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Fatah

lines on the record: 104
first: 2019-08-28
most recent: 2023-06-13
sittings or episodes: 9
sources: un-security-council

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“The Government of Iraq is giving a great deal of attention to this delicate issue, as was reflected in our hosting in Baghdad on 7 February 2022 of the thirty-sixth session of the Regional Conference for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at which we addressed the issue of water for agriculture and sustainable development.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Most recently, on 6 and 7 May we hosted the third Baghdad International Water Conference on water scarcity, the Mesopotamian marshes and the Shatt Al-Arab as part of our collective responsibility. That regional forum discussed water-related issues, and its vision is to achieve the long-term sustainable development of water resources in the light of climate change, ensure cooperation and coordination among riparian States and share in addressing the damage. The Conference’s objectives were to tackle future challenges by sharing expertise and knowledge at the international level, overcoming water-scarcity challenges caused by climate change, strengthening the international response to global warming and climate change and restoring security and prosperity for the world.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Iraq is committed to achieving peace, security and development with its neighbours. We are pursuing a cooperative approach among riparian States to sharing equitably in the benefits and in addressing damages. Climate change is a global phenomenon that does not recognize national borders. We therefore need comprehensive regional approaches based on the principles of international law. We need initiatives that rely on diplomatic means to settle disputes among riparian States and safeguard the world and the region from every kind of tension and instability. Iraq is making tremendous efforts to bring all stakeholders together to discuss this important issue.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is only fair that the international community should launch positive preventive initiatives to promote the survival and stability of the communities concerned and address the harsh changes affecting vital needs in vulnerable areas that are more susceptible to climate change. For example, in the Iraqi delta at the mouth of the Arabian Gulf and the Shatt Al-Arab waterway, which is famous as the setting for the legend of Sinbad the Sailor and the Garden of Eden of holy scripture, there is land degradation. It is a major example of a freshwater ecosystem, rich in biodiversity, fertile soil and palm trees, being transformed into a saltwater marsh as a result of the lower levels of fresh water in the streams feeding into it. Finally, the Government of my country would like to convey a message.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“And while we may not know exactly how many people have been swallowed by the seas and oceans, the reasons for their fatal migration are well known to all of us in this Chamber and elsewhere. It is a major concern that the basins of major rivers, particularly in the Middle East, are under tremendous strain, owing first to competition for the use and control of shared water resources in the absence of viable bilateral or multilateral agreements, or regional frameworks on the reasonable and equitable use of shared resources, and secondly to the effects of climate change.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“However, today’s debate, dedicated to the threats posed by climate change, can serve as a way for the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and take preventive measures to reduce risks and avert potential crises at the national, regional and global levels. It can deepen our understanding of the risks of climate change. Low rainfall and the unsustainable use of water resources, together with the unforgiving impact of climate change, exacerbate the problems of water scarcity and the erosion of life-giving soil. That leads to displacement and migration. We know that the United Nations has harrowing statistics on the numbers of displaced people and migrants who have left their countries for economic and environmental reasons.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Fatah (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to take this opportunity to thank Her Excellency Ms. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, for presiding over the start of this meeting. It is an honour to participate in today’s open debate on climate change, peace and security, which is a critical issue at the top of the international agenda. Our deliberations today are a case in point. I commend the delegation of the United Arab Emirates for convening this meeting. I would also like to express my thanks and appreciation to the briefers for enriching our debate. We firmly believe that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the appropriate forum for discussing climate-change-related topics.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345Resumption1 (2023) · source
“President, and to those friendly States that have supported my country in its counter-terrorism efforts and worked together to bring the perpetrators before the national judiciary. We would also like to express our thanks and appreciation for the efforts of Mr. Ritscher and UNITAD and for the progress achieved through their activities, including the exchange of expertise with Iraqi national authorities. We want to emphasize the magnitude of the violations suffered by the Iraqi people at the hands of the terrorist organization Da’esh. We wish him and his team every success in their work. The meeting rose at 11.40 a.m.