UN Live Cast on Iraq today 2-22-22

[NoviceInvestor]

9 minutes ago, Hotcurl said:

Is this the news that we have been anticipating and waited on for sooooo many years ?

 Is this the news, the final release of the UN Chapter VII sanctions, thus allowing Iraq to have an international traded currency ?

Our long-awaited RV ?

The end of the "program rate" ?

Our train has finally arrived at the station ?

Just askin', cuz I have a bottle of Champagne (in the 'frig since 2012) ready to open and start this party ..

 

Semper Fi

RV there yet ?  'kinda looks that way ...................

 

I hope that Champagne is still ok to drink.. I regularly recycled mine till I gave up alcohol. 🙂

[HowieC]

Time to seat the President and the PM....Let's get this sucker done.

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[6ly410]

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq moves towards establishing the best relations with neighboring countries and supporting regional security, the Iraqi president said on Wednesday hours after the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted to end the country’s requirement to compensate victims of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

“Today, Iraq is moving towards a foreign policy based on establishing the best relations with our brothers, neighbors, and the international community and supporting the security and peace of the region as a common interest for all,” President Barham Salih said in a tweet following the UNSC decision removing Iraq from the required procedures set by the UN Charter’s Chapter Seven.

A unanimous vote was carried out on the recent resolution after Iraqi foreign minister on Tuesday addressed the council saying “the Iraqi government considers the fulfillment of its international obligations towards the international community and the sisterly State of Kuwait, as a major development that would enhance Iraq's relations with its regional and international surroundings, as well as the Iraqi-Kuwaiti historical relations.” 

The UNSC’s measures, seen by Rudaw English, state “effective immediately, the government of Iraq is no longer required to deposit a percentage of the proceeds from export sales of petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas into the funds.”

The council’s decision comes after Iraq paid the final reparation installment to Kuwait in December. 

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) earlier this month announced that Baghdad had completed its payment of war reparations worth $52.4 billion to Kuwait.

The UNCC was set up in 1991 by the UN Security Council in the aftermath of the seven-month  occupation of Kuwait by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

The reparations body raised the money through a tax on Iraqi oil sales over the last 31 years. The percentage was originally set at 30 percent and was reduced over the years, most recently to 3 percent.

In 2013, the UNSC unanimously voted that the issue of missing Kuwaiti people and property should be dealt with under Chapter six of the UN Charter instead of Chapter seven. Chapter six urges countries to peacefully resolve any conflicts, while chapter seven allows the UNSC to authorize actions ranging from sanctions to military intervention.

The UNSC eased the sanctions on Iraq in resolution 1546 of the year 2004, where they decided that "prohibitions related to the sale or supply to Iraq of arms and related materiel under previous resolutions shall not apply to arms or related materiel required by the Government
of Iraq."

However, the resolution noted that it did not affect prohibitions on chemical and biological weapons, ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km, nuclear weapons, and nuclear activities.

The UNCC received around 2.7 million claims at the time, valued at $352.5 billion, but approved the amount of $52.4, according to a UN press release. The report by the body added that the final payment was made on January 13, but the last report in Geneva by the UNCC was officially filed on February 9.

Iraq in 2014 halted payments to Kuwait due to the war against Islamic State (ISIS) only to resume four years later in 2018.

The completion of the reparation payments comes at an economically crucial time for Iraq, given the current political uncertainty. It is also crucial to the country’s economy as it seems to have been going through economic growth due to increasing oil prices.

A source from the Iraqi Central Bank in December told the country’s state newspaper that the bank’s reserves have increased from $51.9 to $64 billion "due to a rise in the oil markets.”
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/13122021

[Dretown39]

58 minutes ago, 6ly410 said:

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq moves towards establishing the best relations with neighboring countries and supporting regional security, the Iraqi president said on Wednesday hours after the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted to end the country’s requirement to compensate victims of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

“Today, Iraq is moving towards a foreign policy based on establishing the best relations with our brothers, neighbors, and the international community and supporting the security and peace of the region as a common interest for all,” President Barham Salih said in a tweet following the UNSC decision removing Iraq from the required procedures set by the UN Charter’s Chapter Seven.

