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Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom

lines on the record: 49
first: 2020-05-12
most recent: 2021-02-16
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“The Iraqi Government is in contact with the President of the Security Council regarding its request that the United Nations help to ensure the success of the electoral process in Iraq. In that connection, two letters have been addressed to the President of the Security Council concerning the provision of support and electoral observers. In conclusion, allow me, Madam President, to point out that the time remaining before the upcoming elections is precious. We hope that Council members will make optimal use of it by responding affirmatively to the request by Iraq for United Nations observers.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“This confidence is what my Government wishes to take advantage of to strengthen and rebuild the confidence of voters in the entire process, which will encourage them to participate actively, so that the will of the people is expressed in the election results. Those results, in turn, will be reflected in the formation of a Government that draws its strength from broad popular support and that is capable of meeting various challenges, consolidating stability and combating terrorism. My Government understands that the new date for the elections gives the United Nations time to address the Iraqi request more effectively while respecting the country’s sovereignty and cooperating with the relevant national authorities.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The upcoming early elections are an essential component of the reform agenda to which the Iraqi Government is committed. In view of their vital importance, my Government addressed a letter dated 18 November 2020 to the President of the Security Council requesting United Nations support with electoral observation. Building and strengthening citizen confidence in the electoral process is a key factor in ensuring the success of the most important pillar of democracy, namely, elections. The Government and people of Iraq are confident that the neutrality of the United Nations and the professionalism of its staff will establish integrity and transparency standards for the electoral process.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“It continues the painstaking effort to locate another collection of Kuwaiti archives that were supposed to have been delivered by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 2020. That delivery was postponed owing to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. With regard to the question of missing persons, Iraq welcomes the announcement by the Kuwaiti authorities that the remains of 20 of the 69 missing persons whose remains were handed over in two instalments since August 2019 have been identified. Meanwhile, Iraq calls on the Tripartite Commission and the State of Kuwait to accelerate the process of announcing the results of DNA tests of the remains of the other 49 persons and to make the announcement at the earliest opportunity.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“My country, Iraq, places the idea of cooperation at the centre of its relations with Kuwait and complies with the obligations set forth in paragraph 4 of resolution 2107 (2013), including searching for the remains of missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property and continuing to cover compensation instalments in a timely manner. Iraq continues to demonstrate that it is fully committed to paying compensation in a timely manner. Its most recent payment was $270 million on 26 January. Iraq is also working to uphold its commitment to returning Kuwaiti property, including the national archives. In that connection, Iraq has handed over 362,000 items to the Kuwaiti authorities since 2018, along with another set of properties and archives.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“During the reporting period, the Government of Iraq welcomed delegations from the United Kingdom led by Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly, the State of Palestine, Norway and the United States. Issues discussed during these meetings included the promotion of bilateral relations; national, regional and security developments; continued cooperation to counter ISIL; and reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The Iraqi policy of regional and international interaction aims to strengthen the country’s regional role in order to consolidate stability and security to move towards a better and prosperous future for the region.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The two sides reaffirmed their determination to strengthen bilateral relations in order to coordinate their positions on oil issues, cooperate in countering terrorism, support regional stability and strengthen trade relations. Since November 2020, my Government has been eager to launch cooperative and strategic dialogues with many countries, resulting in a number of high- level official visits, with the Prime Minister visiting Ankara and Amman. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has also con-ducted official visits, including to Moscow, with a view to strengthening bilateral ties, including economic ties, with international partners.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The agreement of 9 October between the federal and the Kurdistan Regional Governments on administrative, service and security arrangements in Sin- jar, Ninawa Governorate, entered into force on 21 November. The Joint Operations Command confirmed the start of the implementation of the agreement’s security provisions on 1 December 2020. Iraq continues to strive to strengthen relations and build partnerships with its regional neighbours and international partners. For example, in the area of economic development, the fourth meeting of the Iraqi-Saudi Coordination Council was held in Baghdad on 8 November 2020 at the level of Ministers for Foreign Affairs.”
