The Council of Europe should give its support to a progressive transfer, under the United Nations’ mandate, of Iraqi natural resources and public services to the Iraqi people and their representatives. 6. The Council of Europe should show its readiness to assist the United Nations in the post-war management of Iraq in areas where it has recognised expertise, such as preparing constitutional and legislative reforms and democratic institution-building. 7. Your Rapporteur underlines that for stability and reconstruction, the rapid transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqis, according to a clear timetable following a specific sequence, is crucial.
Nous apprenons chaque jour de nouvelles attaques, dirigées notamment contre des agents de l’ONU, du personnel humanitaire et des membres du Conseil de gouvernement irakien. Cette situation place les Nations Unies devant l’une des plus graves crises de toute leur existence et une divergence d’opinions au sein du Conseil de sécurité sur leur rôle dans la gestion post-conflit de l’Irak.