United Nations: the return of more than one million displaced Iraqis to their areas



By Roudao 19 minutes ago

Roudao - Erbil

The representative of the Secretary - General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs to Iraq Lisa Grande, on Saturday, October 29, "we spotted the return of more than a million displaced people to their home areas, and the number continues to increase in the governorates of Anbar, Salahuddin and Diyala."

A statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that "the Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari met Grande in the ministry building in Baghdad, and discussed with him the developments in the security situation, the humanitarian displaced families, and support the UN submitted for Iraq in its war against Daesh terrorist gangs."

He praised al-Jaafari, the support provided by the United Nations for Iraq in its war against Daesh terrorist gangs ", adding that" Iraq is the front line to confront terrorism, and the nations and peoples of the world can be proud of successive victories by the Iraqis achieved in defense of themselves and on behalf of the whole world. "

He called for the need for concerted international efforts with the progress of Iraqi forces to liberate the city of Mosul to provide the necessary supplies and alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the displaced people of the city.

For her part, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs for the pride and gratitude of the international community for the sacrifices offered by the people of the security forces, and the popular crowd in the face of terrorism, and the liberation of the Iraqi territory, and the fight against the global threat posed by terrorist gangs Daesh.

Grande and stated that "the responsibility for the definition of these victories achieved falls to humanitarian organizations and the United Nations, and the delivery of the facts in Iraq," stressing that "what the Iraqi armed forces has not done any of the armies of the world, especially the hum is not only the elimination of terrorism, but the protection of civilians, and the preservation of their lives.

She stressed that "the United Nations monitored the return of more than a million displaced people to their home areas, and the number continues to increase in the governorates of Anbar, Salahuddin and Diyala; and this requires providing the necessary support for Iraq, and to help in the reconstruction of the infrastructure of the liberated areas, and securing the necessary supplies for families returning to inhabit areas. "

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