Economics
UN’s Iraq Mission Ready for Larger Role as U.S. Forces Leave
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The United Nations is poised to play a larger role in Iraq’s economic development and political reconciliation as U.S. military forces withdraw.
The Security Council voted 15 to 0 today to extend the UN mandate in Iraq for 12 months. UN officials say the coming year will see its mission restored from the crippling explosion of a 2003 terrorist attack in Baghdad, the worst in the world body’s history.