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“The Commission has therefore completed the process of securing electronic voting machines within the operational timetable for the electoral process, with more than 14 million voters registered biometrically, out of a total of 26 million voters, yielding a registration rate of 56 per cent. The Iraqi Government is working very carefully to create a climate conducive to promoting dialogue with the local government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, particularly with regard to the upcoming budget, control over border crossing points and the management of oil resources. In that connection, I would like to inform you that the meetings are intensive and on-going and that their aim is to reach a sustainable agreement on the budget, with two delegations from the region visiting Baghdad.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“On 17 December 2020, the House of Representatives enacted a law on funding early elections, allocating 329 billion Iraqi dinars and dividing Iraq into 83 electoral districts. The Independent High Electoral Commission has announced that, as of 11 January 2021, 433 parties had registered to participate in the upcoming elections. In an important development, the Commission announced that it had completed the process of securing electronic voting machines within the timetable established in agreement with a foreign company, noting that there are an estimated 58,915 polling stations within Iraq and abroad.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“Regular consultation meetings were held by the bureaux of international organizations and the relevant international institutions to discuss obstacles to humanitarian access, find sustainable solutions and address any urgent problems. In that connection, my Government emphasizes that it remains necessary for the relevant specialized agencies to meet national humanitarian needs, particularly given that the threat of COVID-19 persists. It appreciates the valuable assistance provided by donor countries, notably, the United States of America, Germany, Canada, Japan and the European Commission, to meet the costly amount of need. I am also pleased to highlight the recent developments in the electoral process, the most important of which is the postponement of the early elections to 10 October.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“It has provided displaced persons with an emergency grant, food assistance and income-generating projects, in addition to allocating a new amount to the reconstruction fund for areas affected by terrorist operations to rebuild those areas. The emergency plan or the national plan to be launched will include substantial amounts, in cooperation with international organizations, to prepare homes for their return. The Government has coordinated and consulted with international organizations, the relevant ministries and local governments to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches its intended destination, according to need and without exception or discrimination.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The internal displacement crisis is also linked to national humanitarian needs. According to the relevant United Nations reports, the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan for Iraq provided for 128 activities, with total financial requirements of $662.2 million, including $397.4 million unrelated to the pandemic and $264.8 million for pandemic response to cover humanitarian needs in various humanitarian areas such as health, education, hygiene, awareness-raising, food security and the management of camps for internally displaced persons. My Government has facilitated the delivery of international humanitarian assistance to its destination by taking a series of measures.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“On 12 January, the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration announced that it had achieved some success on the internal displacement issue. Some 47 camps had closed over the previous six months, and 66,000 families had returned to their areas once suitable conditions had been put in place, in cooperation with local governments and security agencies, in line with the Government’s programme to end displacement. The Ministry stressed that several camps, including Salamiyah camp and Amiriyat al-Fallujah camp in Anbar, would be closing soon, explaining that it was cooperating with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on closing Jad‘ah camp in Ninawa. The Government also drew up a plan with IOM to rebuild the destroyed homes of the displaced, and that plan is currently being implemented.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“In perpetrating such attacks, those groups seek to destabilize Iraq and adversely affect cooperation between the Government and the international community in the fight against terrorism. The return of internally displaced persons to their areas of origin is a top priority for the Iraqi Government, and my Government has made a significant effort to facilitate their safe return through a range of actions and measures. Those measures include providing documents that enable them to return voluntarily and taking several steps, in coordination with UNAMI, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, other relevant international organizations and the Iraqi Red Crescent Society and the competent national authorities, to alleviate their suffering and enable them to return home safely.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“International support is a key pillar for Iraq in strengthening its efforts and capabilities in the fight against terrorism. It is doing so by building its capacity, exchanging information and logistical assistance, implementing special programmes on countering violent extremism and on the link between terrorism and organized crime, and rebuilding liberated cities, which will make it possible for all displaced persons to return home. It is stepping up efforts to repatriate family members of foreign terrorist fighters and help to establish a national counter-terrorism centre. My Government is fully committed to protecting the accredited diplomatic and consular missions and mission personnel in Iraq. In that connection, it is making every effort to prevent the recurrence of rocket attacks carried out by outlaw groups.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“Our national strategy commits us to implementing all relevant United Nations resolutions to achieve our national objectives and priorities, namely, preventing all forms of terrorism and violent extremism, preventing the financing of terrorism, preventing recruitment and crippling terrorist movements, combating terrorist and extremist rhetoric, preventing the establishment of ties to organized crime and confronting biological and chemical threats. Iraq appreciates the press statement issued by the Security Council (SC/14421). In it, the Council affirms continued international support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism and solidarity with the Government and people of Iraq in the light of the recent cowardly terrorist attack on Baghdad.