Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– SG/Southeast Asia
– Darfur
– Syria/Security Council
– Iraq
– Bangladesh
– UNHCR/migrants
– WFP/Latin America
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
– SG/Southeast Asia
– Darfur
– Syria/Security Council
– Iraq
– Bangladesh
– UNHCR/migrants
– WFP/Latin America
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation’s economic, political, and cultural hub. Chittagong, the largest seaport, is the second-largest city.
Iraq has a coastline measuring 58 km (36 miles) on the northern Persian Gulf and encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain, the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run south through Iraq and into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, historically known as Mesopotamia, is often referred to as the cradle of civilisation.
Iraq is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of 19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomous Kurdistan Region. Disputes over the sovereignty of Kurdistan Region continue.
Iraq is a founding member of the UN as well as of the Arab League, OIC, Non-Aligned Movement and the IMF.
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security.
At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; with the addition of South Sudan in 2011, membership is now 193, representing almost all of the world’s sovereign states.