BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (NNN-NINA) – The United Nations (UN) Security Council voted unanimously on extending the mandate of a UN team, tasked with investigations in crimes committed by the Daesh group in Iraq.
A statement by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said, the Security Council voted to extend the mandate of UN’s Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh (UNITAD) for another year until Sept 21, 2020.
The vote came upon request of the Iraqi government, as the team continues to support Iraq’s efforts, “to hold Daesh members accountable by collecting, preserving and storing evidence of the most serious crimes committed in Iraq, in line with the highest possible standards,” the statement said.
Speaking of the voting for the extension, the UNITAD Chief and Special Adviser, Karim Khan, said that, the unanimous backing of the council “represents an important recognition of progress made to date, but we have much more to do,” the statement said.
The UNITAD team was formed in 2017, to support Iraq’s efforts in holding the extremist group accountable for the crimes committed against the people of Iraq.– NNN-NINA