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Bahr Aluloom

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2017-11-21
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2023-01-18
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  1. “In that regard, we affirm that our oil and gas reserves are the property of the whole Iraqi people, not of individuals or political parties claiming ownership and funnelling their revenue to private accounts. It is important to ensure federal financial oversight of all funds collected from oil resources, airports and border crossings, which must be controlled by the federal Government, in line with the Iraqi Constitution. Despite the incitement to killing and the military mobilization by the leadership of certain parties in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Government has exercised wisdom and self-restraint, ensuring the rule of law and the orderly deployment of federal forces so as to protect the security of all citizens regardless of their race, gender, religion or sect.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  2. “We would like to express our gratitude to all of the countries around the world that have supported a unified Iraq of civilization, history and sacrifice in the face of international terrorism. We appreciate their support for Iraq's unity, sovereignty and federal Constitution. We also appreciate the support for our efforts to secure federal authority throughout Iraq's territory in order to preserve the lives of all Iraqi civilians and to ensure that the security of citizens is not delivered into the hands of the military wings of certain political parties that do not support Iraqi unity but rather seek to achieve their own illegal goals and conceal their corruption, smuggling and interference in the use of the State's resources.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  3. “The federal Supreme Court studied article 1 of the Constitution and explained that it and other articles affirm the unity of Iraq and that article 109 of the Constitution binds all federal Iraqi authorities to preserve and uphold that unity. The Supreme Court also stated that the Constitution does not include any text that would permit the secession of any parts of the country, as stipulated in article 116. On 20 November, the federal Supreme Court ruled that the referendum conducted in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on 25 September was unconstitutional, rendering its results null and void. That will require issuing a request to the Iraqi Kurdistan Government to respect and abide by that decision in accordance with the articles and provisions of the Iraqi Constitution, which governs the rights and responsibilities of all its components.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  4. “In addition, it decided to launch a serious dialogue aimed at dealing with any outstanding issues on the basis of article 1 of the Constitution, which stipulates that Iraq is a single State with a single sovereignty and cannot be partitioned. In accordance with its responsibilities, the Iraqi Government requested the federal Supreme Court to issue a ruling rejecting the illegal referendum conducted by the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government on 25 September. The referendum represents a grave violation of the Iraqi Constitution, in particular with regard to the status of areas with peoples of various nationalities, ethnicities, sects and religions.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  5. “The Iraqi Government will continue to be one of unity, working to enhance constructive dialogue in order to settle the issues outstanding between the federal Government and the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government. In any case, we cannot accept the unconstitutional decisions of the Regional Government and thereby surrender the unity of Iraq, which is guaranteed under our Constitution. In that regard, with a view to preserving the unity of Iraq's territory and people, our Council of Representatives voted to totally reject the referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region and to commit the federal Government to taking measures to secure Iraq's unity under article 109 of the Iraqi Constitution.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  6. “The Government and the people of Iraq are deeply grateful to all the States that have participated in the international coalition for fighting terrorism in Iraq, in particular the United States of America and the States members of the European Union, as well as to others that are not part of the international coalition. We thank them all for their help in confronting terrorism and for the military and logistical support they have provided to Iraq's security forces, in the context of respect for our sovereignty and territorial integrity, and in coordination with our security forces, in order to defeat the terrorist gangs of Da'esh.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  7. “Today I want to congratulate our armed forces and our proud people, who made sacrifices for this great victory, and to pay tribute to all of the honourable men and women of the civilized world who have supported Iraq and its heroic forces in the fight against the terrorist gangs ofDa'esh. This truly glorious victory was achieved while taking great care to ensure the safety of the civilians whom the terrorists had used as human shields, and with full respect for the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq. Our forces are still eliminating terrorist pockets in the desert of Anbar governorate, securing the border between Iraq and Syria and opening joint border points that will enable commercial activity between both States to begin again.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  8. “My delegation also commends the constructive efforts of the Government of Italy to strengthen Iraqi capabilities in various fields, in particular with regard to the Iraqi security forces, the preservation of artefacts and the repair of the Mosul dam. Iraq's heroic armed forces have achieved a historic victory that has put an end to the so-called State ofterror and extremism throughout Iraq following the liberation of Kirkuk, Hawijah and other cities. With enormous sacrifices, our brave forces have also succeeded in regaining the city of Al-Qa'im after the liberation of the nearby city of Rawa.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  9. “Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Republic of Italy on its presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank it for its efforts in organizing the Council's work. We would also like to thank France for its efforts during its presidency of the Council last month. We welcome the briefing by Mr. Jan Kubis, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and we thank him and his team for the efforts and dedication that they have shown in Baghdad, New York and wherever they are needed. I would also like to welcome the briefing by Major Anna Patrono of Italy's Arma dei Carabinieri on her very positive experience with female police in Baghdad.”

