the utmost responsibility and restraint in providing professional, peaceful protection for the demonstrations — the third such commemoration of the Tishreen movement — that took place three days ago. They avoided confrontation except in a few cases when some demonstrators attempted to attack them violently. The Government stands ready to make Iraq a source of stability within the region and internationally and to help find sustainable peaceful solutions to the crises and disputes among the countries of the region, while avoiding their adverse effects on the security and stability of Iraq.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“It is an important step towards a political breakthrough, in the light of the constitutional deadlines and the applicable laws that will eventually lead to the election of a President of the Republic and the formation of a new Government, which is what is required to meet the basic needs of the Iraqi people and guarantee political security and economic stability for Iraq and the region. We are marking the third anniversary of the peaceful Tishreen demonstrations of 2019, led by young Iraqi men and women asking for reform and combating corruption. We ask God to have mercy on the martyrs and offer our condolences to their families, and we wish those who were injured a speedy recovery.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“All our stakeholders and political blocs are aware of the situation and have therefore engaged in a constructive, serious and frank dialogue aimed at reaching an agreement and finding solutions to the current political impasse. A parliamentary session was held last week for the first time in two months, bearing witness to renewed confidence in the Speaker and the selection of a first Vice-Speaker and representing another step in the right direction that will enable Parliament to carry out its supervisory and legislative roles and the parliamentary committees to conduct their daily activities.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on Gabon’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France, for his remarkable efforts during France’s presidency of the Council in September. I also thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for her briefing. The political process in Iraq has been deadlocked, and that has delayed the formation of a new Iraqi Government following the October 2021 parliamentary elections.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I wish to reiterate that peace is the best and most effective plan to protect children and ensure development, reconstruction and reform and to put an end to impunity. We must continue to cooperate as Member States and as the international community in order to enhance the paths of peace at all times.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We also emphasize the need for legislation that supports the voluntary return of citizens, as well as their participation in reconstruction efforts, within an established time frame for the resumption of normal life in all facilities and in all areas of activity. Thirdly, we listened to the statements delivered by the representatives of other States, which included important remarks and proposals. In that regard, I would like to stress the specificity of each State and its people. We recall the need to listen to the States directly concerned when it comes to issues relating to their children and means of their protection, including the development of special political missions and peacekeeping operations on a case-by-case basis.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“However, the programme needs further cooperation and funding, as well as capacity-building, in order to remove those mines and explosive ordnance from contaminated areas. Secondly, as it has everywhere else in the world, the coronavirus disease pandemic has had an enormous negative impact on the work of Iraq’s institutions. It has restricted people’s freedom of movement and affected the delivery of humanitarian aid to displaced persons, as well as hindering the implementation of a number of recovery projects in areas with displaced persons. The support provided to Iraqi national institutions in the form of training and investments can therefore contribute greatly to assisting the local population and reducing the administrative burden while achieving more effective results.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like bring up the following crucial topics for the Council’s consideration. First, we urge Member States to assist us with an extremely complex issue that we are using all possible national means to resolve. We are trying to clear Iraqi territories of mines and explosive ordnance that were planted by Da’esh, particularly in rural areas and near residential centres and schools. They continue to claim lives, maim children and hinder the return of displaced persons, as well as the country’s general development. I should point out that in cooperation with the United Nations Mine Action Service, the Government has implemented a strategy for Iraq for the period from 2020 to 2023.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“To that end, we believe that an in-depth study that includes the views of various specialists, eminent persons and experienced individuals from our society, as well as those of victims, will be the best way to draft applicable legislation that can truly deliver justice for children, ensure their protection and contribute to their development. It will require considerable time and effort, as well as awareness-raising campaigns, to ensure that we do not implement solutions that could lead to further crises that in turn could end in disaster, and our Government, in cooperation with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, UNICEF, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Development Programme, as well as civil-society institutions and other stakeholders, is working to that end.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I want to stress that Iraq remains committed to cooperating with the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to establish and implement an active and clear action plan to put an end to the recruitment and use of children in Iraq. We know that the Secretary-General’s report of 23 June (S/2022/493) does not include any cases of recruitment or use of children by the Iraqi Government. In that regard, I want to stress that previous cases were individual ones that could not be considered part of a systematic effort. My Government is working to develop legislation on issues relating to children and the protection of children in Iraq, in line with our national and constitutional laws and pursuant to our international obligations.