The situation concerning Iraq - Security Council, 9933rd meeting

With parliamentary elections in Iraq scheduled for 11 November, and the drawdown of the United Nations Mission there slated for the following month, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today of the progress Iraq has made — while he and other speakers also called for urgent efforts to resolve issues involving Baghdad’s relationship with the Kurdistan region and Kuwait. 

“Voter registration is set to conclude in the coming days, and nearly three quarters of total voters have completed biometric registration,” reported Mohamed al Hassan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), as he welcomed the country’s impending parliamentary election. However, noting that formation of a Government in Iraq’s Kurdistan region remains pending, he said that the Baghdad-Erbil partnership necessitates ongoing dialogue and collaboration to effectively address and resolve any outstanding issues between the two sides. 

Adoption of the agenda 

The situation concerning Iraq 

• Forty-second report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013) (S/2025/320) 
• Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2732 (2024) (S/2025/323) 
• Briefer: Mr. Mohamed Al Hassan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq 
• Statements: All Council members, with Somalia speaking on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia 
• Statements: Iraq, Kuwait 
• Further statement: Iraq