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00:00:00LOOKING AT A CNN ARTICLE.
00:00:08IT SAYS TALARICO'S 12-DAY ABSENCE FROM THE TRAIL BECOMES FODDER FOR G.O.P. IN TEXAS
00:00:10SENATE RACE.
00:00:16HE SAID THAT HE HAD THE FLU, BUT HOW DOES HIS ABSENCE AND THE RUMORS THAT HAVE SURROUNDED
00:00:19ABOUT WHERE HE WAS EVEN THOUGH
00:00:20HIS CAMPAIGN HAS SAID HE HAD THE
00:00:27FLU, HOW DOES HIS ABSENCE IMPACT HIS STANDING?
00:00:30GUEST: THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES FROM MAGA,
00:00:35SOCIAL MEDIA ECOSYSTEM.
00:00:38IN ORDER FOR A DEMOCRAT TO WIN IN TEXAS, YOU NEED TO PITCH A
00:00:42PERFECT GAME. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WORKING HIS WAY SO FAR. HE'S GOT THE FUNDRAISING
00:00:45ADVANTAGE. HE'S GOT THE OPPONENT HE WOULD WANT.
00:00:49NOW I THINK HE NEEDS TO GO OUT
00:00:50AND DO, IF I WORK JAMES
00:00:54-- IF I WERE JAMES TALARICO, I WOULD DO A BIG BARNSTORMING EFFORT ALL OVER TEXAS, BE AS
00:00:57PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE, BE OUT THERE, DEMAND TO DEBATE, DO
00:00:59EVERY TV INTERVIEW, DO EVERY
00:01:01STATE FAIR, HAVE PICTURES OF HIM
00:01:04RIDING EVERY RIDE AT THE TEXAS STATE FAIR RIGHT NOW AT THE
00:01:08COTTON BOWL.
00:01:11GO BE AS PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAKE OR BREAK WEEK FOR HIM.
00:01:14HOST: THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM, PEOPLE FELT LIKE
00:01:17TALARICO'S CAMPAIGN WAS NOT AS
00:01:19TRANSPARENT ON WHERE HE WAS IN
00:01:22HIS SICKNESS AS THEY HAD PERHAPS
00:01:24HOPED HIM TO BE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE MITCH MCCONNELL OF IT
00:01:27ALL.
00:01:32HOW MUCH ARE YOU SEEING AGE OR HEALTH BE AN ISSUE?
00:01:36GUEST: I THINK IT IS AN INCREASING CONVERSATION. WE GO BACK TO MAYBE EVEN
00:01:38PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN THE
00:01:42PAST, ABOUT FORMER VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BEING MORE OPEN ABOUT SOME OF THEIR
00:01:45MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, AND
00:01:48FOLKS STRUGGLING TO SQUARE THEM.
00:01:51IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEONE LIKE JOHN FETTERMAN, WHO A FEW YEARS AGO
00:01:54WAS FACING A LOT OF SCRUTINY FOR HOW HE WAS RECOVERING FROM A
00:01:58STROKE DURING HIS SENATE RACE, TOO.
00:02:01I THINK THERE IS A BAD TASTE IN DEMOCRATS' MOUTH WITH A LITTLE
00:02:05BUYER'S REMORSE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE SEEN
00:02:07THROUGHOUT THIS CYCLE IS
00:02:12INCREASED SCRUTINY ON CANDIDATES' AGE. YOU HAVE A 14-POINT LOSS THIS
00:02:15CYCLE. WE CAN POINT TO THREE OR FOUR OF
00:02:18THEM ESPECIALLY IN THE
00:02:21DEMOCRATIC SIDE WHERE AGE WAS THE ISSUE, RIGHT?
00:02:24THINK ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN IN CONNECTICUT, WHO THE
00:02:28DEMOCRAT WHO BEAT HIM THERE WAS RUNNING A CHANGE PLATFORM, SAME IN DENVER, COLORADO.
00:02:31THE POLICIES ARE THE SAME COMMIT
00:02:35. IT IS JUST HOW EFFICIENT YOU CAN BE WHEN YOU ARE 70 YEARS OLD, 80
00:02:38YEARS OLD. I THINK THAT WILL PLAY OUT IN 2028 AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN THE
00:02:40DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
00:02:45HOST: LET'S GET TO SOME CALLS, PAUL IN MASSACHUSETTS. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING.
00:02:48AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
00:02:51ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS ELECTION, WE TALK ABOUT THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO IMPROVE
00:02:55THE ECONOMY. ANYBODY THAT THINKS THE DEMOCRATS WILL IMPROVE THE ECONOMY HAVE ROCKS IN THEIR
00:02:59HEAD. THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THE
00:03:03DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT SUGGESTS THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING TO
00:03:06IMPROVE THE ECONOMY, AND THAT IS THE ISSUE IN THE POLITICS RIGHT
00:03:10NOW.
00:03:12THAT IS THE GREAT MYTH IN POLITICS RIGHT NOW.
00:03:16GUEST: I THINK PAUL KIND OF HIT ON THE HEAD THERE, WHAT, HOW
00:03:18CRAZY THIS CYCLE HAS BEEN, WHEN
00:03:23REPUBLICANS HAVE TRADITIONALLY POLLED MUCH MORE STRONGLY ON THE ECONOMY.
00:03:26WHEN YOU ASK WHICH PARTY DO YOU TRUST ON THE ECONOMY,
00:03:32FOR MANY YEARS IT HAS BEEN REPUBLICANS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT GALLUP, PEW, WHEN VOTERS ARE ASKED, WHO DO
00:03:35YOU TRUST ON THE ECONOMY,
00:03:37DEMOCRATS, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A
00:03:40SLIGHT EDGE, THEY ARE AT LEAST MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE THAN THEY WERE IN PREVIOUS ITERATIONS OF
00:03:43THE POLL. I THINK THAT HAS DONE A LOT OF
00:03:52TO DO WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. VOTERS ARE LOSING A LOT OF TRUST
00:03:56THAT WAS BUILT IN WITH REPUBLICANS ON THE ECONOMY.
00:03:59THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY SAYING THEY THINK THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A PLAN TO GET US OUT OF THIS TOUGHER ECONOMIC OUTLOOK RIGHT
00:04:02NOW, BUT THEY KNOW REPUBLICANS,
00:04:06WHEN THEY HAVE KEYS TO THE CAR,
00:04:08THEY ARE SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD. HOST: EARL FROM WASHINGTON, A
00:04:11DEMOCRAT.
00:04:21CALLER: WHAT I'M WONDERING IS, WITH ALL OF THE HATE, WITH ALL
00:04:23OF THE NEGATIVITY THAT IS GOING
00:04:25ON IN THE PUBLIC ARENA TO DATE,
00:04:29LOOK WHAT HE'S DOING WITH
00:04:31HOMELAND SECURITY, WITH ALL OF
00:04:35THE INDICATORS THAT THE COUNTRY
00:04:38IS GOING OFF THE RAILS, HOW DO
00:04:43REPUBLICANS JUSTIFY ANY EFFORT
00:04:45TO HELP THIS GUY?
00:04:52GUEST: I THINK THAT IS A QUESTION REPUBLICANS ARE
00:04:54STRUGGLING WITH RIGHT NOW. HOW MUCH TO RUN WITH THE
00:04:57PRESIDENT VERSUS HOW MUCH TO PUT DAYLIGHT BETWEEN THEM RIGHT NOW.
00:04:59THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER HAVE
00:05:02THEIR NATIONAL SURVEY OUT THIS
00:05:04WEEK THAT SHOWS TRUMP AT THE
00:05:08LOWEST APPROVAL RATING OF HIS SECOND TERM AT 30%.
00:05:12I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WE
00:05:15SEE OTHER POSTERS GET BELOW THAT 30% MARK AS WELL. THE PRESIDENT IS INCREDIBLY UNPOPULAR, AND VOTERS WANT A
00:05:19CHANGE. MIDTERM ELECTIONS YEARS, THE
00:05:25REFERENDUM ON THE PARTY IN POWER. THIS ELECTION IN PARTICULAR IS A
00:05:28REFERENDUM ON THE MAN IN POWER, AND VOTERS ARE UPSET WITH TRUMP. HOST: FRANK, AN INDEPENDENT. GOOD MORNING.
00:05:31CALLER: GOOD MORNING.
00:05:34SO, YOUR TONE, SIR, SEEMS TO BE,
00:05:37IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT, YOU
00:05:40KNOW, DEMOCRATS ARE DOING PRETTY
00:05:42GOOD IN THE POLLING.
00:05:44YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN TRUST THE
00:05:47POLLING ANYMORE.
00:05:51WE SAW BACK IN 2016, NOBODY
00:05:56THOUGHT TRUMP WOULD WIN, AND HE DID.
00:05:59I VOTED THE FIRST TIME IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 1976,
00:06:03SO I HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE. [LAUGHS]
00:06:06AND I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED TIMES WE ARE
00:06:09LIVING IN RIGHT NOW, FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS, IF I MAY.
00:06:13SO YOU HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS OF AUTHORITATIVE TRUMP,
00:06:17TOUGH GUY, RIGHT-WING STUFF ALL
00:06:19OVER THE WORLD, REALLY.
00:06:25I JUST READ ABOUT IN GERMANY,
00:06:31YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INTO THIS
00:06:33MATURE ATTENTIVE -- AUTHORITATIVE THING.
00:06:38ONE OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT IS HAPPENING TODAY THAT WAS NEVER THERE IS AI. THAT IS HUGE.
00:06:41AND YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE LIKE ELON MUSK AND PETER THIEL, WHO I HAVE
00:06:44NO TRUST IN THEM WHATSOEVER FOR
00:06:46WHAT THEY CAN DO IS BEYOND IMAGINATION.
00:06:49THEN YOU'VE GOT THE MIDDLE EAST
00:06:50SITUATION, WHICH IS VERY
00:06:56STRANGE, BECAUSE TRADITIONALLY THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN VERY PRO-ISRAEL, AND NOW NOT SO MUCH SO.
00:07:00IN FACT, I'VE BEEN READING SO MANY REPUBLICAN-BASED, FOX NEWS
00:07:05STUFF WHERE REPUBLICANS SEEM TO
00:07:10BE SO PRO-ISRAEL, WHICH IS TO BE ALMOST LIKE A JOKE IN A WAY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY WERE
00:07:14NEVER THAT PRO-ISRAEL.
00:07:18HOST: ALL RIGHT, I WILL SEE IF
00:07:23YOU CAN GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS FOR KIRK. CALLER: WELL, MY QUESTION IS,
00:07:29ALL THE RESEARCH THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE, AND HE IS SAYING THE
00:07:31POLL IS INDICATING DEMOCRATS. BUT I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THE
00:07:34PUBLIC -- MY QUESTION IS, I
00:07:36THINK THE PUBLIC IS SO CONFUSED,
00:07:39AND I'M WONDERING IF WE, YOU KNOW, CAN HAVE ANY FAITH IN ANY
00:07:42KIND OF POLLS.
