The Permanent Representative delivers Iraq's statement at the meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions

by **claud39** Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:43 am

[size=34]The Permanent Representative delivers Iraq's statement at the meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions[/size]

08/09/2019

The Permanent Representative delivers Iraq's statement at the meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions %D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1-1799-768x512

The Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office in Geneva Hussein Mahmoud Al-Khatib, statement of Iraq during the discussion of the item of the removal of cluster munition remnants and their destruction and education in the area of risk reduction, and stressed that the widespread use of cluster munitions in Iraq led to the loss of many victims, and hampered efforts to exploit agricultural land and establish development projects and investment, in addition to losses He also reviewed the challenges facing the efforts of clearance and clearance operations, the most important of which is the lack of cadres working in the field of treatment and disposal of cluster munitions, the expansion of contaminated land, in addition to the lack of national Iraqi maps. Accurate areas for cluster munition contamination.

In conclusion, the Permanent Representative pointed to the need for the international community to provide more support to Iraq as it had done a great deal to eliminate terrorism and was still suffering the consequences of its crimes.

https://www.mofa.gov.iq/2019/09/?p=3753