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Today, under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the remains of a Saudi national who went missing during the 1990-1991 Gulf War were handed over by the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) at Kuwait International Airport.

After 30 years of painful uncertainty, the family of the missing Saudi national now has clarity on the fate of their loved one. Throughout this time, the KSA authorities have maintained the case on their missing persons list. The human remains were found in March 2019 at a burial site in Iraq’s Samawa District, with the joint efforts of Iraqi and Kuwaiti authorities, assisted by experts from the ICRC within the framework of the Tripartite Commission Mechanism.

The identification of the remains and its subsequent handover to KSA was conducted following conclusive DNA analysis, matching with Kuwait’s database of prisoners of war and missing persons and third-country nationals, led by the General Department of Forensic Evidence in the Ministry of Interior in the State of Kuwait.

The Tripartite Commission and its Technical Sub-Committee were set up in 1991 and 1994 respectively, to help ascertain the fate of people missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War. They are chaired by the ICRC and composed of representatives of the Republic of Iraq, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of France. In 2014, the UNAMI joined, as an observer.

The members of the Tripartite Commission are committed to upholding the right of families to receive answers about the fate of their missing loved ones. To this end, the Commission places all necessary efforts in the search and…

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The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said Tuesday it expects the upcoming Iraqi elections to be free, transparent, and free from foreign interference.

“All our efforts are to ensure that there are no doubts in the elections,” Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert, the head of UNAMI, told a press conference in the capital Baghdad.

He noted that UNAMI will deploy 877 international and local observers to ensure irregularities of the 2018 polls are not repeated.

“The same things that were done in 2018 will not be repeated. It is important that these elections are different from the 2018 polls,” Plasschaert stressed, in an effort to assure the Turkmen and Arabs in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province.

Elections in the oil-rich country are scheduled for Oct. 10.

On Friday, prominent Iraqi Shia politician Muqtada al-Sadr warned against external interference in the elections, in reference to Iran.

Plasschaert admitted that elections will not bring miracles or cause radical change but said it will help establish a government that can make concrete changes.

UNAMI also promised to assume a neutral stance in the elections and to treat all Iraqi sides equally.

Commenting on reports that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) candidates who went to Sinjar to prepare for the vote were denied entry by the PKK terrorists, Plasschaert said he supported the candidates’ right to meet voters.

Figures from the Iraqi Electoral Commission in July showed that 3,249 candidates representing 21 coalitions and 109 parties, as well as independent candidates, will run for seats in the 329-seat parliament.

The polls were originally scheduled to be held in 2022, but Iraq’s political parties have decided to hold early elections following mass protests that erupted in the country in 2019 against deep-seated corruption and poor services.

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Just hearing the word sushi makes me instantly start to salivate. Sure, sushi may not be for everyone, but for myself, I’m hooked. I simply can’t get enough. The first time I saw a sushi burrito in my newsfeed on Facebook, which is commonly referred to as a Sushito, I knew I had to have one of these bad boys. Enter SūBó Sushi Burritos, a small family-owned chain of sushi restaurants where you can nosh on a gourmet nori-wrapped treat and still stay casual.

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The good news for me is, I discovered we have not only one but THREE spots to grab a Sushito in the Eugene/Springfield area.

The SūBó Food Cart location in “The Whit”.

Think rice, veggies, cream cheese, and all the delicious goodness you get in regular sliced sushi, but wrapped in seaweed and unsliced to make a perfectly holdable sushi burrito.

The idea originated from a customer who had driven through asking for a sushi burrito. Owner and chef Toby Helms thought this…

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Next month’s parliamentary election is probably the most dramatic in Iraq’s recent history. Given the highly partisan atmosphere at a time of “conflict fatigue”, a meaningful and effective election is crucial for the nation’s stability and its dysfunctional democracy. 

But disputed ballot and contested outcome will certainly lay the groundwork in the following weeks or months for further political upheaval and an outbreak of new popular protests similar to the uprising that toppled the government in 2019. 