00:07:46I GUESS THAT IS MY QUESTION. GUEST: FAITH IN THE POLLS HAS
00:07:50BEEN A MAJOR QUESTION EVER SINCE
00:07:54I STARTED COVERING POLITICS OVER
00:07:5810 YEARS AGO NOW. I THINK WHAT WE ARE SEEING THIS
00:08:03TIME IS IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO
00:08:07MODEL A PRESIDENTIAL OUTCOME WITH TRUMP ON THE BALLOT, BECAUSE HE ACTIVATES VOTERS THAT ARE NOT IN THE TRADITIONAL
00:08:11POLLING NET HERE. WHAT I LIKE TO SEE WHAT I'M
00:08:14LOOKING AT HOLES HERE IS ONLY
00:08:18CERTAIN ONES ARE THE GOLD STANDARDS CNN, PEW RESEARCH, THE , BIPARTISAN FOX NEWS POLL, THE
00:08:21AARP POLL, THE NBC POLLING, THE BIPARTISAN ONE.
00:08:24AND I THINK THOSE HAVE UPDATED
00:08:29THEIR METHODOLOGIES TO CAPTURE THIS ELECTORATE HERE A LOT BETTER. YOU HAVE A LOT OF JUNK POLLS OUT
00:08:32HERE THAT ARE A DIME A DOZEN, WHICH WE DON'T REALLY PAY MUCH
00:08:34ATTENTION TO OVER AT "HOTLINE," BUT ALL OF THESE GOLDSTAR
00:08:37POLLSTERS ARE POINTING AT THE
00:08:40SAME DIRECTION RIGHT NOW, AND
00:08:43THAT IS TOWARDS DEMOCRATS. AM I SAYING THERE'S NOT ANY
00:08:47ERROR? OF COURSE THERE IS.
00:08:48BUT I DON'T THING THE MAGNITUDE
00:08:52WILL BE ON A 2016 LEVEL, FOR A
00:08:53NUMBER OF FACTORS.
00:08:58HOST: I WANT TO POINT TO, SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TEXAS, FOR A DEMOCRAT TO WIN IN TEXAS,
00:09:00TEXAS HAS TO BECOME NEW JERSEY. NOT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON.
00:09:04BUT THIS RACE IS CAUSING ANXIETY
00:09:06FOR REPUBLICANS. HOW MUCH ANXIETY?
00:09:10GUEST: IT ABSOLUTELY IS. THEY ARE INVESTING OVER $200 MILLION IN THIS RACE, NOT
00:09:14BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK IT WILL BE COMPETITIVE. YOU DON'T PUT ALMOST A QUARTER
00:09:18BILLION DOLLARS INTO A RACE BECAUSE YOU THINK IT IS SAFE AND
00:09:21SOUND.
00:09:24IT IS INTERESTING THEY ARE COMPARING THAT TO NEW JERSEY, BECAUSE NEW JERSEY AT THE
00:09:29PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL IN 2024 SAW ONE OF THE BIGGEST WINGS TOWARD TRUMP AT THE PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL. THAT WAS IN PART BECAUSE OF THE
00:09:33LARGE HISPANIC POPULATION IN NEW
00:09:34JERSEY.
00:09:38THAT WAS THE SWING VOTERS IN THAT ELECTION.
00:09:43YOU SAW THE SAME TYPE OF DRIFT OVER IN TEXAS AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS, THE LAREDO AREA, THE RIO GRANDE
00:09:46VALLEY OVER THERE.
00:09:49BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW
00:09:55IN SURVEYS AND REPORTING ON THE
00:09:58GROUND IS THAT THOSE SAME HISPANIC VOTERS WHO CAUSED THAT GREAT SWING IN NEW JERSEY,
00:10:02CAUSED THAT BIG SWING IN TEXAS, THEY ARE REALLY SOURING ON THE PRESIDENT. THEY ARE THE ONES HIT HARDEST BY
00:10:06HIS ECONOMIC POLICIES, AND THEY ARE EITHER NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM, OR THEY ARE GOING TO CROSS THE AISLE AND VOTE FOR
00:10:10DEMOCRATS, BECAUSE THEY WANT SOME SORT OF CHANGE RIGHT NOW. HISPANIC VOTERS ARE THE SWING
00:10:15VOTERS THIS CYCLE. HOST: IT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE ANDY 63 ON TWITTER SAYS, "I JUST
00:10:18DON'T SEE ANY REPUBLICAN NOT VOTING FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. THEY MAY SAY THEY ARE NOT, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTION DAY,
00:10:22THEY WILL PULL THE LEVER FOR THE PERSON WITH THE R BEHIND THEIR
00:10:25NAME. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT FLAWS.
00:10:27IT IS ALL ABOUT THE R, PERIOD."
00:10:30BUT HISPANIC VOTERS IN A 2024
00:10:35ELECTION SHOWED THEMSELVES TO BE SWING VOTERS.
00:10:38GUEST: THEY DID VOTE FOR
00:10:40REPUBLICANS, THEY DID PULL THE
00:10:43REPUBLICAN LEVER, BUT THESE ARE
00:10:46NOT DYED IN THE WOOL REPUBLICANS
00:10:51, YOUR BUSH, ROMNEY, MCCAIN, TRUMP VOTERS HERE. THEY ARE THE SWING VOTERS, THEY
00:10:54ARE THE ONES MOST DIRECTLY
00:10:56IMPACTED BY TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES, IMPACTED BY TRUMP'S
00:10:59ECONOMIC POLICIES. WHEN YOU ARE IN SOMEWHERE LIKE
00:11:02FLORIDA, FOR EXAMPLE,
00:11:05THERE IS A CONGRESSIONAL
00:11:08DISTRICT IN AND AROUND MIAMI FOR
00:11:09MARIA SALAZAR, WHO SHE JUST CUT
00:11:15AN AD OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO, DIRECT TO CAMERA, TALKING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, SAYING THAT YOUR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT METHODS ARE TOO HARSH.
00:11:19YOU ARE SWEEPING UP INNOCENT FAMILIES IN THIS DRAGNET IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND MY
00:11:22CONSTITUENTS ARE CONCERNED.
00:11:27THIS IS A REPUBLICAN IN A SEAT THAT TRUMP CARRIED BY OVER 15 POINTS GOING DIRECT TO CAMERA SAYING "TRUMP HAS GONE TOO FAR."
00:11:30THAT IS KIND OF THE BATTLEFIELD WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
00:11:33HIS POLICIES HAVE AFFECTED
00:11:36HISPANIC SWING VOTERS SO MUCH THAT A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN HAS TO PLEAD WITH TRUMP ON
00:11:40CAMERA TO TONE IT DOWN.
00:11:45HOST: I WANT TO GET TO ONE OF THESE RACES WHERE I THINK THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, BUT
00:11:48FIRST, I WANT TO INVITE OUR CALLERS TO JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION.
00:11:51KIRK BADO FROM THE NATIONAL JOURNAL "HOTLINE" IS HERE,
00:11:54ANSWERING ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS
00:11:56ABOUT THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
00:12:00HE IS A GURU AND WE CAN GO
00:12:04DISTRICT BY DISTRICT, SO START CALLING IN. I WILL REPEAT YOUR PHONE LINES.
00:12:07REPUBLICANS, (202) 748-8001.
00:12:09DEMOCRATS, (202) 748-8000. AND FOR INDEPENDENTS, (202)
00:12:11748-8002.
00:12:15START CALLING IN NOW. WE WILL TURN BACK TO YOUR CALLS
00:12:17IN ONE SECOND.
00:12:20BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TEXAS
00:12:26HOUSE DISTRICT 35, TWO LATINO CANDIDATES, JOHNNY GARCIA AND
00:12:29CARLOS DE LA CRUZ IN THE NEWLY REDISTRICTING MAP.
00:12:31ONE, ARE YOU SEEING THE SAME
00:12:35THEMES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT,
00:12:38SWING VOTERS THAT ARE HISPANIC,
00:12:41THE IMPACT ON IMMIGRATION, THE ECONOMY, ARE THEY ALL PLAYING
00:12:44OUT IN THIS IMPORTANT DISTRICT RIGHT NOW?
00:12:49>> NOW TO NEW YORK CITY FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
00:12:53MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AMID
00:12:54ONGOING MILITARY OPERATIONS.
00:12:59>> I INVITE THE FOLLOWING TO
00:13:05PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING.
00:13:07MR. CLAUDIO CORDONE FOR SYRIA.
00:13:15THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL
00:13:18FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND
00:13:22DEPUTY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR.
00:13:24THE FOUNDER OF SYRIAN YOUTH
00:13:27EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE.
00:13:31AND THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF
00:13:33MIDDLE EAST, EASTERN, AND SOUTHERN AFRICA PLAN
00:13:37INTERNATIONAL. IT IS SO DECIDED.
00:13:42THE SECURITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
00:13:45BEGIN ITS CONSIDERATION OF ITEM TWO OF THE AGENDA.
00:13:50I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO MR.
00:13:54CLAUDIO CORDONE.
00:13:55>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
00:14:00I AM GREETING YOU FROM DAMASCUS
00:14:08WITH HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS INCLUDING WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL WHO WELCOME SAID HE
00:14:12PROGRESS IN SYRIA AND REAFFIRMED
00:14:15THE U.N.'S READINESS TO SUPPORT
00:14:17SYRIA'S TRANSITION, ECONOMIC
00:14:20RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION.
00:14:23THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IS ONE OF
00:14:27THE KEYS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE TRANSITION IN SYRIA.
00:14:35AVAILABILITY OF GOODS, INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND RENEWED FINANCIAL CONNECTIONS ARE ENCOURAGING.
00:14:40BUT SUCCESS WILL ULTIMATELY BE MEASURED BY TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN PEOPLE'S DAILY
00:14:45LIVES BENEFITING ALL SYRIANS.
00:14:49FOR MANY, ESSENTIALS HAVE BECOME HARDER TO AFFORD.
00:14:54RECENT PRICE INCREASES HAVE DRIVEN UP TRANSPORT AND
00:14:56REDUCTION COSTS, COMPOUNDING
00:15:00CURRENCY DEPRECIATION, FURTHER ERODING PURCHASING POWER.
00:15:04FOOD PRICES ROSE BY AN AVERAGE OF AROUND 30% FOLLOWING THE INCREASES.
00:15:08IN RESPONSE TO DEMONSTRATIONS
00:15:11ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCED MEASURES
00:15:15TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT INCLUDING REDUCED PRICES.
00:15:20ECONOMIC PRESSURES ARE ALSO
00:15:23AFFECTING ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
00:15:27HAS HIGHLIGHTED SHORTAGES OF
00:15:30MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
00:15:34TEACHERS HAVE PROTESTED OVER SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS
00:15:36WHILE DISRUPTIONS TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES HAVE COMPOUNDED DAILY
00:15:40HARDSHIPS. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, SANCTIONS
00:15:43RELIEF HAS OPENED OPPORTUNITIES
00:15:46FOR INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION.
00:15:53THE FINANCE MINISTER HAS OUTLINED REFORMS TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
00:15:57THE EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCED
00:16:03SUPPORT AND THE WORLD BANK HAS
00:16:05APPROVED $175 MILLION IN AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS.
00:16:10SYRIA WILL ALSO BE WELL REPRESENTED AT THIS WEEK'S
00:16:13ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE WORLD BANK AND IMF TAKING PLACE IN BANGKOK.
00:16:22THE TASK NOW IS TO TRANSLATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES INTO SUSTAINED REPORT FOR SYRIA'S RECOVERY.
