Syrian intellectuals Global Justice Syria News: Our Initiative is a call to save the lives of millions of displaced people in need after Russia’s veto
After Russia’s final veto in the Security Council, dozens of Syrian intellectuals signed a petition calling on the United Nations and the world’s countries to find an alternative mechanism to support Syria’s northwestern regions.
According to the signed petition, “On July 11, the Security Council did not take the decision to expand the cross-border mechanism of humanitarian aid, Switzerland and Brazil submitted a project and a total of 13 countries supported.”
While China abstained, Russia used its veto, breaking the international consensus.
He assessed that tens of millions of people in Syria, including 6.6 million internally displaced people, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
He points out that the needs have reached the highest levels and the number has reached more than 6.14 million Syrians in need.
There are approximately 9.6 million Syrians living outside the regime-controlled areas, of which 3.5 million live in northern Syria.
The General Assembly expressed its dissatisfaction with the limited renewal of the cross-border aid mechanism for a period of six months and found it unsustainable and insufficient.
It confirms that the cross-border humanitarian delivery mechanism is still an effective tool and mechanism to save lives for a large part of the Syrian population.
He noted that stopping adequate humanitarian inflows across borders would lead to new waves of refugees from the north via neighboring countries to Europe and a few other countries.
He pointed out that the suffering of the residents, especially the paralyzed, the sick, women and children, will increase the serious difficulties in medicine, housing, education and health insurance. This threatens the structure and future of future generations, as well as international peace and security in the medium and long term.
Russia, on the other hand, was blackmailing the international community on humanitarian issues in order to gain political and economic interests. On this occasion, he tries to replicate the same methods he vetoed and then negotiated to change the text of the resolution to serve the Assad regime, which is the cause of this human suffering, and somehow influences the effectiveness of the international mechanism in delivering aid to those who need it most.
After Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, it tried to repeat the same policies in the field of security, which led the United Nations General Assembly to adopt Resolution 262/76 dated April 26, 2022. When the veto is used in the Security Council, it is discussed in the General Assembly.
Liechtenstein put forward a project and 83 countries co-sponsored it. According to this resolution, the General Assembly must meet within ten days to discuss the conditions for Russia’s use of its veto power against the latest draft resolution to expand the humanitarian aid entry mechanism across the border.
The signatories affirmed that yielding to Russian blackmail has deprived millions of Syrians in need. Much of the donation funds are used to serve the Assad regime militarily and politically, in line with the Assad regime, Russia, and Iran’s continued extermination of the Syrian people based on their policies of systematic killing, torture, starvation and displacement.
In the petition, it was emphasized that the Assad regime’s declaration that it accepted the aid entry from the border for 6 months was nothing but a new attempt to nullify the UN resolutions, and that the international rescue efforts continued to pursue their policies of evacuation and assistance. It is one of the elements of survival in order to please the Syrians and systematically deprive, avenge and displace the millions of Syrians who are claiming their legitimate rights. Whoever caused their homes to be destroyed, tortured, and displaced will not be loyal to help them.
He noted that all this is for the sake of not seeing millions of Syrians living alone in tents and immigration areas, the worst humanitarian disaster the world has ever faced since World War II. And to respect the values of justice and humanity of the civilized world and not to overthrow them.
A group of Syrian organizations and personalities have signed this agreement as the aims, principles and texts of international law provide the United Nations and governments with a set of tools and mechanisms to fulfill their mandate to rescue and assist genocide survivors. Petition calling on the peoples and governments of the world to defend themselves in their humanitarian cause for a variety of reasons, including:
Activation of UN Resolution 76/262 entitled “Establishing a permanent mandate for negotiation in the General Assembly when veto is used in the Security Council”. Pursuant to the decision, a General Assembly meeting was held within ten days to discuss the conditions for Russia to block the international agreement on the draft resolution on bringing cross-border aid to Syria and to use its veto power.
To prepare and support friendly countries in the General Assembly for a draft resolution that would allow the entry of cross-border aid, but not limited to the conditions and formulations of Russia.