A unanimous vote was carried out on the recent resolution after Iraqi foreign minister on Tuesday addressed the council saying “the Iraqi government considers the fulfillment of its international obligations towards the international community and the sisterly State of Kuwait, as a major development that would enhance Iraq's relations with its regional and international surroundings, as well as the Iraqi-Kuwaiti historical relations.” 

The UNSC’s measures, seen by Rudaw English, state “effective immediately, the government of Iraq is no longer required to deposit a percentage of the proceeds from export sales of petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas into the funds.”

The council’s decision comes after Iraq paid the final reparation installment to Kuwait in December. 

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) earlier this month announced that Baghdad had completed its payment of war reparations worth $52.4 billion to Kuwait.

The UNCC was set up in 1991 by the UN Security Council in the aftermath of the seven-month  occupation of Kuwait by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

The reparations body raised the money through a tax on Iraqi oil sales over the last 31 years. The percentage was originally set at 30 percent and was reduced over the years, most recently to 3 percent.

In 2013, the UNSC unanimously voted that the issue of missing Kuwaiti people and property should be dealt with under Chapter six of the UN Charter instead of Chapter seven. Chapter six urges countries to peacefully resolve any conflicts, while chapter seven allows the UNSC to authorize actions ranging from sanctions to military intervention.

The UNSC eased the sanctions on Iraq in resolution 1546 of the year 2004, where they decided that "prohibitions related to the sale or supply to Iraq of arms and related materiel under previous resolutions shall not apply to arms or related materiel required by the Government
of Iraq."

However, the resolution noted that it did not affect prohibitions on chemical and biological weapons, ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km, nuclear weapons, and nuclear activities.

The UNCC received around 2.7 million claims at the time, valued at $352.5 billion, but approved the amount of $52.4, according to a UN press release. The report by the body added that the final payment was made on January 13, but the last report in Geneva by the UNCC was officially filed on February 9.

Iraq in 2014 halted payments to Kuwait due to the war against Islamic State (ISIS) only to resume four years later in 2018.

The completion of the reparation payments comes at an economically crucial time for Iraq, given the current political uncertainty. It is also crucial to the country’s economy as it seems to have been going through economic growth due to increasing oil prices.

A source from the Iraqi Central Bank in December told the country’s state newspaper that the bank’s reserves have increased from $51.9 to $64 billion "due to a rise in the oil markets.”
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/13122021

Awesome! Now let's add value to the currency so I can move forward with establishing a better bank account!

[6ly410]

 

[Laid Back]

BIG step forward for Iraq on their quest to an open market economy.

 

Go Iraq 🇮🇶 

Go open market economy 

Go international recognized currency 

Go RV

[screwball]

On 2/23/2022 at 2:20 PM, Hotcurl said:

Is this the news that we have been anticipating and waited on for sooooo many years ?

 Is this the news, the final release of the UN Chapter VII sanctions, thus allowing Iraq to have an international traded currency ?

Our long-awaited RV ?

The end of the "program rate" ?

Our train has finally arrived at the station ?

Just askin', cuz I have a bottle of Champagne (in the 'frig since 2012) ready to open and start this party ..

 

Semper Fi

RV there yet ?  'kinda looks that way ...................

 

possibly? soon! LOL

[rvmydinar]

As long as they will stop bickering over nomination for president and new PM and get it done quickly.

[WheresmyRV?]

15 minutes ago, rvmydinar said:

As long as they will stop bickering over nomination for president and new PM and get it done quickly.

Ramadan is coming up soon so its doubtful.

[santrix]

2 hours ago, WheresmyRV? said:

Ramadan is coming up soon so its doubtful.