00:16:27SYRIANS EXPECT INTERNATIONAL
00:16:29POLITICAL GOODWILL TO TURN INTO
00:16:33FINANCING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROJECTS THAT DELIVER
00:16:36TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES.
00:16:40REFORMS TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONS, TRANSPARENCY, AND
00:16:44EQUITABLE GROWTH ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
00:16:49FOLLOWING ON FROM THE MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, WE
00:16:52ARE EXPLORING WITH THE GOVERNMENT THE POSSIBILITY OF
00:16:56SUPPORTING AN INTERNATIONAL
00:16:58RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE GROUNDED IN SYRIA'S
00:17:02PRIORITIES.
00:17:03MR. PRESIDENT, RECOVERY ALSO
00:17:06DEMANDS INVESTMENT IN SYRIA'S HUMAN CAPITAL.
00:17:11AN ESTIMATED 2 MILLION CHILDREN ARE STILL OUT OF SCHOOL.
00:17:15DAMAGED FACILITIES, TEACHER SHORTAGES, AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
00:17:18CONTINUE TO IMPEDE ACCESS.
00:17:24I WELCOME EFFORTS TO
00:17:28REHABILITATE SCHOOLS AND
00:17:33REINSTATE TEACHERS. AT THE SAME TIME, UNIVERSITY
00:17:38GUIDANCE HAVE CAUSED ALARM
00:17:41REGARDING ACCESS TO CERTAIN FIELDS OF STUDY INCLUDING
00:17:45DEGREES IN SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONS TO MALE OR FEMALE STUDENTS, A
00:17:50PROHIBITION ON ORGANIZATIONS AS
00:17:53A PROOF ECOSYSTEM OF ENROLLMENT,
00:17:56AND RESTRICTIONS FACED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
00:17:59I URGE THE AUTHORITIES TO REVIEW THESE GUIDELINES IN CONSULTATION
00:18:01WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
00:18:06FREE FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT
00:18:09DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF GENDER, DISABILITY, OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION.
00:18:14MR. PRESIDENT, RECENT INCIDENTS
00:18:17OF VIOLENCE OR A REMINDER OF THE
00:18:21SCALE OF GRIEVANCES THAT
00:18:24CONTRIBUTE TO THE FRAGILITY OF SYRIA'S TRANSITION.
00:18:29ON SEPTEMBER 3, SEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND FOUR INJURED
00:18:30WHEN GUNMEN ATTACKED A BUS.
00:18:34THE VICTIMS WERE REPORTEDLY OUR
00:18:38WHITES -- ALOWITES.
00:18:42I WELCOME THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN INVESTIGATION.
00:18:47IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO
00:18:49REASSURE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
00:18:52AND AVOID COLLECTIVE BLAME.
00:18:57CONCERNS OVER COMMUNAL SECURITY
00:19:00HAVE BEEN HEIGHTENED ELSEWHERE.
00:19:05ON OCTOBER THREE, UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS ON MOTORCYCLES REPORTEDLY ENTERED AND OPENED
00:19:10FIRE AT SHOPS AND CIVILIANS
00:19:17TRIGGERING A SECURITY RESPONSE.
00:19:21THERE ARE UNRESOLVED TENSIONS SINCE THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE TOWN AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
00:19:25ADDITIONALLY, TENSIONS ROSE IN
00:19:29THE PREDOMINANTLY SHIITE TOWN FOLLOWING REPORTS OF A
00:19:31KIDNAPPING THE AUTHORITIES SUBSEQUENTLY SAID WAS FABRICATED.
00:19:36ONCE AGAIN, SUCH INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATE HOW QUICKLY LOCAL
00:19:39DISPUTES AND RUMORS CAN ACQUIRE
00:19:43A SECTARIAN DIMENSION.
00:19:47IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESPOND
00:19:49PROMPTLY AND ADDRESS GRIEVANCES, PREVENT INCITEMENT, AND REBUILD TRUST.
00:19:53IN THIS CONTEXT, I COMMEND THE
00:19:57INITIATIVE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL
00:19:59ACTION PLAN AGAINST HATE SPEECH
00:20:02WHICH REMAINS A SERIOUS CONCERN ACROSS SYRIAN SOCIETY.
00:20:06IT MUST BE CONFRONTED AND
00:20:08PREVENTED FROM ESCALATING INTO
00:20:11INCITEMENT TO DISCRIMINATION, HOSTILITY, OR VIOLENCE WHILE
00:20:15RESPECTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL
00:20:19LAW.
00:20:20YESTERDAY, MY OFFICE FACILITATED
00:20:24A WORKSHOP HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF
00:20:28FOREIGN AU PAIRS AND EXPATRIATES
00:20:29-- FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND EXPATRIATES TO BEGIN SUCH A
00:20:33PROCESS. YOU AND WILL CONTINUE TO
00:20:36COOPERATE IN THIS REGARD
00:20:38INCLUDING BY SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE CONSULTATIONS.
00:20:44MR. PRESIDENT, SYRIA CONTINUES
00:20:47TO CONFRONT ATTACKS LIKE THE ONE
00:20:51ON SEPTEMBER 17 RESULTING IN THE KILLING OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES.
00:20:56GAS PIPELINES WERE ALSO REPORTED
00:20:59AS SABOTAGED ON SEPTEMBER 28 AND
00:21:03HOMES ON OCTOBER 7.
00:21:04I WELCOME TO NATIONAL PLEDGES
00:21:07THIS MONTH IN ROME OF MORE THAN
00:21:09$75 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF CARET
00:21:12CARET -- COUNTERTERRORIST EFFORTS IN SYRIA.
00:21:16MR. PRESIDENT, THE ACTIVITIES
00:21:23CONTINUE ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY INCLUDE EXPANDING ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
00:21:27WORKS, CHECKPOINTS, SEARCHES, DETENTIONS, AND SHOOTINGS.
00:21:32I ECHO THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED LAST WEEK OF THE HIGH
00:21:35COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON
00:21:37THE CONTINUED IMPACT ON
00:21:41CIVILIANS OF SUCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE KILLING ON OCTOBER
00:21:435 OF A MAN NEAR THE IDF MILITARY POSITION.
00:21:47THERE WERE OTHER INCIDENTS IDF SHOOTING OF CIVILIANS AND
00:21:51DETENTIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 49 INDIVIDUALS REPORTEDLY REMAINING
00:21:54IN ISRAELI CUSTODY.
00:21:57ON SEPTEMBER 23, 14 MEMBERS
00:22:03CROSSED THE LINE BEFORE ISRAELI FORCES COULD [INDISCERNIBLE]
00:22:08I REITERATE THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S CALL FOR AN
00:22:12END TO THE AGREEMENT AND FULL
00:22:16RESPECT FOR SYRIA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
00:22:21DIPLOMACY IS THE ONLY WAY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT CONSISTENT
00:22:25WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW.
00:22:27MR. PRESIDENT, THERE WERE FEWER
00:22:32VIOLENT INCIDENTS THIS MONTH.
00:22:36MOVEMENT ALONG THE DAMASCUS HIGHWAY IMPROVED. BUT THE POLITICAL STALEMATE
00:22:40CONTINUES.
00:22:42TENSIONS PERSIST AMONG FACTIONS
00:22:46OVER THE FUTURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DAMASCUS.
00:22:54ON OCTOBER 7, AT A DEMONSTRATION, SOME PARTICIPANTS
00:22:58DISPLAYED ISRAELI FLAGS, ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WIDER
00:23:01JEWISH COMMUNITY.
00:23:04BEYOND THE POLITICAL DIVISIONS,
00:23:06SYRIA'S HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS REMAIN
00:23:09UNRESOLVED. THEY INCLUDE THE EDUCATIONAL
00:23:13FUTURE OF OVER 14,000 STUDENTS,
00:23:17DETAINEES AND MISSING PERSONS,
00:23:21AND THE RETURN OF DISPLACED
00:23:24FAMILIES, ALL OF WHICH ARE COMPOUNDING MISTRUST BETWEEN COMMUNITIES.
00:23:31ACCOUNTABILITY IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO REBUILDING TRUST. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO
00:23:36VIOLENCE, TO VIOLATIONS COMMITTED DURING LAST YEAR'S
00:23:39JULY VIOLENCE, HAVE COMMENCED. SENTENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN A
00:23:43NUMBER OF CASES INVOLVING ALL PARTIES. I WELCOME THESE STEPS.
00:23:50NEVERTHELESS, CONTINUED ATTENTION TO FAIR TRIAL
00:23:53SAFEGUARDS INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEFENSE REMAIN IMPORTANT TO
00:23:59STRENGTHEN CONFIDENCE IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS.
00:24:03ULTIMATELY, AND DESPITE FOREIGN INTERFERENCE, A DURABLE SOLUTION
00:24:08REQUIRES SYRIAN DIALOGUE TO
00:24:10ADDRESS LOCAL CONCERNS WITHIN
00:24:12THE FRAMEWORK OF SYRIA'S
00:24:16SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY. MY OFFICE STANDS READY TO
00:24:19SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REVIVE THE
00:24:22SEPTEMBER 2025 ROADMAP,
00:24:26RESTORING STATE AUTHORITY, WHILE ADDRESSING LEGITIMATE COMMUNITY
00:24:30GRIEVANCES.
00:24:34ON THE NORTHEAST, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT
00:24:37CONTINUES INCLUDING THE
00:24:41INTEGRATION OF FORMER PERSONNEL
00:24:44IN STATE INSTITUTIONS ANY
00:24:46TRANSFER OF SALARY PAYMENTS TO DAMASCUS.
00:24:50CHALLENGES REMAIN REGARDING A
00:24:53NUMBER AND THE END RESULT STATUS
00:24:56OF THE WOMEN'S PROTECTION UNITS.
00:25:00THE RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL CERTIFICATES ARE STILL UNDER
00:25:03DISCUSSION WHILE HOUSING, LAND,
00:25:05AND PROPERTY DISPUTES AWAIT RETURNS.
00:25:10DEMONSTRATIONS CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSERT ITS
00:25:13SOVEREIGNTY THROUGH CONTRASTING
00:25:17REACTIONS FROM COMMUNITIES
00:25:19UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCING INTEGRATION THROUGH
00:25:23DIALOGUE AND NOT CONFRONTATION.
00:25:26MR. PRESIDENT, INSTITUTIONAL
00:25:29REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF SYRIA'S TRANSITION.
00:25:35ON SEPTEMBER 16, THE PEOPLE'S
00:25:38ASSEMBLY PASSED LEGISLATION ABOLISHING THE COUNTERTERRORISM
00:25:43COURT NULLIFYING ITS RULINGS IN
00:25:45ESTABLISHING MECHANISMS FOR RESTITUTION.
00:25:50IN HEARINGS ON EDUCATION AND
00:25:53ENERGY, WERE EARLY EXAMPLES OF THE OVERSIGHT RULE.
00:25:58WORK IS ALSO CONTINUING ON DRAFTING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
00:26:02LEGISLATION.
00:26:04IT WILL BE VITAL TO ASSURE
00:26:11ACCOUNTABILITY ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY REGARDLESS OF THE VICTIMS OR PERPETRATORS AND RESPECT OF DUE
00:26:15PROCESS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
00:26:18SUBMISSION OF THE DRAFT FOR LAWFUL DEBATE AND ADOPTION BY THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY.
