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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to Pictures.

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<v Speaker 2>Media Radio. Welcome to Policy and Rights Show. Welcome, Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to Policy, Human Joys. Welcome back to Policy and It's

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<v Speaker 2>Tearing Depictions Media Radio. I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. So

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<v Speaker 2>we have heard that in reports that Vladimir Putin is

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<v Speaker 2>threatening to use ICBM missiles. Now, if you're a child

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<v Speaker 2>who grew up before the Berlin Wall falls, you're probably like,

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<v Speaker 2>you hear this and you're shocked because what that actually

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<v Speaker 2>means is intercontinental ballistic missile, which is the famed nuclear

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<v Speaker 2>missiles that were aimed at the at targets in North

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<v Speaker 2>America and especially the United States. It was part of

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<v Speaker 2>they were part of the Cold War, and he's threatening

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<v Speaker 2>to use the to reaim the These nuclear will happen

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<v Speaker 2>at targets in the Ukraine. And it brings to the

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<v Speaker 2>idea of okay, if he is so certain that the

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<v Speaker 2>war that he has been waging against the Ukrainian people

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<v Speaker 2>is going so well, then why does he need to

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<v Speaker 2>turn to such extreme measures. And the thing about about

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<v Speaker 2>these particular missiles, and they were more of a terror

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<v Speaker 2>attempt than they were actually a real threat, because no

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<v Speaker 2>one actually knew what would happen if a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>these missiles were fired at their specific targets, and of

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<v Speaker 2>course the return fire of these of these missiles, because well,

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<v Speaker 2>we have managed to try to make it as automated

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<v Speaker 2>as possible, the response. Even though the the a famed

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<v Speaker 2>button to be pushed that we saw during the eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>of all these different different videos of hey, We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to push the button, it leads us to think how

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<v Speaker 2>desperate he truly is and how much of what he's

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<v Speaker 2>actually saying is truly propaganda, because he's trying to scare

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<v Speaker 2>the world into siding with not the people of Russia

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<v Speaker 2>but him as an autocrat of Russia, the single ruling power,

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<v Speaker 2>because he controls the party that people should be voting for.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot to be said there between UH, Russia

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<v Speaker 2>and Ukraine. What is actually happening Because n because we're UH,

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<v Speaker 2>we're also hearing from mister Zelensky about how he is

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<v Speaker 2>about them mount a large offensive on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of the Ukraine Russia order. Okay, So that that being said,

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<v Speaker 2>mister Trump is lining up his ducks and his cabinet

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<v Speaker 2>of form and to to take over the presidency in January.

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<v Speaker 2>He has had a uh a few uh changes already

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<v Speaker 2>for various h reasons, and he he is hiring some

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<v Speaker 2>of the some of the positions that he is hiring

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<v Speaker 2>for were like the secretary of Defense. It would seem, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it is going to be some corporate leader is opposed

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<v Speaker 2>to a military leader, somebody who actually understands how to

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<v Speaker 2>defend a country. And that there has been some other

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<v Speaker 2>cabinet changes because one person was was forced to resign

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<v Speaker 2>before he even got started. I don't really want to

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<v Speaker 2>get into too much of that. That's why I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>talking about names and all that sort of stuff, because

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<v Speaker 2>in the end, we know that the cabinet either that

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<v Speaker 2>he hires, he is hiring them because they will bow

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<v Speaker 2>to his whim and not criticize, just do as he says.

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<v Speaker 2>So why mentioned names, because it doesn't matter who the

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<v Speaker 2>name is, It doesn't matter who that person is. They're

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<v Speaker 2>there because they're just gonna do what mister Trump wants

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<v Speaker 2>them to do. And that's the end of it. He

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<v Speaker 2>is going to turn the Oval Office into his own

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<v Speaker 2>little autocracy, and hopefully he won't be able to change

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<v Speaker 2>too much with that, that Congress will be able to

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<v Speaker 2>put up the proper checks and balances so that he

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<v Speaker 2>cannot create himself to be an autocrat. So let's get

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<v Speaker 2>back to his criminal case that happened in New York City. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>that criminal case is going to disappear, he is. They

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<v Speaker 2>are going to dismiss the case of hush money. And

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<v Speaker 2>with that, with that is how he actually falsified documents

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<v Speaker 2>to hide the fact that he was paying certain people

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<v Speaker 2>to do things that were more or less unsavory. How

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<v Speaker 2>he tried to say that it was a business expense

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<v Speaker 2>to extort money out of a person or pay someone

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<v Speaker 2>off so that they would just simply go away. He's

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<v Speaker 2>going he's he is evading the whole process of justice

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<v Speaker 2>because he became pre president of the United States, and

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<v Speaker 2>he should shouldn't have been able to avoid it because

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<v Speaker 2>he shouldn't have been abled legally, he shouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 2>able to run because it was a criminal case. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter that if the charges were trumped up or not. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if the charges were false, false or not, would the

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<v Speaker 2>case was still in the court. So if he had

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<v Speaker 2>respect for the constant the US Constitution, he would have

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<v Speaker 2>bowed out of the running to begin with, which would

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<v Speaker 2>have brought about a totally different outcome for the presidency.

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<v Speaker 2>But just just from that start right there tells us

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<v Speaker 2>of how much he actually had has a respect for

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<v Speaker 2>their presidency itself. What does he truly respect out of

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<v Speaker 2>the way the United States government actually works, He has

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<v Speaker 2>seems to have zero respect, and he thinks that it

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<v Speaker 2>thinks that he should be allowed to bend the rules

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<v Speaker 2>and bend the way things work to exactly what he wants.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's going to be an interesting four years on

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<v Speaker 2>that We're going to see who he's actually going to

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<v Speaker 2>have represented him in conquers, and we're also going to

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<v Speaker 2>see how the United States is going to be represented

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<v Speaker 2>in the world, because already there have been checks that

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<v Speaker 2>that that we're that are usually automated and written and

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<v Speaker 2>accountable for in different international organizations that they're already questioning

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<v Speaker 2>if those checks are going to come after mister Trump

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<v Speaker 2>takes the presidency different causes within the United Nations and

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<v Speaker 2>also well even within NATO. So we'll have to see

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<v Speaker 2>what mister Trump is actually doing, and we won't know

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<v Speaker 2>until he takes office. So let's move forward, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to listen to in a few minutes about Syria,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to hear reports and statements given to

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<v Speaker 2>the UN Security Council on the current status and what

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<v Speaker 2>is actually happening in Syria and how the people of

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<v Speaker 2>Syria want their country back. They want to note that

