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Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Al-Olabi, affirmed that children in Syria continue to face serious risks from landmines and unexploded remnants of war, welcoming any international efforts aimed at removing these threats and protecting civilians.
Speaking during the UN Security Council’s open debate on Children and Armed Conflict, Al-Olabi stressed that any discussion of the situation of children in Syria would be incomplete without addressing the conditions in the Al-Hol and Roj camps, which host thousands of women and children who have suffered for years from inadequate basic services, particularly healthcare and education.
He called on the countries concerned to assume responsibility for their nationals residing in the two camps and to work urgently toward sustainable solutions, including accelerating their repatriation procedures, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
Al-Olabi noted that Syria is home to an entire generation of children who have grown up amid war, expressing confidence that this generation will play a key role in building a free, safe, and prosperous Syria.
He also reaffirmed Syria’s commitment to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which it ratified in 1993, noting that the convention has become part of the Constitutional Declaration issued in March of last year.