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“In this area, terrorism is the most formidable threat as well as the one most likely to hinder Iraqi efforts to develop and rebuild the country, help displaced citizens return to their homes and deliver humanitarian assistance. Recently, Baghdad witnessed a terrorist attack targeting innocent civilians in a popular market in January A terrorist operation carried out just today in the city of Erbil killed dozens and injured hundreds. In that same month, there were clashes between Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist gangs and a number of military units in different regions. In that regard, Iraq reiterates its commitment to continue to cooperate with the international community to combat terrorism and to continue to mobilize the capabilities of the competent national entities.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“It has also worked to hold those responsible for committing violations fully accountable by forming a fact-finding team to investigate the bloody events and the acts of violence that have led to demonstrators being killed or injured, with a view to preventing such violations from recurring in the future. Appropriate legal action was taken, in accordance with the relevant domestic law, against members of the security services found to be involved in targeting demonstrators. In its programme, the Iraqi Government has pledged to enforce the rule of law, restrict possession of weapons to the State and promote security reform efforts in government institutions in order to strengthen human rights procedures as part of its effort to enforce the rule of law.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The Iraqi Government has also set up specialized investigative commissions to locate abducted protesters and journalists, gather information on the perpetrators of the crimes and bring them to justice so that they receive their just punishment. As part of steps taken by the Government to uphold its obligation to protect demonstrators, reinforce measures to ensure that justice is served and prevent impunity, members of groups responsible for killing activists will be arrested. My Government has also made efforts to compensate the victims and their families by, inter alia, providing compensation to demonstrators who were attacked and to their families and forming a commission in the Office of the Prime Minister to follow up and communicate with demonstrators in order to attend to their needs.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The competent authorities have made significant efforts to prevent extra- legal groups from targeting demonstrators and to minimize the number of incidents by giving all State security organs and forces strict instructions to refrain from using force or carrying weapons at demonstration sites. The Government formed a law enforcement command to provide protection at major social events, uphold the law, promote freedom of peaceful demonstration and protect demonstrators and their right to express their views peacefully in all Governorates. The Government then restructured that command to bring it under a unit formed by the Ministry of the Interior and referred those accused of violations for investigation. In addition, directives were issued requiring all members of those forces to take human rights training and education courses.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“It looks forward to support from the international community for providing vaccines to all in order to ensure that no one is left behind. Since its formation, the current Government has made it a top priority to fulfil the commitment it made to the people to respond to the demonstrators’ demands. In that regard, the Government has sought to gain the people’s confidence, especially that of young people, by listening to their voices and respecting the constitutional right to demonstrate peacefully and express oneself freely. The Government has also promised to protect demonstrators from human rights violations.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The COVID-19 pandemic remains a challenge for Iraq, despite a high recovery rate of 88 per cent and a low mortality rate of 2.2 per cent. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a threat to the health care system, with more than 23,000 health care workers infected as of early December, and resources depleted as a result of the high number of cases. The health crisis has also continued to affect the social and economic situation of the most vulnerable groups in Iraq; having to allocate resources to address the pandemic has affected the country’s other commitments. In that regard, Iraq expresses its sincere gratitude to the World Health Organization and friendly countries for their generous health assistance in support of the Iraqi effort to tackle the pandemic.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“In that regard, as part of efforts to address the economic and financial crisis, on 13 November 2020 the Government presented the House of Representatives with a white paper for economic and financial reform to reduce dependence on oil revenues and boost investment, and recommended urgent measures to address the financial situation, particularly the lack of liquidity. The recommendations covered three main areas: increasing revenues and reducing expenditures; reforming fiscal and monetary policy; and carrying out general economic reform. On 21 December 2020, the Government also sent a draft budget to the House of Representatives, where it is still being considered. The situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is critical. Despite the actions taken by the competent authorities, the number of cases is alarmingly high.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“The Iraqi Government is expeditiously working to the best of its ability and at the highest levels, as promised, to meet the people’s demands by maintaining peace and security, providing services, countering the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, fighting terrorism and instituting political and economic reforms. The economic situation remains a source of concern for the Iraqi Government because of plummeting and fluctuating oil prices on the one hand, and the exorbitant costs borne by Iraq in combating terrorism, rebuilding liberated cities and clearing them of remnants of war and landmines on the other.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate Her Excellency Ms. Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I also extend my sincere thanks to His Excellency Mr. Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, for his outstanding management of the Council’s meetings last month. I express my gratitude to Her Excellency Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for her briefing. Since the last Council meeting on the situation in Iraq in November 2020 (see S/2020/1144), there has been no real change in the situation or the magnitude of the major and interrelated economic, security, health and social challenges facing my country, Iraq.”