00:26:23THE U.N. STANDS READY TO ADVISE ON THIS AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE
00:26:27DRAFTS IN FULL RESPECT OF SYRIA
00:26:31LEADERSHIP AND OWNERSHIP.
00:26:31I ALSO ENCOURAGE THE
00:26:36STRENGTHENING COOPERATION BETWEEN SYRIAN INSTITUTIONS AND
00:26:38INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS SUPPORTING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.
00:26:42LOOKING AHEAD, MY OFFICE CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH THE
00:26:47AUTHORITIES IN DISCUSSIONS ON THEIR PLANS FOR FUTURE ELECTORAL
00:26:52EVENTS AND U.N. SUPPORT.
00:26:56YOU WILL ALSO RECALL THE CONSTITUTION ENVISIONS THE
00:27:00DRAFTING AND ADOPTION OF A PERMANENT CONSTITUTION DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
00:27:06WE CONTINUE TO UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EARLY START ON
00:27:08SUCH A PROCESS, ENSURING IT IS
00:27:12INCLUSIVE, TRANSPARENT, AND
00:27:14PARTICIPATORY, AND WE ARE READY TO SUPPORT IT.
00:27:16IT WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN AFFIRMING THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF
00:27:20WOMEN AND SYRIA'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
00:27:24MR. PRESIDENT, ON OCTOBER 5, THE
00:27:28AUTHORITIES PUBLISHED A DRAFT
00:27:30LAW GOVERNING A NUMBER OF
00:27:34ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMING
00:27:35CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 1000 CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES WHICH IS
00:27:39WELCOME. I ENCOURAGE THE AUTHORITIES TO MAXIMIZE FURTHER MEANINGFUL
00:27:43CONSULTATION AND ENSURE THAT THE
00:27:47LEGISLATION ALLOWS THEM TO
00:27:52OPERATE FREELY.
00:27:53CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES HAVE CONTINUED TO CALL FOR
00:27:57STRONGER PRESENTATION OF WOMEN
00:27:59IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING FOR A TARGET OF 30%.
00:28:04THE RECENT GRADUATION OF 150
00:28:07FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS IS A WELCOME STEP TOWARDS GREATER
00:28:12PARTICIPATION IN THE SECURITY SECTOR.
00:28:14WE ENCOURAGE BROADER EFFORTS TO
00:28:17ENSURE WOMEN ARE MEANINGFULLY
00:28:22REPRESENTED IN DECISION-MAKING AND PLAYFUL ROLE IN PUBLIC LIFE.
00:28:24MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME CONCLUDE
00:28:27BY REITERATING MY OFFICE'S
00:28:31READINESS TO DEVELOP OUR COOPERATION WITH THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT.
00:28:36WORKING FROM INSIDE SYRIA, SEEKING TO CONNECT EFFECTIVELY,
00:28:40SYRIAN AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF A
00:28:43SYRIAN-LED AND OWNED TRANSITION. THANK YOU.
00:28:46>> I THINK MR. CORDONE -- I
00:28:53THANK MR. CORDONE FOR HIS BRIEFING.
00:28:58I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO YOU.
00:28:59>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I THINK THE
00:29:04DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY CORDONE FOR
00:29:08HIS ENGAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA.
00:29:12SYRIA IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE. SINCE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN
00:29:16IMPORTANT SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
00:29:19MOST RETURNING HOME, RECOVERY
00:29:23ISRAEL, ACROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO BELIEVE
00:29:27THEY CAN BUILD THEIR LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY YEARS OF CONFLICT.
00:29:32SINCE DECEMBER OF 2024, MORE
00:29:35THAN 1.8 MILLION SYRIAN REFUGEES
00:29:40HAVE RETURNED AND DISPLACED
00:29:43PEOPLE HAVE ALSO RETURNED TO THE AREAS OF ORIGIN.
00:29:49THIS FLEXIBLE TERMINATION OF SYRIANS TO SHAPE THEIR OWN FUTURE.
00:29:54-- THIS REFLECTS THE
00:30:01DETERMINATION OF SYRIANS TO SHAPE THEIR OWN FUTURE. FOR MANY FAMILIES, THIS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW STRUGGLE.
00:30:05POEMS ARE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. JOBS ARE SCARCE.
00:30:10SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, WATER
00:30:12SYSTEMS, AND PUBLIC WORKS NEED REPAIR.
00:30:16MANY RETURNEES STILL DEPEND ON
00:30:21HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AS THEY REBUILD THEIR LIVES.
00:30:23MADAM PRESIDENT, ACROSS IDP, THE
00:30:30RISKS REMAIN HIGH. THIS INCLUDES GENDER-BASED
00:30:35VIOLENCE, DISPUTES OVER HOUSING,
00:30:37LAND, AND PROPERTY LINES, AND THE LACK OF CIVIL DOCUMENTS.
00:30:43WHERE THE BY .5 MILLION PEOPLE REMAIN DISPLACED INSIDE SYRIA --
00:30:47MORE THAN 5.5 MILLION PEOPLE REMAIN DISPLACED INSIDE SYRIA.
00:30:52MANY PEOPLE STILL LIVE IN CAMPS.
00:30:56THREE QUARTERS ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
00:31:00NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FACE SERIOUS
00:31:03BARRIERS TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL
00:31:05SERVICES, MOBILITY SUPPORT, AND LASTING SOLUTIONS.
00:31:10AS WE MOVE TO SUPPORT THE
00:31:14TRANSITION TO RECOVERY, WE MUST
00:31:16NOT LOSE SIGHT OF FAMILIES AND
00:31:18INDIVIDUALS WHO REMAIN AT RISK AND ARE IN NEED FOR SUPPORT.
00:31:31WINTER IS MAKING THE REALITIES WORSE.
00:31:34DISPLACEMENT SITES ARE
00:31:37ESPECIALLY EXPOSED TO HARSH WEATHER.
00:31:39TENTS AND INADEQUATE HEATING
00:31:43PUTS CHILDREN'S HEALTH AT PARTICULAR RISK WITH THE START OF WINTER.
00:31:47THE U.N. AND OUR HUMANITARIAN
00:31:51PARTNERS ARE FINALIZING A WINTER PLAN TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE.
00:31:58WITHOUT TIMELY FUNDING, THEY WILL FACE ANOTHER SEVERE WINTER WITHOUT LIFESAVING SUPPORT.
00:32:03MADAM PRESIDENT, MINES AND
00:32:11EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE STAND DIRECTLY IN THE WAY OF RETURN AND RECOVERY.
00:32:14SINCE THIS COUNCIL LAST MET ON
00:32:16SYRIA, AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE HAVE
00:32:19BEEN KILLED AND 41 INJURED AN EXPLOSIVE INCIDENTS.
00:32:25AS OF DECEMBER 2024, 2500
00:32:31CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCLUDING OVER 900 PEOPLE
00:32:35KILLED.
00:32:38CHILDREN ACCOUNT FOR ONE IN EVERY THREE DEATHS FROM
00:32:41EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE.
00:32:45WHILE THE VAST MAJORITY OF INCIDENTS TAKE PLACE IN AREAS OF
00:32:49HIGH RETURN AND AGRICULTURAL GRAZING LANDS. THE REALITY IS SIMPLE.
00:32:54FAMILIES RETURNING HOME ARE EXPOSED TO RISKS OF DEATH AND
00:32:58INJURY. FARMERS CANNOT SAFELY WORK THEIR
00:33:03LAND. CHILDREN CANNOT SAFELY TRAVEL TO SCHOOL.
00:33:06COMMUNITIES CANNOT REBUILD.
00:33:09THE NO MINE INITIATIVE IS NOT
00:33:12SIMPLY A SAFETY MEASURE, IT IS A PREREQUISITE FOR BUILDING
00:33:16SERIOUS FUTURE.
00:33:17-- FOR BUILDING SYRIA'S FUTURE.
00:33:23EMERGENCY AID IS NOT ENOUGH. WE MUST ALSO INVEST IN LASTING SOLUTIONS.
00:33:26AS WAS HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE
00:33:29RECENT HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON
00:33:32SYRIA, THE INITIATIVE MEANS MORE
00:33:39THAN ESTABLISHING CAMPS, IT
00:33:45MEANS ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SUSTAINABLY RETURN.
00:33:50FAMILIES NEED SAFE HOMES,
00:33:53SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, JOBS,
00:33:56LIVELIHOODS, DEMINING, AND PROTECTION SERVICES.
00:34:01CRUCIALLY, HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL
00:34:05PARTNERS MUST WORK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO MEET THE BASIC
00:34:10REQUIREMENTS AND TRANSITION OUT
00:34:15OF HUMANITARIAN NEED POSSIBLE. THE GOAL MUST NOT SIMPLY BE TO
00:34:18HELP FAMILIES RETURN BUT TO COMPLETELY HELP THEM STAY AND TO
00:34:21BUILD THEIR LIVES.
00:34:23MADAM PRESIDENT, THE 2026
00:34:29HUMANITARIAN NEED AND RESPONSE PLAN IS ONLY 32% FUNDED.
00:34:34IT SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISING HOW
00:34:36THIS IMPACTS ACTION AND
00:34:40HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT.
00:34:43DESPITE SEVERE FINANCIAL
00:34:47SHORTAGES, HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO DELIVER ACROSS SYRIA.
00:34:52SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE
00:34:54HAVE RECEIVED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
00:34:59EACH MONTH, INCLUDING FOOD, MEDICINE, CLEAN WATER,
00:35:02PROTECTION SERVICES, NUTRITION, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER.
00:35:05SYRIAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE AT THE HEART OF THESE EFFORTS.
00:35:09THEY MAKE NEARLY 50% OF OUR PARTNERS ON THE GROUND.
00:35:14THE OPPORTUNITY IN SYRIA IS REAL.
00:35:19BUT WITHOUT INVESTMENT, IT RISKS BECOMING A MISSED OPPORTUNITY.
00:35:23MADAM PRESIDENT, MY ASKS ARE
00:35:27STRAIGHTFORWARD. ONE, SUSTAINED HUMANITARIAN
00:35:32FUNDING AND SUPPORT THE MOST VULNERABLE.
00:35:35MILLIONS STILL DEPEND ON LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE.
00:35:39AND WINTER IS APPROACHING FAST.
00:35:41SECOND, INVEST IN SYRIAN PEOPLE,
00:35:47IN LASTING SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING
00:35:51THE NO-MINES INITIATIVES.
00:36:00INVEST IN AN ECONOMY THAT CAN OFFER SYRIA MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
00:36:05FINALLY, PROTECT SYRIA FROM
00:36:07RENEWED INSTABILITY AND SAFEGUARD THE PROGRESS ALREADY MADE.
00:36:12THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA DESERVE A
00:36:15CHANCE NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE BUT TO REBUILD AND TO PROSPER.
00:36:18WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SLIP AWAY.
00:36:22THANK YOU.
00:36:23>> I THANK HIM FOR HIS BRIEFING.
00:36:31I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO YOU.
00:36:37>> MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FREDDIE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
00:36:50OUR ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY STUDENTS AND REFUGEES.
00:36:56EDUCATION IS NOT ONLY A PERSONAL OPPORTUNITY, IT IS ONE OF THE
00:36:59FOUNDATIONS OF A PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS, AND SELF-RELIANT SYRIA.
