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Marzooq

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2016-10-25
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2023-07-14
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  1. “My Government understands the nexus between sustainable development, peace and security, and we are working, with the assistance of the United Nations, particularly with the United Nations Development Programme, which organized a conference paid for by the European Union (EU), to draft a five-year national development plan for 2018-2022. Those efforts are aimed at achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The plan includes new concepts that enhance administrative decentralization, the promotion of the private sector, a focus on human capital and economic empowerment, as well as investment in education, health care and basic services. It also includes such elements as the empowerment of youth, women and vulnerable groups, the creation of job opportunities for the poorest, and supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  2. “We have made the protection of civilians our priority, while terrorists have been using them as human shields. The various authorities in the liberated areas are working towards a return to normal life by de-mining those areas and otherwise preparing for the return of IDPs. We have started to provide basic services so that residents can resume their normal lives. We call upon the international community to participate in the efforts aimed at rebuilding and rehabilitation in the cities that were severely damaged.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  3. “There must also be power- sharing to ensure justice and equal opportunity, with reliance on effective, specialized personnel who are able to work independently and with professionalism. The Government of Iraq commends the various Iraqi forces - the Iraqi Army, the local police, the Popular Mobilization Forces, the Peshmerga and the tribal forces - for the major sacrifices they have made as they have worked together with the assistance of the international coalition. Thanks to them, we were able to emerge victorious and liberate Mosul. We liberated the portions of the city on the left bank of the Tigris. The operations to recover the portions of the city on the right bank of the Tigris, 90 per cent of which has already been recovered, are ongoing, as planned.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  4. “We must monitor liberated cities and prevent new terrorist cells from surfacing in those areas. Fourth, it is important to establish relations of good-neighbourliness with regional and neighbouring countries. We must make independent decisions as Iraqis, and our positions should not be held hostage to the interests of others. Fifth, the right to carry arms must be exclusive to the State, and all other such instances must end. There must also be respect for thejudiciary and the rule oflaw across the board. Sixth, we must continue to fight corruption, as it is the greatest incubator of terrorism and crime. Seventh, State institutions should not be forums for political intervention.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  5. “Every national effort must be made to achieve these humanitarian and national goals. Second, it is important to ensure a commitment to respectforothers andcoexistencewiththose fromdifferent religious, sectarian and ideological backgrounds. This requires respect for the sanctity of houses of worship as a basis for intercommunal reconciliation. Third, we cannot allow the return of the negative trends that prevailed in Iraq at the pre-ISIL stage. That stage was marked by strong sectarian tension and was not in the best interests of my country, and it allowed Da'esh to take control of cities and governorates in my country. Hence we must commit to this course, which enhances citizenship, unity and cooperation. We should never allow Da'esh or any other terrorist criminal groups to return.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  6. “This is important, as we suffer from financial constraints owing to lower oil prices. Hence my Government has developed a comprehensive vision based on its priorities, including the economic, social and security dimensions, that serves the interests of Iraqi citizens. I would like to sum this vision up in the following points. First, the focus must be on restoring security, stability and basic services, and enabling internally displaced persons to return to their homes and take part in the process of post-Da'esh rehabilitation and reconstruction. This is in addition to providing care to the families of the wounded and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and the rehabilitation of society to end the culture of hatred and violence and erase all reminders of the presence of ISIL.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  7. “Mr. Marzooq (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to congratulate the Republic of Uruguay on its assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. We thank the Mission of Uruguay for all the efforts it exerted and that of the United States of America for their efforts during that country's presidency of the Council last month. I welcome the briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Mr. Jan Kubis, and the efforts of his team, and we assure him of our full support. Iraq is ushering in a new stage in its just war against the terrorist gangs of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This requires providing Iraq with all the support and cooperation necessary to meet the challenges ofthe post-ISIL stage.”

    2017-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7945 (2017) · source

  8. “The advancement of women is a huge step towards achieving peace and security. Iraq is continuously cooperating with international organizations to promote women's advancement, to expand women's role and empowerment, and to enable women to assume their role in society. The Government is cooperating with the Gender Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq to enhance the role of women in national reconciliation and to raise awareness about the importance of resolution 1325 (2000).”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  9. “We therefore call on the international community to make further efforts to support Iraq, free these women, return them to their families and reintegrate them into society. My Government, in coordination with international organizations, is monitoring and addressing violations taking place during counterterrorism operations. It is training women and involving them in all steps of the war against terrorism. Collective efforts undertaken by the Government of Iraq and the United Nations led to the signing of a joint statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Mr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, on 23 September, on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the General Assembly.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  10. “Sustainable development can be achieved only when there is an environment of peace and security. Iraq is witnessing the most violent terrorist attacks in the world perpetrated by lethal terrorist groups. The people in the areas under the control of such gangs have experienced the most savage and horrendous criminal practices committed against, in particular, women and children. Such gangs and groups have kidnapped a huge number of Yazidi women and people from other ethnicities of all ages in Iraq, whohave been sold as chattel in the areas between Iraq and Syria. Their dignities have been humiliated. They have been raped, enslaved and tortured psychologically, physically and sexually.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  11. “A special operations room has been established in the Prime Minister's Office to implement resolution-related plans, as well as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Iraq is working to ensure women's participation in public life and raises awareness among the population about women's social, economic and political rights, promotes gender equality through an equal opportunities policy and encourages women to take up posts and participate in decision-making processes. Women taking up high-ranking positions has increased since 2003. We now have 83 women parliamentarians, three women ambassadors and 86 judges and Iraqi women are now the presidents and deans of 75 universities and colleges and cabinet ministers in an Iraqi State inhabited by 7 million people.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  12. “Mr. Marzooq (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to congratulate the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Council this month and for the transparent manner in which it conducts the work of the Security Council. I would also like to thank New Zealand for its tremendous efforts during its presidency of the Council last month. Iraq is one of the earliest countries to being implementing resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. Notwithstanding the challenges and difficulties that the country faces and the terrorist attacks of Da'esh, Iraq is developing an effective national action plan to implement the resolution.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source