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<v Speaker 2>they can return home as a refugee, return back to

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<v Speaker 2>their own country and be safe. They have a safe

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<v Speaker 2>and happy home with Syria, because that's that is their land.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to hear hear from people who are going

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<v Speaker 2>to discuss what is actually going on. One of them

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be the United Nations repertoire As As

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<v Speaker 2>She's going to deliver the official United Nations statement from

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<v Speaker 2>an official office. And we're going to hear statements from

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<v Speaker 2>Caian citizens who, like I said, to simply want their

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<v Speaker 2>country back. They want both sides of the war to

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<v Speaker 2>to come to an end. They want to see what

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<v Speaker 2>is happening with with Lebanon and Israel Palestine to find

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<v Speaker 2>a cease fire. And we've heard in early and earlier

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<v Speaker 2>statements about how Israel saying that if Iran is is

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<v Speaker 2>the one who's really running amok and putting terror cells

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<v Speaker 2>all over. We are going to hear about how uh

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<v Speaker 2>there is a terrorism terrorism problem in Syria. It is

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<v Speaker 2>a real problem, but.

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<v Speaker 3>Are the.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the reason for these different terror cells? And

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<v Speaker 2>is finding a ceasefire in the Middle East where everybody

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<v Speaker 2>can find a way to live in peace. Is that

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the the ultimate answer for the Syria,

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<v Speaker 2>Lebanon and Palestine. So it would seem that some of

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<v Speaker 2>the the problems that they were seeing there are interconnected.

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<v Speaker 2>And how do we untwine it so that everyone who

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<v Speaker 2>those who are the simple people, the people who go

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<v Speaker 2>their family. Those sort of people, the people who don't

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<v Speaker 2>have any real political affiliation or influence, how are they,

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<v Speaker 2>how are they living and how can we help them

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<v Speaker 2>said on the United Nations Security Security Council floor about Syria.

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<v Speaker 4>Security Council will now begin it's consideration of item too

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<v Speaker 4>of the agenda. I now give the floor to Nagat Rush.

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<v Speaker 5>For President.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an honor to grieve the Security Council on behalf

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<v Speaker 1>of the Special Envoy Pederson is in Syria at present

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll need the Syrian government in becoming days this void.

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<v Speaker 1>Paerson was in Astana last week for meetings with the

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<v Speaker 1>interlocutors who meet in the Astana format. He has since.

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<v Speaker 5>Been in the region for wide range of high level contacts.

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<v Speaker 1>Mister President, an increasing number of Syrians find themselves trapped

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<v Speaker 1>in an unrelenting cycle of violence and suffering, forced to

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<v Speaker 1>flee from places of refuge now and their attack both

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<v Speaker 1>within their homeland and beyond its borders. As humanitarian aid

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<v Speaker 1>diminishes and hostile rhetoric and actions intensify, Syrians are being

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<v Speaker 1>driven into increasingly precarious and unsustainable conditions. Clearly, the immediate

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<v Speaker 1>priority for Syria is the escalation. The country is being

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<v Speaker 1>battered by the relentless storms of regional confort by the

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<v Speaker 1>rising waves of conflict within its own borders. This year

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<v Speaker 1>is well on track to be the most violent since

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty, and the potential for even greater devastation looms

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<v Speaker 1>on the horizon. Designsive action by all with inference is

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<v Speaker 1>needed to prevent Syria being further swept into a broader

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<v Speaker 1>conflagration once again. Israeli air strikes on Syria have increased significantly,

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<v Speaker 1>both in frequency and scope. Just yesterday we saw downs

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<v Speaker 1>and skilled in a strike near Palmira, likely that death is.

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<v Speaker 5>Israeli strike in Syria.

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<v Speaker 1>Today, Israel says it strikes address target link to Iran,

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<v Speaker 1>has bue law or Palestine Islamic jihad. But once again

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<v Speaker 1>we have seen civilian casualty, including from significant strikes were

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<v Speaker 1>conducted on residential areas in the heart of Damascus. Civilian

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure was also hit, including bridges, roads, civilian and formal

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<v Speaker 1>and informal border crossings in some instances for the third time.

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<v Speaker 1>This has further hindered the passage of civilians fleeing violence

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<v Speaker 1>in Lebanon and also caused serious disruptions to essential.

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<v Speaker 5>Import and export, now down by thirty to fifty percent.

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<v Speaker 1>The prices of gasoline and basic goods have risen precipitously,

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<v Speaker 1>leaving the most vulnerable in the precarious states on the

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<v Speaker 1>Jolan as well. We are concerned about the volatile situation

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<v Speaker 1>owing to continued violations of the nineteen seventy four Disengagement

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<v Speaker 1>of Forces agreements, and their Secretarigian.

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<v Speaker 5>Al La Croix will be briefing new in further details

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<v Speaker 5>next month.

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<v Speaker 1>But let me echo the subtregionerals call on the parties

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<v Speaker 1>to respect the terms of the agreements and prevent any

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<v Speaker 1>further escalation across the.

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<v Speaker 5>Seas fire line.

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<v Speaker 1>We have also seen reports of a rocket and some

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<v Speaker 1>drawn attacks from Syrian territory into the occupied Syrian Julan.

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<v Speaker 1>Syrian state media says Syrian emptyfenses have also intercepted Israelian

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<v Speaker 1>siles in some instances. In parallel, the US carried out

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<v Speaker 1>strikes against what is said are Iran back Malitias in

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<v Speaker 1>response to armed drawn attacks on.

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<v Speaker 5>Its basis in Northeast Syria. Meanwhile, since last.

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<v Speaker 1>Briefing, Northeast Syria has seen its most serious escalation in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four, after a tororist attack near Ankara on

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<v Speaker 1>twenty third October resulted in civilian casualties. TURKEYA carried out

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<v Speaker 1>strikes inside Syria for several days against what they stated

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<v Speaker 1>were PKKYPG targets. These strikes resulted in civilian casualties and

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<v Speaker 1>severely impacted or damaged critical civilian infrastructure. The STF claimed

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<v Speaker 1>to have killed Turkish soldiers in attack on Turkish positions

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<v Speaker 1>in Syria, with further reports of civilian areas hit but

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<v Speaker 1>STF rocket strikes.

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<v Speaker 5>Violence remains at traveling levels in many other theaters.

