The United Nations: Syria cannot bear another wave of instability

In a briefing, through the video, in front of a meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Syria held today, Tuesday, Rushdie repeated the condemnation of the Secretary -General of any military escalation in the Middle East and his call to Israel and Iran to show the utmost restraint. It was transferred “The deep and growing special envoy is anxious about the possible consequences of any additional escalation, not only on the region as a whole, but also on Syria in particular.”.

The UN official talked about the meetings conducted by the Special Envoy in Damascus and his visit to Lebanon in the last period. Rushdie said: “The meetings were characterized by a constructive and cooperative tone”Referring to “Paying special attention to the following steps in the transitional process and to coordinate efforts with the newly established committees concerned with transitional justice and missing.”.

The deputy envoy for the last presidential decree, who announced, in line with the constitutional declaration, welcomed the appointment of a supreme committee for the People’s Assembly elections.

Syrian women look forward to an influential role

The UN official indicated that the special envoy communicated with a wide range of Syrians, including women and civil society activists. She added: “Syrian women said that they continue to achieve greater representation in leadership positions, and they look forward to an influential role, such as female candidates and delegates, in the next legislature process. Moreover, Syrian women continue to emphasize the importance of justice, accountability, inclusiveness, due legal procedures, and the protection of individual rights for all Syrians.”.

She also welcomed the participation of civil society in consolidating civil peace, adding: “We encourage the interim authorities to hold a wide dialogue with a wide range of civil society organizations to enhance social cohesion, combat hate speech, and to enhance reconciliation between local communities and across regions.”.

“Historical opportunity”

Topical to northeastern Syria, the UN official described the March 10 agreement as “A historical opportunity to solve one of the main issues related to this conflict and restore the sovereignty and unity of Syria”.

She welcomed the progress made in the field of education, with the agreement to registration of students for exams in the northeast of the country under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, and the recent detainees ’exchanges, as well as in cooperation that recently enabled a number of Syrian families from the horror camp to return to northwestern Syria.

Rushdie also said that “Protection and safety of all components of Syrian society, and preventing sectarian tensions, are essential pillars of stability”Noting the continuing incidents of violent violence in Homs, Hama, coastal areas and other areas, including killings, kidnappings and violations of individual freedoms.

She also spoke about the serious incident in the southwest of artillery shelling and Israeli air strikes on military sites and weapons warehouses throughout southern Syria, in response to a rare incident to firing small missiles from Syria at the occupied Syrian Golan.

She said: “These attacks are unacceptable and must stop. Syria’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, along with the 1974 Confusion Agreement. Diplomacy is possible and must be a priority.”.