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UN chief visits Iraq to mark end of assistance mission set up after 2003 invasion
UNAMI closes after 22 years as Iraq achieves political stability and self-reliance; UN agencies will continue supporting development and human rights.
- The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq will shut down its operations after 22 years of assisting the country, marking the end of a mandate set up after the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
- UN agencies and programmes will continue to operate in Iraq, while Iraq's Prime Minister said the end of the UNAMI mandate "marks the beginning of a new chapter of cooperation" with the UN.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres said "Iraq is now a normal country" and "relations between the UN and Iraq will become normal relations with the end of UNAMI".
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The Manu, which had followed the country's transition after the American invasion, stopped after twenty-two years of accompaniment. The other UN agencies and programmes would continue to operate in the country.
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Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources52
Leaning Left15Leaning Right7Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left, 40% Center
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
41% Left
L 41%
C 40%
R 19%
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