00:37:03WITH THE SUPPORT OF HUNDREDS OF MENTORS AND VOLUNTEERS, SYRIANS
00:37:07AND NON-SYRIANS, WE HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS ACCESS
00:37:11HIGHER EDUCATION. TOGETHER, WE HAVE HELPED
00:37:14GENERATE MORE THAN $90 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AT LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN 12 COUNTRIES
00:37:18INCLUDING HARVARD, MIT, CAMBRIDGE, CORNELL, AND MANY OTHERS.
00:37:24THESE STUDENTS ARE NOT SIMPLY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.
00:37:28THEY ARE FUTURE DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, AND PUBLIC SERVANTS.
00:37:32THEY ARE PART OF THE GENERATION THAT WILL HELP REBUILD SYRIA.
00:37:35FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS, THE SYRIAN PEOPLE HAVE ENDURED WAR,
00:37:39DISPLACEMENT, DESTRUCTION, AND IMMENSE LOSS.
00:37:42THE REGIME DEVASTATED OUR COMMUNITIES DAMAGED EDUCATION
00:37:45INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEATHS OF HUNDREDS OF
00:37:48THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND FORCED MILLIONS OF SYRIANS LIKE ME TO SEEK REFUGE AROUND THE WORLD.
00:37:55IT DID NOT DESTROY THE DETERMINATION OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE.
00:37:59IT DID NOT DESTROY OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. IT DID NOT ERASE SYRIA'S HISTORY
00:38:02OR DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD.
00:38:06I'M PROUD TO SPEAK TO YOU FROM DAMASCUS, TO SPEAK FREELY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE.
00:38:11AFTER 14 LONG YEARS AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, MY HOMETOWN, AND MY
00:38:15PEOPLE.
00:38:18I WOULD ARGUE THIS MOST HOPEFUL
00:38:22AND EXCITING PLACE ON EARTH AT THE MOMENT.
00:38:24THERE IS A POWERFUL ENERGY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
00:38:27PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR OPPORTUNITY, GROWTH, ECONOMIC
00:38:31DEVELOPMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ARE THE CHANCE TO REBUILD OUR COUNTRY.
00:38:36WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO RENEW THE
00:38:39MEANING OF BEING SYRIA AND A SHARED IDENTITY GROUNDED IN
00:38:42DIGNITY, RESPONSIBILITY, CREATIVITY, AND HOPE.
00:38:46THIS MOMENT PRESENTS AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY. BUT THE CHALLENGES REMAIN ENORMOUS.
00:38:51AFTER MORE THAN 14 YEARS OF WAR,
00:38:55APPROXIMATELY 2.7 MILLION SYRIAN CHILDREN REMAIN OUT OF SCHOOL.
00:38:59AROUND 8000 SCHOOLS ARE NONFUNCTIONING. MANY OTHER SCHOOLS ARE
00:39:04OVERCROWDED, BLACK BASIC WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES, OR ARE
00:39:07BEING USED AS SHELTERS BY DISPLACED FAMILIES.
00:39:11MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE GROWING
00:39:14UP WITHOUT CONSISTENT ACCESS TO SAFE AND QUALITY LEARNING.
00:39:19EVERY YEAR OUTSIDE SCHOOL INCREASES THE RISK OF CHILD LABOR, EARLY MARRIAGE,
00:39:23EXPLOITATION, RECRUITMENT AND PERMANENT EXCLUSION FROM
00:39:26EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.
00:39:29CHILDREN WHO HAVE ALREADY LEFT YEARS OF LEARNING NEED MORE THAN A SCHOOL BUILDING.
00:39:32THEY NEED ACCELERATED LEARNING,
00:39:34PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, TRAINED
00:39:38TEACHERS, SAFE TRANSPORTATION, LEARNING MATERIALS, AND A REALISTIC PASSED AWAY TO THE
00:39:42EDUCATION SYSTEM -- REALISTIC
00:39:45PATHWAY BACK TO THE EDUCATION STUDENT.
00:39:48CAMPUSES AND STUDENT HOUSING HAVE BEEN ATTACKED OR REPURPOSED. INSECURITY AT CHECKPOINTS HAVE
00:39:52MADE TRAVEL DANGEROUS FOR
00:39:55STUDENTS AND STAFF. A LARGE NUMBER OF ACADEMICS AND
00:39:59STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED OR FORCED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
00:40:04THE LOSS OF LIBRARIES, EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRICITY HAVE
00:40:07FURTHER REDUCED ACADEMIC
00:40:11CAPACITY, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, AND
00:40:14DECLINE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HAVE MADE UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT.
00:40:19MANY YOUNG SYRIANS HAVE BEEN
00:40:21UNABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES
00:40:24WHILE SYRIA HAS LOST MUCH OF THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO REBUILD.
00:40:28PROTECTING AND REBUILDING UNIVERSITIES IS NOT ONLY AN EDUCATION PRIORITY.
00:40:32IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RESTORING
00:40:33SYRIA'S HEALTH, ENGINEERING,
00:40:38LEGAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND PUBLIC SERVICE INSTITUTIONS. THE CHALLENGES ARE IMMENSE.
00:40:41BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE
00:40:44IMPORTANT TIME TO'S -- TIME TO
00:40:47INVEST IN SYRIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM. PEOPLE ARE READY.
00:40:53GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS ARE WORKING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY
00:40:56ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO RESPOND TO URGENT NEEDS AND PLAN FOR RECOVERY.
00:41:00WHAT SYRIA NEEDS NOW IS PARTNERSHIP.
00:41:03INVESTMENT THAT IS COORDINATED, TRANSPARENT, INCLUSIVE, AND FOCUSED ON LONG-TERM CAPACITY.
00:41:08NOT ONLY EMERGENCY RELIEF. I URGE MEMBER STATES,
00:41:12INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
00:41:14INSTITUTIONS, UNIVERSITIES, PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND
00:41:17THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO SUPPORT FIVE PRIORITIES.
00:41:21FIRST, INVEST IN REPAIRING AND REOPENING SCHOOLS AND
00:41:24UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING LABS, LIGHT BREEZE, STUDENT HOUSING,
00:41:26WATER SYSTEMS, ELECTRICITY, AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
00:41:31TWO, SUPPORT TEACHERS,
00:41:32ADMINISTRATORS, AND RESEARCHERS
00:41:36THROUGH TRAINING, AND
00:41:39OPPORTUNITIES TO RECONNECT WITH THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.
00:41:41THREE, EXPERIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS,
00:41:44DISTANCE LEARNING, AND DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS FOR SYRIAN STUDENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SYRIA.
00:41:52FOUR, RECOGNIZE THE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF SYRIANS WHO
00:41:55STUDIED DURING DISPLACEMENT AND CREATE PATHWAYS FOR REFUGEES AND
00:41:58MEMBERS OF THE THE ESPN APP WHO WANT TO RETURN AND CONTRIBUTE --
00:42:02OF THE DIASPORA WHO WANT TO RETURN AND CONTRIBUTE.
00:42:07MAKE SURE IT IS INCLUSIVE FOR
00:42:11STUDENTS WHO HAVE MISSED SEVERAL YEARS OF SCHOOL. EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE FEW
00:42:16INVESTMENTS THAT TRANSCENDS EVERY OTHER SECTOR AT THE SAME TIME.
00:42:20IT INCLUDES HEALTH OUTCOMES,
00:42:22CREATES EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTS ACCOUNTABLE INSTITUTIONS,
00:42:26STRENGTHENS SOCIAL COHESION, AND GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE A REASON TO BUILD THEIR FUTURE AT HOME.
00:42:32SYRIA CAN BECOME A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW SOCIETY REBUILT AFTER WAR.
00:42:37NOT BY FORGETTING ITS WOUNDS, BUT BY TRANSFORMING THEM INTO
00:42:41COMMITMENT TO OPPORTUNITY, DIGNITY, AND PEACE.
00:42:44I HAVE SEEN WHAT SYRIAN STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE AND ARE CAPABLE OF
00:42:47WHEN THEY ARE GIVEN ACCESS, MENTORSHIP, AND BELIEF.
00:42:51THE SAME POTENTIAL EXISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
00:42:55SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR SYRIA TO BECOME FULLY REBUILT BEFORE INVESTING IN ITS PEOPLE.
00:43:01INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IS HOW REBUILDING BEGINS. I URGE YOU TO INVEST IN SYRIA.
00:43:06SUPPORT ITS GROWTH AND STAND WITH ITS EFFORTS TO RESTORE ITS
00:43:09EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN CAPACITY.
00:43:12THE SYRIAN PEOPLE HAVE PRESERVED THEIR WILL TO LEARN, CREATE, AND
00:43:16REBUILD. AND WITH MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP,
00:43:20WE CAN HELP BUILD NOT ONLY A
00:43:23STRONGER SYRIA BUT A MORE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS REGION.
00:43:27THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT.
00:43:29>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRIEFING.
00:43:34I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO.
00:43:39>> MADAM PRESIDENT,
00:43:43EXCELLENCIES, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS.
00:43:45THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF THE COUNCIL TODAY.
00:43:50I AM THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST PLAN
00:43:54INTERNATIONAL, HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION WORKING IN 80 COUNTRIES INCLUDING SYRIA.
00:43:58TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW THE
00:44:01COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO EDUCATION
00:44:04IN SYRIA AND WHAT IS AT STAKE
00:44:06FOR CHILDREN AT THIS PIVOTAL
00:44:09MOMENT IN THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE.
00:44:12SYRIA STANDS AT A CRITICAL MOMENT OF TRANSITION.
00:44:17AS FAMILIES BEGIN TO RETURN
00:44:20COMMUNITIES SEEK TO REBUILD AFTER YEARS OF CONFLICT,
00:44:24EDUCATION MUST BE ORGANIZED AS ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECOVERY.
00:44:30THE CHOICES MADE NOW WILL
00:44:33DETERMINE WHETHER A GENERATION
00:44:37OF SYRIAN CHILDREN CAN REBUILD THEIR LIVES OR WHETHER YEARS OF
00:44:41LOST LEARNING WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN INEQUALITY,
00:44:46VULNERABILITY, AND INSTABILITY.
00:44:51DURING MY RECENT VISIT TO SYRIA, I MET PARENTS WHO ARE DOING
00:44:54EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN LEARNING EVEN
00:44:58WHEN THAT MEANT SENDING THEM TO
00:45:02DAMAGED SCHOOLS WITH FEW RESOURCES AND INADEQUATE FACILITIES.
00:45:07YET WHAT STRUCK ME WAS NOT THE DEVASTATION BUT THE
00:45:11DETERMINATION OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. I SAW CHILDREN SITTING ON THE
00:45:15GROUND UNDER THE SCORCHING SUN SINGING SCHOOL SONGS WITH HOPE
00:45:19AND RESILIENCE.
00:45:21I WITNESSED THE SAME
00:45:25DETERMINATION AMONG SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN IN JORDAN WHO
00:45:29DREAM OF RETURNING HOME BUT FEAR
00:45:35THEIR EDUCATION MAY BE INTERRUPTED OR LOST ALTOGETHER.
00:45:38I ALSO MET SYRIAN OFFICIALS
00:45:43DEVELOPING A NATIONAL YOUTH
00:45:44STRATEGY WITH A SIMPLE BUT VITAL
00:45:49TRUTH THAT EDUCATION MUST GO BEYOND CLASSROOM LEARNING TO EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE
00:45:53SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR
00:45:57COUNTRY'S FUTURE.
