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The UN maintains its presence in Iraq through the Assistance Mission and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), which regroups the 20 UN agencies currently operating in Iraq. [2] Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Sérgio Vieira de Mello was among 22 killed in a 2003 suicide attack carried out against the ...
Though subject to the authority of the CPA administrator Paul Bremer, the council had several key powers of its own.Their duties included appointing representatives to the United Nations, appointing interim ministers to Iraq's vacant cabinet positions, and drafting a temporary constitution, the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL).
Ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations, more formally known as "Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq" leads Iraq delegation to the United Nations in New York City. [1] The current Chargé d’Affaires ad interim is Dr. Abbas Kadhim Obaid.
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to end the U.N. political mission in Iraq established in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein to coordinate post ...
In late 2018, the German Minister of Defense said that the German government is open to the possibility of opening some official positions to skilled EU citizens. In particular, positions such as medical officers and logistics officers are difficult to fill after the abolition of the mandatory military service in 2011.
The rank is held by the heads of different UN entities, certain high officials of the United Nations Secretariat, and high-level envoys. The United Nations regards the rank as equal to that of a cabinet minister of a member state, and under-secretaries-general have diplomatic immunity under the UN Charter .
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations.While other organs of the United Nations only make recommendations to member governments, the Security Council has the power to make decisions which member governments are obliged to carry out under the United Nations Charter.
Iraq was one of the founding members of the United Nations since 21 December 1945 as the Kingdom of Iraq. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It signed the Declaration by United Nations in 1943. As a member of the UN, Iraq held a seat as a non-permanent member in the Security Council between 1957-1958 and 1974–1975.