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<v Speaker 1>Two Northwest Syria faces the wearing apstick in pro government

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<v Speaker 1>drawn and artillery attacks, alongside many attacks involving Security councillicit

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<v Speaker 1>terrorist group Hiattailshan. This new round of violence has also

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<v Speaker 1>resulted in civilian casualties, new waves of displacement and damage

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<v Speaker 1>to civilian infrastructure. In the South dada A two has

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<v Speaker 1>continued to experience significant instability. Moreover, attacks by Security Council

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<v Speaker 1>listed terrorist group is CEL have been increasing in the

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<v Speaker 1>Central Desert region. Clearly, Mister President, there is an urgent

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<v Speaker 1>and indeed all states in the region. Alongside regional de escalation,

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<v Speaker 1>Council listed terrorist groups. I reiterate the Secretary General call

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<v Speaker 1>including international humanitarian law as applicable. Let me also forcefully

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<v Speaker 1>and civilian infrastructures. Mister Presidents, you R reports that over

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<v Speaker 1>half a million people have fled Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon

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<v Speaker 5>And there remains the steady flow of movements.

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<v Speaker 1>Some sixty three percent are Syrian and most of them

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<v Speaker 1>are women and children. We repeat our hope that all

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<v Speaker 5>Unprotection and livelihood concerns.

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<v Speaker 6>who remain outside those reasons, arrivals mostly under adverse conditions,

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<v Speaker 1>We echoed once again High Commissioner Grand dis appreciation for

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<v Speaker 1>simplifying procedures and allowing unit are monitoring presence on the borders.

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<v Speaker 1>The safety and security of all of those arriving from

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<v Speaker 1>as they moved throughout Syria, by all authorities and defacto authorities.

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<v Speaker 5>We hope to see progress on the full range of protection.

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<v Speaker 1>The more the United Nations and other actors are able

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<v Speaker 5>Active on the ground, the more confidence it will instill unlikelihood.

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<v Speaker 1>Let us remember, even before the Linkes influx of half

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<v Speaker 1>a million people, sixteen point seven million Syrians were already

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<v Speaker 5>I think called.

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<v Speaker 1>Donors who have provided support, and stress that donors must

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<v Speaker 1>Both approaches are essential and mutually supportive. One is not

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<v Speaker 1>a replacement for the other. Here let me also note

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<v Speaker 1>that the UN and its partners have just launched an

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<v Speaker 1>ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country. And let me also

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<v Speaker 1>flag the critical importance of the active engagement of sanctioning

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<v Speaker 1>states to mitigate any adverse effect of sanctions, particularly in

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<v Speaker 1>the form of over compliance. Let me also welcome the

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<v Speaker 1>Government of Syria's decision to extend for a further three

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<v Speaker 1>Alrai border crossings, which remains critical to reach those in

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<v Speaker 1>need in northwest Syria. Mister President, Syria remains in a

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<v Speaker 5>State of war and division.

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<v Speaker 1>Many millions of Syrians are still outside their country or

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<v Speaker 1>authorities for reign, armies, armed non state actors and listed

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<v Speaker 1>terrorist groups. Over one hundred thousand women are literally detained

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<v Speaker 5>The economy is in.

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<v Speaker 1>Toutters and infrastructure is destroyed and degraded. Organized crime and

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<v Speaker 1>illicit activities are on the rise, with negative social impact

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<v Speaker 1>and generating even further instability after almost fourteen years of

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<v Speaker 1>war and conflict. There are no quick, fixed, technocratic solutions to.

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<v Speaker 5>These challenges, which are deeply political.

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<v Speaker 1>These challenges also speak to the direct involvement as well

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<v Speaker 1>as security concerns of regional and international players. Tackling these

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<v Speaker 5>Comes a Resolution twenty two fifty four.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a pivotal moments to move the political process forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Were doing commitments and action, geopolitical wins may soon start

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<v Speaker 1>shifting once again in.

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<v Speaker 5>Direction that are hard to predict. If all sides.

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<v Speaker 1>Signal region is to act constructively, responsively and practically, then

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<v Speaker 5>What does this mean in practice?

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<v Speaker 1>One signal would be the resumption of constitutional committimating the

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<v Speaker 1>Special Envoy had in depth discussion on this during the

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<v Speaker 1>Astana talks and in the region and looks forward to

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<v Speaker 1>consultations with the singing governments in the days and also

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<v Speaker 1>with the opposition Syrian Negotiation Commission. This will send a

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<v Speaker 1>alive and operational, and that there is a Syrian government

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<v Speaker 1>and opposition whose numinies are able to sit together and

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<v Speaker 1>address the critical issues at the heart of the Intrasyrian conflicts.

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<v Speaker 1>Another signal could be to further develop step for step

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<v Speaker 1>confidence building measures in light of the ideas on the

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<v Speaker 1>table and bearing in mind the developments on the.

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<v Speaker 5>Ground and diplomatically.

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<v Speaker 1>But at this moment, all Syrian and international players can

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<v Speaker 1>and should really be thinking bigger sending a signal that

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<v Speaker 1>they are willing to put all the critical issues and

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<v Speaker 1>concerns on the table. The Syrian Syrian political issues at

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<v Speaker 1>the heart of conflict, but also the issues pertaining to protection, sovereignty, security,

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<v Speaker 1>economy and sanctions, detainees and missing refugees and so on,

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<v Speaker 1>The Special Envoy has been sharing ideas on how to

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<v Speaker 1>develop the comprehensive path out of these conflicts. Engagement on

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<v Speaker 1>these ideas will be a strong signal at a time

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<v Speaker 1>of potential change that the negotiated political solution on Syria,

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<v Speaker 1>in line with our Solution twenty two fifty four is

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<v Speaker 1>not beyond a recollective ingenuity and political will.

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<v Speaker 5>Mister Presidents, We of course will.

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<v Speaker 1>Continue our engagement with Syrian civil society, as you heard

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<v Speaker 1>from Civil Society Support Room participants last month on behalf

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<v Speaker 1>of many Syrian civil society actors, and as we keep

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<v Speaker 1>hearing from the Women's Advisory Board too. There is a

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<v Speaker 1>strong desire within Syrian communities for a political process that

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<v Speaker 1>brings genuine reconciliation. Civil society must have a voice in

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<v Speaker 1>that process. Here let me once again encourage all Syrian

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<v Speaker 1>parties to ensure that Syrian women have a seat at

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<v Speaker 1>the table. This remains a key element in building a resilient,

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<v Speaker 1>peace and sustainable future for Syria, as we heard in

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<v Speaker 1>the recent Security Council session on Women building Peace in

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<v Speaker 1>a changing environment. Mister President, in closing, let me reiterate

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<v Speaker 1>the Special Envoys appeal to all parties to d escalate

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<v Speaker 1>the military situation both in the region and within Syria,

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<v Speaker 1>and prioritize the protection and support Syrian civilians, including those

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<v Speaker 1>to work with a special on board to reinvigorate.

