Oslo-Sana
The Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Office and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Hossam Eldin Ala, stressed that the clearance of areas free of terrorism from mines, awareness of the dangers and assistance to their victims is a priority for the Syrian government, noting that the failure of States to provide the financial and technical resources required to clear mines and link them with political conditions. Artificially politicize this humanitarian action, increase the number of casualties and hinder the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes.
With vast areas of land planted by ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist groups heavily with mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in areas of former control, clearing those areas of mines, raising awareness of their dangers and helping their victims is a priority that the government is dealing with. An action strategy overseen by national mine action actors.
The clearance of mine-contaminated areas is a prerequisite for the restoration of normal life to areas liberated from terrorism and a condition to enable Syrians who have been forcibly displaced inside and outside Syria to return to their areas of origin and homes, he said. On Russian soil, the Russian government is implementing urgent plans to clear areas liberated from terrorist organizations from mines with national expertise and available resources.
Ambassador Ala added: Despite the success achieved, the implementation of the strategy of action and the speedy clearance of large areas of areas liberated from ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist groups requires the use of financial and technical resources that limit the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people from the ability. In July 2018, the Syrian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to benefit from its expertise, provide the necessary material and technical support to clear areas contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance, and implement an awareness program. Trha.
He noted that the implementation of awareness programs in cooperation with UNMAS and NGOs has taken concrete steps through the training and preparation of facilitators of both sexes and different ages and the launching of information campaigns, including the distribution of awareness-raising leaflets and the sending of text messages and messages in the media and social networking sites for mine risk education and mitigation of accidents. Exposure in all Syrian governorates without discrimination, explaining that efforts to move to field work face clear obstacles as a result of the failure of donor countries to provide the required financial and technical resources and link them to artificial political conditions unrelated to The humanitarian nature of mine clearance operations, which would politicize this humanitarian action, increase the number of victims and hinder the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes.
Ambassador Ala said that the terrorist crimes committed by ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations and their extensive use of mines, booby-traps and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) made them the greatest threat to the safety of civilians, leaving large numbers of victims who have lost their lives and survivors suffering. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, as the national coordinator of government efforts on the comprehensive development of persons with disabilities, coordinates the response to the needs of mine victims, as recent legislation and measures aim to facilitate their access. Li appropriate opportunities for education, employment and health care, pointing out that there are twelve centers of government and NGOs currently provide prosthetics and medical care quality and free victims in various Syrian provinces.
Ambassador Ala stressed that achieving the goal of demining the world adopted by the Conference and the success of the efforts to achieve the universality of the Treaty requires addressing the concerns and challenges, first and foremost, translating political commitments into financial resources to support the achievement of those goals.
He pointed out that the Syrian Arab Republic believes in the humanitarian objectives envisaged by the Ottawa Convention and has not become a party to it as a result of the current circumstances and the regional conditions surrounding it. The provision of international support and financial and technical resources in good faith is far from conditionality, politicization and selectivity in direct coordination with the national authorities, lifting coercive measures and supporting efforts to combat Terrorism is the key to successful demining efforts in Syria and assisting its victims.
Ambassador Ala added: The illegal foreign presence on parts of Syrian territory, the use of armed terrorist groups and improvised explosive devices in their places of presence and the continued Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan, where the Syrian population there is exposed to the risk of mines planted between their homes and around their fields and villages impeded the possibility of identifying all areas. Mine-contaminated on Syrian territory and cleared.
Ambassador Ala expressed Syria's hope that addressing these concerns in the coming stage and providing the international community with financial and political support will overcome the obstacles mentioned and create the conditions for achieving the universality of the Convention and achieving the objectives of this conference.
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