00:46:01FEES EXPERIENCES REINFORCE ONE
00:46:03CLEAR MESSAGE -- THESE EXPERIENCES REINFORCE ONE CLEAR MESSAGE.
00:46:08EDUCATION MUST BE AT THE CENTER
00:46:08OF SYRIA'S RECOVERY AND PEACE
00:46:12BUILDING AGENDA.
00:46:14THIS IS PARTICULARLY URGENT AS
00:46:19DISPLACED SYRIANS AND REFUGEES
00:46:20RETURN TO COMMUNITIES WHERE
00:46:24EDUCATION SERVICES ARE ALREADY UNDER IMMENSE STRAIN. FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO
00:46:26RETURN AND REMAIN WHEN CHILDREN
00:46:31CAN HAVE SAFE EDUCATION.
00:46:31FOR MANY, THE PRESENCE OF A
00:46:35FUNCTIONAL SCHOOL, QUALIFIED
00:46:38TEACHERS, AND ORGANIZED PATHWAYS
00:46:40BACK INTO FORMAL LEARNING IS A
00:46:42DECISIVE FACTOR IN WHETHER
00:46:46RETURN IS SUSTAINABLE.
00:46:49EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN PEACE AND STABILITY.
00:46:53COMMUNITIES ARE MORE RESILIENT
00:46:55WHEN CHILDREN ARE LEARNING RATHER THAN BEING EXPOSED TO
00:46:58CHILD LABOR, EXPLOITATION,
00:47:01RECRUITMENT, OR EARLY MARRIAGE.
00:47:06EDUCATION BUILDS SOCIAL COHESION, STRENGTHENS RESILIENCE, AND LAYS THE
00:47:10FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY AND LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT.
00:47:14FOR THIS REASON, THE COUNCIL
00:47:16SHOULD ACT ON ITS COMMITMENT AND
00:47:20RESOLUTION 2601 WHICH REAFFIRMS
00:47:23THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND ITS
00:47:27CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND SECURITY BY INCREASING
00:47:32ACCESS TO EDUCATION AT THE CENTER OF ITS ENGAGEMENT ON SYRIA.
00:47:36WE MUST PLACE THE MOST
00:47:40VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT THE HEART OF THE RESPONSE, PARTICULARLY
00:47:43GIRLS, RETURNING CHILDREN,
00:47:47CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST YEARS OF LEARNING DUE TO CONFLICT.
00:47:54TODAY, AROUND 2.7 MILLION CHILDREN REMAIN OUT OF SCHOOL
00:47:58WHILE NEARLY A THOUSAND SCHOOLS
00:48:00ARE NONFUNCTIONAL OR REQUIRE URGENT REHABILITATIONS.
00:48:06MILLIONS REMAIN OUT OF SCHOOL
00:48:07BECAUSE OF PROTECTION CONCERNS,
00:48:11ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS, AND INABILITY TO AFFORD SCHOOLING.
00:48:16RETURNING CHILDREN OFTEN FACE ADDITIONAL BERRIES RELATED TO
00:48:20DOCUMENTATION -- ADDITIONAL BARRIERS RELATED TO
00:48:25DOCUMENTATION AND A LONG PERIOD OUTSIDE FORMAL EDUCATION.
00:48:30REMOVING THESE BARRIERS AND ENSURING EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN
00:48:34WITH DIGNITY MUST BE OUR
00:48:38PRIORITY.
00:48:41WE MUST ALSO INVEST IN SAFE,
00:48:44PROTECTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
00:48:49SCHOOLS ARE MORE THAN PLACES OF LEARNING.
00:48:51THEY ARE SPACES OF PROTECTION,
00:48:55HEALING, AND HOPE.
00:48:57DURING MY VISIT TO RURAL DAMASCUS, I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW
00:49:01SCHOOLS CAN PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL
00:49:05SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS, AND A SENSE OF NORMALCY FOR CHILDREN
00:49:08RECOVERING FROM YEARS OF CONFLICT.
00:49:13ATTENTION MUST BE GIVEN TO PREVENTING VIOLENCE,
00:49:18DISCRIMINATION, AND EXCLUSION
00:49:20WHILE ENSURING THAT CHILDREN AND
00:49:22PARTICULARLY GIRLS CAN CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WITHOUT
00:49:26INTERRUPTION.
00:49:31IT MUST GO BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES.
00:49:44REBUILDING SYRIA'S EDUCATION
00:49:47SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE FAR MORE
00:49:51THAN REPAIRING DAMAGED CLASSROOMS. IT WILL REQUIRE INVESTMENT IN
00:49:55TEACHERS, INSTITUTIONS, LEARNING
00:49:59EQUALITY, ACCELERATED AND CATCH
00:50:00UP LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND
00:50:04PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN WHOSE EDUCATION HAS BEEN DISRUPTED.
00:50:10WITHOUT THESE INVESTMENTS, AN
00:50:13ENTIRE GENERATION RISKS BEING
00:50:15LEFT BEHIND EVEN IF SCHOOL
00:50:19BUILDINGS ARE REBUILT.
00:50:21CRITICALLY, SYRIA'S SUSTAINED
00:50:28FINANCES, DESPITE OVERWHELMING
00:50:31EVIDENCE THAT EDUCATION
00:50:34STRENGTHENS SOCIAL COHESION,
00:50:35SUPPORTS RECOVERY, AND
00:50:38CONTRIBUTES TO STABILITY, THE EDUCATION SECTOR REMAINS
00:50:41SEVERELY UNDERFUNDED.
00:50:43AT PRESENT, ONLY 16.5% OF THE
00:50:48U.N. RESPONSE PLAN EDUCATION
00:50:52REQUIREMENT OF THREE HUNTER $37
00:50:54MILLION HAS BEEN FUNDED -- $337
00:50:58MILLION HAS BEEN FUNDED.
00:51:03THAT IS A MODEST INVESTMENT WITH GUARANTEED TRANSFORMATIVE RETURNS.
00:51:08THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST
00:51:10VIEW EDUCATION AS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN PEACE.
00:51:15THE COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO
00:51:18ENCOURAGE SUSTAINED SUPPORT FOR
00:51:20INTEGRATED PROGRAMS THAT LINK EDUCATION WITH CHILD PROTECTION,
00:51:23MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOSOCIAL
00:51:26SUPPORT, LIVELIHOODS, AND COMMUNITY RECOVERY.
00:51:31IT SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE
00:51:34INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL
00:51:36EDUCATION CAPACITY FOR THE
00:51:39SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.
00:51:41ULTIMATELY, THE SUCCESS OF STUDENT RECOVERY WILL BE
00:51:46MEASURED BY THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
00:51:49SUSTAINABLE PEACE WILL DEPEND ON
00:51:53WHETHER THEY CAN ACCESS QUALITY EDUCATION, DEVELOP THE SKILLS
00:51:56NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE, AND PLAY A MEANINGFUL ROLE REBUILDING
00:52:00THEIR COMMUNITIES. MY MESSAGE TO THIS COUNSEL IS A
00:52:04CALL TO ACTION.
00:52:08EDUCATION IS A PEACE BUILDING,
00:52:12PROTECTION IMPERATIVE.
00:52:15AS SYRIA REBUILD, EDUCATION MUST
00:52:19BE LINKED TO SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, PSYCHOSOCIAL
00:52:22WELL-BEING, SPORTS, AND A
00:52:26PATHWAY TO DISTANT WORK. IT MUST REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO
00:52:30CHILDREN WHEREVER THEY ARE ON
00:52:31THEIR JOURNEY, WHETHER
00:52:34DISPLACED, RETURNING HOME, OR REBUILDING THEIR LIVES IN
00:52:38COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY YEARS OF CONFLICT.
00:52:43INVESTING IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY IS ONE OF THE MOST
00:52:47EFFECTIVE ACTIONS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN TAKE
00:52:50TO SECURE SERIOUS LONG-TERM
00:52:54STABILITY, RECOVERY, AND PEACE. I THANK YOU.
00:52:56>> THANK YOU.
00:53:01I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THOSE
00:53:04COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO MAKE STATEMENTS.
00:53:08I GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES.
00:53:10>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
00:53:14THANK YOU TO TODAY'S BRIEFERS.
00:53:17THE UNITED STATES WELCOMES THE ONGOING PROGRESS THE SYRIAN
00:53:20AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO MAKE ON
00:53:23POLITICAL, HUMANITARIAN, AND SECURITY PRIORITIES.
00:53:25WE WELCOMED THE PRESIDENT AND
00:53:31SYRIAN DELEGATION BACK TO WASHINGTON WHEN SYRIA JOINED
00:53:35OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS IN A
00:53:38MEETING THAT INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF SHARED EFFORTS TO COUNTER
00:53:42IRAN'S INFLUENCE THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
00:53:46JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MISSING AMERICANS REMAINS A TOP
00:53:49U.S. PRIORITY. THE UNITED STATES AND SYRIA
00:53:53CO-HOSTED AN EVENT HIGHLIGHTING THE VOICES OF FAMILIES OF THE
00:53:58MISSING, THEIR ONGOING NEED FOR ANSWERS AND CLOSURE, AND THE
00:54:02CRITICAL NEEDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. WE WERE ALSO PLEASED TO
00:54:06PARTICIPATE IN THE REPATRIATION
00:54:07OF 36 STOLEN SYRIAN ANTIQUITIES
00:54:11TO THE SYRIAN PEOPLE.
00:54:16WE ENCOURAGE MEMBER STATES TO COOPERATE WITH SYRIA TO PREVENT AND INTERDICT ANTIQUITIES
00:54:20TRAFFICKING, NOT ONLY TO
00:54:21SAFEGUARD SYRIA'S HERITAGE BUT
00:54:25ALSO TO DENY TERRORISTS AND CRIMINALS A SOURCE OF FINANCING.
00:54:28THE UNITED STATES WAS PROUD TO
00:54:31CO-CHAIR ALONGSIDE ITALY AN AD
00:54:34HOC MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH
00:54:37OF THE COALITION INCLUDING WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA. THIS MEETING PROVIDED THE
00:54:41OPPORTUNITY TO MARK THE END OF
00:54:44OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE IN
00:54:48IRAQ AND TO THANK SYRIA FOR PROGRESS INTEGRATING ISIS.
00:54:51OIR HAS ACHIEVED ITS CENTRAL MILITARY PURPOSE.
00:54:56ISIS NO LONGER CONTROLS
00:54:57TERRITORY IN IRAQ OR SYRIA AND
00:55:01ITS RANKS HAVE BEEN DECIMATED IN BOTH COUNTRIES.
00:55:04WE CELEBRATE THE COALITION
00:55:06HAVING A PARTNER IN DAMASCUS THAT RECOGNIZES THE ISIS THREAT
00:55:10AND IS DETERMINED TO WORK WITH THE COALITION TO DIMINISH IT.
00:55:15LASTING SECURITY IN SYRIA DEPENDS ON STRENGTHENING
00:55:19INCLUSIVE SOVEREIGN STATE INSTITUTIONS CAPABLE OF REPRESENTING AND PROTECTING ALL
00:55:23COMMUNITIES WHO CAN EQUALLY PARTAKE IN THEIR COUNTRY'S FUTURE.
