Iraqi soldiers attend a celebration for liberation of Mosul in Mosul, Iraq, July 10, 2017. Haider al-Abadi on Monday formally declared Mosul liberated from Islamic State (IS) militant group after nine months of fierce fighting to dislodge the extremist militants from their last major stronghold in Iraq. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The 15-panel UN Security Council will visit Iraq, Myanmar and Bangladesh in two separate trips later this month, the rotating president of the council announced on Monday.
Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra of Peru, this month's president of the council, told reporters at UN headquarters that the two trips were still in the planning stages.
"We are still working on the coordination of these visits and later I might be able to give you more details," he said.
A Rohingya refugee boy carries water in the Kutupalong refugee camp, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 22, 2018. (Xinhua/REUTERS)
UNHCR has warned that the coming monsoon season threatens to flood huge swaths of the massive Kutupalong camp in the Cox's Bazar region of Bangladesh.
The council president said the visit to Iraq has the full backing of the government. Iraq is scheduled to hold elections next month.
Iraqi soldiers take part in a parade in Mosul, Iraq on Dec. 14, 2017. Ninevah Operation Command of the Iraqi military on Thursday paraded in Mosul to celebrate the full liberation of Iraqi lands of the Islamic State (IS) group. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Meza-Cuadra said there has been significant progress in the fight against the Islamic State there. "Also, the country needs support from the international community for rebuilding the country," he added.