ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Sunday formally concluded its mission in the Kurdistan Region, handing over its headquarters and inking a memorandum of understanding with Erbil. This follows the official end of UNAMI’s long-standing presence in federal Iraq in late December.
In a statement, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations reported that its head, Safeen Dizayee, received a UN delegation led by Ghulam Isaczai, the organization’s Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, to “officially conclude” UNAMI’s “mandate and hand over the UN office in Erbil” to the KRG.
During the meeting, Dizayee briefed the delegation on “the situation in the Kurdistan Region and regional security developments, expressing hopes for peace and stability in place of conflict and tension.” He also “expressed gratitude to the UN officials for their support over the past several years, particularly in strengthening the democratic process, upholding the rule of law, promoting good governance, and developing capacities in the Kurdistan Region and across Iraq.