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<v Speaker 5>The political process and also.

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<v Speaker 1>Demonstrate a greadiness to engage on the full scope of

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<v Speaker 1>issues necessary for a comprehensive resolution. This is a time

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<v Speaker 1>of profound uncertainty en danger in the region. It is

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<v Speaker 1>also exactly the time to shape a path to allow

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<v Speaker 1>the Syrian people to realize the legitimate aspirations to restore

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<v Speaker 1>Syria's sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity, and to save

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<v Speaker 1>peace and security.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, mister President.

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<v Speaker 4>I thank Miss Roshdi for her briefing and I give

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<v Speaker 4>the flow to Miss Adam.

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<v Speaker 7>What's your thank you, mister President. I'm the President, Members

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<v Speaker 7>of the Security Council. Today I will address three key issues. First,

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<v Speaker 7>the ongoing humanitarian impact on Syria of escalating regional conflict,

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<v Speaker 7>including the continued influx of people from Lebanon. Second, the

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<v Speaker 7>compounding effect on existing humanitarian needs and precious at a

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<v Speaker 7>time when over two thirds of people in Syria are

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<v Speaker 7>already in need of vital humanitarian assistance. And third, the

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<v Speaker 7>heightened need for humanity and funding and working in ways

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<v Speaker 7>that maximize resources. Since I last breathed the Security Council

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<v Speaker 7>in October, hostilities in Lebanon have continued to drive thousands

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<v Speaker 7>of people across the border and to Syria every day.

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<v Speaker 7>We welcome the ongoing willingness of the government of Syria

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<v Speaker 7>to keep its borders open and facilitate their entry. At

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<v Speaker 7>the same time, continued air strikes along the border have

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<v Speaker 7>made this crossing more dangerous and challenging. As you've just

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<v Speaker 7>heard from the Deputy Special Envoy, damage from air strikes

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<v Speaker 7>means that vehicles can no longer traverse two of the

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<v Speaker 7>five official border crossings. This includes the main their Debt

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<v Speaker 7>Yaboos crossing in rural Damascus, through which half of their

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<v Speaker 7>arrivals to date have come, and the UCAA crossings in homes.

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<v Speaker 7>People including women, children and other vulnerable groups, have resorted

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<v Speaker 7>longer and riskier alternative routes. Air strikes near the UCAIR

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<v Speaker 7>border crossing in Alcusair have landed close to UNATR facilities

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<v Speaker 7>and in one case damage the UNATR border posts at UC.

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<v Speaker 7>Another strike in the shams In area damaged the Damascus

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<v Speaker 7>Homes Road. Civilian casualties also continue to be reported from

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<v Speaker 7>ongoing strikes in various parts of the country, including residential areas.

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<v Speaker 7>These strikes are also complicating aid efforts. The movement of

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<v Speaker 7>aid workers have been scaled back, particularly to parts of homes.

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<v Speaker 7>The damage to border crossings has forced trucks to take

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<v Speaker 7>An Angio worker, for example, was injured in hostilities and

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<v Speaker 7>Aleppo Governorate. It is critical to take all feasible precautions

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<v Speaker 7>to avoid civilian harm, including to aid workers, Mister President.

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<v Speaker 7>In total, more than five hundred and forty thousand people

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<v Speaker 7>September half, more than half a million people and estimated

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<v Speaker 7>are children, Over seven thousand are pregnant women, and about

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<v Speaker 7>forty percent of arriving households are headed by women. The

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<v Speaker 7>key needs of these of those arriving to date include food,

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<v Speaker 7>household items, shelter, health assistance, protection and legal support. United

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<v Speaker 7>Nations agencies are working alongside the Syrian Arab Crescent Red

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<v Speaker 7>Crescent and other partners to provide their basic needs at

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<v Speaker 7>the border and are places of onward movement. Our colleagues

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<v Speaker 7>from UNATR as Thats Deputy Special and Boar has said

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<v Speaker 7>as well, are monitoring and assessing those in need. However,

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<v Speaker 7>since the launch of the three hundred and twenty four

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<v Speaker 7>we have received only fifty five million, or that's what's

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<v Speaker 7>projected in the pipeline. Humaniturns are doing what we can,

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<v Speaker 7>including with existing resources on hand, but this is not

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<v Speaker 7>sustainable in a country where sixteen point seven million people

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<v Speaker 7>more than seventy percent of the population, are already in

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<v Speaker 7>need of assistance. While we welcome the contributions meet to date,

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<v Speaker 7>while we are grateful to donors for their generosity, we

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<v Speaker 7>urge donors to step forward with more funding. There are

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<v Speaker 7>already reports of some Lebanese families returning to Lebanon due

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<v Speaker 7>to lack of services and poor living conditions in Syria.

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<v Speaker 7>UNATRS continuing to monitor the situation, which further illustrates the

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<v Speaker 7>impossible decisions displaced people are often faced with, Mister President,

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<v Speaker 7>more than one hundred thousand people have arrived in the

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<v Speaker 7>and where conflict and other drivers of needs continue. Late

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<v Speaker 7>last month, an escalation hostilities in the Northeast killed or

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<v Speaker 7>to water, electricity, and fuel for hundreds of thousands of people,

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<v Speaker 7>and several humanitarian partners were forced to temporarily suspend their activities.

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<v Speaker 7>The region is also facing an emerging outbreak of suspected cholera,

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<v Speaker 7>with over two hundred and seventy suspected cases and one

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<v Speaker 7>detention like conditions. The lack of adequate testing facilities in Alhassake,

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<v Speaker 7>along with declining resources for health services, poses a serious

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<v Speaker 7>risk to containing the cholera outbreak. Meanwhile, unestimated seven eight

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<v Speaker 7>hundred people fleeing Lebanon have arrived in northwest Syria, where needs,

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<v Speaker 7>displacement and civilian casualties are already high. As a result

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<v Speaker 7>of hostilities, Mister President, members of the Council already facing

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<v Speaker 7>staggering levels of need and overstretched humanitarian services. Host communities

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<v Speaker 7>are pressed even further. Our partners have described a family

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<v Speaker 7>in homes that it was already facing severe food insecurity,

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<v Speaker 7>hosting some twenty family members who have fled Lebanon, or

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<v Speaker 7>a classroom in Aleppo designed for up to forty five

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<v Speaker 7>students now overflowing with more than seventy children. These are

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<v Speaker 7>communities where humanitterne assistance has already had to be dramatically

