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December 2023
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Press Release
The Government of Denmark Provides Additional Contribution to UNMAS in Support of the Mine Action Sector in Iraq

Baghdad, 28 December 2023 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of DKK 22,000,000 (approximately USD 3,168,659) from the Government of Denmark, which will contribute to support the Government of Iraq (GoI) to protect civilians from the threat of explosive ordnance (EO) and will enable humanitarian, socio-economic, and reconstruction efforts. Since 2015, the Government of Denmark has contributed over USD 35,000,000 to the UNMAS Iraq programme.

December 2008
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Press Release
SRSG Urges Compliance with International Labor Standards for International Worker in Iraq

Baghdad-18 December 2008-On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (resolution 55/93).Ten years earlier the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (resolution 45/158).

December 2008
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Press Release
SRSG Condemns the Assassination of Kirkuk Woman

Baghdad-Monday, 22 December 2008 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Iraq Staffan de Mistura condemned the reported assassination of the Kirkuk based woman advocate Calwiz-Nahla Hussein on Thursday, 18 December. Mr. de Mistura described the assassination as a, "heinous crime that underscores the urgent need for addressing the issue of violence against women in Iraq."