Security Council Meets to Discuss Humanitarian Situation in Iraq

While a major humanitarian crisis had been averted so far in Iraq, the civilian population - and children in particular - remained at risk if the security situation did not improve substantially soon, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette told the Security Council this morning, as it met to discuss the humanitariansituation in that country.
Nils Kastberg, Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), stated that a top priority for UNICEF, was to get all children back in school as soon as possible.