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UN staff in Baghdad relocated in Cyprus
United Nations, Nov 07: All 22 members of the United Nations international staff in Baghdad have now been temporarily relocated in Cyprus, the United Nations has announced.
United Nations, Nov 07: All 22 members of the
United Nations international staff in Baghdad have now been
temporarily relocated in Cyprus, the United Nations has
announced.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan had decided to withdraw
all staff from Baghdad after insurgents attacked red cross
headquarters in Baghdad.
It is unclear how long they will stay in Cyprus or be at all sent back to Baghdad in he uncertain security situation.
Officially, they are in Cyprus to discuss with a team from the UN headquarters in New York the security situation in Iraq.
"As we announced last week, the international staff that had been in Baghdad have been temporarily relocated, and will hold talks in Cyprus, so that the United Nations can thoroughly reconsider its operations in Iraq and the security arrangements that it will need to work there," a UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said at a press briefing.
"I can now confirm that, as of today, all UN international staff have left Baghdad."
The decision to relocate the staff does not affect the world body's international staff in the north where security situation is much better compared with Baghdad. Some 4000 Iraq staff continues work throughout the country.
Bureau Report
It is unclear how long they will stay in Cyprus or be at all sent back to Baghdad in he uncertain security situation.
Officially, they are in Cyprus to discuss with a team from the UN headquarters in New York the security situation in Iraq.
"As we announced last week, the international staff that had been in Baghdad have been temporarily relocated, and will hold talks in Cyprus, so that the United Nations can thoroughly reconsider its operations in Iraq and the security arrangements that it will need to work there," a UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said at a press briefing.
"I can now confirm that, as of today, all UN international staff have left Baghdad."
The decision to relocate the staff does not affect the world body's international staff in the north where security situation is much better compared with Baghdad. Some 4000 Iraq staff continues work throughout the country.
Bureau Report