Statements and articles

As the two high-ranking UN officials responsible for the running of the UN humanitarian programme in Iraq between 1997 and 2000, Denis Halliday and Hans von Sponeck are in a unique position to comment on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.

This page contains links to a collection of some of the articles, statements and letters they have written since their resignation, expressing their view about sanctions on Iraq.

UN Security Council Resolution 1409: ... and then a mouse was born! - by Hans von Sponeck, 31st May 2002

Iraq - There Are Choices - by Hans von Sponeck

Another America - by Hans von Sponeck

What I would say to the US President if I were his advisor on international affairs - by Hans von Sponeck

Iraq Oil Revenue: The Facts Behind the Figures - by Hans von Sponeck

Iraq: Economic Sanctions and the Humanitarian Exemption: An Example of Failure - by Hans von Sponeck, 21st February 2002

The hostage nation - joint article, November 2001

A 'New' Iraq Policy: What About International Law and Compassion? - joint article, May 2001

A sequence of letters exchanged in the press between Hans von Sponeck, Peter Hain (then the UK's Foreign Office Minister) and Denis Halliday - January 2001