2021-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/152 (2021) · source
“Such measures would create an environment conducive to defeating terrorism, accelerate the rebuilding of infrastructure in various sectors, and promote climate change adaptation measures and the sustainable management and use of natural resources.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“To conclude, my Government wishes to relay the message that Iraq is seeking peace, security and development with neighbouring countries, and that it hopes to adopt an approach of joint cooperation among riparian States to share both the benefits and the burdens in a just and reasonable manner. Climate change is a global phenomenon that knows no political borders. Tension and instability can therefore be prevented through comprehensive regional approaches grounded in the provisions of international law; initiatives based on diplomacy among riparian States, such as water diplomacy and global security initiatives; and environmentally smart programmes.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“In that connection, on 21 February 2018, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General mentioned the issue of joint management of transboundary water resources. Accordingly, we hope that UNAMI will, first, monitor climate-related security risks and include them in the periodic briefings to the Security Council; secondly, organize workshops aimed at building Iraqi capacity so that climate-related security risks can be understood in the short and medium terms; thirdly, provide the support necessary to facilitate regional dialogue aimed at resolving water-related and environmental challenges; and fourthly, help the Iraqi authorities deal with climate- related displacement, economic vulnerability and social instability in the plan to rehabilitate areas liberated from the terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“We therefore call for climate change adaptation measures to be integrated into efforts to address economic, social and political problems. Iraq commends the international community for taking a stand alongside it and helping to defeat terrorism on its territory. At the same time, it forcefully calls for its water rights to be respected and for the Tigris and Euphrates tributaries to be protected from annihilation; such efforts that would contribute in important ways to fostering security, peace and stability. On a related note, allow me to mention resolution 2421 (2018), in which the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is renewed and in which, for the first time, the issue of water and the environment was included in the mission’s mandate.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“Owing to the decline in fresh water coming from its tributaries, it is a striking example of forced transformation, from a freshwater ecosystem characterized by biodiversity, fertile soil and dense forests of palm trees, into a predominantly saltwater environment. We cannot ignore the destruction by terrorists of civilian and water facilities in particular; terrorism is a global phenomenon, not a local one. Regardless of the different theories regarding the root causes of terrorism in many regions, the fact is that instability and economic and social fragility contribute to the spread of extremism, bigotry and vindictiveness. As a result, different approaches are needed to defuse tensions in volatile areas that are on the verge of an eruption.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“It would be fair for the international community to carry out a positive, preventive intervention in order to enhance viability and stability and to counter extreme changes in normal life in fragile ecosystems or areas vulnerable to climate change — that is, to support climate-change adaptation programmes. Such a step is not only necessary; from an environmental or an economic standpoint, it is less costly than attempts to settle migrants or to rehabilitate their abandoned land. By way of example, allow me to mention the grave deterioration of the environment of the Iraqi delta at the mouth of the Gulf, the famous waterway known as Shatt Al-Arab, which is portrayed as the historical location of the legend of Sinbad and, according to certain holy books and religions, was the site of the Garden of Eden.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“It is alarming that the major river basins, especially in the Middle East, are subjected to great pressure and strain as a result of competition for use and control of shared water resources, in the absence of effective bilateral or multilateral conventions or regional frameworks governing the fair and reasonable use of shared water. This situation results primarily from an indifference to the principles of international law and its recognized terms of reference, which safeguard the rights of all coastal States. Climate change also plays a role.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“The United Nations knows of the alarming statistics on the number of people who are displaced or forced to migrate for economic and environmental reasons. Although the exact number of people who have met their fate at sea is unknown, the reasons for their migration are known to everyone at this virtual meeting and beyond. While we believe that climate change is a topic of interest to all countries, and one usually discussed from a global perspective, we wish to highlight the most important repercussions of climate change for the Middle East in general, and for Iraq in particular.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“The debate will increase our awareness of the perils of climate change, which poses a challenge for the United Nations, whose role is based on the three pillars of peace, development and human rights. We believe that climate change can adversely affect those three pillars. The increasing temperatures at the Earth’s surface, even if not a direct or tangible threat in and of themselves, will certainly exacerbate other well-known risks. Such threats are more complex in certain regions of the world, including our own, as they hinder the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in our countries, in particular Goals 2, 6, 13 and 15. The lack of rainfall and the unsustainable use of water resources exacerbate the problem of water scarcity and further deplete the land’s vital resources, provoking displacement and migration.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
