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Name: United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

Position: No stated position to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"

Reasoning:

No position found (2/21/07)

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Organization  
  A. Description:

"The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was heralded in Security Council Resolution 1500 adopted on 14 August 2003 as a one-year follow-through mission in the wake of the Oil-for-Food programme handover on 21 November 2003.

In the aftermath of direct attacks on the UN in Iraq and the subsequent evacuation of the UN international staff from Baghdad by November, political and security concerns vis a vis mandate and re-entry were urgently reviewed by the Secretary General. During this period, a core UNAMI forward planning team supported the development of innovative operational options for continued UN involvement in Iraq and established a centralised coordination and information sharing mechanism for the relocated humanitarian community in Amman."

"About UNAMI"
www.uniraq.org/aboutus/aboutus.asp
(accessed 2/20/07)
  B. Mission:

"In accordance with Security Council Resolution 1546, the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is as follows:

'… in implementing, as circumstances permit, their mandate to assist the Iraqi people and government, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), as requested by the Government of Iraq, shall:

Play a leading role to:

  • Assist in the convening, during the month of July 2004, of a national conference to select a Consultative Council;
  • Advise and support the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, as well as the Interim Government of Iraq and the Transitional National Assembly, on the process for holding elections;
  • Promote national dialogue and consensus-building on the drafting of a national constitution by the people of Iraq;

and also:

  • advise the Government of Iraq in the development of effective civil and social services;
  • Contribute to the coordination and delivery of reconstruction, development, and humanitarian assistance;
  • Promote the protection of human rights, national reconciliation, and judicial and legal reform in order to strengthen the rule of law in Iraq; and
  • Advise and assist the Government of Iraq on initial planning for the eventual conduct of a comprehensive census.'"
    "Mandate of UNAMI"
    www.uniraq.org/aboutus/mandate.asp?pagename=mandate
    (accessed 2/20/07)
  B. Structure:

  • Office of the Swedish Rescue Service Agency (SRSA)
  • Executive Office of the SRSG/Chief of Staff
  • Deputy SRSG for Humanitarian Coordination
  • Deputy SRSG for Political Affairs, Electoral Assistance and Constitutional Support
  • Office of Political Affairs
  • Office of Human Rights
  • Division of Electoral Assistance
  • Office of Public Information
  • Division of Administration
  • Security and Safety Service

  C.  Members/
     Constituents:

None listed

  E. Annual Budget:

None listed

  F. Sr. Executive: Ashraf Jehanqir Qazi (Pakistan)

  G. Title: Special Representative for Iraq

  H. Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 963-2486, U.N. Main office     Fax: (212) 963-3301, U.N. Main office
E-Mail: arikat@un.org, Said Arikat, Spokesman/Director
Web Site: www.uniraq.org

  I: # of offices: None listed

  J. Staff: Over 300 civilian staff (2003)

Relevant Affiliations:

United Nations Country Team, composed of 16 U.N. Agencies and Programs:
  • Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
  • Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
  • International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  • Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT)
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
  • United Nations Fund for Advancement of Women (UNIFEM)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
  • World Health Organisation (WHO)

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