Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq

Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad.

But Hennis-Plasschaert pointed to recent gains in Iraq’s stability and attempts by the current government to improve social services.

The past 20 years have been “a very rough road,” she said. “But throughout these years, the United Nations has not given up on its efforts to contribute to peace and stability in Iraq. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, speaking at the event, called the attack “one of the most tragic incidents in the history of Iraq” and affirmed the country’s commitment to combating terrorism. As for the U.N. workers who lost their lives, he said, “their achievements will remain in the history of Iraq.”

A day earlier, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, officials held a silent commemoration and read out the names of the victims. President of the U.N. General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi met briefly with some of the survivors. In a statement, he hailed “humanitarian workers, who race to save lives, and remain at crisis scenes long after the global spotlight dims.”The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.

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