“I am honoured to join this open debate of the Security Council on climate and security. Today’s discussion shows that this vital issue is at the heart of the international community’s concerns. I commend the Federal Republic of Germany and its predecessor, France, for taking the initiative of convening this open debate. I would like to thank the briefers for their presentations, which have helped us to define the context of our dialogue. We believe that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the optimal United Nations forum for discussing such issues. Nevertheless, we regard this debate on the risks of climate change as an international responsibility and a preventive measure necessary to avert such risks and crises at the national, regional and international levels.”
2020-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/751 (2020) · source
““I extend my special appreciation to the Secretary-General for his supportive positions towards Iraq, and we hope that the international community will continue to support the people of my country in achieving a stable and prosperous Iraq. I offer special thanks to the Head of UNAMI and her team for their tireless efforts over the last 12 months. We look forward to the Security Council renewing the UNAMI mandate for another year.””
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““Accordingly, we aspire to having the Security Council support Iraq by helping the new Government achieve its priorities in the following ways: condemning violations of Iraq’s sovereignty by any Member State and preventing such acts in future; supporting the newly formed Government to address its principal challenges, especially with regard to COVID-19 and the economic and financial crisis; and actively cooperating with Iraq in the war against terrorism, in which Iraq still stands at the front line. “Iraq commends the support being received from the international community and reiterates that helping the country preserve its national sovereignty will be a cornerstone of the success of the new Government.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““The ongoing and painstaking search efforts have led to the discovery of a new set of Kuwaiti archives. The Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs was supposed to deliver those archives by April but, owing to the conditions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery has been postponed. “With regard to compensation, a payment of $440 million was made on 28 April, which leaves an outstanding balance of $2.8 billion. This precarious situation puts Iraq in an extremely difficult position that no Government can maintain without international cooperation and solidarity. In these difficult circumstances, the formation of the new Government is further proof of the success of democracy in Iraq, where power was peacefully handed over in line with the Constitution.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““Iraq confirms its strong commitment to establishing friendly relations and cooperation with our neighbours and the international community as a whole. In this context, cooperation with Kuwait remains one of Iraq’s top priorities. A large part of our effort centres around finding the missing Kuwaiti persons as well as finalizing and fulfilling our obligations towards their bereaved families. The Iraqi Ministry of Defence continues its efforts to excavate the remains at the sites at Samawah, Khamisiyah, Al-Radhwania, Karbala, Salman Pak and Al-Burjusiya. At the same time, Iraq calls on the Tripartite Commission and the State of Kuwait to accelerate the process to announce the results of the DNA tests of the remains of 47 missing persons found and handed over in August 2019.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““Fighting and countering terrorism is at the core of my Government’s security strategy as well as its purpose in paving the way for the reconstruction of liberated cities and the return of displaced citizens. To this end, we will lead negotiations with the global coalition to Defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham on the presence of the international troops in Iraq, based on a shared and inclusive national vision. “Iraq welcomes all efforts undertaken so far to repatriate family members of foreign terrorist fighters and urges other countries to accept the return of S/2020/397 their non-convicted citizens. There is an urgent need for concerted efforts to be made to rehabilitate and integrate victims of terrorism, especially in the areas that have been recovered.