UNAMI to Withdraw from Iraq in 2025
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has announced that it will complete its operations in Iraq by the end of this year, following a request from Baghdad.
Samir Ghattas, spokesperson for UNAMI, stated, “Our work in Iraq will conclude on December 31, 2025. There are no discussions to extend our mandate, and the final decision has been made.”
Ghattas added in a press statement that some staff members essential for finalizing certain financial and administrative matters will remain after the deadline. He noted that the 23 UN developmental agencies will continue their operations in Iraq.
On May 27, the Iraqi government announced that as part of an agreement with the United Nations, the building used by UNAMI in Mosul had been handed over, confirming the ongoing process of transferring other properties used by the mission.
On April 8, 2024, the Iraqi government sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General requesting that UNAMI’s mission in Iraq end by the end of 2025.
UNAMI was established in 2003 at the request of the federal government and in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1500. In 2007, its mandate was expanded under Resolution 1770 to assist Iraq further.
