Submission for the question: If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United Nations Secretary General and why?

1. Submitted to: IE Business School
(Spain)
Report on behalf of UN Secretary General
Made by: Shivani Choudhary
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2. • The presentation walks us through the Iraq situation from the
time of Saddam Hussein’s, the fifth President of Iraq (serving
in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003), capture
till date.
• The following slides throw lights on how the ISIL rose and
became powerful and what the current situation in Iraq is.
• Finally, some of the suggestions for the steps to be taken by
the Secretary General of the UN have been explained briefly.
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3. • Iran-Iraq War – Posed Iraq as the alleged site of Weapons of
Mass Destruction, purchase and import of prohibited arms and
construction of banned missiles.
• The UN Security Council passed Resolution 1441 offering Iraq
under Saddam Hussein to comply with its disarmament
obligations.
• 2003 – Invasion of Iraq by the US, UK and other nation’s
military aid; Capture of Saddam Hussein.
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4. Reference: http://www.americanmilitaryforum.com/forums/threads/iraq-war-multimedia-2003-2011.662/
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5. • Al Queda in Iraq emerged after the
invasion of 2003 in the form of small
terrorists group.
• Mujahideen Shura Council and Al-
Qaeda provoked violence in the country
to attack American force presence.
• The council was then disbanded and
replaced by Islamic State of Iraq(ISI)
• 2011 – The US left Iraq after ending
their military rule.
• ISI transformed into Islamic State in
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in April
2013. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/enemy-rise-isil/
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6. • Includes thousands of fighters, including many foreign jihadists
(Islamist militant movements perceived as a military movement
"rooted in Islam" and "existentially threatening" to the West)
• It made money through oil smuggling in Syria, racketeering
and kidnappings, as well as donations from private jihadi
networks in the Gulf.
http://www.brasil247.com/pt/247/mundo/257579/EI-n%C3%A3o-controla-mais-nenhum-po%C3%A7o-de-petr%C3%B3leo-no-Iraque-
diz-governo.htm
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7. • 2014 – ISIL captured Mosul, Fallujah and major areas in
northern Iraq.
• Since then a series of attacks and fights were carried out to
seize the control of Iraq, with the intervention of the US, UK,
France and Australia.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2016/5/31/operation-fallujah-240-airstrikes-in-nine-days
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8. • About 50,000 Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga
fighters, Sunni Muslim Arab tribesmen and Shia Muslim
militiamen, assisted by US-led coalition warplanes and military
advisers are involved in regaining the control of the seized
areas of Iraq from ISIL.
• Humanitarian Crisis : More than 22000 people have been
displaced from their homes in and around Mosul and around
1.5 million people could be affected by the military operations.
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9. Reference: http://www.tert.am/en/news/2016/11/01/Mosul-battle/2179385
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10. • ISIS as an organization has
good weapons.
• ISIS as good military
leadership which is provided
by the past Sunni Iraqi
generals.
• ISIS as support from Sunni
tribal leaders and Iraqi Sunnis
who have suffered under
Maliki's sectarian Shia’-
controlled government
Reference: http://everything-pr.com/isis-public-relations/82906/
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11. US attacks carried out since 2014 have done little to resolve the
problem and the easy flow of arms and ammunitions in the region
aggravates the problem.
The UN should enforce strict laws which prohibit the flow
of arms into the region as it affects the civilians badly and
leads to more violence and deaths. The US should address
the issue of violations of human rights and international law
committed by its allies.
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12. http://www.hilltopviewsonline.com/viewpoints/us-air-attacks-on-isis-are-ineffective-illogical-
immoral/article_9bbd392c-378d-11e4-ac8d-0017a43b2370.html
http://heraldturk.com/?archiv=pesmergeler-isidi-katyusa-fuzeleriyle-vurdu
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13. • Military strikes is no solution.
The UN should bring together various regional governments
to address the issue and instead of carrying out military
strikes, they should aim at increasing diplomatic and
financial pressures on the ISIS. This means pressurizing US
allies like Saudi Arabia and Turkey to stop aiding ISIS
financially and providing them arms.
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14. • Addressing the Civil War in Syria
Since ISIS has been trying to establish its dominance on
both the province, it is high time the UN restarts real
negotiations on ending the civil war in Syria. Every entity
involved in the war needs to come together. It consists of
the civil society in Syria, the external oppositions, the
armed forces and the ally countries – The US, Russia,
Saudi, Iran and many more. The deal signed between the US
and Russia on Sept 6, 2016 still needs to be revised and the
UN should come into the picture to do that so that a normal
life is restored in Aleppo.
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15. http://www.baomoi.com/nga-chiem-uu-the-vuot-troi-tai-syria/c/18666017.epi
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16. • Solving the refugees issue
The Iraq insurgency and the post
airstrikes have led to a lot of
bloodshed and loss of life and
properties. Millions of people have
been forced to flee their homes. The
UN needs to take action to protect
the homeless civilians and
casualties. This includes raising
more funds than before to help
them get back to normal life. https://ninglun.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/big-announcement-on-
riverbends-blog/
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17. Atme camp on the Turkish border, 2013 (Photo: Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
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18. How to defeat terrorism? Don't be terrorized.
Don't let fear rule your life. Even if you are
scared.”
― Salman Rushdie, Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-
2002
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