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UN chief Guterres lands in Iraq to review aid efforts

Published: 30 Mar 2017 - 10:28 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 07:11 am
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AFP

Baghdad: UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq on Thursday to review the humanitarian situation, calling for protection of civilians to be the "absolute priority" as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul.

"Just arrived in Iraq to focus on the dire humanitarian situation on the ground. Protection of civilians must be the absolute priority," a post on his official Twitter account said.