#Syrie « Le manque de financement n'est qu'une partie du problème : le blocage systématique et délibéré de l'aide en Syrie doit cesser. » #SyriaConf2018
#SyriaConf2018 Commissioner @JHahnEU referring to investment, and return on investment under the form of peace, security & prosperity. Business metaphor... Invest in people first, and support #CSOs
#SyriaConf2018 #Accountability NGO representative's appeal for supporting the #IIIM that depends entirely on donors' support
#SyriaConf2018 Only men on high-level panel on 'fostering inclusive ec & social development' calling for better inclusion of women in labour markets in host countries... What about practising what's preached?
#SyriaConf2018 Jordanian & Lebanese Ministers call on donors to support refugees and host communities: infrastructures, access to water, waste management, job creation... to reduce tensions
#SyriaConf2018 More must be done to support Syrian civil society orgs engaged in documenting crimes
#SyriaConf2018 Any future of #Syria should be built on accountability for crimes committed. Impunity would give a blank check to perpetrators. See joint NGO letter to EU/UN co-chairs:
#Syrie + d’1/4 de la population syrienne a fui les violences dans les pays voisins. La communauté internationale doit agir et trouver des solutions durables pour leur permettre de vivre dignement. #SyriaConf2018
#SyriaConf2018 George Ghali @ALEFliban: slight improvement re legal registration of refugees in #Lebanon, but state agencies lack resources. Access to health limited, risk of evictions & collective punishment at local level. Must be a clear commitment to non-refoulement
#SyriaConf2018 George Ghali from @ALEFliban, @EMHRN EuroMed Rights member organisation: "refugee resettlement commitment implementation has declined over the years."
#Syrie « Il y a eu des progrès suite à la première conférence de Bruxelles, mais ce n’est pas suffisant. Il reste encore beaucoup à faire. Il faut cesser de parler et passer à l’action » #SyriaConf2018
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#SyriaConf2018 #ICRC calls for more access to prisons, besieged areas to prevent IHL violations by all parties in conflict in #Syria
#SyriaConf2018 How to protect Syrians across the region? @lauralonden from UN Population Fund insists on the need for gender-based violence prevention services
#SyriaConf2018 #UN High Commissioner for Refugees @RefugeesChief Filippo Grandi calls for sending a signal of solidarity by implementing resettlement programmes for the most vulnerable refugees
#SyriaConf2018 "People in need in #Syria and host countries must come first" #UN Under-SG for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator
#SyriaConf2018 Commissioner @StylianidesEU says NGOs' priorities are EU's priorities - with a view to being more focused and better informed
#SyriaConf2018 Commissioner @JHahnEU: the conference aims at supporting host countries & communities, & learning about situation on the ground in #Syria
#SyriaConf2018 #Brussels Conference on #Syria starts... with Commissioner @JHahnEU as first speaker
#Syrie - de 20% des besoins humanitaires ont été financés en 2017. Nous serons bientôt incapables de répondre aux besoins grandissants, alertent les ONG #SyriaConf2018
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As Syria goes from one horror to another, listen to the voices of Syrian women www.youtube.com/watch before next Wednesday's #SyriaConf2018 tries to advance provision of aid + negotiations