Iraq: UN probe into ISIL atrocities making ‘real progress’, Security Council hears
Jun 16, 2020, at 04:42 pm
New York/IBNS; The special UN Investigative Team probing ISIL atrocities in Iraq is making “real progress,” its chief said on Monday, as it begins to pinpoint the perpetrators of some of the worst crimes committed by the terrorist group during its years-long occupation of large swathes of the country.
Political will ‘fundamental’ to realizing a more just and prosperous Iraq: UN envoy
May 13, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New York/IBNS: Despite compounding crises that include the COVID-19 pandemic and plummeting oil revenues, a more prosperous and inclusive Iraq can be achieved provided the political will is there, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council during a virtual meeting held on Tuesday.
Iraq: Top UN official calls on political leaders to confront COVID-19 pandemic and unite
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:55 am
New York/IBNS: While the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the political, security, social and economic crises roiling Iraq, the top UN official in the country hopes it will spur leaders to put aside their differences and unite for the common good.
Aid to vulnerable Iraqis may ‘come to a complete halt within weeks’
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:35 am
New York/IBNS: Aid to vulnerable people in Iraq risks being completely blocked within weeks, warned the UN’s humanitarian chief in Iraq, Marta Ruedas, on Tuesday, as a result of the suspension of government documents allowing humanitarians to carry out critical missions.
Iraqi forces kill three IS militants, arrest two in western Iraq
Apr 13, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Baghdad, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UN) Iraqi security forces on Friday killed three Islamic State (IS) militants and arrested two others in separate operations in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Iraq: UN demining agency rejects desecration accusations, involving historic Mosul churches
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq issued a statement on Thursday rejecting allegations made earlier this week by a non-profit organization there, alleging that personnel had carried out explosive hazard clearance inside two historic churches in Mosul “in a barbaric and arbitrary manner.”
Oct 04, 2018, at 07:53 am
New York. Oct 4 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Representative for Iraq, Ján Kubiš, on Wednesday, welcomed the designation of a new Prime Minister, Adel Abdel-Mahdi, and urged political leaders to promote women’s meaningful representation in politics.
Iraqi model, social media sensation Tara Fares shot dead in Baghdad
Sep 28, 2018, at 07:13 pm
Baghdad, Sept 28 (IBNS): A popular Iraqi model, who had also gained popularity on social media platforms, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Baghdad city of Iraq, media reports said on Friday.
One in four Iraqi children impacted by conflict, poverty; education key for lasting peace – UNICEF
Jan 20, 2018, at 12:42 pm
New York, Jan 20 (JEN): More than four million children have been impacted by extreme violence in Iraq, many robbed of their childhood and forced to fight on the frontlines, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Friday.
UN rights wing ‘appalled’ at mass execution in Iraq
Dec 16, 2017, at 05:32 pm
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): Expressing deep shock at a mass execution of 38 men at a prison in the Iraqi city of Nassiriya, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the country to establish an immediate moratorium and carry out an urgent and comprehensive review of its criminal justice system.
ISIL ‘down but not out’ in Iraq; UN envoy urges efforts to defeat group’s extremist ideology
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:02 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): The military victory against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) is only one component of a complex battle that addresses the root causes of extremist ideology, the United Nations envoy for Iraq said on Wednesday.
UN ready to assist response efforts following quake in Iran and Iraq, says Guterres
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:20 am
New York, Nov 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations stands ready to assist efforts to respond to the earthquake that struck Iran and Iraq on Sunday, the Organization's top official has said.
Iraq: UN migration agency assists thousands newly displaced from west Anbar
Oct 04, 2017, at 10:51 am
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): With some 8,500 people displaced over the past two weeks amid Iraq’s military operations to retake Anbar province, the United Nations migration agency announced on Tuesday that it is stepping up provision of life-saving assistance.
Hanging of 42 prisoners in Iraq raises concern over flawed due process – UN rights chief
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:07 pm
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): The mass hanging of 42 prisoners on Sunday in a prison in southern Iraq raises massive concerns over the country's use of the death penalty, the UN human rights chief said Wednesday.
Security Council approves probe into ISIL’s alleged war crimes in Iraq
Sep 22, 2017, at 04:29 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursdayauthorised the establishment of an investigation team to support Iraq’s domestic efforts to hold the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) accountable for acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed in the country.