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<v Speaker 7>scaled by funding for the Humanitan Response Plan stands at

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<v Speaker 7>only twenty eight percent, and about two million fewer people

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<v Speaker 7>are receiving critical aid month aid each month now more

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<v Speaker 7>than a year ago. The impact on food security is

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<v Speaker 7>particularly alarming. Nearly thirteen million people already facing food insecurity

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<v Speaker 7>in Syria. This is the fifth highest total globally, while

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<v Speaker 7>the WFP has been forced to reduce its assistance by

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<v Speaker 7>eighty percent in the past two years due to funding cuts. Worryingly,

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<v Speaker 7>the latest Hunger Hotspots report issued by the World Fool

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<v Speaker 7>Program and the Food and Agricultural Organization identifies Syria as

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<v Speaker 7>a country of very high concern among the twelve countries

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<v Speaker 7>most at risk for further deteriorating conditions in the coming

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<v Speaker 7>six months, as the Resident and Human un Coordinator for

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<v Speaker 7>Syria and the Regional HUMANTERNK for the Syria Crisis warned

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<v Speaker 7>in a joint statement last week, unless more funding is received,

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<v Speaker 7>consequences will be dire. More funding is needed to help

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<v Speaker 7>some two point five million people withstand the winter months,

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<v Speaker 7>which are setting in The situation is particularly serious for

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<v Speaker 7>displaced people in camps and informal sites in northwest Syria.

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<v Speaker 7>Some one point four million internally displaced persons require urgent assistance,

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<v Speaker 7>including seven hundred and thirty thousand people still living in tents. Again,

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<v Speaker 7>women and children, who make up majority of these people,

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<v Speaker 7>stand to suffer the most without additional funding. Recipiratory infections

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<v Speaker 7>and hospitalizations are largely are likely to surge, particularly among

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<v Speaker 7>young children, even as health assistants has been scaled back

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<v Speaker 7>and millions of children who lose out on school due

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<v Speaker 7>to lack of heating. Mister President, the serious limitations and

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<v Speaker 7>resources have made make direct and efficient humaniturn assistance via

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<v Speaker 7>all available routes even more essential. In this regard, I

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<v Speaker 7>welcomed the Government of serious extension of permission as the

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<v Speaker 7>Deputies for Jenvoy also highlighted for the United Nations to

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<v Speaker 7>use Babba, Salam and Arai crossings to deliver assistance from

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<v Speaker 7>Tokyo to Northwest Syria until thirteen February twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 7>The cross border operation is a critical lifeline for nearly

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<v Speaker 7>a million people a month in Idlib and Northern Aleppo.

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<v Speaker 7>Funding shortfalls also reinforced importance of strengthened investments in early

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<v Speaker 7>recovery assistance under the Humanity TAN Response Plan and the

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<v Speaker 7>New Early Recovery Strategy. For example, investing and rehabilitation rehabilitating

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<v Speaker 7>irrigation systems will allow for greater food production and expand

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<v Speaker 7>agriculture livelihoods, critical given this year's wheat harvest is expected

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<v Speaker 7>to nearly be nearly fifty percent below the pre crisis level.

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<v Speaker 7>Critical also because of the food in security numbers I

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<v Speaker 7>shared earlier. Similar interventions are needed in health, water, education,

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<v Speaker 7>and energy sectors, all of which have been decimated by

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<v Speaker 7>years of conflict and crisis. Finally, Mister President, the deteriorating

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<v Speaker 7>humanity and situation in Syria underlines the importance of sustained

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<v Speaker 7>progress towards peace in Syria and across the region. We

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<v Speaker 7>once again urge for special support for the Special Envoy

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<v Speaker 7>Pedicin's efforts to facilitate a political solution in Syria, an

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<v Speaker 7>essential step towards ending this decade long humanity and crisis

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<v Speaker 7>and enabling the people of to rebuild their lives and

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<v Speaker 7>restore hope for a better future. I thank you and.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank Miss Wozoni for her briefing, and I'll give the

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<v Speaker 4>floor to missus Sussan Abu Zonodin.

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<v Speaker 3>Mister President, Members of the Security Council. Thirteen years ago,

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<v Speaker 3>we brave Syrian women and men took to the streets

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<v Speaker 3>claiming what's rightfully ours essay and how we live and

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<v Speaker 3>how our country is governed.

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<v Speaker 8>Our message was clear.

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<v Speaker 3>Suri Alina Umahi la beatel. Syria is ours and it

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<v Speaker 3>is not the property of the Assad family ad family.

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<v Speaker 3>Thirteen years on, thousands continue to demonstrate in the streets

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<v Speaker 3>of Sueda, undeterred by intimidations. For over a year now,

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<v Speaker 3>they have been asserting that Syria is ours and is

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<v Speaker 3>not the property of the Assad family, or for that matter,

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<v Speaker 3>any of the de facto authorities that have emerged in

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<v Speaker 3>the past thirteen years. Protesters in Idlib, Aleppo, Commissley and

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<v Speaker 3>their resort and beyond echo this sentiment. In the years

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<v Speaker 3>between these two moments, hundreds of thousands of us have

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<v Speaker 3>been killed, tens of thousands forcibly disappeared or tortured to this,

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<v Speaker 3>and millions have been displaced. Those who remain live in

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<v Speaker 3>a fragmented Syria ruled by de facto authorities, including that

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<v Speaker 3>of the Assad regime, who rules by force and not

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<v Speaker 3>by legitimacy. But I am not here today to recount

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<v Speaker 3>atrocities you know very well, nor am I here to

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<v Speaker 3>steer your emotions or appeal to your.

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<v Speaker 8>Sense of humanity. We are beyond that.

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<v Speaker 3>I am here today to say that we are invincible,

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<v Speaker 3>even in the face of your contentious politics. And I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to explain why and propose that we leverage this

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<v Speaker 3>determination to break the political deadlock that we all face.

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<v Speaker 3>Members of the Council, Let's speak accountability. When Russia and

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<v Speaker 3>China we taught this Council's resolution to refer Syria to

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<v Speaker 3>the International Criminal Court in twenty fourteen, we persisted. We

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<v Speaker 3>found creative workaround to the limitations imposed by this Council's

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<v Speaker 3>political dynamics. Our documentation and advocacy led to the creation

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<v Speaker 3>of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism, the first you

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<v Speaker 3>and accountability mechanism of its.

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<v Speaker 8>Kind, and this the way for all of.

