relief

UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello

Top UN envoy for Iraq arrives in Baghdad; food distribution resumes

2 June 2003
The top United Nations envoy for Iraq arrived in Baghdad today pledging to assist in the “critical efforts” to quickly establish a representative Iraqi government, as UN-supplied food rations again began reaching the civilian population.

Iraq: Japan becomes UN Children’s Fund’s top donor

2 June 2003
Japan has become the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) top donor for relief efforts in Iraq with a donation this week of $10.2 million to support reopening schools across the country, bringing its total contributions to more than $15 million, the agency announced today.