PM Barzani marks 31st anniversary of UNSCR 688
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday marked the 31st anniversary of the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 688 on Apr. 5, 1991, after that year's Persian Gulf War.
"On this day in 1991, our partners galvanized an international coalition and the biggest humanitarian mission to prevent further genocide of our people," Prime Minister Barzani tweeted. "Today Kurdistan remains a sanctuary for anyone fleeing violence and persecution."
On this day in 1991, our partners galvanized an international coalition and the biggest humanitarian mission to prevent further genocide of our people.
— Masrour Barzani (@masrour_barzani) April 5, 2022
Today Kurdistan remains a sanctuary for anyone fleeing violence and persecution. pic.twitter.com/1mS2MljSZQ
The Kurdistan Region commemorated the 31st anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 688, which paved the way for a no-fly zone enforced by the US, UK, and France, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to beleaguered Kurdish civilians.
UNSCR 688 is the only Security Council resolution that explicitly mentions the Kurds. It laid the basis for today's Kurdistan Region.
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31 years ago, images of the mass exodus of the people of Kurdistan moved the conscious of international community, leading to OPC, Safe Haven under #UNSCR688.
— Safeen Dizayee (@SafeenDizayee) April 5, 2022
Thanks to our mountains and intl friends; you were our friends in bad times, you continue to be friends in better times. pic.twitter.com/oSnXaAHKv8
Last year, one of the Kurdistan Region capital's busiest streets was named after former British Prime Minister Sir John Major for the pivotal role he played in securing the no-fly zone for the Kurdistan Region in 1991.
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Another was renamed Safe Haven in reference to the secure haven established in the Kurdistan Region by the no-fly zone that shielded the Kurds from Saddam Hussein's regime.