Iraq and the United Nations

Republic of Iraq
United Nations membership

Represented by	Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (1945–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1968) Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004) Republic of Iraq (2004–present)
Membership	Full member
Since	21 December 1945
Former name(s)	Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (1945–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1992)
UNSC seat	Non-permanent
Permanent Representative	Mohamed Ali Alhakim

Politics of Iraq


Member State of the Arab League
Constitution
Government Federal government President (list) Abdul Latif Rashid Prime Minister (list) Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani Cabinet Current cabinet
Legislature Council of Representatives Speaker: Mohamed al-Halbousi
Judiciary Supreme Court
Administrative divisions Governorates (provinces) Districts Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan Parliament
Elections Political parties Electoral Commission Recent elections Parliamentary: 2018 2021 next Gubernatorial: 2009 2013 next 2005 constitutional referendum
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Fuad Hussein Diplomatic missions of / in Iraq Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Foreign aid to Iraq Iraq and the United Nations
Iraq portal Other countries
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Iraq was one of the founding members of the United Nations since 21 December 1945 as the Kingdom of Iraq.^[1]^[2] It signed the Declaration by United Nations in 1943. As a member of the UN, Iraq held a seat as a non-permanent member in the Security Council between 1957-1958 and 1974–1975.^[3]^[4]

History

^ Kurtas, Susan. "Research Guides: UN Membership: Founding Members". research.un.org. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "Growth in United Nations membership, 1945-present". www.unsecretariat.net. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "IRAQ: The U.N. Role". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "The UN Security Council and Iraq1" (PDF).

Iraq topics

Chronology	Ubaid period Hassuna culture Halaf culture Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period Samarra culture Uruk period Jemdet Nasr period Sumer Subartu Akkadian Empire Gutian dynasty Neo-Sumerian Empire Isin-Larsa period First Babylonian Empire Old Assyrian Period Middle Assyrian Empire Kassite dynasty of the Babylonian Empire Simurrum culture Babylonia Assyria Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Fall of Babylon Achaemenid Assyria Seleucid Babylonia Parthian Babylonia Sassanid Asorestan
638–1958	Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Buyid dynasty Qara Qoyunlu Aq Qoyunlu Safavids Ottoman Iraq (incl. Mamluk dynasty) Mandate for Mesopotamia Mandatory Iraq Kingdom of Iraq Kings Arab Federation
Republic	1958–1968 1968–2003 2003–2011 2011–present Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region (National Command) Saddam Hussein Iraqi–Kurdish conflict 1974–1975 Shatt al-Arab clashes 1977 Shia uprising in Iraq 1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq Weapons of mass destruction Iran–Iraq War Operation Opera Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War 1991 uprisings Sanctions Iraq War U.S. invasion Iraqi insurgency U.S. troop withdrawal Insurgency (2011–2013) War (2014–2017) Fall of Mosul Mosul liberation Insurgency 2019–2021 protests 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis

Geography
Faw peninsula Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Borders Euphrates river Hamrin Mountains Iraqi Kurdistan Lakes Islands Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Marshes Persian Gulf Places Shatt al-Arab Syrian Desert Tigris river Umm Qasr Zagros Mountains Wildlife Sinjar Mountains

Economy
Banks Central Bank Companies Corruption Dinar (currency) Infrastructure Foregin Investment Oil Industry Oil reserves Reconstruction Stock Exchange Telecommunications Transportation Airlines Railways Tourism

Society

Demographics	Iraqis Languages Mesopotamian Arabic Aramaic Kurdish Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects Persian Minorities Armenians Assyrians Circassians Kurds Mandaeans Marsh Arabs Persians Solluba Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman Jews Religion Islam Christianity Mandaeism Yazidis Irreligion
General	Art Cinema Cuisine Culture Literature Education Health Media Television Music Smoking Sports Squatting Public holidays Mesopotamian spring festival (Akitu) Mandaean New Year

v t e Foreign relations of Iraq
Africa	Egypt Somalia
Americas	Brazil Cuba Mexico United States
Asia	Armenia Bahrain Bangladesh China Georgia India Indonesia Iran Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon North Korea Pakistan Palestine Philippines Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark European Union France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Kosovo Poland Romania Russia Serbia Spain Sweden Ukraine United Kingdom
Former	Yugoslavia
Multilateral relations	United Nations
Diplomatic missions	Diplomatic missions of Iraq / in Iraq

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Africa	Ethiopia The Gambia Nigeria
Americas	Brazil Canada Mexico Peru Trinidad and Tobago United States
Asia	Afghanistan Bangladesh People's Republic of China India Indonesia Iraq Israel Japan Kazakhstan Korea Lebanon Malaysia Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Singapore Turkey
Europe	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus France Germany Holy See Kazakhstan Luxembourg Poland Romania Russia Serbia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia Fiji Marshall Islands Micronesia New Zealand Tuvalu Vanuatu
Former members	Republic of China German Democratic Republic Soviet Union Byelorussian SSR Ukrainian SSR Yugoslavia