Iraq: ISIL targeting civilians to 'avenge' loss of Tal Afar, UN envoy says
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:39 am
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Fighters from the Islamic State (ISIL) are indiscriminately targeting civilians to avenge for their loss of Tal Afar, the top United Nations political representative in Iraqi on Friday said, condemning the latest attack in Baghdad.
UN aid workers urge safe passage for civilians fleeing northern Iraq ahead of battle
Aug 23, 2017, at 04:21 am
New York, Aug 22(Just Earth News): Warning of harassment, revenge attacks and abuse of civilians displaced from the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, United Nations refugee and migration agencies on Tuesdaycalled for people trying to flee the city ahead of military operations to have safe passage.
Conflict-affected rural families in Iraq to benefit from mobile cash-transfer technology – UN
Aug 03, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, Aug 2(Just Earth News): Many vulnerable rural families in Iraq will now be able to safely receive income thanks to a newly adopted mobile money transfer technology that is part of a cash-for-work programme to rehabilitate farming infrastructure, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
'The time to act is now;' end children's suffering in Iraq and across the Middle East – UNICEF
Jul 23, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, July 23(Just Earth News): Calling for “immediate care and protection†for children caught up in violence in Iraq's war torn Mosul and other Middle East conflicts, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned that the lives and futures of some 27 million across the region and parts of Africa are at risk.
After Mosul victory, senior UN officials detail Iraq’s political and humanitarian needs
Jul 18, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, July 18(Just Earth News): Senior United Nations officials on Monday called for regional and international support to stabilize newly liberated Mosul and to create conditions for peace and development throughout Iraq.
With Mosul reclaimed, accountability key to heal Iraq's 'ISIL wounds' – UN rights chief
Jul 12, 2017, at 04:34 am
New York, July 11(Just Earth News): Although the retaking of Mosul city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters by Iraqi Government forces marks a significant turning point in the conflict, Iraq must ensure that those who committed crimes be held accountable, the United Nations human rights chief has said.
Jul 10, 2017, at 04:46 pm
Mosul, July 10 (IBNS): Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced liberation of the city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as he visited the ground zero to congratulate the troops for their victory, report said.
Iraq: UN warns against ‘collective punishment’ of population with alleged ISIL ties
Jul 01, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, June 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern over forced evictions of people alleged to have ties with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group, noting that such actions may amount to collective punishment that is in clear contravention of the Iraqi Constitution as well as human rights and humanitarian law.
Iraq's children caught in cycle of violence and poverty as conflict escalates, UNICEF warns
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:20 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): The past three years of intensifying conflict in Iraq have left the country's children trapped in a grinding cycle of violence and poverty, an assessment out on Thursday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling on the warring parties to immediately end hostilities.
Bees, hens and greenhouses help restore livelihoods in Iraq – UN agriculture agency
Jun 21, 2017, at 03:43 pm
New York, June 21(Just Earth News): Thousands of vulnerable Iraqi and Syrian refugee families affected by conflict in northern Iraq aim to profit from new livelihood ventures of the United Nations agriculture agency.
Iraq: UN refugee agency sounds alarm for more support as fighting continues in Mosul
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:38 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): As heavy fighting continues to drive large numbers of people from Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday appealed for urgent support to meet the critical needs of vulnerable children, women and men displaced from and returning to the city.
Iraq: UN refugee camp opens twelfth camp as displacement escalates in West Mosul
May 13, 2017, at 02:34 pm
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): Less than four weeks after opening its last camp, the United Nations refugee agency welcomed families fleeing the fighting in western Mosul this week with its twelfth camp set up deal with the ongoing emergency in and around the Iraqi city.
UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:14 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.
Iraq: UN assessment reveals extensive destruction in western Mosul
Apr 14, 2017, at 05:56 am
New York, Apr 14(Just Earth News): Using satellite imagery and local researches, the most recent evaluation confirms that western Mosul has undergone extensive destruction, “far greater than in the east,†according to a senior United Nations aid official in the country.
Iraq: UN agency ramps up emergency medical care to women and girls affected by conflict
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations population agency, with financial support from the European Union (EU), has increased its humanitarian response in Iraq to meet the urgent needs of women and girls as fighting peaks in the war-torn country.