Ramadan will be on 3 April. So we have only one month before the holy month of ramadan. 

[davis411]

1 minute ago, santrix said:

Ramadan will be on 3 April. So we have only one month before the holy month of ramadan. 

Yep every year same thing

like a bad rash every year

 

wonder if I should get it looked at

[rvmydinar]

2 hours ago, WheresmyRV? said:

Ramadan is coming up soon so its doubtful.

First quarter of 2022 will end in the month of march before the beginning of ramadan. Again, we can only hope.

[sgtsanders]

I saw on the news where oil was up to 105.00. Sooooon, maybeeeee

[NMP2017]

11 minutes ago, sgtsanders said:

I saw on the news where oil was up to 105.00. Sooooon, maybeeeee

depending on how long the rest of the world does nothing and putin stays in the ukraine, I'll bet we'll see $200 oil by july...

makes for a HUGE opportunity for Iraq to bring the IQD to it's real rate...

[6ly410]

Deputy commenting on Blackshart's briefing: Iraq is on the path to international recovery

Posted 12 seconds ago

 

https://iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog/3496908?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
political|  
07:43 – 24/02/2022

Special - Mawazine News
, the representative of the Azm Alliance, Muhammad
Abd Rabbo, commented on Thursday about the briefing of the United Nations envoy to Iraq, Jenin Plasschaert, to
the UN Security Council. In an exclusive interview with Mawazine News Agency
, Abd Rabbo said that in international dealings and conferences, when a positive topic was raised, it received support from members, whether in the United Nations or the UN Security Council. Abd Rabbo added, "Iraq is on the path to restoring its international health, little by little, and we need at this stage to baptize our relations in accordance with mutual interests. " He pointed out that we are following the right steps on the issue of international relations and we are restoring Iraq's international status to its correct form. During the session, the UN envoy to Iraq, Jenin Plaskharat, gave a briefing to the Security Council at the United Nations headquarters
In New York, about the situation in Iraq and the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq.
And Blackshart considered that the camps
housing ISIS families in northeastern Syria are "ticking bombs" that may
explode at any moment.
"The
camps in northeastern Syria are like time bombs, with implications for the region
and beyond," Plasschaert said.
She noted that "keeping
people indefinitely under restrictive and poor conditions in those camps
ultimately leads to more protection and security risks than returning them in a disciplined manner."
“We
shouldn’t wait for young children to come of age in a camp like al-Hol,” Plasschaert added. These
kids who live in harsh conditions never wanted to be part of this mess.
However, they found themselves stripped of their rights. These children find themselves vulnerable to
forced recruitment and violent extremism.”
Regarding the Iraqis in the
Syrian camps, Blackshart said, “The fact that some of the fighters and their associated family members
managed to escape indicates that it would be better to control the situation and manage
returns, rather than risk losing track of them slipping - undetected - into
any country. “. Ended 29/R77

[6ly410]

Urgent call from the United Nations on Iraq

Posted 44 seconds ago

https://iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog/3496852?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

news sourceNR TV channel

 

News source / NR TV channel

Today, Thursday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, called on the parties in Baghdad and Erbil to unite to resolve outstanding issues instead of competing for power, stressing the need to urgently agree on a program of work that immediately addresses outstanding internal issues.

 

This came in a briefing made by Plasschaert to the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the situation in Iraq.

Regarding the missing Kuwaiti citizens, third-country nationals, and lost Kuwaiti property, including the National Archives, the UN representative said: It is imperative for the Iraqi government to take advantage of the experience gained so far, and thus move towards the complete completion of this important humanitarian file.

 

Regarding the Iraqis in northeastern Syria, she explained: The fact that some fighters and their associated family members managed to escape indicates that it would be better to control the situation and manage returns, rather than risk losing track of them slipping - undetected - into any country.

 

She stated: We should not wait for young children to reach adulthood in a camp like Al-Hol. These kids who live in harsh conditions never wanted to be part of this mess. However, they found themselves stripped of their rights. These children find themselves vulnerable to forced recruitment and violent extremism.

