UN Iraq commemorates 22nd anniversary of attack on its Baghdad headquarters

Iraq and the United Nations family in the country commemorated the anniversary of the 19 August 2003 terrorist attack on the then-UN headquarters in Baghdad, paying tribute to those who paid the ultimate price for the sake of Iraq’s peace and development. H.E. President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, joined the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Dr. Mohamed Al Hassan, survivors, and other UN staff in commemorating the 22nd anniversary at the United Nations Integrated Compound in Baghdad. Twenty-two colleagues, including Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sergio Vieira de Mello, were killed on that painful day, and more than 150 were injured.