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<v Speaker 3>Us to use universal jurisdiction to pursue accountability. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 3>the relentless efforts of Syrian victims, survivors and human rights defenders,

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<v Speaker 3>including women LID groups, today perpetrators are facing trials in

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<v Speaker 3>the courts of the world, in Sweden, in Germany and France,

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<v Speaker 3>in the US and in the UK, And thanks to

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<v Speaker 3>the same efforts, the Netherlands and Canada brought Syria to

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<v Speaker 3>the International Court of Justice and members of the Council

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<v Speaker 3>exactly a year ago. In November twenty twenty three, the

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<v Speaker 3>ICJ issued a landmark ruling demanding Syria and torture, a

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<v Speaker 3>call the regime.

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<v Speaker 8>Has blatantly ignored.

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<v Speaker 3>And as Syrians stood outside the ICJ that day demanding accountability,

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<v Speaker 3>they were still fighting for the creation of the independent

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<v Speaker 3>Institution of Missing Persons, for.

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<v Speaker 8>Their right to truth and justice.

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<v Speaker 3>And yes they did have the General Assembly establishing that

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<v Speaker 3>last year on chemical weapons, a crime that shock the world.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't give up either, despite Russia's repeated vetos, our

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<v Speaker 3>determination to seek justice remains persistent. In fact, tomorrow in

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<v Speaker 3>the Hague, Syrian Civil Society will host members of the

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<v Speaker 3>international community in our second conference on chemical Weapons, where

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<v Speaker 3>we will high right progress in this regard our collective efforts.

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<v Speaker 3>The collective efforts of Syrian victims, survivors and human rights

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<v Speaker 3>defenders have led to two historic developments. First, the international

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<v Speaker 3>arrest warrants for basharal Assad and others, holding them accountable

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<v Speaker 3>for their role in the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

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<v Speaker 3>This smart the first ever weren't issued by a foreign

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<v Speaker 3>court against a sitting head of states for war crimes

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<v Speaker 3>and crimes against humanity, a groundbreaking precedent. And second, the

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<v Speaker 3>first of its kind working group to advance proposals for

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<v Speaker 3>criminal accountability for chemical weapon us consisting of states from

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<v Speaker 3>nearly every region of the world coming together to say

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<v Speaker 3>no to impunity members of the Council. The political dynamics

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<v Speaker 3>have also hindered access for millions of.

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<v Speaker 8>Syrians to aids, but not our will to act.

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<v Speaker 3>After last year's earthquakes, it took a week for the

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<v Speaker 3>Yuan to secure the Syrian government's permission and approval to

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<v Speaker 3>open border crossings into onto northwest Syria, an entire week

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<v Speaker 3>win every three second counted during that critical time. Our

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<v Speaker 3>own white helmets, alongside tens of humanitarian Syrian organizations and

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<v Speaker 3>voluntary groups, were the only responders. We did our utmost

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<v Speaker 3>when the United Nations of this world hesitated, despite legal

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<v Speaker 3>scholars affirming that it had the authority under international law.

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<v Speaker 8>But politics prevailed, and.

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<v Speaker 3>Then came the Russian vetos to end cross border aid

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<v Speaker 3>all together, pushing the Yuan to a consent based model,

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<v Speaker 3>granting the Syrian regime power over aid delivery across Syria.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a regime with a track record of deadly sieges,

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<v Speaker 3>of obstructing cross line aid, of tampering with the humanitarian convoys,

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<v Speaker 3>stripping them of life saving medical supplies.

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<v Speaker 8>A regime notorious for its.

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<v Speaker 3>Innovative methods of a diversion has been in practice granted

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<v Speaker 3>a de facto veto power over Syrians rights to humanitarian

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<v Speaker 3>assistance by this Council's politics.

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<v Speaker 8>So yes, it is all politics.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet on the one issue that requires political results and

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<v Speaker 3>diplomatic ingenuity, this Council's remains paralyzed. Members of the Council,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm speaking of Resolution two two five four. For thirteen years,

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<v Speaker 3>the international community has complicitly politicized every technical aspect of

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<v Speaker 3>the Syrian conflict, empowering the regime and leading Syria into

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<v Speaker 3>a political stylemate. Meanwhile, it has depoliticized the conflict ruth causes,

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<v Speaker 3>fueling calls to normalize with this narcotic regime under the

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<v Speaker 3>gease of pragmatism them.

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<v Speaker 8>And humanitarian necessity.

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<v Speaker 3>Resolution two two five four, born in this very chamber

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty fifteen, has been systematically undermined by your passive

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<v Speaker 3>approach to the conflict's political core. Let's not forget serious

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<v Speaker 3>conflict did not emerge from a vacuum. It began with

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<v Speaker 3>a regime massacring its own people, the same regime you're

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<v Speaker 3>thanking today for.

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<v Speaker 8>Opening borders and crossing points.

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<v Speaker 3>Today, the political process is installed reduced to a futial

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<v Speaker 3>constitutional path, and worse, it's diluted by multiple trajectories regionally

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<v Speaker 3>and internationally to normalize with the regime. But it's in

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<v Speaker 3>this context that Medenia came into being a collective of

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<v Speaker 3>over two hundred organizations with members and representatives present with

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<v Speaker 3>me here today, working across all regions inside Syria and

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<v Speaker 3>across all sectors inside Syria and the diaspora, and coming

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<v Speaker 3>together to reclaim political agency to our civic space, not

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<v Speaker 3>to replace any of the Syrian bodies engaged in the

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<v Speaker 3>political process, but to assert our rightful role as civic

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<v Speaker 3>actors in shaping the political future of our country, and

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<v Speaker 3>to propose that we use all liveries to incentivize a

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<v Speaker 3>genuine political solution. Members of the Council, two files Early

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<v Speaker 3>Recovery and refuse you return are critical here. While sustainable

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<v Speaker 3>aid through early recovery is overdue, in trusting the Syrian

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<v Speaker 3>regime with it under mine efforts for political progress, you

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<v Speaker 3>are tampering with power dynamics on the ground. You are

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<v Speaker 3>supposed to be exerting pressures on the regime to cooperate

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<v Speaker 3>in the political process, not granting it critical files to

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<v Speaker 3>fortify its grip of power over the.

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<v Speaker 8>Lives of Syrians.