    2017-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8112 (2017) · source

  10. “The resolution enables us to better identify the real and potential victims of human trafficking, particularly unaccompanied minors, and to ensure a coordinated response, and it will help the various United Nations missions on the ground fight networks involved in human trafficking. Furthermore, we now have a great deal of experience in fighting human trafficking, and an investigative team is being established in that regard, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 2379 (2017). Lastly, Iraq calls on all States to abide by their commitments and scale up their efforts to combat human trafficking so that we can eradicate it. We need the Council's help in tackling these problems, and we need to be able to work cooperatively with various States on the political, economic and security fronts.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

  11. “In that regard, we contributed to the drafting of the political declaration on the implementation of the Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons, just adopted by the General Assembly in September as resolution 72/ 1. The responsibility for this issue is a collective one, shared by every State. Iraq therefore calls on all Member States to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 2195 (2014), 2331 (2016) and 2379 (2017). We also call on Member States to support us in dealing with these challenges. My delegation appreciates Italy's efforts during the drafting of resolution 2388 (2017), which the Council adopted unanimously today, and of which we were a sponsor.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

  12. “In that regard, our judicial authorities are striving to build the capacities of the relevant institutions in order to prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes, establish criminal justice and protect citizens against such crimes. Enforcing anti-trafficking laws is crucial, and while we now have law no. 28 of 2012 and a number of mechanisms for implementing it, what that really requires is that we train our law-enforcement bodies in tackling such transnational organized crime, bearing in mind that such crimes may fall under several jurisdictions at once. We must therefore emphasize the importance of judicial cooperation in putting an end to such crimes. In order to Show our determination to combat human trafficking, we have been working to stop traffickers and terrorist groups abducting people and forcing them to cross Iraq's borders.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

  13. “Iraq has suffered from such crimes, such as the abduction by members of Da'esh of thousands of Iraqi citizens, especially women and children and in particular people from the Yezidi community, who have become victims of trafficking and endured inhumane and degrading treatment. In that regard, we urge these victims' countries of destination not to treat them as criminals or as illegal migrants. Rather than being arrested or forcibly repatriated, they should be given help. For our part, we are providing material reparations for victims of human trafficking, including victims of Da'esh, with a particular focus on women and girls.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

  14. “The commission brings together representatives from the various provinces and governorates with the aim of formulating programmes and plans for countering trafficking in persons and ensuring that victims and witnesses are protected. It also enables us to exchange information and share experiences with various relevant bodies, neighbouring States and international organizations. We have also launched a number of awareness-raising campaigns to spread a culture of fighting human trafficking, working with civil-society organizations and academic and religious groups. Human trafficking and similar crimes perpetrated by terrorists, including slavery, sexual exploitation, terrorism and forced labour, enable them to finance themselves.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

  15. “In that regard, in 2012 we enacted law No. 28 on anti-trafficking, establishing the necessary mechanisms for delivering the required assistance to victims of human trafficking and for combating the crime and its consequences generally, as well as for ensuring that perpetrators be held accountable for such crimes, which undermine human dignity. We also have a number of constitutional sections that criminalize forced labour and slavery as well as trafficking in women and children. In the past three years, serious crimes have been committed against Yezidi women, and others, at the hands of the terrorists ofDa'esh. As a result, under our aforementioned law No. 28 of 2012, my Government set up a commission within the Ministry of the Interior.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source

  16. “Mr. Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): My delegation would like to thank Italy and you, Mr. President, for convening today's constructive debate. We wish you every success at the helm of the Security Council this month. We associate ourselves with other Member States that have reiterated the importance of Security Council resolutions for dealing with human trafficking, which undermines the rule of law, thereby fostering continuing transnational organized crime that in turn leads to further instability. This very serious issue demands that we work to combat various different types of crime. For that reason, Iraq has ratified a number of related international and regional conventions, including the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its supplementary Protocols, which we ratified in 2009.”

    2017-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8111 (2017) · source