00:55:28LAST WEEK, WE WELCOME SYRIA'S
00:55:31MINISTER OF FINANCE AND GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK TO NEW YORK
00:55:35FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH U.S. FINANCIAL SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
00:55:39ON CRITICAL STEPS SYRIA HAS TAKEN TO REINTEGRATE THE SYRIAN
00:55:42FINANCIAL SYSTEM INTO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
00:55:46IN SUETA, WE REINFORCE OUR
00:55:52SUPPORT FOR THE TRILATERAL ROADMAP ANNOUNCED BY THE UNITED STATES, SYRIA, AND JORDAN.
00:55:56WE URGE ALL PARTIES TO EXERCISE
00:55:58RESTRAINT AND CONTINUE
00:56:00LIMITATION OF THE ROADMAP TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURITY,
00:56:05RECONCILIATION, AND THE SAFE
00:56:06RETURN OF DISPLACED SYRIANS.
00:56:11WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ISRAEL AND SYRIA TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT
00:56:15AND PURSUIT DE-ESCALATION --
00:56:19PURSUE DE-ESCALATION. THE UNITED STATES REMAINS
00:56:22ENGAGED WITH BOTH COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT DIALOGUE AND PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU.
00:56:26>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
00:56:32THE UNITED STATES FOR THE STATEMENT. I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
00:56:36REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
00:56:38>> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE THANK THE
00:56:44DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL
00:56:47CORDONE AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR
00:56:51HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS FOR THE
00:56:54COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFINGS ON THE SITUATION IN THE SYRIAN REPUBLIC.
00:56:58WE LISTENED CAREFULLY TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY.
00:57:02AT THE SAME TIME, WE MUST
00:57:04UNDERSCORE THAT SUCH CIVIL
00:57:08SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES NEED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE
00:57:11SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY.
00:57:15OTHER ISSUES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED
00:57:16IN DETAIL IN SPECIALIZED U.N.
00:57:21FORMAT. WE NOTED THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE
00:57:25SYRIAN AUTHORITIES TO OVERCOME THE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
00:57:29DURING THE NEARLY TWO YEARS WE
00:57:31HAVE SEEN THEM ACHIEVE CERTAIN SUCCESS.
00:57:37OVERALL, THE SITUATION THE COUNTRY REMAINS DIFFICULT.
00:57:40STILL, LARGE-SCALE TASKS OF
00:57:46STRENGTHENING STATE INSTITUTIONS AND RESTORING THE ECONOMY DESTROYED DURING THE CRISIS
00:57:50REMAIN ACUTE.
00:57:51ALL OF THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY THE
00:57:54FACT OF AGGRESSIVE EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE BY ISRAEL.
00:57:58WE WOULD LIKE TO DWELL ON THIS POINT IN MORE DETAIL.
00:58:01WE THINK IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY
00:58:05IMPORTANT THAT IN THE COURSE OF THE STATE BUILDING PROCESS
00:58:08LAUNCHED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF SYRIA IN THE INTEREST OF ALL
00:58:12ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS OF SYRIA BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
00:58:15WE SUPPORT THE AUTHORITIES
00:58:19STATED COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS WITHOUT EXCEPTION, WHETHER IT IS
00:58:23A POPULATION OF THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OR THE TRANS EUPHRATES
00:58:29REGION.
00:58:31WE ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING
00:58:36THE REINTEGRATION OF THE NORTHEAST WITH THE LAW
00:58:41ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS AS WELL AS ON ISSUES OF EDUCATION.
00:58:45WE EXPECT THE GOOD-FAITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT
00:58:48BETWEEN DAMASCUS AND FORMER
00:58:53SYRIAN FORCES WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM
00:58:57STABILIZATION IN THE REGION EAST OF THE EUPHRATES AND PREVENT
00:59:01CLASHES WHICH WE HAVE BEEN
00:59:03OBSERVING WITH CONCERN SINCE SEPTEMBER.
00:59:11WHAT DESERVES ABSOLUTE SUPPORT IS THE COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN BY DAMASCUS.
00:59:14WE CANNOT FAIL TO NOTE THE
00:59:17OPERATION TO DETAIN ONE OF THE
00:59:18LEADERS OF ISIL IN THE DAMASCUS
00:59:23AREA INVOLVED IN THE BLOODY TERRORIST ATTACK ON HOMS.
00:59:28THE DISCOVERY OF NEW TERRORIST CELLS AND THE SAD STATISTICS OF
00:59:31THEIR ATTACKS CONFIRM ISIL
00:59:34MEMBER STILL RETAIN THE ABILITY.
00:59:45WE HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS TO ELIMINATE THE UNDERGROUND INCLUDING FOREIGN FIGHTERS.
00:59:49MADAM PRESIDENT, SINCE THE LAST
00:59:51SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
00:59:55SYRIA, UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS
00:59:58HAVE NOT RECORDED DETERIORATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY.
01:00:02BUT THE ABSENCE OF THAT NEWS DOES NOT INDICATE A POSITIVE TREND.
01:00:06SYRIA STILL NEEDS ASSISTANCE TO
01:00:08RESTORE KEY SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS.
01:00:12MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE BEFORE
01:00:14THE PEOPLE CAN RETURN TO A TRULY PEACEFUL LIFE.
01:00:18IT IS OUR ASSUMPTION
01:00:22OF THE RELEVANT YOU IN AGENCIES
01:00:26AND SPECIALIZE INSTITUTIONS WILL PROVE EFFECTIVE HERE AS WELL.
01:00:30WE ARE FOLLOWING WITH CAUTIOUS
01:00:31OPTIMISM THE RETURN OF SYRIANS TO THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN.
01:00:35THIS PROCESS REQUIRES RESTORING
01:00:39INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING STOCK WHICH IS NOT EASY FOR COUNTRY
01:00:42WHICH FOR MANY YEARS WAS UNDER THE BURDEN OF ILLEGAL SANCTIONS
01:00:46AND HAD NO OPPORTUNITY EVEN TO IMPORT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
01:00:49WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SITUATION
01:00:53CANNOT BE RECTIFIED OVERNIGHT AND IN THIS REGARD, THE
01:00:56PRIORITIES SHOULD REMAIN STABLE
01:00:59AND PREDICTABLE TRANSITION FROM PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN
01:01:02ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
01:01:06ADVOCATING FOR A LONG TIME.
01:01:09WE HOPE THE NO CAMPS AND NO
01:01:14INITIATIVE THAT WAS MENTIONED TODAY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ALONG THESE LINES.
01:01:18WE SHARE THE CONCERNS REGARDING
01:01:20THE CONTINUING CONTAMINATION BY
01:01:23MINES INCLUDING IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING FOOD SECURITY.
01:01:28CURRENTLY FARMERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ARE PREPARING FOR NEW AGRICULTURAL SEASON.
01:01:34HOWEVER, RESTORING EVERY QUOTE
01:01:37-- AGRICULTURE, REVOLVING BILGES AND HAVING FARMERS RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE ARE ALL IMPOSSIBLE
01:01:41WHEN TRACES OF WAR REMAIN ON THE GROUND.
01:01:46UNDER CONDITIONS OF DROUGHT, FROM WHICH THE COUNTRY SUFFERED
01:01:49THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, IT IS
01:01:50INEXCUSABLE THAT PART OF THE
01:01:54FIELDS REMAINS INACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS, FOR SYRIA TO REGAIN HIS
01:01:58FORMER ROLE AS THE BREADBASKET
01:01:59OF THE MIDDLE EAST, IDENTIFYING
01:02:04AND DESTROYING UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE AND MINDS REMAINS A KEY TASK.
01:02:09IMPROVING THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IS SOMETHING THAT
01:02:13REQUIRES SUFFICIENT AND PREDICTABLE FUNDING.
01:02:16I WOULD CALL FOR RESOURCES TO BE
01:02:17ALLOCATED ON THE BASIS OF THE
01:02:22PRIORITY NEEDS OF SYRIANS AND FOR OPERATIONS TO BE CLOSELY
01:02:24COORDINATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC. ONLY IN THIS WAY WILL IT BE
01:02:28POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE
01:02:32ALIGNMENT BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE COUNTRY.
01:02:35MADAM PRESIDENT, IT IS OBVIOUS
01:02:39THAT THE BROAD RANGE OF HUMANITARIAN AND MILITARY AND
01:02:42POLITICAL CHALLENGES REQUIRES
01:02:43THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTENTION,
01:02:46INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, AND THE ABSENCE OF EXTERNAL IRRITANTS.
01:02:54THIS WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS AND SELF-EVIDENT. HOWEVER, SOME COUNTRIES
01:02:57DELIBERATELY PREFER TO IGNORE IT.
01:03:00WE ARE REFERRING HERE TO THE CONFRONTATIONAL COURSE TAKEN BY
01:03:03ISRAEL, WHOSE UNLAWFUL
01:03:07ACTIVITIES IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC
01:03:09IS BECOMING SYNCED -- INCREASINGLY SYSTEMATIC AND
01:03:13ENTRENCHED PERMIT EVERY METHOD OF A COERCIVE PRESSURE IS BEING
01:03:15USED, INCLUDING THE CURRENT
01:03:18OCCUPATION OF SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, REGULAR INCURSIONS
01:03:22INTO SYRIAN TERRITORY, RESULTING
01:03:24IN THE DEATHS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS
01:03:29, AND WE INSISTENTLY CALL UPON RESTER WRIST TO CEASE
01:03:33UNDERMINING THE SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE
01:03:37SYRIAN AIR REPUBLIC TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE OCCUPIED AREAS INCLUDING THE GOLAN
01:03:40HEIGHTS AND REFRAIN FROM PROVOCATIVE STATEMENTS
01:03:44THREATENING TO EXPAND THE OCCUPATION ZONE.
01:03:49WEST ARE ISLAM HAS SPECIFIC
01:03:51OBLIGATIONS BOTH UNDER THE 1974
01:03:55DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES AGREEMENT AND UNDER THE RELEVANT
01:03:58SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS AND THESE OBLIGATIONS MUST BE CARRIED OUT.
01:04:04WE RECALL HERE THAT THE COMMON POSITION OF COUNCILMEMBERS ON
01:04:06THIS MATTER WAS REAFFIRMED FOLLOWING THE CONSULTATIONS WE
01:04:11HELD ON THE EIGHTH OF OCTOBER.
01:04:13WE HOPE THE ISRAELI SIDE WILL HEED THE UNITED VOICE OF THE
01:04:17PARTY WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL
01:04:19PEACE AND SECURITY AS WELL AS
01:04:23APPEALS VOICED IN THIS CHAMBER FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE WITH ITS NEIGHBORS.
01:04:28I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
01:04:28>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
01:04:32THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF DENMARK.
01:04:36>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:04:40I ALSO THANK THE SPECIAL ENVOY,
01:04:44ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE BRIEFINGS.
01:04:52MADAM PRESIDENT, NINE MONTHS
01:04:54INTO 2026, THE SECURITY SITUATION WITH IN SYRIA REMAINS
01:04:58FRAGILE. AS WE WERE REMINDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, WERE SEVEN PEOPLE WERE
01:05:01KILLED IN AN ATTACK AT A MOSQUE
01:05:05IN HOMS.
