"In just a few weeks, the United Nations' special mission to Iraq will leave the country for good. The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, has been in the country for 22 years and was set up shortly after the US invasion of Iraq back in 2003. UNAMI's exit marks "the start of a new chapter rooted in Iraq's leadership of its own future," UNAMI boss Mohamed al-Hassan said earlier this week, as he delivered the organization's final briefing."
"Over summer UNAMI, which had about 700 staff, shut offices in the north of the country. By the end of this month, it should have closed its offices in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq. UNAMI security forces from Nepal and Fiji are being sent home, buildings handed back to the Iraqi government, and by next September, all facilities should have been fully "liquidated," the UN says."
UNAMI will withdraw from Iraq after 22 years following a 2024 Iraqi government request to close the mission. The mission was established shortly after the 2003 US invasion to support Iraq's political transition. UNAMI had about 700 staff and has already closed northern offices; Baghdad and other offices are scheduled to close imminently. Security contingents from Nepal and Fiji are being repatriated and buildings are being returned to the Iraqi government. The UN expects full liquidation of UNAMI facilities by next September. The Iraqi government seeks a more equal relationship with the UN and increased national sovereignty. A separate 2024 Iraq–US agreement sets a phased US troop withdrawal by September 2026.
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