Samin al-Khaitan, spokesman for the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR), stressed in Geneva on Friday that “as far as sanctions on Syria are concerned, it is important that any sanctions imposed by any party take into account the rights of civilians.” The importance of humanitarian aid should be kept in mind.
“This should not be affected in any way.” The spokesman said that in the nearly two weeks since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, hundreds of prisoners have been seen leaving from now open prisons, many of them in the sun. are expressing joy at seeing the light, while many others, after enduring years of oppression and inhumane treatment, are unable to express any kind of expression. He said, “Many “Families are still deeply traumatized because they have not yet found their loved ones.” The spokesperson said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is sending a team of human rights officials to Syria next week to support the UN presence on human rights issues. Will give. Widespread poverty. Meanwhile, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that it has been unable to work in Syria since 2018. More than 90 percent of Syrians currently live below the poverty line and during recent weeks, 8 million people have been newly displaced. These circumstances present a new humanitarian emergency on a large scale. Speaking to journalists in Geneva on Friday, IOM chief Amy Pope said in reference to the ongoing clashes in Syria, “Frankly, there is no need to meet humanitarian needs. We face serious challenges in Syria, primarily due to the constraints imposed by the Assad government, but also due to the ongoing civil war.” The IOM chief said urgent relief assistance for Syria is vital, adding that The situation in Syria must also be “stabilized.” Health care crisis WHO has appealed to raise $56.4 million. WHO’s acting representative in Syria, Dr. Christina Bethke, has warned that displaced communities, overcrowded in formal camps and shelters, Forced to live in harsh conditions, they have little to eat and are falling victim to respiratory infections and other infectious diseases, including diarrhea and scabies. Dr Bethke, speaking from the capital Damascus, said he was in Idlib in the country’s northwest. He also spoke about the mission of a WHO assessment team. He spoke to “dedicated surgeons who have worked tirelessly over the past three weeks, often under attack and forced to save their lives.” Had to struggle for. One surgeon quoted the patients as saying, ‘Finally we can sleep at night, no longer worried about the bombings.'” WHO appeals for funding to support vital health services during the transition period. These include 141 health facilities in northwestern Syria that are at risk of closing “in the coming weeks” due to lack of resources. “Health infrastructure is at serious risk,” Dr Bethke said. There is a burden and we saw that in just three weeks during this surge, there have been 36 attacks on health care services. More than half of the hospitals in the country are not working.”