Baghdad, 12 March 2017 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) seeks to rectify an inaccurate statement attributed to one of the Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), as quoted in the Al Mada newspaper on 18 February 2017, claiming that UNAMI is part of a committee together with IHEC and Baghdad University that reviewed and nominated companies for the procurement of electronic ballot boxes.
Baghdad, 09 March 2017 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Ján Kubiš, strongly condemns the attack by explosive belts which targeted a wedding party in the village of al-Hijjaj north of Tikrit in Salaheddin Governorate in which dozens were killed or injured on Wednesday 08 March 2017.
Thousands of Yazidi families in the Sinjar district of Ninewa Governate have been deprived of owning their residential lands since 1975, due to discriminative policies.
(Baghdad, 4 March 2017): The Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Lise Grande, expressed shock at reports of alleged use today of chemical weapons in Iraq’s Mosul neighbourhoods.
Erbil, 19 February 2017 – Youth are key to the future of coexistence in Iraq and reconciliation would be incomplete without their input into the process, the United Nations stressed at the itinerary youth forum “Iraq: Youth and Coexistence” which stopped in Erbil on Saturday, 18 February 2017 on the second of a series of cross-country events.
Baghdad, 16 February 2017 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Ján Kubiš, strongly condemned the car bomb attack that took place today at the Bayaa district of Baghdad.
Baghdad, 14 February 2017 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Ján Kubiš, met yesterday with the Chairman of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Mr. Sarbast Mustafa Rashid, and other Commissioners.
Baghdad, 12 February 2017 – UNAMI condemns the attack that took place early morning on Sunday, 12 February against the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Governorate Electoral Office in Basra, in which unknown gunmen fired gunshots at the facility.
