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UN reports Iraqi violence killed more than 2,400 people in June

India Blooms News Service | | Jul 02, 2014, at 06:20 am

#UN reports Iraqi violence # UN Iraqi violence

New York, July 2 (IBNS) Iraq's violent insurgency has claimed some 2,400 lives â€“ more than half of them civilians â€“ a "staggering number", declared the top United Nations envoy there, as he called on all Iraqi leaders to work together to foil attempts to rip apart the countryâ€™s fabric.

“The staggering number of civilian casualties in one month points to the urgent need for all to ensure that civilians are protected,” said Ban’s Special Representative for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov. The UN says that June was the deadliest month in the country since 2007.

In a statement from the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMI), which he heads, Mladenov urged officials to start forming a new Government which could unite the country, after on Tuesday’s first session of the Council or Representatives ended without a quorum:

“As large parts of the country remain under the control of ISIL and armed groups, it is imperative that national leaders work together to foil attempts to destroy the social fabric of Iraqi society,” he said.

The Special Representative expressed regret that Iraq’s newly elected Council had been unable to reach an agreement on naming a new Speaker on Tuesday. Acting speaker Mahdi al-Hafidh ended the proceedings after most of the 328-member legislature did not return from a short break, according to media reports.

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