Wednesday, June 15, 2011

United Nations: Iraq still tops our priorities



BAGHDAD (Nasser Hussain): UN official said the highest political and head of the United Nations Department for Political Affairs, Under-Secretary-General (Lynn Pascoe), “Iraq is still the top priority on the agenda of the United Nations and we will do everything in our power to help this country and his people to ensure a better future and more secure and prosperous world for all people who salute and pay tribute to the courage and steadfastness in the face of most attempts to disrupt Iraq’s progress toward stable democracy to meet the aspirations of its people. “

The Pasco at the conclusion of his visit to Iraq, which lasted five days and ended yesterday, “Our duty is to provide assistance, but the search for solutions to the problems and challenges facing Iraq should be a matter of inside Iraq. Must be solutions to Iraq, to succeed this term solutions Remote should be involved in their spectra of all components of Iraqi society in all ethnic, religious and political rights, including civil society and youth and women as active partners. “

Pascoe was held during this visit, meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Arbil, and with leaders and staff of the Mission of the United Nations to help Iraq and the United Nations country team.

Pascoe stressed in his meetings with the United Nations commitment to continue providing assistance to Iraq and discussed with his interlocutors ways to focus the efforts of the United Nations to better respond to the needs of the Iraqi people. He also stressed the readiness of the United Nations Mission to help Iraq to provide more assistance for the Iraqis to find solutions acceptable to all parties to the outstanding issues relating to the disputed internal boundaries.

He also stressed the commitment of United Nations country team to help Iraq and Iraqis by providing advice and technical expertise and implementation of joint projects and address the challenges facing human rights and humanitarian and development challenges, particularly in the provision of basic services.

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