Baghdad, 31 December 2020 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, attended today a conference organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser, Al-Nahrain Centre for Strategic Studies entitled "Social, Religious and National Diversity in Iraq and its Importance in Building Citizenship and Peaceful Co-existence". In the presence of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Qassim Al-Araji, Minister for Migration and Displacement, Ms. Evan Fa’iq, Chairman of the Al-Hikma Movement, Sayyed Ammar Al-Hakim, representatives of various ethnic, religious, civil society and non-governmental organizations, SRSG Hennis-Plasschaert stressed that “states have a responsibility to protect and promote the identities of minorities, and may not discriminate against them”.

Full text of SRSG Hennis-Plasschaert’s remarks is available at the following links:
English: bit.ly/380Qfvz
Arabic: bit.ly/3hy7uYh


Photos by UNAMI PIO.