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UN Stepping Up Work in Iraq

Four years after bombing killed 22, UN re-engaged

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2007 5:18 AM CST

(Newser) – The United Nations is stepping up its work in Iraq in a bid to land a final peace—four years after a terrorist bomb in the UN compound in Baghdad killed 22 officials. "Three years of horror have led nowhere. It only produced tit-for-tat destruction and the displacement of 4.2 million people," said special Iraq representative Staffan de Mistura, whose predeccessor was killed in the attack.

One issue De Mistura may become involved with is the dispute over the northern city of Kirkuk, reports the Guardian. "It could become a ticking bomb," warned De Mistura, who has been operating out of Jordan. He said 2008 would be a crucial year when Baghdad needs to push through laws aimed at bridging the divide between Sunni and Shia political groups.

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, speaks in front of the bust of late High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, during a homage held outside the Palais Wilson, headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, July 1,...
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, speaks in front of the bust of late High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, during a homage held outside the Palais Wilson, headquarters...   (Associated Press)
UN envoy to Iraq, Staffan de Mistura shows the UN-Iraqi government framework on the return of displaced people at a joint press conference with Iraqi Minister of Displacement and Migration Abdul Samad Sultan (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday  Dec. 4, 2007. United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI)...
UN envoy to Iraq, Staffan de Mistura shows the UN-Iraqi government framework on the return of displaced people at a joint press conference with Iraqi Minister of Displacement and Migration Abdul Samad...   (Associated Press)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, talks with  the UN General Secretary's representative in Iraq Staffan de Mistura, left, during a ceremony held in occasion of the World Day for Human Rights in Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday Dec. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Mohammed Jalil, pool )
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, talks with the UN General Secretary's representative in Iraq Staffan de Mistura, left, during a ceremony held in occasion of the World Day for Human Rights...   (Associated Press)
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