Every Iraqi election since the overthrow of the regime of former dictator Saddam Hussein has been marred by allegations of fraud and irregularities. Together with regional and international stakeholders, Iraqis fear that the October election could be a tipping point for the future. 

To help ensure a successful poll while battling voters’ mistrust and fighting one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the Middle East, the government of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi is inviting international observers to oversee the ballots.   

But while the government can see real value in foreign observers giving the poll a legal cover, many Iraqis remain sceptical about whether international observers can provide an objective means of validating the election to rescue Iraq’s tortured democracy. 

Still, much of the outcome depends on the United Nations Political Mission in Iraq, UNAMI, which is empowered by numerous UN Security Council resolutions to “assist in the electoral process” and help “towards free and fair Iraqi-led elections that are inclusive.” 

Last month the 15-member council unanimously approved an Iraqi request for a UN team to monitor the elections. A resolution it adopted authorised UNAMI to “provide a strengthened, robust and visible UN team” to monitor Iraq’s election day “with as broad a geographic coverage as possible.” 

The UN is expected to deploy some 130 international experts to monitor the polls, along…

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections in Iraq, the United Nations has hired a sign language interpreter to help the country’s electoral authorities reach out to deaf voters, the international organization announced on Tuesday.

At the request of the Iraqi government and under UN Security Council Resolution 2576, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is supporting and advising the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC).

“Iraq’s election will be more credible if it involves as many Iraqi voters as possible,” the organization tweeted on Tuesday. “And that includes the deaf community.”

The sign language interpreter will, therefore, help the IHEC “broaden its reach”.

#Iraq‘s election will be more credible if it involves as many Iraqi voters as possible. And that includes the deaf community. That’s why UNAMI recruited a sign language interpreter to help @IHECOfficial broaden its reach. All Iraqis should have information they need to #Vote4Iraq pic.twitter.com/EzjqZ9pDTo

— UNAMI (@UNIraq) September 14, 2021

The parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on October 10, where more than 3,000 candidates are vying for the 329 seats in Iraq’s legislative house.

UNAMI will also send 130 international experts to observe the electoral process “in advance” and “on election day,” Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the United Nations Special Representative for Iraq, recently said.

Read More: UNAMI monitors hate speech against female candidates in Iraq’s elections

The team will advise the local electoral authorities on all the operational aspects and phases of the process, including voter registration, candidate nomination, procurement and logistics.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) –The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and civil society groups have received reports of politically motivated gender-based violence and hate speech against women running in Iraq’s elections, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for UNAMI said on Tuesday.

In a press conference held in Baghdad, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert outlined steps UNAMI will take to ensure that the upcoming Iraqi elections, scheduled to take place on October 10, are free and fair. 

Female candidates face increasing levels of hate speech, violence, and blackmail intended to force them to withdraw their candidacy. 

“We are working with civil society organizations to monitor and report political gender-based violence and hate speech against female candidates,” Hennis-Plasschaert said.

Read More: New study claims rise in male victims of domestic violence in Iraq

UNAMI is also providing small grants to local non-governmental organizations to provide voter education to first-time voters. 

The organization will also send 130 international experts to observe the electoral process “in advance” and “on election day.”

“The UN is deploying a much bigger team to support the elections,” Hennis-Plasschaert said. “In effect, this is one of the UN’s largest electro-technical assistances worldwide with five times as many UN personnel as in 2018.”

Despite some political parties boycotting the elections, UNAMI “believes that they have the potential to be different from elections in 2018.”

In October, over 3,000 candidates will vie for 329 parliamentary seats.

The UN diplomat also highlighted a few new electoral measures that Iraqi election authorities had put in place. As part of these new measures, a citizens’ electronic voter card will be confiscated and disabled for 72 hours after they cast their vote to prevent any “misuse”, Hennis-Plasschaert explained.

“Mobile phones and cameras, will this time not be allowed inside voting booths,” she added. 

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