In its statement, on Tuesday, before the Security Council on the situation in Syria, the UAE stressed the importance of continuing the involvement of all concerned parties in the work of the Constitutional Committee, reaching a ceasefire across the country, and responding to the basic needs and services of the Syrian people.
In its statement, the UAE stressed the need for all concerned parties to engage in negotiations and dialogue, especially through the work of the Constitutional Committee, and for the dialogue to focus on common points of a constitutional nature, with Syrian leadership and Syrian ownership. It also welcomed the agreement to hold the eighth session in May, and urged that the Committee’s work should continue on a regular basis so that the parties can engage in substantive discussion.
The UAE indicated that making progress in the political process requires addressing security challenges by reducing escalation and reaching a ceasefire across Syria, especially following the deteriorating security situation in Al-Hol camp and the increase in murders and violence once morest women.
In this regard, we see the importance of the camp preserving its humanitarian character and addressing the roots of extremism and terrorism that threaten the security and stability of Syria and the region, especially in light of the attacks launched by the terrorist organization ISIS on civilians in the areas of Deir ez-Zor, Hasaka and eastern Homs.
The UAE urged the need to focus on responding to the basic needs and services of the Syrian people, such as electricity, water and food, pointing to the difficult conditions experienced by the Syrian people, due to the rise in the prices of basic commodities as a result of the economic crisis, which coincides with the rise in global prices, in addition to the great destruction in the sector Electricity as a result of the war. It also affirmed its support for efforts to increase early recovery projects in Syria.
The UAE called for the need to provide support to Syrian women and girls, in particular, following the alarming increase in their suicide rates and the persistence of sexual violence crimes. The UAE also called on the council to objectively consider the issue of renewing the cross-border aid mechanism to Syria to ensure that aid reaches the needy across the border and across the lines, while welcoming the passage of a humanitarian aid convoy from Aleppo to northwest Syria through the lines.