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“Nearly six years after the start of UNITAD’s work, and for the remainder of its mandate, we look forward to seeing the appointment of Iraqi experts to the Team completed so that they meet the required specified quota, thereby achieving the important standard included in the Team’s mandate with regard to transferring international expertise to the Iraqi national cadres who will complete the investigations in the future. The Government of Iraq once again emphasizes its commitment to cooperating with the international Investigative Team and assisting it through the National Coordinating Committee dedicated to supporting UNITAD’s mandate, with full respect for Iraq’s sovereignty and jurisdiction over the crimes committed within its borders and against its people. In conclusion, I would like to express our thanks to you, Mr.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“In the context of promoting accountability at the global level and implementing UNITAD’s mandate, we stress once again that any sharing of evidence and information obtained by UNITAD during its tenure, and with the cooperation, facilitation and support of Iraq, must take place with the knowledge and prior consent of the Iraqi Government, as per the Team’s exclusive mandate. In that regard, we believe it is necessary to establish a mechanism for obtaining the formal consent of the Iraqi Government, in a clear and specific format, in order for information to be shared with third States. That has been overlooked in previous reports and we therefore hope that the next report will address such a mechanism.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“Those tasks are waiting for UNITAD to fulfil its mandate and hand over the evidence that the Iraqi Government needs to conduct trials and find redress for the victims. We note that the delay in the prosecution and trial procedures could enable some members of Da’esh to escape and find sanctuary. That explains the increase in trials in various countries that have accepted numbers of refugees for asylum, some of them involved in terrorist acts with Da’esh. The main reason for that could be attributed to delays in the prosecution and accountability procedures for a number of the leaders of Da’esh who managed to escape.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“In that regard, it is important to point out that the international community constantly highlights the need to achieve accountability and justice for the victims and address the reasons that have prevented the Government of Iraq from achieving that. In that regard, we want to point out that in its turn the Government of Iraq has consistently affirmed that it is directly responsible for achieving justice for the victims, prosecuting all the perpetrators of crimes against Iraqis and ensuring the principle of non-impunity. The purpose of establishing UNITAD and defining its mandate at Iraq’s request was to help the country accomplish that, along with achieving justice for the victims, by holding to account everyone involved in committing, supporting or financing the crimes of Da’esh in Iraq.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“UNITAD’s tasks are based on resolution 2379 (2017) and the rules of competence in collecting, preserving and storing evidence of the Da’esh’s crimes in Iraq, with the duty to then present the evidence to Iraq for the conduct of fair and just trials that help to achieve justice and redress for the victims. The Team’s task of preserving and storing evidence and investigating crime after crime cannot be completed unless the evidence is used in national legal contexts. We therefore look forward to moving beyond the wait for appropriate legislation to be adopted and seeing rapid, real and practical steps taken in providing evidence to the Iraqi Government in implementation of the mission’s mandate.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“Secondly, outstanding efforts have been made in the areas of digital documentation and digitization and training programmes for capacity-building. Thirdly, a joint working group has been established with the judiciary and legal experts in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Iraqi State Council and members of the House of Representatives to discuss the adoption of domestic legislation on international crimes. In the nearly six years since UNITAD began its work, my Government has repeatedly made it clear that the Team’s most important challenge during the next stage is fulfilling the mandate to achieve justice and presenting all evidence to the Government of Iraq to be used before the Iraqi national courts as quickly as possible.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“Ritscher reviewed in his briefing, we commend what was stated in his tenth report, which included several points where his work in Iraq reached advanced stages through participation and cooperation with the Iraqi Government and through opening new paths of investigation for the crimes committed by the terrorist organization Da’esh against the Iraqi people, in addition to following up on UNITAD’s previous investigation paths and achieving accountability in cooperation with the Iraqi national authorities. In that regard, I note three areas. First, there have been preliminary investigations of the use of chemical and biological weapons, which will be highlighted in a side event tomorrow, as Mr. Ritscher noted in his briefing.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“Christian Ritscher and his team for his valuable briefing to the Council and for reviewing the most important paragraphs of the tenth report (see S/2023/367) of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), including its activities in my country, Iraq, during the period covered by the report. In the context of what Mr.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“Mr. Fatah (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by expressing my thanks and gratitude for the efforts of the United Nations and its main organs and offices through its resolutions, recommendations and decisions, as well as for all the international efforts supporting Iraq in combating terrorism and pursuing terrorists. I thank the Swiss delegation for managing the work of the Council for the month of May, and congratulate the United Arab Emirates on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for June and wish its Mission every success. I also thank Mr.”