Adoption of a mechanism by friendly countries that collects the bulk of donations for areas outside the control of the Assad regime because they need it most. And so it is delivered across borders through local humanitarian organizations registered in neighboring and donor countries and distributed directly to target groups.
Delivering aid to targeted people in regions directly under regime control, away from regime-affiliated intermediaries that politicize and deprive those in need.
Submitting draft resolutions to the Security Council for the implementation of Articles 27 and 52, which opposes Russia’s being a party to the conflict and which includes preventing the state from voting if it is a party to the conflict.
To allow international organizations to enter Syria directly without the permission of the regime government through various means, including by characterizing the conflict in Syria as an international conflict in which Russia and Iran commit crimes against humanity, and to allow international organizations to enter Syria directly, with a request from an illegitimate government, to legitimate them on unlawful excuses. declared war on the Syrian people who demanded their rights.
We remember that ending the humanitarian crisis in Syria and solving the refugee crisis can only be achieved with serious and genuine support for the political transition in accordance with the Geneva Declaration, Security Council Resolutions 2118 and 2254 and General Assembly Resolution 67/262.
Finally, we appeal to those with living consciences and humanitarian feelings and invite them to sign this petition so that the international community, peoples, organizations and governments can reach their side. We call for the restoration of will and concerted efforts, as a recent example of the inspiring experience of the families and associations of the victims who were able to produce a UN resolution to establish an international agency to uncover the fate of the disappeared.
Dr. Osama Al-Qadi told the Global Justice Syrian News website that, regarding the petition, humanitarian issues come so that Russia does not remain hostage. And I think it’s time to withdraw the Russian card that blackmails the international community every six months for a purely humanitarian issue. No obstacle should stand in his way because of his humanity and comforting millions of people affected by the Russian invasion of Syria, the Iranian invasion, and the destruction of the Syrian people by the regime and its allies, including the Iranian militia and others. .
Emphasizing that they are presenting an initiative through the Arab Democratic Alliance and the American Foundation for Global Justice, Al-Qadi called for a different mechanism and method that does not go through the United Nations for aid to reach the Syrian people. To replace the United Nations agreement with the bilateral agreements between the countries that support the UN and Turkey. So much so that it is an agreement between the country that wants to donate through Bab Al-Hawa to deliver aid to Syria, and the nomination of an institution from that country with a Syrian aid organization.
Al-Qadi added that Turkey brought them and all the goods into the Turkish sphere of influence in northern Syria. There is no need to go through the United Nations in the first place, give importance to the decision and Russia’s objection, and get out of blackmail for UN aid.
And he thought that in order for the wheat to be delivered to the world, the countries needed an agreement with the Turkish side on the model of the Russia-Ukraine agreement under the auspices of the Turkish side, not the United Nations resolution, and this was in the presence of the Undersecretary. -United Nations Secretary General, if there is an agreement between countries and Turkey, we can enter aid through aid organizations.
Yahya Al-Aridi, on the other hand, said, “It is true that the Russians vetoed the Security Council about 20 times to protect the Assad regime by taking Russia hostage, and all of these vetos are of a political nature, but this veto is related to humanitarian issues. They committed a crime against their human rights by affecting their stay.
Global Justice added to the Syrian News website that they are working to starve the Syrians as the Russians could not kill them all by flying. Therefore, this memorandum came to find a solution from the world to the aid coming directly from the donors or through a mechanism determined by the United Nations, and this initiative is a call to save the lives of people whose situation is in danger.
Yaser Al-Farhan, international legal researcher, human rights lawyer and consultant to the Organization for Legal Studies and Human Rights in Trial, stated that according to the Security Council resolution, the 10th of this month is the last day the United Nations can do. Therefore, on Tuesday, the two countries expanded the mechanism for the introduction of cross-border assistance to the Security Council, first demanding that the duration of this new resolution be one year. They entered into negotiations beforehand so that Russia would not use the veto, but they could not reach a conclusion.