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<v Speaker 3>Early recovery should build the foundations of a principal state,

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<v Speaker 3>not restore a criminal regime. Support must invest in building

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<v Speaker 3>and bridging local institutional infrastructure, including that of Syrian civil

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<v Speaker 3>society across all regions, based on a human rights conditionality

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<v Speaker 3>to rebuild Syria as a whole, on a foundation of

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<v Speaker 3>sovereignty and national ownership claimed by its own people, not

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<v Speaker 3>by regimes who hold power through the rule of repression

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<v Speaker 3>and violence. Similarly, refugee return must be voluntary, safe and dignified.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet some Member states misrepresent forced displacement as voluntary returns,

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<v Speaker 3>portraying Syria as safe and using displacement as a tool

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<v Speaker 3>for normalization. Those fleeing is rarely a tax and Lebanon

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<v Speaker 3>or deported from neighboring countries are not returning home. They

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<v Speaker 3>are being forcibly displaced. This demands a nuanced response, ensuring

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<v Speaker 3>support and protection to those in need while addressing the

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<v Speaker 3>root causes to create conditions for a voluntary return, and

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<v Speaker 3>how so by incentivizing the political process.

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<v Speaker 8>Members of the Council. I will leave you with the

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<v Speaker 8>three messages.

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<v Speaker 3>First, stop tampering with power dynamics through your passive political approaches.

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<v Speaker 3>Your inaction is undermining Resolution two two five four, empowering

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<v Speaker 3>war criminals and worsening the situation not just for us,

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<v Speaker 3>but for the reason the international order and ultimately for you. Second,

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<v Speaker 3>leverage technical files to incentivize political progress. Demand a reversibil

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<v Speaker 3>con sessions that can push the political process forward. AID

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<v Speaker 3>and accountability have been politicized to empower the Syrian regime

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<v Speaker 3>for long.

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<v Speaker 8>It's time that you ask how they.

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<v Speaker 3>Can be used to shift power dynamics in favor of

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<v Speaker 3>the Syrian people.

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<v Speaker 8>And finally, work with us.

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<v Speaker 3>We are the stakeholders and the future of Syria.

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<v Speaker 8>We are the future of Syria.

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<v Speaker 3>Any political settlement that's concluded at our expense that denies

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<v Speaker 3>our rights and dignity will inevitably fail, because we will

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<v Speaker 3>not rest until we claim back our state of citizenship

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<v Speaker 3>and democracy.

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<v Speaker 4>Give the floor to the Representative of the United States.

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<v Speaker 9>Thank you, mister President, and thank you definitely, Special Envoy

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<v Speaker 9>roachd and Director Warsnu for your briefings, and missus Zanerin,

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<v Speaker 9>thank you for your powerful and precise presentation. Your remarks

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<v Speaker 9>will resonate in this chamber for some time to come.

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<v Speaker 9>I hope the Assaud regimes puppet masters. We're listening carefully,

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<v Speaker 9>and as we've heard, the truth clearly struck a nerve.

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<v Speaker 9>The United States remains deeply concerned about the plight of

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<v Speaker 9>vulnerable individuals Syrian, Lebanese and otherwise who have displaced who

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<v Speaker 9>have been displaced by the current conflict in Lebanon. We

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<v Speaker 9>are closely monitoring their well being and treatment, and we

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<v Speaker 9>applaud the work of UN agencies and other humanitarian partners

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<v Speaker 9>who are doing their utmost to provide aid to those

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<v Speaker 9>in need. At the same time, we are concerned by

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<v Speaker 9>ongoing reports of the Assaud regimes abuses, including against Syrians

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<v Speaker 9>displaced from Lebanon, of Syrians who have faced arbitrary detentions, disappearances,

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<v Speaker 9>forcible conscription, and death while in regime custody, reportedly due

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<v Speaker 9>to torture. We are also concerned with the escalation of

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<v Speaker 9>Russia backed to tacks in northwest Syria that have killed

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<v Speaker 9>and injured scores. These human rights violations and abuses demonstrate

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<v Speaker 9>that the regime, which has a long history of oppression,

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<v Speaker 9>has not changed its ways and is seeking to rehabilitate

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<v Speaker 9>its image by exploiting humanitarian disasters and regional crises. The reality, colleagues,

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<v Speaker 9>is that Syria remains unsafe and unsuitable for large numbers

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<v Speaker 9>of returns. We must reject the flawed notion that certain

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<v Speaker 9>parts of the country are safe for large scale returns.

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<v Speaker 9>The best way to enable the voluntary return of refugees

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<v Speaker 9>is for the ASSAD regime to create the conditions needed

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<v Speaker 9>for return, which will require bold political leadership and inclusive

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<v Speaker 9>political processes. This includes the elimination of Law ten, as

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<v Speaker 9>well as accountability for the missing and detained, among others.

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<v Speaker 9>Refugees must not be expected to return until they see

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<v Speaker 9>a safe future for themselves and their children. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 9>we continue to support UNHCR's efforts to improve the protection

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<v Speaker 9>environment in Syria for over half a million people IT

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<v Speaker 9>estimates have crossed from Lebanon since late September. As we

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<v Speaker 9>continue important work to help the most vulnerable refugees, internally

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<v Speaker 9>displaced persons and host communities, we once again urge other

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<v Speaker 9>donors to help fill the significant funding gaps. It is

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<v Speaker 9>worth repeating that the u S sanctions Program against this,

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<v Speaker 9>the Assaud regime contains numerous exemptions and licenses specifically to

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<v Speaker 9>facilitate humanitarian aid, and that we are committed to working

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<v Speaker 9>with humanitarian partners to mitigate unintended impacts on their programs.

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<v Speaker 9>We would also point to Resolution twenty six sixty four,

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<v Speaker 9>which established a humanitarian carve out across UN sanctions regimes.

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<v Speaker 9>This resolution was an important step forward to ease the

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<v Speaker 9>delivery of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid to those most

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<v Speaker 9>afflicted in conflict zones around the globe while upholding robust sanctions.

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<v Speaker 9>We are compelled to make this point because the regime

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<v Speaker 9>and certain Council members falsely claim, on a repeated basis

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<v Speaker 9>that u S sanctions are the primary cause of Syrian's

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<v Speaker 9>economic suffering, when in fact, it is the Assad regime's

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<v Speaker 9>war against its own people, destruction of Syria, and long

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<v Speaker 9>term and pervasive corruption that only benefits the elites. Separately,

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<v Speaker 9>we wish to highlight persistent needs at al Hull and

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<v Speaker 9>Raj displace persons camps, as well as at detention facilities

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<v Speaker 9>in North East Syria housing former ISIS fighters. There are

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<v Speaker 9>still forty two thousand, five hundred displaced persons and nine

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<v Speaker 9>thousand foreign terrorist fighters currently residing at those camps and facilities. Ultimately,

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<v Speaker 9>the only long term, durable solution to the challenges of

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<v Speaker 9>these displaced persons, camps and detention facilities is the repatriation

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<v Speaker 9>or return of both displaced and detained persons to their

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<v Speaker 9>areas or countries of origin. Only there can be only

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<v Speaker 9>there can they be effectively rehabilitated and reintegrated into their communities, and,

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<v Speaker 9>where appropriate, prosecuted. Turning to the political process, we continue

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<v Speaker 9>to support Special Envoy Pederson's efforts to advance it. To

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<v Speaker 9>that end, we reiterate that US sanctions will remain in

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<v Speaker 9>place until there is at a minimum concrete measurable progress

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<v Speaker 9>toward a political solution. In line with Resolution twenty two

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<v Speaker 9>fifty four, we underscore this point again a again because

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<v Speaker 9>we want to see an authentic and sustainable political process.

