WELLINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has made a further 1.4 million-NZ dollar (1.02 million-U.S. dollar) contribution to the United Nations Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization, said Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee on Monday.
"In the short to medium term, the Fund will continue to play a key role in stabilization efforts, filling the gap between liberation and long-term rebuilding efforts (in Iraq)," said Brownlee in a statement, adding that New Zealand made a similar contribution to the Fund last year.
New Zealand has congratulated the Iraqi government on the successful liberation of Mosul from ISIS after a long and hard-fought campaign.
Restoration of essential services and the rebuilding of physical infrastructure will now be a focus of the Iraqi government, he said.
"New Zealand remains committed to coalition efforts. Now is the time to demonstrate to ISIS, through our ongoing commitment, that Iraq and the global coalition are dedicated to defeating the terrorist threat," Brownlee said.