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“My Government, in cooperation with the United Nations and civil-society organizations, has therefore made every effort to seek all possible solutions and to adopt legislation on children’s rights aimed at saving children and ensuring their future. If we lose our children’s future, we lose the future of an entire generation. We will never be able to compensate for that loss at the human, social and economic levels. In that regard, I would like to thank the States that have repatriated their children from Iraq and to call on other countries with children in Iraq to cooperate with us and repatriate them as soon as possible.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I stress that this defensive war was waged by Iraq and all our friends in the region and around the world, in cooperation with the international community, which has provided support to Iraqi security forces. That support led to the formation of the Global Coalition Against Da’esh, led by our States and institutions that support its planning, financing and training. Wherever it occurs and regardless of the circumstances, war is always harrowing for those who must endure it — men, women, the elderly, young people and children. Those children are the primary victims. Iraq regards children as victims and indeed as some of the worst-affected victims. They need assistance, rehabilitation and education so that they can rebuild their self-confidence and reintegrate into society.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Even symbols of the heritage and history of humankind did not escape the abuses of that terrorist organization, which has mustered considerable military resources and numerous foreign terrorist fighters from the four corners of the world. In addition, its impressive propaganda and media machine targeted everyone through intimidation. It has brutal methods of killing, recruitment and the use of human shields and banned weapons. It has planted mines and bombed houses, schools and institutions. The list of its abuses is long. I would like to point out that the war waged by the Iraqi people and their security forces has been the first line of resistance in defending the country, a war to defend dignity, freedom, democracy, human rights and our children’s right to a decent life.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“And I thank the members of the Council for their considerable support to my country’s Government in promoting security and stability for all Iraqi people, especially children. Children are the reason we are meeting today, to discuss their plight and seek solutions to their suffering by ensuring that their voices are heard at the highest levels of global decision-making. Before addressing the issue of the suffering of children in Iraq, I would like to remind everyone of the extraordinary scale of the reprehensible criminal attacks perpetrated by Da’esh on Iraq and on every sector of our population, regardless of age or gender.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking Brazil for convening this important meeting. I also congratulate Brazil on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. We wish its delegation every success in managing the work of the Council. I would like to thank Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, for their important briefings and for their support to children in Iraq and around the world. I also want to thank Mr. Patrick Kumi for his important and valuable participation in today’s meeting and remarkable courage.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We would like also to express our thanks and appreciation to Special Adviser Ritscher and his team for their efforts and the progress made in UNITAD’s activities despite the challenges facing them. We also thank them for exchanging experiences with Iraqi national authorities and shedding light on the violations committed by terrorist Da’esh against the Iraqi people. We wish Mr. Ritscher and his team every success in their work. The meeting rose at 4.35 p.m.”
2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source
“We highlight that the Government of Iraq, in collaboration with the Iraqi National Coordinating Committee, looks forward to achieving the Team’s mandate. The Government of Iraq reaffirms its commitment to cooperating with the international Investigative Team and to providing all the necessary assistance through the Iraqi National Coordinating Committee and to support the Team in fulfilling its mandate, in full respect for Iraq’s sovereignty and national jurisdiction over the crimes committed on its territory and against its people. In conclusion, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the members of the Council and the friendly States that have helped us to fight terrorism. We must work together to ensure that we bring the perpetrators to justice before national courts.”
2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source
“In that context, we hope and reiterate the importance for Iraq and the international community to take quick, effective and practical steps to submit the evidence to the Iraqi Government and conduct national trials. Despite UNITAD’s efforts and the ongoing and increasing cooperation with the Iraqi Government to fulfil the Investigative Team’s mandate, Iraq believes that the Team has gone a long way in collecting, preserving and storing evidence. My country’s Government appreciates those efforts and acknowledges the difficulties in searching for and collecting evidence. We are aware of the scope of the challenges facing the Team. However, the Iraqi Government is also aware of the mounting pressure from the Iraqi people in general and the families of the victims in particular to achieve accountability.”
2022-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9059 (2022) · source
“UNITAD’s mandate is not complete if it stops at collecting, preserving and storing evidence without allowing the use of that evidence in national legal contexts. The eighth report mentions that the Investigative Team has completed its investigations in four important cases. That progress in the Team’s work and the collection of evidence in those four cases provide a significant opportunity that UNITAD should take up by handing over such evidence to be used in national trials to prosecute Da’esh elements responsible for those crimes. In that regard, we recall that the Team’s sixth report explicitly mentions that those trials could be conducted by the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022. That therefore represents a commitment, and we should cooperate to fulfil it within the time limits specified in the report.”
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