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the websites of each mission, you may not see the immediate ccording to some, my foresiglit
you would find descriptions of results of your work. However, and intuition.
these activities. But, as I have you have the exposure to
already said, it's not generally political processes and Q: You are of Iraqi
ath'active for the media. colleagues from a wide range descent.
of disciplines, whichmakes this
There are many things that we career experience invaluable. I'm proud of being from
do in the field that are recogni- You merely work toward the Mesopotamia, which means
zed by the local population. It is success of the mandate of that "the counhy between the two
important for the peace:keeping inission. In duty stations, there rivers". It is one of the world's
mission that the local popula- is a general mandate, and the oldest civilizations, and I'm
tion recognizes it. It is an results are not as visible as the proud to be Iraqi. I'm honoured
importantjob forinfomiationto ones we see in the field. to be Swiss too. I have three
reach not only the public but passports-one Iraqi, one
also the international Q: What do you consider Swiss, and one UnitedNations!
journalists. I think that our to be your main achieve-
colleagues in the field are ments? Q: One of these passports
ttying to do their best and they is neutral and another one
place a lot of infomiation on the I think my achievement is that is for service to humanity:
web and work by interested the work in the various the United Nations.
joumalists. Headquarters departments or
services where I have been Before I joined the UN, I had
Q: Some people say that located, or the peacekeeping published many articles in
being in the field is when operations where I have Arabic newspapers about the
you really know that you worked, have functioned United Nations, not only
are doing a useful job. Do smoothly and with high morale because of my close proxitnity
you share this point of and teamwork. Even since my to, and contact with, the United
VieW? most junior days, I have shown Nations and its specialized
that I can implement the visions agencies but because I was in
Actually, I would like to put it -the mandate-of my charge of the Division of
differently. In the field you can superiors effectively and effi- United Nations and
immediately see, relatively ciently. My real acievement, Intemational Organizations at
speaking, the results of your if one caii suminarize it, is to the Arab League in Geneva. At
work, whether it is in a peace have used effectively my one stage there was even an
building or peacekeeping accumulated and diverse expe- Arabic newspaper here in
Mission. Meanwhile, in a duty rience, adaptability in all Geneva during that time. My
i station or at {TN Headquarters prevailing sihiations and, a puipose was to promote the

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