We welcome the progress on Syria\u2019s political transition, including the start of legal proceedings against former Assad regime figures.<\/p>\n
These individuals committed heinous crimes. Their trials are a powerful step towards accountability and justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We will continue to support the Syrian Government in their efforts to uphold the rule of law for all Syria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, there is more work to be done to fully deliver an inclusive political transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We encourage continued efforts to integrate North-East Syria into unified state structures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We also note that women remain underrepresented across Syria\u2019s political and security institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We encourage this Council\u2019s continued focus on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda to support Syria in addressing this vital aspect of the transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Second, the UK offers our appreciation to the UN and all partners involved in the cross-border aid operations from T\u00fcrkiye into Syria over the last 11 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In that time, over 65,000 operations provided vital humanitarian support to communities across northern Syria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We welcome the operation\u2019s successful conclusion and a shift to more sustainable commercial methods.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, as we\u2019ve heard today, the humanitarian situation remains challenging with 15.6 million people still in need.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So it is vital that humanitarian partners continue to enjoy unfettered access and a permissive operating environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third, we welcome Syria\u2019s firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with its neighbours.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, the situation in the region remains volatile with risks to Syria\u2019s stability and economic recovery.<\/p>\n
De-escalation and dialogue are more important than ever, and we urge a return to direct talks between Syria and Israel with the objective of supporting long-term peace.<\/p>\n
President, the UN can play a vital role in supporting Syria\u2019s reconstruction and stability. We look forward to the timely move of the Special Envoy\u2019s Office to Damascus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The UK will continue to work with the UN, this Council, and the wider international community, alongside the Syrian government, to deliver a more peaceful and prosperous future for the Syrian people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We welcome the progress on Syria\u2019s political transition, including the start of legal proceedings against former Assad regime…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[29319,7831,2735,29322,6304,10746,670,2242,5296,14050,4099,5405,394,9130,12302,443,95,10741,811,2554],"class_list":{"0":"post-115443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-syria","8":"tag-affaires","9":"tag-ambassador","10":"tag-assad","11":"tag-charg","12":"tag-commonwealth","13":"tag-council","14":"tag-damascus","15":"tag-development","16":"tag-east","17":"tag-envoy","18":"tag-foreign","19":"tag-friday","20":"tag-government","21":"tag-however","22":"tag-office","23":"tag-security","24":"tag-syria","25":"tag-syrian","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-un"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116579398943824362","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}