Good evening sir/madam chair, fellow nations and delegates. The Syrian Arab Republic is honored to be able to participate in the 2017 Model United Nations Conference, Human Rights Council. The Syrian Arab Republic looks forward to establishing amicable international relations and protecting human rights around the world. Regarding the safety and equality of women, the Syrian Arab Republic believes the nations of the West, with their socialist and aggressive culture, have no right to judge the condition of women in Syria. Western media uses deceitful and unethical methods of reporting on the condition of women in Syria just to get the attention of their viewers. Whereas, in reality, the challenges women in Syria face are unilaterally …show more content…
Syrians in foreign refugee camps are subject to a wide variety of cruel maltreatment. In several refugee camps in neighboring Arab nations, reports have surfaced of constant female genital mutilation and an alarming lack of mental health support. Furthermore, Syrian refugees face retaliation from the native citizens of their host nations, who commit acts of violence and discrimination against refugees because of their ethnic background and conflicting cultures. Therefore, the Syrian Arab Republic strongly supports resolutions to increase the availability of supplies and support for nations offering asylum to refugees. Regarding the obstruction of freedom of expression, the Syrian Arab Republic would like to emphasize the right to privacy and believes the actions of journalists infringes upon Syrian citizens’ right to privacy and hampers humanitarian aid. The Syrian Arab Republic acknowledges worldwide opinions regarding freedom of expression but will remain consistently steadfast on protecting the confidentiality of Syrian inhabitants. Humanitarian aid agencies are intensively working to provide for citizens in catastrophe; however, these journalists are impeding such attempts to service Syrian citizens. The Syrian Arab Republic staunchly believes in upholding the law; Syria will take action against any individuals allegedly opposing these efforts. Police forces are working
The Civil War in Syria has raged on for over six years now, and over half of the population has fled or died in the war torn country. A constant rain of bombings, bullets and fires that burn down their communities plague the cities of Syria. It is due to this that the large number of fleeing refugees from the Middle East is continuing to grow. This is directly affecting the conditions of the refugee camps that are willing to house the majority of refugees. Therefore, the effect is growing more unacceptable. It does seem that the camps are able to support these numbers, and some of the asylum seekers are choosing to go elsewhere. The places that many are finding refuge are several host communities within the surrounding territories. Here this
With the civil war now in its sixth year, almost 14 million people need assistance within Syria, while 6.6 million people are internally displaced with nowhere to call home (Migration Policy Centre, 2016). Internally displaced persons are often left with no choice but to flee their battered country. Forced migration often leads to sickness, family disruption, shattered self-esteem, and mental health problems including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Hassan, Ventevogel, Jefee-Bahloul, Barkil-Oteo, & Kirmayer, 2016). Unfortunately, this is just a short list of consequences. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the most critical and difficult concerns facing social workers today, in the United States and abroad. Syrian refugees are a vulnerable population that deserves dignity and respect as they escape their war-torn country and seek to find a
In early spring of 2011, a civil war broke out in Syria. This war has endangered the lives of millions Syrian citizens. To escape the danger and civil unrest, millions of Syrian citizens have fled to other, less dangerous parts of Syria and neighboring countries such as Jordan. This large influx of emigrating Syrians has now become known as the “European Refugee crisis”. The millions of Syrians who have fled their home in an attempt to escape the warzone in their own backyard, have been forced to sacrifice their jobs, comforts, and financial stability. These refugees are living under ramshackle housing in overcrowded makeshift camps with extremely harsh conditions. Although they are safe from war, they have new challenges in conquering starvation,
In the time that it will take to finish reading this essay, roughly 24 Syrians will have fled in order to escape the civil war. It has been six years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war and time has not benefited the issue in any way.This conflict began when 15 boys were captured and tortured due to them showing support for the Arab Spring ( Uwire). At first it was just protest that emerged in towns and cities all around Syria. The Syrian government began to restrict people's ability to protest and began to act violent towards these protesters. This created large anti government sentiment among many citizens which eventually erupted into a war. Although the war has engulfed
Living in a world that is constantly changing affords us many advantages. One of those advantages is globalization. Globalization has allowed us share various aspects of our cultures, governments, and economies with other parts of the world through a unique process of integration. Unfortunately, globalization also comes with its disadvantages. The increased interconnectedness throughout the global community, has created world where the devastating events that occur in one place can have a huge negative impact in other places across the globe. This situation is referred to as a global issue, as it has the capability of affecting other parts of the world. One of the biggest global issues we are currently facing is the Syrian refugee crisis. The
"You go to schools where Syrian refugees are, and you see that their drawings are mostly of houses being bombed, or people being killed or bodies on ground," "This trauma by violence is the biggest threat for the future of Syria,” says Guterres. "Girls are driven to prostitution by their own families. It’s a tragedy," (Abdo). The Syrian civil war was started by the lack of responsibility Assad and the Syrian Government had for their people. Assad was not supposed to be ruler at all. Assad doesn’t understand the true human emotion that the Syrian people feel. His ruling has only increased the civil war and hatred between the two groups of people, those rebelling and the leaders of Syria, and Enlarged Syria’s crisis. The people of Syria have rights just like every other human on this earth.(Zisser) Therefore, the government should take care of their people, instead of his position of power.
