SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Nations called for an “urgent action” to alleviate Sinjar’s hardships, according to a U.N. statement.
UNAMI said in a statement on Sunday that a delegation led by U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert visited Sinjar on Monday to follow up on the implementation of an agreement between Erbil and Baghdad.
In October, the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) reached an agreement to normalize the governance and security situation in Sinjar.
The U.N. special envoy welcomed the agreement but also called for “urgent action”, the statement read.
“Effective governance through a unified administration and stable security structures are the basis for any form of progress,” Hennis-Plasschaert said.
“What has been achieved so far could set the stage for a greater improvement in living conditions, but to make this happen all stakeholders will have to act in unity and solidarity,” she added.
“The completion of the security arrangements and the implementation of other parts of the agreement need to be expedited so that critical reconstruction work and service delivery can kick off and accelerate. Conditions on the ground must further improve to facilitate dignified, voluntary returns.”
