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What's In Blue: Iraq

  • 14 July 2016

    Iraq Briefing ahead of UNAMI Mandate Renewal

    On Friday (15 July), Special Representative Ján Kubiš will brief the Security Council on the Secretary-General’s report on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) ahead of the mission’s mandate renewal later this month. When Kubiš last briefed the Council... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 18 December 2015

    Meeting on Iraq’s Complaint Regarding Turkish Deployment near Mosul

    This afternoon (18 December), following the Syria ministerial meeting, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will brief the Security Council on Iraq’s complaint regarding the Turkish deployment of an armoured battalion to the Ba’shiqa region near Mosul. It seems likely... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 20 November 2015

    Adoption of a Resolution on Counter-Terrorism

    This afternoon (20 November), the Council is expected to put to a vote a draft produced by France condemning several attacks committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in recent months. The text was introduced to a... Tags: Counter-Terrorism, Insights, Insights on Counter-Terrorism, Iraq, Syria

  • 28 July 2015

    Iraq: UNAMI Renewal

    Tomorrow (29 July), the Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) for a year. UNAMI’s mandate has not changed since the adoption of resolution 1770 in 2007, despite ISIS’s advance over large... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 24 April 2015

    Arria-formula Meeting on the Destruction, Smuggling and Theft of Cultural Heritage

    On Monday afternoon (27 April), Security Council members Jordan and France have organised an Arria-formula meeting for all UN member states on the issue of combatting the destruction, smuggling and theft of cultural heritage. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and INTERPOL... Tags: Counter-Terrorism, Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, Syria

  • 17 November 2014

    Iraq: Briefings by Human Rights, Humanitarian and UN Mission Heads

    Tomorrow morning (18 November), the Council will hold its regular quarterly briefing and consultations on Iraq. Since the surprise takeover of Mosul by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in June, the Council’s revived engagement on Iraq has... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 27 October 2014

    Women, Peace and Security: Open Debate and Presidential Statement

    The Security Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace and security tomorrow (28 October). As president of the Council for October, Argentina has chosen to focus the debate on the effects of displacement on women, including both... Tags: Afghanistan, CAR, Insights, Insights on Women Peace and Security, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria

  • 18 September 2014

    Ministerial Debate and Draft Presidential Statement on Iraq and the International Response to ISIS

    Tomorrow afternoon (19 September), US Secretary of State John Kerry will preside over a ministerial debate on Iraq. The debate is an initiative of the US, Council president for September, to demonstrate support for the new Iraqi government as well... Tags: Counter-Terrorism, Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, Syria

  • 14 August 2014

    Adoption of a Resolution on Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al-Nusra Front

    Tomorrow afternoon (15 August), the Security Council is set to adopt a resolution listing six individuals affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front on the Al-Qaida sanctions regime in an attempt to cut... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, Syria

  • 7 August 2014

    Iraq: Emergency Meeting on ISIS Offensive in Nineveh Province

    This afternoon at 5:15 p.m. (7 August), at the request of France, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayé-Brook Zerihoun will brief Security Council members in emergency consultations on the ongoing offensive by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 29 July 2014

    UNAMI Renewal Reflects Need for an Inclusive Government to face ISIS Offensive in Iraq

    Tomorrow (30 July), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for a year and increasing reporting to a quarterly cycle instead of three times a year. The... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, UNAMI

  • 25 July 2014

    Iraq and Syria:Presidential Statement on Illicit Oil Trade Financing Terrorism

    A draft presidential statement on illicit oil trade as a source of revenue for terrorists in Iraq and Syria is currently under silence until Monday morning (28 July). Russia and the US have been in bilateral negotiations on the draft... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq, Syria

  • 12 June 2014

    Mladenov to Brief on the Fall of Mosul to ISIS

    This morning (12 June), Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Nickolay Mladenov will brief Council members on the fall of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, to the Islamic State of the Iraq and the... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 9 January 2014

    Iraq Briefing and Draft Presidential Statement

    This afternoon (9 January), Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Nickolay Mladenov will brief Council members in consultations via video-teleconference on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, and more specifically in Fallujah and Ramadi... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

  • 22 November 2013

    Press Statement on the Security Situation in Iraq

    On Monday (25 November), Security Council members are expected to issue a press statement following the briefing by Special Representative Nickolay Mladenov on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The draft press statement —which was circulated by the US... Tags: Insights, Insights on the Middle East, Iraq

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