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<v Speaker 9>We stress once again that the Assad regime must curb

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<v Speaker 9>the destabilizing activities over on and its proxies in the region.

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<v Speaker 9>It is telling that instead of sitting down with the

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<v Speaker 9>opposition and forging peace, the regime prefers to lend out

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<v Speaker 9>its own country to his Bullah and other terrorists. It

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<v Speaker 9>is time for Assad to focus on the needs of

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<v Speaker 9>his own people rather than his sponsors in Tehran who

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<v Speaker 9>wish to use Syria as a launching pad. The United

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<v Speaker 9>States will continue to support Israel's right to defend itself

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<v Speaker 9>from threats in Syria to prevent further escalation and expansion

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<v Speaker 9>of conflict in the region. The United States will continue

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<v Speaker 9>working with our diplomatic partners toward resolving tensions. And finally,

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<v Speaker 9>Mister President, with regard to charges from some about Western

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<v Speaker 9>exploitation of Syrian oil and other natural resources, these allegations

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<v Speaker 9>are patently false. Syria's natural resources are there for the

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<v Speaker 9>benefit of the Syrian people. The United States neither sees

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<v Speaker 9>nor sells any Syrian oil, wheat, or other commodities, including

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<v Speaker 9>from North Assyria where our troops are present. To the contrary,

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<v Speaker 9>the United States has provided millions of dollars worth of

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<v Speaker 9>assistance to communities across North Assyria, helping them restore essential services,

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<v Speaker 9>generate livelihoods, and build businesses. In fact, it is the

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<v Speaker 9>regime that owes an explanation to the Syrian people about

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<v Speaker 9>how its natural resources have been misused. It is Day

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<v Speaker 9>who should explain why the proceeds of the country's sovereign

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<v Speaker 9>wealth end up not in the hands of average citizens,

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<v Speaker 9>but in Moscow and Tehran. It is day who should

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<v Speaker 9>explain why virtually any successful business in regime areas get

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<v Speaker 9>shaken down for bribes or forcibly sold off to regime cronies.

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<v Speaker 10>Spread and it gives the flow to the representative of Japan.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you, mister President, I thank you. I thank Miss

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<v Speaker 10>Deputy Especial Envoy, Miss rush Tea and the Ultra Director,

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<v Speaker 10>Miss Wilson for their informative griefings. I also thank Miss

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<v Speaker 10>Susan who have very powerful remarks. The conflict in Lebanon

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<v Speaker 10>that has escalated since September continues to have a profound

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<v Speaker 10>impact on Syria, with five hundred and forty thousand Syrians

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<v Speaker 10>and Lebanese deported to have entered the country, seventy five

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<v Speaker 10>percent of whom are women and children. In addition, Israeli

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<v Speaker 10>asterisks on targets inside Syria have escalated, resulting in an

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<v Speaker 10>increase in civilian casualties. Conflicting Gada and Lebanon must not

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<v Speaker 10>spill over into the entire region and calls for the tragedy.

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<v Speaker 10>Japan once again calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Cibola.

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<v Speaker 10>We also add all parties to exercise maximum restrained and

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<v Speaker 10>work diligently toward the diplomatic solution in order to avoid

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<v Speaker 10>further escalation in the region. Japan has done its at

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<v Speaker 10>most to provide assistance to those facing difficulty. On October

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<v Speaker 10>twenty nine, in response to the deteriorating insituation in Syria

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<v Speaker 10>affected by conflicting Lebanon the Government of Japan decided to

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<v Speaker 10>provide a new emergency granted which amounts to ten million

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<v Speaker 10>US dollars. Through this financial outlay, we will provide humanitary

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<v Speaker 10>assystems such as daily necessities, hood, water and sanitation through

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<v Speaker 10>uncl WWP, UNISF and und mister Present. Even putting the

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<v Speaker 10>spirit over from Lebanon a side, the humanitarian situation in

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<v Speaker 10>Syria remains extremely serious. According to the UM contributions to

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<v Speaker 10>the humanitarian response ran only twenty eight percent of what

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<v Speaker 10>was requested. As to the problems caused by Labanon crisis,

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<v Speaker 10>only seventeen percent of the emergency appeal announced in September

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<v Speaker 10>has been collected. We continue to call on all donors

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<v Speaker 10>to provide whatever systems they can to address urgent need

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<v Speaker 10>of the population. It was a necessary. Ones that are

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<v Speaker 10>not raised before winter sets in the people of Silia

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<v Speaker 10>could face even harsher conditions. While we must deal with

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<v Speaker 10>other pressing issues, we must not abandon Sylian people. Mister President,

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<v Speaker 10>we emphasize that only solution to the political stalemate in

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<v Speaker 10>Syria is to advance siia date and syria owned political process.

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<v Speaker 10>It is regrettable that more than two years have passed

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<v Speaker 10>since the last meeting of the Constitutional Committee and people's

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<v Speaker 10>expectations waiting, so we strongly add that meeting be held

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<v Speaker 10>as soon as possible. In this connection, we note that

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<v Speaker 10>twenty second meeting of the Standard Process was held in

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<v Speaker 10>November eleven to twelfth in Kazakhstan. We hope that this

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<v Speaker 10>process will promote confidence building among the parties concerned. Also,

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<v Speaker 10>we note that especially Ends is currently visiting the region,

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<v Speaker 10>including Damascus, and we hope that meaning discussions will take

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<v Speaker 10>place with stakeholders. I mean the present. It is unacceptable

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<v Speaker 10>that tragic situation of Silian people continues due to the

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<v Speaker 10>deadlog in the political process. We call on all parties

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<v Speaker 10>to resolve the conflict through dialogue so that the flames

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<v Speaker 10>that are raising in the region can be extinguished and

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<v Speaker 10>the Silian people and the other innocent can be done

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<v Speaker 10>to living in Regis. I think.

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