Plasschaert sends letter to Imam Hussain Holy Shrine after her visit

The General Secretariat of the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine received a letter from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, days after her visit to the Holy Shrine.

Plasschaert said in her letter, “I extend my sincere thanks to the General Secretariat of the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine for the generous hospitality and warm reception during my recent visit to the Shrine of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), and the meeting with His Eminence Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalaey, as well as the visit to the Warith International Foundation for Oncology in Karbala.”

She added, "We were honored by this wonderful spiritual experience and were affected by the wide-ranging humanitarian activities in this important institution, and I wish you success and continuous development in the service of humanity and peaceful coexistence."

On December 11, 2022, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, visited the holy city of Karbala and met with the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalaey. She also toured the Warith International Foundation for Oncology of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine.