Baghdad, 6 September 2015 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG), Mr. Ján Kubiš, yesterday paid a visit to Lalish Temple, the Holy Shrine of the Yazidi community, in Sheikhan.
Baghdad, 1 September 2015 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG) Ján Kubiš and UNESCO Representative to Iraq Axel Plathe are deeply concerned about the safety of journalists in Nineveh Governorate. The recent assassination of media workers and the increased acts of intimidation, harassment and violence to which they are exposed, dramatically testify to the life threatening risks under which journalists work in the areas controlled by ISIS.
Baghdad, 30 August 2015 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Ján Kubiš expresses his appreciation that the ongoing demonstrations in the central and southern Iraqi provinces have been conducted in a peaceful and dignified manner.
Baghdad, 22 August 2015 - The Acting Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Mr. Gyorgy Busztin, expressed his outrage at the news that ISIL had executed three women parliamentary candidates in Mosul City.
Baghdad, 13 August 2015 – The Acting Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Mr. Gyorgy Busztin, condemns in the strongest possible terms the devastating truck bomb attack that took place today at Jameela market in Sadr City, east Baghdad and killed at least 45 people and has wounded scores more. These figures are tragically expected to rise. ISIL has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
Baghdad, 11 August 2015 – The Acting Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (DSRSG), Gyorgy Busztin, today welcomed Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi’s proposed reforms aimed at improving the lives of the Iraqi people, rationalizing state institutions and rooting out corruption.
Baghdad, 3 August 2015 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Ján Kubiš, expresses serious concern at reports that up to 40 civilians may have been killed and over 30 wounded in an airstrike in Rutba, west of Ramadi, on 31 July.
Baghdad, 2 August 2015 – Today marks the first anniversary of the atrocious Sinjar tragedy, in which as many as 200,000 civilians, most of them members of the Yezidi community that has been present in Iraq for thousands of years, but also members of the Shi’a Turkmen, Shi’a Shabak and Christian communities, fled to the Jabal Sinjar as ISIL seized control of areas of Sinjar and Tal Afar districts in Ninewa Governorate. Many thousands of vulnerable people were displaced, including women, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly.
