国际英语资讯:UN envoy calls for dialogue to find solution to Iraqs protests
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="Jeanine">Jeanine</span> <span word="Hennis">Hennis</span>-<span word="Plasschaert">Plasschaert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>.</p><p><span word="Hennis">Hennis</span>-<span word="Plasschaert">Plasschaert</span>, <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Assistance">Assistance</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> (<span word="UNAMI">UNAMI</span>), <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overriding">overriding</span> <span word="imperative">imperative</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Karbala">Karbala</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="live">live</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>."</p><p><span word="Hennis">Hennis</span>-<span word="Plasschaert">Plasschaert</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNAMI">UNAMI</span>, <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="urgently">urgently</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span>, <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="responses">responses</span>."</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="end">end</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Karbala">Karbala</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 193 <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 143 <span word="security">security</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> 50 <span word="protesters">protesters</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Karbala">Karbala</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p>
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