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““With the intention of taking action on the aforementioned priorities, the Government, at its first Cabinet meeting, which took place on 9 May, adopted the following orders: to immediately release pension payments; to establish a truth-finding committee to investigate the violence perpetrated against peaceful demonstrators and bring redress to those who were harmed, hold perpetrators accountable and compensate the families of the martyrs and wounded persons; to release, in coordination with the Supreme Judicial Council, all detainees who participated in the demonstrations of October; to establish an experts committee to evaluate and provide recommendations on developing a legal framework for elections, present recommendations on the completion or amendment of the national electoral law and the best practices for supporting the Independent High Electoral Commission in organizing an early election; and to establish a special committee to prepare for the strategic dialogue with the United States of America in line with the goal of preserving Iraq national sovereignty.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““The Government pledges to protect Iraq’s sovereignty and security and formulate a shared national vision to negotiate the presence of foreign forces in Iraq. This vision will operate within the framework of protecting the country’s security and continuing the fight against terrorism. “The Government pledges to combat corruption by adopting legal mechanisms and practical steps to ensure protecting public assets, promoting the role of judicial institutions and recovering public funds inside and outside Iraq. “The Government pledges to promote the values of citizenship and respect for religious, ethnic and national diversity in Iraq, rejecting any kind of religious, sectarian or nationality-based discrimination among citizens.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
“This law should address the problems of all governorates, including those in the south, which have suffered deprivation, and those that have been destroyed by Da’esh, as well as in the Kurdistan region, focusing in general on the diversity of income sources. “The Government pledges to initiate a frank and responsible national dialogue with all components of society in order to address the demands set forth by the peaceful protest movement and apply its national priorities. In addition, the Government will launch a comprehensive fact-finding and accountability campaign with respect to the violent incidents that accompanied the protests, so that those involved in shedding Iraqi blood may be prosecuted and so that martyrs’ families and the wounded may receive due care.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
“The Government pledges to use all of the State’s capabilities to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including supporting the specialized task force and providing medicines and medical equipment to the public, in addition to being open to international support and experience in this regard, as well as establishing a modern health- care system with a forward-looking vision.S/2020/397 “The Government pledges to enforce State authority by controlling the possession of arms and restricting possession of arms to Government and military institutions, and by enforcing the rule of law. “The Government pledges to draft a special budget law that will tackle the current economic crisis and the plummeting of oil prices.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
“Thirdly, we must work to prevent foreign Powers from transferring their conflicts and rivalries into Iraq, which has threatened our stability, and from using Iraq as a base to attack other countries. Iraq’s sovereignty and independence are crucial to the stability and security of the region, which we think can be enhanced by establishing friendly relations with all countries. “I believe it is important to briefly expand on the other priorities of my Government, as follows.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““We understand that taking up the responsibility to form a Government and lead the country in conditions such as these is not a privilege, but a test of our faith in our country and its people, and it is one from which we cannot shy away. My Government was formed in response to a political crisis, but it aspires to be a Government that brings about solutions. We will address the urgent problems. As I stated when I first announced my Government’s programme, which has since been approved by the Iraqi Parliament, we believe that, in order to achieve the goal of finding solutions, some steps should be taken in advance. “First of all, the sovereignty of the State must be preserved and honoured. Secondly, the rule of law must be strengthened, and the State must reclaim full control over the country’s armed forces.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
““The challenges that Iraq faces in various fields, be they economic, security, health or social, are great, but they are no greater than our willingness to address them. All Iraqis, from Basra to Kurdistan, will work together to achieve stability and overcome these challenges. In this regard, I would recall our experience in fighting together to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), also known as Da’esh. “Members of my Government are aware of the many difficulties we are facing: a pandemic that could overwhelm a health system that had suffered long years of neglect and maldevelopment, an economic crisis that has been exacerbated by our dependence on oil, and a trust gap among several sectors of Iraqi society, in particular young people and public institutions, which has led to a large wave of protests since October 2019.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Sven Jürgenson, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also extend my sincere thanks to the Dominican Republic’s Special Envoy to the Security Council, José Singer Weisinger, for his able management of the Council’s work last month. I would also extend my gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing. Allow me now to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Khadhimi.”
2020-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/397 (2020) · source