He pointed out that Russia had submitted a six-month draft and its formula was not helpful and was not accepted by the Security Council. So these two countries went to find a compromise between Switzerland and Brazil and worked on a nine-month draft resolution submitted to the Security Council by the 17 accepting countries. China abstained, Russia used its veto, no decision was made and we are in a vacuum right now, there is no decision on cross-border aid to Syrians in the northern regions. Countries have begun to respond to Syria’s demands, and many have sent repeated letters, projects, proposals, requests and meetings from Syrian humanitarian organizations, human rights organizations or Syrian politicians. They would say that we just have to give in to the blackmail of Russia in the Security Council, deliver the aid in another way, we don’t need the Security Council to get the aid to those in need.
Al-Farhan continued in an interview with Global Justice Syria News: The demands were that we do not need to go through the Security Council to allow aid to enter through the borders without the need for the regime government. Direct donors have input through friendly governments, and donors have their own means. They already have associations or partner organizations with them and instead of taking a large part of the regime and politicizing it, they are handing it over to the target. This saves huge budget.
In his speech, he pointed out that these were the demands of Syria and that there were internal and external discussions on this issue. There are also new reasons that bring these reasons together. The regime is taking a proactive step and sending a message to the Security Council that it will allow six months of humanitarian access through Bab al-Hawa. And he prevented the conditions of this permission from establishing relations with all the parties in this region, as it was called before, as terrorists, and he wanted to be responsible for this aid and was distributed through the Red Crescent. It is an affiliated organization of the Syrian Red Crescent.
He explained that the aim of the regime’s message was to restore lost sovereignty and restore missing legitimacy, but the beauty was that this would not mislead the United Nations and therefore the United Nations’ response was that they did not accept these conditions.
And he thought that what was especially new at this stage was the Ukraine issue and the resolution of the General Assembly issued around April 2022. This resolution was submitted by Liechtenstein to the UN Assembly and was a protest against Russia’s repeated use of veto in Russia. Security Council Security, within 10 days for any state to use the veto, the General Assembly can consider the conditions for using that veto. Of course this is what the opinion is needed according to the Charter. It can commit and publish it. resolutions challenging the principle of uniting for peace, and this Resolution 262 was issued at the 76th session, which says that any country that exercises a veto, the General Assembly considers that country’s veto conditions within 10 days. , and hence the decision to prevent its extension and thus address it The point is that all countries vote on equal basis and Assad realized this and wanted to take a preemptive step because the General Assembly should convene according to this resolution and why Russia has international consensus should consider that he violated the decision and delayed the draft decision.
Al-Farhan stated that Syrians have improved in recent years in terms of discussion level, productivity level and the ability to turn these discussions into a practical situation using Twitter and virtual world spaces. They started to meet with Syrians in America, Europe, Turkey and inland areas, and in these sessions, the issue of Russia’s obstruction and non-help came to the fore, he used his veto and held a meeting that day, and discussions developed. Dr. Yahya Al-Aridi had asked the interlocutors to prepare an article, I was involved in the preparation of the legal letter, and we wrote the legal formulations describing the purpose of the petition and suggesting solutions. We not only explain the problem, but also produce solutions in accordance with international law. The petition was aimed at the parties of the international community with all its components to protest Russia’s use of humanitarian issues as a means of blackmail and taking hostages.
He noted that all these proposals comply with state laws and that those who signed this petition took into account the measures to be taken to avoid Russian blackmail.
Al-Farhan added that the main demands are related to the activation of the United Nations General Assembly resolution for permanent discussion in the General Assembly when veto is used in the Security Council. The signatories requested that the meeting be held in the General Assembly to discuss the final veto to find alternative solutions that would ensure the introduction of cross-border assistance. This, of course, included this requirement. The second paragraph is that friendly countries prepare a draft resolution allowing cross-border aid entry in the General Assembly and this is limited to the conditions and formulations imposed by Russia in the Security Council, and there are proposals as well. In other words, donor countries can enter aid to Syria in their own way. Each country can directly reach the northern regions and cooperate with neighboring countries to gain unauthorized access to regions beyond the regime’s control by creating a joint fund for this purpose.