2023-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9341 (2023) · source
“In the meantime, it is essential that an independent review of the future activities of UNAMI be carried out, which could result in a limited mandate for the Mission, in accordance with the demands of the Iraqi Government. We also would like to thank the country team representing a number of United Nations specialized agencies and funds for their provision of basic humanitarian assistance.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to thank His Excellency Secretary-General António Guterres, for the firm position of the United Nations in supporting Iraq and upholding its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, as reiterated by him during his visit to Iraq, accompanied by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, from 1 to 2 February. I would like to thank the international community for its continued support for our efforts to promote the prosperity and stability of the Iraqi people. In that regard, I would like to express my gratitude for the efforts undertaken by UNAMI. We call for renewing the mandate of the UNAMI for another year.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“We are continuing our dialogue on all technical and legal aspects of the finalization of the demarcation of the marine and maritime borders between the countries beyond point 162. Moreover, Baghdad hosted, on 19 February, the fifth round of the Iraqi-Kuwaiti joint technical committee, and recently, the sixth round, hosted by Kuwait, was held. Iraq expresses its appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the International Committee of the Red Cross, as Chair of the Tripartite Commission, which monitors the dossier of the prisoners of war and missing Kuwaitis and third-country nationals. We pledge to continue cooperating in that effort.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“In that connection, Iraq stresses its commitment to supporting international efforts aimed at resolving the water crisis, reducing water waste and addressing increased salinity through transboundary water management that ensures an equitable distribution of water to combat water scarcity, which has led to dwindling water levels in rivers, marshes and lakes. We must also focus on cooperating with neighbouring countries to reach equitable and integrated management of transboundary water resources. Turning to its relations with the fraternal State of Kuwait, Iraq is keen to preserve its bilateral relations with Kuwait. It promotes and maintains those relations at the political, economic and cultural levels with a view to ensuring the prosperity of the peoples of both countries.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“It also reiterates the success of Iraq in water diplomacy with a view to securing the legitimate right of Iraqis to their share of water; implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; addressing the negative impacts of the drought at the economic, social and cultural levels and its wide-reaching repercussions on the environment, including scorching temperatures and relentless desertification, as they also affect food security, health and transportation and cause displacement, demographic changes and upheaval. Moreover, they threaten biodiversity and historical sites listed on the World Heritage List, as well as the wetlands classified by the Ramsar Convention.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“Iraq was the first Arab State and the forty-ninth country in the world to join the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, which attests to its seriousness regarding cooperating and negotiating with neighbouring States on that issue, and ownership in protecting the Tigris and the Euphrates.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“We have also participated in the first meeting of the ad hoc committee on the implementation of the provisions of the law on human trafficking, and we are discussing specific mechanisms and procedures to address a number of issues, including begging and foreign workers, as well as suspicious cases of digital extortion and other negative cases. In relation to combating desertification and addressing climate change, Iraq participated with a high- level delegation in the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, and contributed with very important statements in the side events that were held under the presidency of the President of the Republic.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights continues to carry out its responsibilities and its mandate, including by documenting the various demands by protesters and making sure that security forces are present to protect them, as well as addressing the needs of prisoners and residents of elderly homes and orphanages. There is significant cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme regarding the repatriation and the return of IDPs, especially in the districts of Hawija and Riyadh, and the residents of Debaga camp, as well as following up on services related to their education and health.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“The Government of Iraq is currently also promoting all institutions and committees related to improving the participation of women in decision-making, including political decision-making. In terms of human rights, Iraq is preparing to host, in September, the fifty-second session of the Arab Human Rights Committee. That Committee was adopted by the League of Arab States at the ministerial level. Iraq and the United Nations signed, on 30 March, an action plan on the prevention of the use and recruitment of children by armed forces as a critical step towards improving the situation of children.