“Please stop wars,” a Syrian child, a refugee, sends a message to world leaders through the Human Rights Council

Joyce spoke to the two videos from Portugal, where she resides, saying that she is very lacking in Syria because it is because it is “It includes my family, friends, food, culture and my cousins.”And confirming that what she wished for his presence in Syria so that she would not have to leave, is it “Better life conditions; no shooting, missiles, bombs, or kidnapping, but education, safety and spaces for children.”.

Say “We, as children, have not completely matured our minds and bodies, but rather we need to go to school, play, and get food and water, and most importantly, we do not live in fear.”.

She expressed her wish to be in Geneva to tell those present with her story, but she could, “Do you know why? Because I am Syria. Why should it be whatever, whether I am German, Syria, Palestinian, Turkish, or refugee? We are all children in the end. We are all human in the end..

She concluded her speech by sending a message to world leaders, saying: Please stop all wars, to live happily and safely as children. “.

A message to children

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volcker Turk, who spoke in the first discussion episode at the beginning of the event, has promised children that he and his office will always defend children and all their basic rights.

He added: “Children are the most passionate human rights defenders. We cherish your card, creativity, commitment, and strength. My office is determined to work with you, and not only for you.”.

Turk warned that he was from Sudan to Gaza, and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ukraine, “Children bear the power of universal failure in supporting human rights. With the violation of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, children are the most fragile victims.”.

He pointed out that even in peaceful countries, children are regularly deprived of their rights to food, water and shelter; In education, health care and a clean environment.

He stressed that “Supporting the rights of children is the essence of our commitment to promoting and protecting human rights for all.”.

Stagnation

The Commissioner for Human Rights warned that many children face a risky future, and that with the stumbling of work on hunger and poverty andSustainable development plan for 2030The inequality and chaos of the climate are exacerbated.

Turk said that contracts of progress in the field of children’s rights and growth will be stagnant, but rather they are in retreat, which directly threatens the growth of early children and even their survival, adding: “We are letting the children, instead of raising their affairs.”.

He stressed that governments bear the basic responsibility for the realization of the rights of the child, noting that the private sector, civil society, educational institutions and many other concerned authorities are also interested in children’s welfare.

The UN official said: “In these difficult times, we must join hands for full implementation For the Convention on the Rights of the Children. We must refresh investment in children – all children, everywhere “.

Early childhood development

The Special Representative of the Secretary -General of the United Nations on violence against children, Najat Mualla Majeed said: “Early Childhood Development is the basis of sustainable development that focuses on man”..

She stated that the human brain develops wider and faster during the first thousand days of life compared to any other stage. In the first few years of life, more than a million new nervous links are formed every second. She said that comprehensive developmental care during this period is necessary to ensure children achieve their full potential.

And I warned that “The bad beginnings of life in life not only affect the current generations, but also affect future generations.”And the economic cost is expensive, as a quarter of an average adult income is estimated annually.

She also stressed that “Investing in early childhood development development is very important.”.

She stressed the need to provide early childhood development services in all related sectors to enable young children to grow and prosper.

The UN official said: “We must move faster to lay the foundations of a luxury life for the benefit of today’s children, the elders, and future generations.”.

“Our hope for a better future”

The deputy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al -Nashef, sent a recorded video message to the second discussion episode in which she said that our world is going through enormous changes and challenges, starting from the escalation of conflicts and climate chaos to political and environmental crises.

س In order: “These global events change the present only, but also the future. In the midst of all these disorders, children bear the greatest burden.”.

She warned that nearly half of the deaths of children under the age of five occur in environments affected by conflicts or fragile, adding that about a child out of four children around the world lives in countries affected by armed conflicts or high levels of violence, where he faces extreme poverty and deprivation.

Rushdie said that for these children, the war and suffering of daily life, with severe consequences in the near and long term.

She stressed that “Every child falls into the chaos of conflict and crises is not just a statistic, but rather our hope for a better future. When society fails to protect them, we give up the best bet for us to achieve our common humanity.”.