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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who the British members of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) are; how long he expects the IAMB to stay in existence; and when he expects to present to Parliament a report from the IAMB on its work. [182106] Mr. Rammell: The UK has no members on the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). The IAMB is an independent body established by the United Nations Security Council in UNSCR 1483 of 22 May 2003. Under UNSCR 1483, it was agreed that the membership of the IAMB would consist of representatives of the UN Secretary General, the Managing Director of the IMF, the Director-General of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and the President of the World Bank. Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1546 of 8 June 2004, the Security Council subsequently agreed that the IAMB should also include a voting member designated by the Government of Iraq. UNSCR 1546 also decided that the role of the IAMB in monitoring the Development Fund for Iraq (DPI) shall be reviewed at the request of the Iraqi Interim Government or by 8 June 2005. The role of the IAMB will expire once a constitutionally elected government takes power by 31 December 2005. The IAMB is expected to issue its first report following the Board's next meeting on 14 and 15 July. The report and its finding will be put into the public domain, including the IAMB website (www.iamb.info).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

182106; 423 c844-5W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Membership Public appointments International Advisory and Monitoring Board

Link

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