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“At the same time, the Government is currently addressing the issue of the public sector as an exclusive employer, and the Iraqi parliament is about to look into voting on a unified retirement law that would serve as an important structural reform because it will also support the private sector. With regard to women’s empowerment, Iraq is committed to upholding international conventions on women and the family in terms of the participation of women at the political, legislative and executive levels. We have 96 female members of parliament, as well as 116 female judges and 3 female ministers, which demonstrates our commitment to ensuring the participation of women.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“Iraq stands ready to cooperate with all countries in terms of economic partnerships, and we have committees that are working on economic projects that involve productive partnerships between Iraq and fraternal countries in the Arab region, as well as countries from around the world. The Government of Iraq attaches special importance to investment in natural gas sector, which is vital for global energy market. It conducts monthly reviews of the investment environment in Iraq and is working on improving it through legislation. The Economic Ministerial Council is focusing on engaging private sector.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“Iraq also reiterates how important it is for the international community to shoulder its responsibility with regard to the extradition of terrorists and to stopping the financing of terrorism. As for the economic sector, the Iraqi Government is currently focusing its investments on new infrastructure to diversify and develop a number of productive sectors, including reconstruction, industry, agriculture, renewable energy and information and communication technology. To achieve this objective, the Government is focused on building a multifaceted connectivity infrastructure system comprised of ports, airports, highways and railway lines to connect Iraq to neighbouring countries and countries of the Gulf, such as the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“Iraq calls upon other countries and the international community to shoulder their responsibilities, intensify efforts, take all necessary measures and procedures towards facilitating repatriation of their nationals from Al-Hol camp and other locations by making use of the Global Framework for United Nations Support on Syria/Iraq Third Country National Returnees, and creating an environment conducive to serving the best interests of children, in accordance international law, given that the majority of the refugees in Al-Hol camp are less than 12 years of age and are without any means of extracting themselves from this desperate situation and its attendant deprivation.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“Iraq reiterates its call for respect for its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and it underscores the importance of upholding the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, especially sovereign equality and the principles of good-neighbourliness. As for supporting liberated regions and refugees, Al-Hol camp hosts some 60,000 persons, half of whom are Iraqis, and the Government is sparing no effort in repatriating 150 Iraqi families every month and transporting them to Al-Jada’a camp for their security and psychological rehabilitation. In addition, the Government is committed to the full implementation of the Sinjar Agreement and allowing the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Yazidis to their homes.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“With respect to security, and notwithstanding the diminished presence of terrorist groups on the ground, Iraq continues its cooperation with the international community, the United Nations and ad hoc agencies to combat radical ideologies or uproot them altogether, in addition to cooperating with the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Iraq continues its cooperation with the NATO mission in Iraq, whose representatives are training Iraqi security forces and providing military advice in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence and the National Security Council, which is one of the outcomes of the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs to Brussels last month, including his meeting with the Secretary General of NATO.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“With respect to the relationship between the federal Government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government, there has been a sort of rapprochement, especially since the parties came to understandings in relation to the Kurdistan Region’s share of the national fiscal budget and to the temporary agreement on oil exports from the Region, pending the adoption by the Iraqi parliament of a permanent oil and gas law. These will contribute to the success of the parties’ efforts to improve their relationship and address a number of outstanding issues, including the modification of relevant articles of the Constitution and the matter of disputed territories.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“It is also addressing the electricity crisis, implementing strategic projects, improving delivery of public services and creating job opportunities for all Iraqis, especially young people. The Government is also focused on safeguarding Iraq’s share of water resources and on improving and increasing agricultural production. Efforts are under way to prepare for the third Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership in the last quarter of this year, where we will focus on economic topics, which are the priority of the current Iraqi Government in line with its stated programme. Allow me to brief the Security Council on the most important key developments in Iraq over the last four months.