He pointed out that there is an article that draws attention to the fact that Syrians in the regime regions demanded that they be provided with needs and aid, away from the mediation of the regime associations. The United Nations provides an element for direct access and draft resolutions so that the regime does not politicize and steal it. This is possible for Russia as it is a party to the conflict and in the United Nations Charter it is a state party to the conflict. The Agreement stipulates what the draft resolution presented in Chapter VI is. Between Article 27 and the third paragraph of Article 52, it should abstain from this vote, but none of the pen holders has submitted a draft resolution to be brought before Russia. This requires changing the definition of the conflict in Syria, this is an international armed conflict, the reality of a people demanding their legitimate rights. And we get the same result when the regime declares war on it as a genocidal regime and Russia intervenes in the Syrian people and this is when there is a local conflict according to Article 52, that is, the state abstains. Ultimately, humanitarian issues, unfortunately, must be a radical solution and, according to the corresponding international experience, a political, complete political transition. The real thing is what guarantees a radical solution to the humanitarian crisis. The signatories of this petition drew attention to a fundamental issue that if this problem is not resolved, it will deepen the problem until the refugee crisis intensifies, as the humanitarian crisis will deepen in light of the continuation of the regime.
Signatories,
– Yahya Al-Aridi – Ibrahim Al-Olabi – Raed Al-Saleh – Mazen Derwish – Burhan Ghalioun – George Sabra Jumana Saif – Suhair Al-Atassi – Fadl Abdel-Ghani – Samer Aldeyaei – Diplomat Hussein Al-Sabbagh – Bakr Ghabees – Hosam Hafiz – Omar Idlebi – Dr. Abdul Hamid Al-Awak – Dr. Karam Shaar – Yasser Al-Farhan – Mouaz Moustafa – Muhammad Marouh – Nahid Ghazoul / Chairman of the National Damascus Journal – Brigadier General Mounir Hariri – Mazen kseibi – Syria Suwayda – Ibrahim Al-Jabin – Dr. Haitham Al-Bozom – Mayssa kabbani – Fadwa Al-ojili – Dr. Khaldoun Al-Shamaa – Lawyer Abdullah Al-Sultan – Dr. Mumtaz Sheikh – Dr. Osama Qadi – Nuri al-Jarrah – Shaima al-Bouti / Sana Women’s Support Group – Khaled Ali / Media officer in the Kurdistan region of Iraq pdk-s – Mazhar Sharbaji / Lako – Ali Zarqan / Syrian-French Council – Azad Othman / Afrin Local Council – Hassan al-Aswad – Hussein Aljunied – Alise Mofrej – Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jabbawi – Mahmoud Al-Hamza – Hassan Al-Hariri – Siba madwar – Dr. Samir Al-Abdullah – Bashar Ali Al-Haj Ali – Talal Sunbulli, md – Journalist Samer Al-Ahmad – Lawyer Abdel-Hamid Al-Damen – Maher Abboud -Rami Assaf – Musab Al-Hamdi – Muhammad Abboud Al-Sultan – Oqba Al -Ali – Abdul Rahman Al-Sultan – Ali Al-Saleh – Zakaria Al-Ali – Lawyer Osaid Al-Mousa – Mohammad Bassam Tablieh – Lawyer Ammar Ezzeddin / Free Syrian Lawyers Association Hatay Office Director – Kosai – Lawyer Mahmoud Al-Daoud – Nidal Mahmoud Al-Hassan – Suleiman Al-Qarfan – Mechal Aladawi – Ali al-Zeer – Ahmed Hussein – Mohammad Alezzeddin – Lawyer Mahmoud al-Ali – Sarah al-Omar – Somri – Adnan al-Rahmoun – Lawyer Mustafa al-Hamidah – Abdullah al -Faraj/, lawyer – Awad al-Khater – Raghda al-Hariri / Syrian Council for Change – Mudar al-Farhan – Ahmed al-Ali – Esma al-Judaea Fakih – Youssef Al-Qaseer – Owais Al-Emadi – Basil – Firas Rahim – tamer – Moayad Askif – Muhammad Iqbal Al-Hajj Omar – Kamal Al-Taweel – Brigadier General Abdo Al-Hariri – Arabi Kasem – Hossam Nafra – Ibrahim Aljubouri – Zakaria Zakaria – Omar alqassar – İbrahim Issa – Adam Abdullah – Bassim Kitaz – Sam khalf – Ahmed Al-Khattaf -Amina – qassem qwekar – Shujaa Al-Ahmad – Nour Al-Ali – Mohamadadeb Kattaa – Yassmin alhomsi – Mohamed – Bilal Issa Al-Hassoun – Ahmed Al-Atra – Bassam Haji Mustafa – Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Khaled Al-Kanatri – Ahmed Hamada – Alaa El-Din Hasso – Zakwan Baaj – Mohamad – Saeed Al-Tawil – Iyad Hijazi- Sam sam – Ibrahim almasri – Ziyad Al-Hamid – Musaab Saeed Al-Yassin – Darwish Khalifa – Taha Al-Ghazi / refugee rights activist – Muhammad Aziz Saleh – nada refaı – mohammed refaı – Muhammad Al-Aboud – Mohammed Hafez – Fadel Turkman- Wassim Hossa – Abdel Nasser Hushan / lawyer, activist and writer in the field of human rights – Husam Aldeen AL BARAZY – Ali Al-Ibrahim / Syrian Children’s Protection and Care Organization (Harash) – Bashar Alhag Ali – Muhammad Hijazi – Hussam Al-Din Al-Hazuri – Adnan Ali – Shatha – Muhammad Ibrahim Uncles – Muhammad Ali Ibrahim Pasha – Brigadier General Ahmed Berri – Nasr Al-Youssef – Mohammad Haji Darwish – Rafid Rahal – Abdullah Al-Bashir – Ahmad Yehya – Dr. Alaa Al-Mustafa – Mustafa Khayatah-Lawyer Muhammad Shobak – Muhammad Siddiq – Syriawise – Mahmoud Akhras – Ibrahim Al-aloush – Hussein Hamadeh – Muhammad Al-Ahmad – Samiha Nader – Mustafa Al-Nuaimi – Muhammad Irfan Dadikhi – Fayez Al-Kuntar – Lawyer Ahmed Abdullah Bakeer – Muhammad Eid Al-Ahmad – Abdel Nasser Al-Jasem – Mahmoud Al-Nasser / political activist – Mudar Hamko – Ahmed Al-Najjar Media activist / member of the Syrian Media Union – Ghadah Daboul – Musa – Ahmed Hallaq – Ghassan Hamdan – Ghassan Abdel Rahman Al-Najjar – Omar Hamdan – Ahmed Shrouf -Mahmoud Alnajar – Khallad Hamadeh -Adnan hassan – Ahmad Aldalaty Mazen Naqqasha Hajj Ali – SA – Mahmoud hsj jasem – Yassin Al-Sheikh – Hassan Radi Muhammad Ahmed Rahal – Attorney Yasser Hamoush bin Hamed – Mohamad saad aldin – Mahmoud Aziz – Muammar Nasser Turki – Muhammad Al-Khamis – Ali Barhawi – Abdul Moneim Al-Naasan – Abdul Latif Saad – Omar abou fakher – Ibrahim Rahiblani – Anas abo Farouk – Attorney Mumtaz Al Hassan -Hafez Karkout Ruba Muhammad Rakik – Global Justice – Mustafa Al-Kahm – Angela Ya Al-Hamoud Huneid- Mustafa Alfrhat – Pierre Elias – Khaled Alhamada – Louay Bachour – Khaled Al-Ezz- Khairu Youssef Al-Aboud – M alm – Khalil Abdullah – Salem Hadid – Deniz Buyukaslan – Abdul Mohsen Muhammad – Muhammad Khalil – Salama Al-Fart – Amina Al-Salama – Azzam Ahmed – Muhammad Abdullah Al-Saryan – Journalist Musab Al-Saud – Yahya Al-Khatib – Riyad Maasas – Fadwa Lattouf – Imad Younis Al-Shihadeh – Muhammad Bilal – Suleiman Abou Fakher – Moutaz Rafeh – Aisha Daoud – Sham Sharif – Muhammad Khatib Idlib – Maen Nasr – Sami Zain al-Din – Mohsen Hizam / Arab