{"id":2365,"date":"2022-08-29T21:40:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/very-survival-of-iraqi-state-at-risk-un-mission-warns-as-un-chief-calls-for-calm-and-restraint\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T21:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:40:35","slug":"very-survival-of-iraqi-state-at-risk-un-mission-warns-as-un-chief-calls-for-calm-and-restraint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=2365","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Very survival\u2019 of Iraqi State at risk, UN mission warns, as UN chief calls for calm and restraint |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In a statement issued via his Spokesperson\u00a0<span><span>St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said he\u2019d been following events \u201cwith concern\u201d, as demonstrators stormed public buildings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Mr. Sadr\u2019s alliance won the majority of seats in last October\u2019s general election, but his parliamentarians resigned en masse after reaching deadlock with a rival Shia bloc over the appointment of a new prime minister, according to news reports.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>His supporters have been camped outside the parliament building for weeks, and previously stormed the building to protest the political stalemate and lack of progress.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Several were reported killed during Monday\u2019s clashes after supporters flooded in to the presidential palace.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Immediate de-escalation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Mr. Guterres urged all involved \u201cto take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation\u201d and avoid further violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe Secretary-General strongly urges all parties and actors to rise above their differences and to engage, without further delay, in a <strong>peaceful and inclusive dialogue on a constructive way forward<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u2018Extremely dangerous\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Earlier in the day, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq, UNAMI, called on all protesters to immediately leave the Baghdad International Zone, vacate government buildings, and \u201callow the Government to continue its responsibilities or running the State, in service of the Iraqi people.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>UNAMI said the developments marked<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span>\u00a0\u201can extremely dangerous escalation. <strong>State institutions must operate unimpeded in service of the Iraqi people, under all circumstances and at all times<\/strong>. Respect for constitutional order will now prove vital.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>&#8216;Unstoppable chain of events&#8217;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The mission urged all Iraqis to remain peaceful, cooperate with security forces and \u201crefrain from acts that could lead to an unstoppable chain of events.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>UNAMI also calls on all (political) actors to work towards de-escalating tensions and resort to dialogue as the only means to resolve differences.\u00a0<strong>Iraqis cannot be held hostage to an unpredictable and untenable situation. The very survival of the State is at stake<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2022\/08\/1125742\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement issued via his Spokesperson\u00a0St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said he\u2019d been following events&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-middle-east"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Very survival\u2019 of Iraqi State at risk, UN mission warns, as UN chief calls for calm and restraint | - 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