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The United Nations warns of the turbulent security situation and confusion in the political scene in Syria

 The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Adam Abdel Mawla, warned of the turmoil in the security situation and the confusion in the political scene in Syria, and said that the security situation remains very unstable, especially in areas where hostilities continued during The past days between the Syrian Democratic Forces, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, and what is known as the National Army, in addition to the intense Israeli attacks, which indirectly led to the suspension of the work of some humanitarian organizations “for fear of finding themselves in the wrong place at the time.” “The mistake.”

According to the United Nations Information Center, the Humanitarian Coordinator called on the international community to provide the necessary assistance to support the very fragile infrastructure and basic services, to avoid exacerbating the “already deep” humanitarian crisis, and amid this scene, movements continue. Humanity inside Syria, with expectations of refugees returning to their homes in the coming period. 

Adam Abdel Mawla urged the Syrian people now to “unity, then unity, then “Unity”, stopping the bloodshed between the Syrian factions, and starting early reconstruction, and stressed that the Syrians are a creative people with many capabilities, and they can, with a little help from abroad, rebuild their country, which was very advanced in many areas before the crisis.

The UN official said, despite the guarantees provided by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham that government institutions would continue to operate, he stressed that the feeling of fear in recent days prevented government employees from returning to their jobs, including the police forces – which led to The Authority’s members are responsible for ensuring security in the places they control, but he said that in the past two days, employees have gradually begun to return to work, and matters will become more and more clear in the coming days.

Adam Abdel Mawla confirmed that The United Nations is dealing with the new Syrian government through its political committee. A specific person from the Policy Committee is the liaison between the United Nations and the new government. It works through it to send messages, and also to receive answers from the new government. 

He said, “We hope that by establishing the government and forming the new ministry, things will gradually stabilize, and the United Nations and all its organizations will be able to engage in direct dialogue with Ministers specialized in the fields of interest to each of the UN organizations.

The UN official confirmed that although Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham is currently included on the Security Council’s list of terrorist organizations, the United Nations deals with any party It controls a geographical area within which there are people who need United Nations services, regardless of the classification of this entity by the Security Council or by member states. There is no ban at all on the United Nations and any of its organizations to deal with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. 

Adam Abdel Mawla explained that before the current Syrian crisis, there were about 16.7 million people in Syria in need To humanitarian aid, that is, two-thirds of the population of Syria, and last September, due to the war in Lebanon, about 600 thousand people came to Syria – more than 500 thousand people, including Syrians – who returned from Lebanon due to… The war is there. 

He pointed out that these people have added a new burden to humanitarian work in Syria. The basic humanitarian response plan identified that there are 16.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and estimated that these needs require $4.1 billion. The United Nations received only about 28 percent of this amount. Then came the wave of displacement from Lebanon, increasing the needs of the displaced people who came from Lebanon, of which only 23 percent have been met so far. 

The UN official also confirmed that after the fall of the Syrian regime, more than 374 people were displaced. One thousand people, and that the fall of the regime opened the way for the voluntary return of a very large number of Syrian refugees, and there are seven million Syrian refugees around the world. He said: The situation in Syria – the infrastructure and basic services are very fragile, and if the international community does not rush to provide the necessary assistance, this will exacerbate an already deep humanitarian crisis.

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