 Thus, the AUA called for a civil administration to be put in place in Northern Iraq in order to provide the necessary services.In September 1996, an Assyrian delegation and the UNPO met with the assistant to the UN Special Rapporteur on Iraq to brief him on the situation of Assyrians.John J. Nimrod, former secretary-general of the AUA, served as chairman of the UNPO General Assembly from 1992-2004.