Press Release

New UNICEF Representative in Iraq presents credentials

08 July 2021

Baghdad, 06 July 2021 - New UNICEF Representative to Iraq, Ms. Sheema Sen Gupta, presented her credentials to H.E. Dr. Ali Shamran, Head of the Protocol Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.

“The presentation of my credentials today to the Government of Iraq will further strengthen our existing partnership with the Government to support our programmes in Iraq and to help create the conditions in which every child in Iraq can develop and thrive”, stated Sheema Sen Gupta.

HE Dr. Shamran also confirmed the Ministry’s readiness to facilitate and support the mission of the new UNICEF Representative in Iraq.

UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

 

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