Monday, March 05, 2007
Special Advisor to Iraq Compact named
(UN News Service) Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria, the former head of the United Nations Department for Political Affairs, was today named Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Advisor on the International Compact with Iraq and Other Political Issues.
“Based at Headquarters, the Special Adviser’s role with regard to the International Compact with Iraq will be to ensure coordinated support from the United Nations System to the implementation of commitments made, through the Compact, toward a peaceful, secure and prosperous Iraq,” she said. Launched in July, 2006, the Compact aims to help Iraq consolidate peace and pursue political, economic and social development over the next five years.
“Based at Headquarters, the Special Adviser’s role with regard to the International Compact with Iraq will be to ensure coordinated support from the United Nations System to the implementation of commitments made, through the Compact, toward a peaceful, secure and prosperous Iraq,” she said. Launched in July, 2006, the Compact aims to help Iraq consolidate peace and pursue political, economic and social development over the next five years.
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