Iraqi President, UN representative discuss the displaced issue, climate change
The Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert. Photo: Iraqi Presidency
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, discussed on Monday the displaced issue and climate challenges, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Presidency.
The statement mentioned that the meeting addressed the political situation in Iraq and the efforts exerted by the United Nations to tackle the issue of the displaced and climate challenges.
The Iraqi President and the UN representative also talked about the work of the United Nations and its associated organizations in supporting Iraq and activating their role, especially in the projects adopted by the United Nations, such as the issue of the displaced and ways to facilitate their return to their areas of residence.
Plasschaert emphasized her eagerness to do everything possible to help the Iraqis in all fields.
A report issued in July by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) mentioned that one million people remain displaced in Iraq six years after the defeat of the terrorist group ISIS, with a quarter of them perceived as ISIS-affiliates.
On a visit to Anbar, Baghdad and Basra in mid-July, the UNDP’s Assistant Secretary-General and Crisis Bureau Director, Asako Okai, stated that supporting the country’s efforts to reintegrate everyone is critical to preventing extremism and boosting recovery.
More than six million people were forced to flee their homes between 2014 and 2017 as ISIS fighters controlled around 40 percent of the country, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.
80 percent of displaced people have been able to return home, according to the UNDP.