Mohamed al-Hassan, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), visited Channel8 in Sulaymaniyah and was welcomed by Ahmed Najm, Chairman of the Board.

During his visit, al-Hassan praised the media corporation’s journalism and credibility, stating he is “a follower of Channel8” and calling what he witnessed “something that makes every journalist proud.”

He told Channel8 that what stands out to him about the people at the network is that “they have to be independent, independent, independent.”

Al-Hassan extended his best wishes to everyone and commended the team’s professionalism, noting that the channel covers all parts of Iraq—not just one political group—which, he said, strengthens its credibility.