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What's In Blue: Iraq

  • 19 September 2019

    ISIL/Da’esh Accountability: Council to Renew UNITAD

    Tomorrow (20 September), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), which expires on 21 September. UNITAD Draft Resolution The penholder on... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, UNITAD

  • 27 August 2019

    Iraq: Briefing and Consultations on UNAMI

    Tomorrow morning (28 August), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The Special Representative and head of UNAMI, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, is expected to brief via video teleconference.... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, UNAMI

  • 12 July 2019

    Iraq: Briefing on ISIL/Da’esh Accountability (UNITAD)

    On Monday (15 July), the Security Council is scheduled to hear a briefing by Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, the Special Adviser and head of the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh (UNITAD). This will be Khan’s second briefing to... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 30 June 2019

    Dispatches from the Field: Meetings in Iraq

    On Saturday (29 June), Security Council members flew from Kuwait City to Baghdad for a series of meetings, concluding their visiting mission to Kuwait and Iraq. The Council met with the following: Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, at the Government... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 29 June 2019

    Dispatches from the Field: Security Council Visiting Mission to Kuwait and Iraq

    On Thursday (27 June), Security Council members left New York for a visiting mission to Kuwait and Iraq. Co-led by Kuwait, which holds the Council presidency in June, and the US, as penholder on Iraq, this is the Council’s first... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 21 May 2019

    UN Assistance Mission in Iraq: Mandate Renewal and Briefing and Consultations

    This afternoon (21 May), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2020. This will be followed by a briefing and consultations on UNAMI... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 12 November 2018

    UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Briefing

    Tomorrow (13 November), the Security Council is scheduled to be briefed by the Special Representative and head of UNAMI, Ján Kubiš, his last appearance before the Council in this capacity. His successor, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has already conducted preliminary meetings in... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 13 June 2018

    Iraq: Vote to renew UNAMI mandate

    Tomorrow (14 June), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) for ten months, until 31 May 2019. It seems that the US, the penholder, was aiming for an earlier adoption... Tags: Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 19 February 2018

    UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI): Briefing and Consultations

    Tomorrow afternoon (20 February), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the situation in Iraq. Ján Kubiš, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), will brief on... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 6 February 2018

    Iraq: Informal Interactive Dialogue

    Tomorrow afternoon (7 February), at the initiative of the US, Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue on the independent, external assessment of the structure and staffing of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and related resources. Anthony... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 21 November 2017

    Iraq Briefing and Consultations

    On Wednesday (22 November), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the situation in Iraq. Ján Kubiš, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), will brief on... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 20 September 2017

    ISIL (Da’esh) Accountability: Vote on Draft Resolution

    Tomorrow (21 September), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution on accountability for crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also known as Da’esh, on the territory of Iraq. The UK, the penholder... Tags: Insights, Insights on Counter-Terrorism, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 16 July 2017

    Iraq Briefing and Consultations

    On Monday (17 July), the Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the situation in Iraq. Ján Kubiš, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), will brief on the... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 23 March 2017

    Briefing and Draft Resolution on Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflicts

    On Friday morning (24 March), the Security Council will hold a briefing and will vote on a draft resolution on the protection of cultural heritage in the event of armed conflicts. Briefings are expected from Irina Bokova, Director-General of the... Tags: Cultural Heritage, Insights, Insights on Counter-Terrorism, Iraq, Syria

  • 9 March 2017

    Mosul: Consultations on the Humanitarian Situation and Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack

    Tomorrow afternoon (10 March), Council members will meet in consultations on the situation in and around Mosul, Iraq. Briefings are expected from OCHA head Stephen O’Brien and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Kim Won-soo. Russia requested the meeting earlier this... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

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