United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter – the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of “we the peoples”.
Your Excellency, President of the Republic,
Excellency, Speaker of the Council of Representatives
Your Eminence, Sayyid Ammar Hakim,
Honourable Members of Parliament,
Excellencies, Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps,
Distinguished Civil Society Representatives, Tribal and Religious leaders,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
3 October 2018, Al-Mansour Hotel, Baghdad
Excellency, Mr. Mehdi Al Allak, Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers
Distinguished government, local authorities and civil society representatives
Excellency Amb. Matthijs Wolters
Distinguished members of the international community
Distinguished Head of UNWOMEN Ms. Dina Zorba, other UN colleagues
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Excellency the Foreign Minister,
Distinguished Guests,
All protocols observed,
Seventh “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”
World Humanitarian Day: UN Iraq Commemoration on 19 August
Ladies and gentlemen,
Dear colleagues,
Good Morning,
New York, 19 August 2018 We mark World Humanitarian Day every year on 19 August, to express solidarity with people affected by humanitarian crises and pay tribute to the humanitarian workers who help them.
New York, 17 August 2018
Dear Colleagues and Friends, survivors and families, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, I would like to extend my profoundest condolences to the victims of the appalling and disgusting crimes committed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), and to express my sympathy to the families of those who were killed or remain missing.