Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations (UN), visited Iraq on Tuesday for the first time in six years to
demonstrate “solidarity with the people of Iraq.”
On Tuesday, he arrived in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq and
the second-largest city in the Arab world. He would meet with Iraqi Prime
Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani as well as representatives of women’s and
youth rights groups.
On Thursday, the UN chief would visit a camp for displaced
people in the north of Iraq. Later on, he would go to Erbil, the capital and
most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He will reportedly meet
with representatives of the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan.
The UN chief said that the visit demonstrates “that the
United Nations is totally committed to supporting the consolidation of the
institutions in Iraq.” He further said that Iraqis would be able to overcome
the problems and challenges they face.
Earlier, he visited Iraq in 2017. He urged the international
community to do more to help the people in Iraq. He asked the international
community to do something for the displaced people in the country. He also
talked to the regional government of Kurdistan as well as non-governmental
organisations.
Meanwhile, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has said that
his country now is at peace, according to The Associated Press. In an interview
with The Associated Press, he has said that Iraq is ready to focus on improving
everyday life for the Iraqi people.
Earlier this month, the special envoy for Iraq, Jeanine
Hennis-Plasschaert, urged the new Iraqi government to keep fighting corruption
in the country. She urged the new government to ensure the protection of human
rights and resolve issues with the Kurdistan Regional Government. She urged the
government to solve Erbil-Baghdad's issues.