 

Concerning the camps in northeastern Syria, she emphasized: They are like time bombs, bearing traces in the region and beyond. Keeping people indefinitely under restrictive and poor conditions in these camps ultimately leads to more protection and security risks than returning them in a disciplined manner.

 

She pointed out that "Iraq is acutely exposed to the effects of water scarcity due to climate change and the lack of water flow from its rivers. It is a threat multiplier, with increased risks of poverty, displacement, instability and conflict. And joint ownership of this very important file among the political spectrum will be a necessary issue.”

 

She stressed, "Environmental challenges represent a present threat that is often considered less urgent, but in the end it is one of the biggest global challenges that we face collectively."

 

On the economy, she said: Time is running out for Iraq. As an Iraqi official told me some time ago: Even if we start implementing the most urgent reforms the day before yesterday, it will take superhuman efforts to adequately address today's financial, economic, and environmental challenges.

 

Regarding the relations between Baghdad and Erbil, Plasschaert spoke: The importance of holding a dialogue “of an institutional nature” has increased. The lack of control is a risky business, which may lead to far-reaching consequences, undermining Iraq's stability in the short and long term, and I call on all parties concerned to focus on the things that really matter, and to unite rather than compete. All efforts should be focused on resolving the outstanding issues, not by seizing power, but by working in a spirit of partnership and cooperation.

 

Regarding the impact of the political impasse in forming the government, she explained: “obstructing the change and reforms that the country badly needs,” adding, “The priority should be to urgently agree on a program of work that immediately and purposefully addresses Iraq’s long list of outstanding internal issues.” It is time to re-highlight who the people of Iraq deserve.”

 

And about the formation of the government, she stated: Many Iraqis are increasingly asking whether the national interest is really the “overwhelming concern” of the ongoing negotiations - rather than obtaining resources and power or how to share the cake of political appointments and ministries this time?

 

AA

[6ly410]

Iraq

Blackshart: It's time to highlight what the Iraqi people deserve

https://nnciraq-com.translate.goog/114588/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Thursday, February 24, 2022 6:15 PM

Baghdad / National News Center

Today, Thursday, the United Nations envoy to Iraq, Jeanine Plaschaert, confirmed that the Iraqis are looking forward to the formation of their new government.

"The Iraqis are looking forward to forming their new government and the country needs cooperation to manage power," Blackshart said, during her briefing before the United Nations Security Council in its special session discussing the situation in Iraq, and the "National News Center" followed her, stressing that "the time has come to shed light on what the Iraqi people deserve." .
She added, "We have always emphasized the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to end the outstanding problems, and the institutional dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil has become more important," noting at the same time that "Iraq is exposed to water scarcity due to climate changes, reduced river flows, and no less dangerous environmental challenges."
Regarding the camps in Syria, Plasschaert stressed that “the camps in northeastern Syria are time bombs, and the children in al-Hol camp are subject to forced conscription,” warning that “the danger in al-Hol camp affects the entire region.”

[horsesoldier]

Kinda thought “ the Iraq people “ is what was at the heart of All the issues. Just goes to show you how wrong I was.

 

Go ahead and “ Highlight “ what the Iraqi people deserve !

 

Bureaucrats... & UN Bureaucrats at that. Ditch the entire mob of UN pukes, plop-’em down in France ( that’s a great place huh ) and knock down the door sending this crooked house of cards crashing down.

 

 

[NMP2017]

On 2/24/2022 at 11:19 AM, NMP2017 said:

depending on how long the rest of the world does nothing and putin stays in the ukraine, I'll bet we'll see $200 oil by july...

makes for a HUGE opportunity for Iraq to bring the IQD to it's real rate...

Looks like some oil traders are ALREADY talking about $200 a barrel call options for May! Fill the CBI coffers to overflowing Iraq then HIT THE RV BUTTON!!!