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“The Government of Iraq perseveres within the national partnership framework to achieve its ambitious Government reform programme, including diversifying the economy, building more robust democratic and security institutions, combating unchecked weapons, strengthening accountability, consolidating the security and stability of the country, promoting human rights and women’s empowerment, finalizing the refugee dossier and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for all Iraqis. The Government is sparing no effort to address the challenges facing the country, including combating administrative and financial corruption and inflation. The Government is also focused on instituting radical reforms of the banking and fiscal system, so that they can work in tandem with the global system.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“Mr. Fatah (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate Her Excellency Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland, for presiding over the Security Council this month. I would like also to thank His Excellency Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, for presiding over the Council in April. I would like also to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) for her briefing. I take note of Ms. Khanim Latif’s briefing.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9324 (2023) · source
“All those who believe in the need to stop the bloodshed seek peaceful and lasting solutions as they uphold the right of people to live in dignity. In conclusion, the Iraqi people and Government reject and strongly condemn the storming of the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the heart of occupied Palestine, by the Israeli occupation forces. That was accompanied by barbaric aggression committed against unarmed worshippers while they prayed during the month of Ramadan. We reiterate the need to uphold the legal and historical status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and not manipulate current legal and historical realities while respecting the religious status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a place for worship.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The occupying Power also must immediately cease all unilateral, illegitimate, provocative and escalating measures, as well as the unabated violations of the occupying Power aimed at building and expanding its illegitimate settlements. Moreover, it murders innocent people; repeatedly invades Palestinian towns and villages; confiscates territories and property; demolishes Palestinian homes and installations; displaces inhabitants, including in East Jerusalem; and flagrantly violates, via the Israeli occupation army and extremist settlers, the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Those are the violations that the international community is failing to stop and are causing the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Secondly, we stress the importance of respecting the status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem under the custodianship of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the need to respect freedom of worship and access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Thirdly, we believe in and are committed to the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to build their contiguous, independent State with Jerusalem as its capital. The objective is not only to deliver a statement of condemnation and express our rejection of the Israeli violations and crimes against the unarmed Palestinians, but also to reiterate our calls to the Security Council to uphold its responsibilities and implement its resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), which calls on the Israeli occupying Power to end all its settlement activities that undermine the two-State solution.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are meeting here today once again after numerous meetings to discuss the cause of a people who legitimately have sought for decades to enjoy their basic rights, build their State and live in peace. However, they have been systematically subjected to flagrant violations of all relevant conventions, resolutions and international law, let alone oppression, displacement, detentions, illegal confiscation of their land and most notably assassinations. My country’s delegation is participating in this meeting today based on the following points. First, Iraq is committed to the Charter of the United Nations and all international organizations as we work together through various forums and mechanisms to support, promote and protect humankind, civilization and the environment throughout the world.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Fatah (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Russian Federation on its presidency of the Security Council for this month. I welcome Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and wish the Russian delegation every success in its work for the rest of April. We value the briefing by Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and we welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates and the Foreign Minister of the State of Palestine. My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the Group of Arab States and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and would like to make this statement in its national capacity.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We commend the important work they undertook, especially their work related to prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and counter-terrorism, as well as their response to the humanitarian situation.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to Iraq in response to an invitation that was extended to her by the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. She met with Iraqi officials in Baghdad and Kurdistan. I also highly appreciate the continued support to Iraq by the international community for achieving prosperity and stability for the Iraqi people. At the same time, I note that my country and the Iraqi people are grateful to UNAMI for its efforts during the last two decades, to the country team representing a number of United Nations specialized organizations and to the specialized funds for their provision of basic humanitarian assistance.