Socialist Democratic Union Party – Muhammad Hazem Qabbani – Sameh Mahfut – Mustafa Summaq – Dr. Mukhlis al-Sayyadi – Ayman Alaa Nehme – Maan Zakkar – Nedal khalouf – Suha Alkasir – Osama al-Omar – Eng. M. Sham – Shams El Din Hesso – Nasr Abu – Nabot – Eddie Eiad Dwidari – Abdahall mrndi – Izzat Mhaissen – Abdul Hakim Junaid Mezian Al baraza – Sheikh Mahmoud Hussein Al-Murr – Muhammad Anwar Saima – Jalal Al-Issa – Ahmed Taha- Psychological counselor Anas Muhammad al-Jabban -nezar alsmadi – Abdul Salam Mulla Issa – Essam Abdul Rahman – Adnan Hamid – Ahmad Alabdullah – Mohiuddin Al-Habush – Mohamed- Yousef HORAN – Haitham Edriss – SETF / Khawam – Majed Shadeed – Abdullah Abdullah Abdel Nasser Farzat – Ahmed Ali Al-Aboud – Ms. Abd al-Rahman Abdul Qadir – Nizar Hammad – Ammar al-Saqqa – Dibo Othman Othman – Nur al-Din Abu Suleiman – Abd al-Majid Hamadeh – Mahmoud Madi – Ahmed Mowas – Colonel Khaled Kassar al-Qutini – Yasser al-Atrash – Majid Mahfouz – Qamar Turki Kattu’a – Jadhib Shehadeh – Wassim al-Hah , – Nidal Jouj Abd al-Razeq al-Alewi – Colonel Saber Hassan al-Hariri – Dr. Yassin al-Hamad – Muhammad Ali Badr – Muhammad Ali Badr – Mohamad Jouma Almouslly – Attorney Qusay Khairu – Talib Ahmed Ibrahim – Dr. Alkouatly – Fayez Muhammad Zummo – Adnan Muhammad Leela – Omar Shahrour – Raghad Canawati – Ghiath Al Madani – Abdel Aziz Madrati – Maysa Qaziz – Muhammad Farouk Al Ali – Jihan Al Khalaf – Samer Kaakari – Abu Elias – Malar Therese Kiriaki – Fawaz Adnan – Qassem Abu Muhammad – Abdo Jello – Zina Dakak – Khalil Mukhaimer – Ahmed Al-Hamdan – Fatima Hammoud – Ahmed Hafserjawi – Moura Rahma – Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Al-Hallaq -snaaAlzuobi – Brigadier General Abdul Rahim – Saleh Al Mohaimed – Adel Al-Halawani / Rly Board of Trustees of the Damascus National Pact – Adnan Al-Bush / Committee Al-Hasakah at the Brussels Conference – Sabiha Khalil – Mahmoud – Muhannad Kafarjalsi
The signatories to the petition, with surnames preserved, and according to the manner in which the names are given:
Signatory organizations:
-Mezan for legal studies and human rights.
-The Syrian Center for Legal Studies and Research
– Free Syrian Lawyers Association FSLA –
– Syrian emergency task force setf.ngo
– Syrian European Democratic Forum.
– Citizens for a Safe America.
– Chemical Weapons Victims Association.
– American Global Justice Organization / Global Justice – USA.
– The Arab Democratic Alliance.
-Humanitarian Euphrates Civilization Organization HEUC (New Jersey)
– Justice and sustainable development.
– International Humanitarian Relief Organization.
– The General Union of Detainees, Male and Female Detainees.
– Julia Domna Organization for Justice and Peace.
-Missing Persons Families Group.
– The Women’s Organization for Transitional Justice.
– The Revolutionary Political Authority of Deir Ezzor Governorate.
– The Revolutionary Authority of Daraa Governorate.
– Al-Ghad Al-Mashreq Charity Association.
– The Syrian National Salvation Gathering
– Raqqa Women’s Gathering.
– Takatof Humanity Association.
– Free Unlimited Gathering.
– Union of Free Syrian Students.
– The joint political body of the Syrian coast
– Taaluf humanitarian international
– Democratic Women Organization