While the death count in Syria continues to rise, many civilians have decided to leave their homeland in order to seek safety and a freshly, modernized, and invigorating life within other countries. However, the millions of Syrian refugees fleeing from their country have difficulty finding a safe haven due to the weariness stigma from the majority of the general populace of the first world countries viewing refugees as alien bodies who are pillaging through first world nations, looking for handouts, and consuming all of the precious resources abundantly available to the masses is predominately apparent in the lives of the fortunate. Even though these Syrian refugees are in dire need of aid, they appear as faceless bodies to many other countries and therefore easily turned away. As a result of being unable to meet the needs of these populations, many of the Syrian refugees are either clusters of internally or internationally displaced populations seeking asylum in rundown educational buildings, ill-equipped camps, improper rental houses (Bashour). However, upon further inspection of the living conditions and trauma these refugees undertake for themselves, there are several reasons to warrant these notions of worry. For one, the most comprehensible reason would stem from an empathetic and humanitarian approach in which individuals stationed in countries which are experiencing times of peace may lend a hand to another human being who is not as fortunate because given a
By way of illustration, the dire living conditions in refugee camps [and the harboring diseases that they can create] are less often a focus for international humanitarian attention. In fact, many who are uprooted from their homes [during violent conflict] travel countless miles in search of safety [in refugee camps] only to face new perilous circumstances. Currently, living conditions within refugee camps are often
In August 2013, the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria reported that “[s]exual violence has played a prominent role in the conflict [in Syria] owing to the fear and threat of rape and by the violence committed” .
(2) Syrians now have to ask permission from the government in order to protest. (2) The Prime minister of Turkey does not agree with the action the governments is using against the Syrians. (2) A conference was set up by Turkey to back the Syrian protestors. (2) In response to the protestors Assad 's military took action against the cities the protesters live in. (2) The European Union has taken actions against the government by freezing the travel of 13 Syrian officials on 9 May 2011 and finally freezing Assad 's travel on 23 May 2011. (2) In February 2012 the death toll of civilians was 7,500. (2) The Syrian military apparently disregards the death toll and began an assault on Homs. (2) The United Nations proposed a peace plan to end the violence and Syria accepts the plan March 2012. (2) This plan works for a couple of days and the violence resumes. (2) Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been helping and arming the rebels that have been holding on to the Northern areas. (2) Iran and Lebanon militant groups have been sending weapons to the Syrian military. (2) Many believe that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its civilians, but once again the government denies having any affiliation with the weapons. (2) 14 September 2013 Syria agrees to place its chemical weapons under international control. (2)
Over five years ago, the middle-eastern country of Syria was plunged into the worst civil war of its history, culminating in large scale death and destruction nationwide. As at October 2015 the devastating death toll of the war exceeded half a million people, over 100,000 of those being civilians. Approximately 18 million people still live in the war torn country, with over 7 million of those people being internally displaced, meaning they have been forced to leave their homes (Gardner, 2016). Now, with more than 4.2 million refugees fleeing into neighboring countries and further into Eastern Europe, the Syrian war has been classified as one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time (Khawaja, 2016). With nearly half Syria’s population now displaced or made refugees by a protracted and chaotic conflict, it is clear that the world is seeing an unparalleled breach of Human Rights issues in Syria. The forces of ISIS and the Syrian government are causing untold damage to the lives of innocent people within the region, as well as impacting on neighboring countries who are struggling to accommodate the influx of refugees.
Every day, the international community is confronted by plethora of problems. Although these challenges may vary in scope and severity, they affect enough people worldwide to warrant international attention. The difficult issue of lack of sanitation and substandard living conditions in refugee camps is one such troubling challenge. The creation of solutions for this important issue is only possible
Refugees face governmental turmoil, political prosecution and natural disasters; however, women are further burdened by their female status, biological functions and lack of attention to the needs of women in refugee camps.
The responsibility to protect and to uphold the rights of the refugee population does not only lie with Lebanon. The international presence and support in the country and to the actual refugee issue should increase dramatically. It should become part of a global political agenda and the international political structure development to design meaningfully supply resolutions to the conflict in deep.
The Syrian civil war has caused what is internationally recognized as the most serious refugee and displacement crisis of modern history. This war has lasted for about six years and has displaced roughly eleven million Syrian citizens. Of that eleven million, about six million are displaced in Syria and the other five million have fled the country. The five million people who have left Syria and are seeking asylum have become what is referred to as the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Neighboring countries of Syria are encumbered economically by the increase in population from Syrians who have fled to their country, and this discourages other countries to take in refugees. The Syrian people are the main victims of this war. Peace in Syria does not just mean that the fighting stops, people need their homes, safety, and trust in their country restored. Before we can find a solution for the Syrian war we need to address who it is affecting and how it’s affecting them. Syrian refugees are currently some of the most vulnerable people in the world and their struggles have been amplified by delayed and halfhearted international aid.