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“They are requested to urgently contact the two aforementioned Ministries, or the International Committee of the Red Cross in Baghdad. In that context, Iraq wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to the International Committee of the Red Cross for its tireless efforts. That Committee has chaired the Tripartite Commission, which has been tasked with addressing the issue of Kuwaiti prisoners and missing persons as well as third- country nationals. Iraq is committed to cooperating with the Committee and with any party that may assist in achieving our goals. In conclusion, I would like to thank the United Nations Secretary-General for his firm position on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq. We highly value the important visit of Ms.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“That has been reflected through the visit of His Excellency Prime Minister Mohammed Shia‘ al-Sudani to the sisterly State of Kuwait. It was the first official visit of the Prime Minister to a Gulf State since he assumed office. Iraq has been following with interest the shared electricity production project with the Al-Wafra station in the south of Kuwait with the aim of enhancing electricity production between the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iraq. The Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Defence in Iraq have reiterated the humanitarian call for those who have information related to the burial sites of Iraqi or Kuwaiti citizens who were lost during the second Gulf War to come forward; or any information on Kuwaiti property, including the Kuwaiti national archives.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“It causes displacement and demographic change. It threatens biodiversity and historical sites included in the list of world heritage sites, as well as wetlands classified by the Ramsar Convention. Iraq stresses its commitment to improving measures to adapt to climate change based on the outcome of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27). Iraq also began to take practical steps towards promoting the use of modern irrigation systems and countering the squandering of water while implementing important strategic projects related to the green economy. Ninth, turning to the relations with the sisterly State of Kuwait, Iraq is keen to promote bilateral relations with Kuwait as part of a series of positive developments at the political, economic, cultural and historic levels.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“We would like to thank the United Nations and its specialized agencies working in Iraq, and we call on them to provide technical assistance pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/233 on policies on operational activities, as per the mandate of each of them and in accordance with the principle of national ownership, in line with national plans and priorities. Eighth, on countering desertification and addressing climate change, climate change and dwindling river water levels due to water policies adopted by co-riparian States that either restrict water or change river courses represent a challenge for the Iraqi Government, which has been seeking to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the governmental programme. That also has a negative impact on food security, health care and transportation.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“Sixth, on the empowerment of women, preparations are under way to implement the second national action plan for 2021–2024 pursuant to resolution 1325 (2000) and to discuss the national strategy on Iraqi women for the period 2023 to 2030 at the local level, in cooperation with UNDP in Iraq, to support the participation, protection and empowerment of women socially and economically. Seventh, the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq has continued to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and its educational activities on civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights. Iraq calls on the United Nations to deliver psychosocial support services to the women survivors of sexual violence committed by elements of the Da’esh terrorist organization.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“The Iraqi Government has launched a broad campaign at the highest level to counter financial and administrative corruption. We call on the international community to help us to restore the stolen and smuggled Iraqi money and to facilitate the extradition of the perpetrators who reside in certain countries. The financial situation in Iraq is at present stable, despite the volatility of exchange rates, specifically the dollar rate. The Government has adopted a number of urgent measures to address the volatility in the exchange rate.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source
“Moreover, on 27 December 2022, Iraq’s Council of Ministers adopted a series of decisions on that same issue, including a decree guaranteeing thousands of Iraqi Yezidis in the Sinjar region the right to own their homes, after depriving them of those rights for more than four decades, during which discriminatory and exclusionary policies were practiced against them. Fifth, regarding the governmental programme, Iraq is committed to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. We submitted our second national report to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and we voiced our desire to submit a third voluntary report. Iraq is working to promote cooperation and partnership with neighbouring countries through integrated infrastructure, economic integration and mutual investments.”
2023-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9253 (2023) · source