01:05:11ENTER SECTARIAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE. WE COMMENCE HE REPORTS EFFORTS
01:05:15TO COMBAT TERRORISM INCLUDING
01:05:16PLANS TO STOP PLANNED ATTACKS ON
01:05:20PLACES OF WORSHIP JUST LAST WEEK.
01:05:21WE ARE FURTHER ENCOURAGED BY THE DEMOCRATIC FORCES IN THE SYRIAN ARMY.
01:05:28WE HAVE CONTINUE TO CALL FOR ANY -- INCLUSIVE SECURITY SECTOR
01:05:32REFORM AND THE FORWARD TO HEARING UPDATES ABOUT HOW THIS REFORM PROCESS WILL PROCEED.
01:05:36MADAM PRESIDENT, AND INCLUSIVE
01:05:41POLITICAL PROCESS ENCOMPASSING ALL COMPONENTS OF SYRIAN SOCIETY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO ACHIEVING
01:05:45LASTING PEACE.
01:05:48AND SUPPORT SERIOUS EFFORTS TOWARD A POLITICAL TRANSITION
01:05:51AND A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESS IN LINE WITH
01:05:54INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
01:05:55THIS CAN BE INTIMATED WITH A
01:06:00CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT ROADMAP
01:06:02ALONG WITH SOUND INSTITUTIONAL CHECKS AND BALANCES.
01:06:06PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, MINORITIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CIVIL SOCIETY RAINS ESSENTIAL.
01:06:10IN PARALLEL WITH HIS POLITICAL TRANSITION, THERE'S AN URGENT
01:06:14NEED FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION.
01:06:16AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF WAR, WE RECOGNIZE SEEM AND OF THESE
01:06:20NEEDS AND WE ECHO THE PRESIDENT
01:06:24CALL IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR SERIOUS
01:06:28PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE COUNTRY IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
01:06:30WITH THANK EVERYONE TODAY FOR
01:06:35UNDERSCORING THE EDUCATION
01:06:36ESSENTIAL TO SYRIA'S FUTURE
01:06:41EDUCATION RECOVERY WILL NOT SUCCEED UNLESS IT IS REVERSED.
01:06:52WE URGE SUSTAIN PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN, SAFE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO SCHOOLS ACROSS THE WHOLE
01:06:56COUNTRY AND THE FUNDING AND
01:06:57SUPPORT NEEDED TO REBUILD THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AT ALL LEVELS.
01:07:03IN MARK AND THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR OUR PART ARE ALREADY STEPPING UP.
01:07:05JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, THEY USE
01:07:09HIGH REPRESENTATIVE VISITED SYRIAN VOICE DRIPPED SUPPORT FOR
01:07:12RECOVERY EFFORTS AS A FOUNDATION
01:07:15FOR DIGNIFIED RETURNS.
01:07:16SHE STRESSED THAT SUCCESSFUL
01:07:21TRANSITION DEPENDS ON RECONCILIATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IN ADDITION TO THE EUROPEAN
01:07:24UNION'S COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE
01:07:27, DENMARK SUPPORTS SERIOUS RECOVERY BILATERALLY. IN 2026 ALONG, DENMARK IS FIXED
01:07:31TO COMMIT $76 MILLION U.S. DRUG,
01:07:35NATION OF EARLY RECOVERY,
01:07:37STABILIZATION, HUMANITARIAN AND MIGRATION ACTIVITIES.
01:07:43MADAM PRESIDENT, THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF MINES AND UNEXPLODED
01:07:45REMNANTS OF WAR REMAIN A MAJOR OBSTACLE TO RECOVERY, AS WE JUST
01:07:50HEARD FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL.
01:07:54DENMARK IS PROUD TO SUPPORT
01:07:55VARIOUS INITIATIVES ON
01:07:59HUMANITARIAN MINE CLEARING AND ASSISTING THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES WITH MINE CLEARING ABILITIES AND
01:08:03TRAINING. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE SYRIAN
01:08:07AUTHORITIES, NO TENSE INITIATIVE THROUGH OUR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
01:08:10AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. MADAM PRESIDENT, ENCLOSING,
01:08:14SYRIA REMAINS ON ENCOURAGING
01:08:19TRAJECTORY, IN SPITE OF THE MANY INTERNAL CHALLENGES. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
01:08:23SHOULD DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION SUCCEED.
01:08:27HOWEVER, MAJOR EXTERNAL CHALLENGES REMAIN AND CONTINUE
01:08:31TO THREATEN THE FRAGILE PROCESS.
01:08:37THERE IS AN IMMINENT RISK TO
01:08:40DISABILITY OF SYRIA AS WELL AS TO THE REGION. RECALL IN ISRAEL TO WITHDRAW
01:08:44FROM SYRIAN TERRITORY AND COMPLY FULLY WITH ITS OBLIGATION UNDER
01:08:48THE 1974 DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES AGREEMENT.
01:08:52DENMARK ONCE AGAIN REITERATES ITS FULL SUPPORT SERIOUS
01:08:55SOVEREIGNTY, INDEPENDENCE, AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
01:09:00WE REAFFIRM OUR SUPPORT FOR A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE SECURITY OF SOUTH SYRIA AND
01:09:03HOPE FOR THE SWIFT RESUMPTION OF
01:09:06THE SYRIA-ISRAEL TALKS TO THIS IN. I THANK YOU.
01:09:10>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF DENMARK FOR THE STATEMENT.
01:09:14I NOW GET THE FLOOR TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF PAKISTAN.
01:09:17>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:09:21WE THANK THE DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THEIR BRIEFINGS.
01:09:27WE ALSO TAKE NOTE OF THE REMARKS
01:09:32AND WELCOME PARTICIPATION OF
01:09:33SYRIA AND INDIA IN TODAY'S
01:09:38BRIEFING. MADAM PRESIDENT, TODAY AMID THE CHALLENGES OF RECOVERY AND
01:09:42RECONSTRUCTION, THERE IS A RENEWED SENSE OF HOPE IN SYRIA.
01:09:46A COUNTRY THAT HAS WITNESSED
01:09:47YEARS OF CONFLICT, IS STEADILY
01:09:50RECLAIMING ITS RIGHT PLACE IN THE REGION AND THE WIDER INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
01:09:55BETWEEN DIPLOMATIC AND GRADING
01:09:57-- ENGAGEMENT AND THE GRADUATE
01:10:02-- GRADUAL REVIVAL OF ECONOMIC
01:10:08IMPROVEMENT, PAKISTAN SHARES IN THIS OPTIMISM.
01:10:13OUR TIES WITH SYRIA CONTINUE TO GROW. THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR TWO
01:10:16COUNTRIES RECENTLY MET AT A HIGH
01:10:20LEVEL, REAFFIRMING OUR SHARED
01:10:21COMMITMENT FOR THE STRENGTH OF RELATIONS.
01:10:25ALLOW ME TO EMPHASIZE FOUR
01:10:28THINGS PER VERSE, PAKISTAN WELCOMES THESE SYRIAN
01:10:32GOVERNMENTS EFFORTS TO WORK TOWARD RECONCILIATION AND
01:10:36ADVANCEMENT OF THE POLITICAL TRANSITION.
01:10:37SERIOUS UNITY AND DIVERSITY ARE
01:10:42MUTUALLY REINFORCING. IN THIS CONTEXT WE WELCOME THE PROGRESS ENGAGEMENT WITH THAT
01:10:45STF AND HOPE THAT OUTSTANDING CHALLENGES INCLUDING THE
01:10:50SITUATION WILL BE ADDRESSED ARE
01:10:55DIALOGUE, ACCOMMODATION AND
01:10:56PEACEFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL
01:11:01INTEGRITY. SECOND, SERIOUS RECONSTRUCTION
01:11:04AND ECONOMIC REVIVAL DESERVES SUSTAIN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
01:11:08AND THE LIFTING OF SANCTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE
01:11:11EUROPEAN UNION, TOGETHER WITH
01:11:14EXPANDING INVESTMENTS AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS,
01:11:19PARTICULARLY IN THE REGION ARE
01:11:22EUROPEAN PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT EMPHASIS FOR
01:11:25RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT. AT THE SAME TIME, ASSISTANCE
01:11:29REMAINS ESSENTIAL TO ADDRESSING
01:11:30THE NEEDS OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE.
01:11:34THIRD, THE CONTINUING THREAT POSED BY TERRORIST GROUPS
01:11:37INCLUDING FOREIGN TERRORISTS REQUIRE SUSTAINED VIGILANCE.
01:11:41WITH SUPPORT SERIOUS EFFORTS TO
01:11:43COUNTER TERRORISM AND STRENGTHEN NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
01:11:49FOURTH, IT IS DEEPLY REGRETTABLE
01:11:51THAT EVEN AS SYRIA PURSUES
01:11:53ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THERE ARE
01:11:57EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THESE EFFORTS. THESE ACTIONS ARE NOT ONLY
01:12:01FRAGRANT BLILEY NATIONS OF
01:12:01INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SERIOUS
01:12:06SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY. THEY ARE PROFOUNDLY
01:12:10COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FOR REGION IN INSTABILITY.
01:12:15SUCH VIOLATIONS SERVE ONLY TO
01:12:18CREATE FURTHER INSTABILITY AND MUST CEASE.
01:12:21WE CALL FOR ISRAEL'S DRAW FROM
01:12:25ALL OCCUPIED SYRIAN TERRITORY
01:12:26AND FULL RESPECT FOR THE 1974 FORCES AGREEMENT.
01:12:33REMAIN SYRIAN TERRITORY UNDER
01:12:34INTERNATIONAL LAW INCLUDING
01:12:40RESOLUTIONS. MEN PRESENT, WE APPRECIATE THE CONSTRUCTION -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND
01:12:44MEASURED ENGAGEMENT WITH
01:12:49COUNTRIES CHALLENGES AMID A COMPLEX SITUATION.
01:12:52PAKISTAN WILL REMAIN A STEADFAST FRIEND AND PARTNER WITH SYRIA.
01:12:55OUR FRATERNAL RELATIONS WILL ENSURE CULTURAL BONDS AND MUTUAL
01:13:00RESPECT AND WILL CONTINUE TO
01:13:04DEEPEN AND FOREST. THE PEOPLE PAKISTAN WILL CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY
01:13:07AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THEIR SYRIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I GET.
01:13:09>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
01:13:13PAKISTAN FOR THE STATEMENT AND I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
01:13:16REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE.
01:13:18>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:13:22I LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE
01:13:24DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY, ASSISTANT
01:13:28SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HIM AND A
01:13:29TERRIEN AFFAIRS AND OTHERS FOR THEIR BRIEFINGS.
01:13:34SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, THE
01:13:37HIGH-LEVEL WEEK MARKED A NEW STAGE IN SYRIA UPON RETURN TO
01:13:40THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS.
01:13:44FROM THE PODIUM OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SYRIAN PRESIDENT
01:13:48ANNOUNCED THE END OF HIS
01:13:52COUNTRIES DIPLOMATIC ISOLATION
01:13:54ONCE AGAIN AND COMMITTED TO BE
01:13:57AN ACTIVE PARTNER -- PART OF THE
01:14:00INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. SYRIAN
01:14:07NUCLEAR FILE WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH ACCELERATED COOPERATION
01:14:10WITH THEIAEA, CONFIRMING THAT
01:14:14THE POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO SHOWING SPECIFICALLY IN SYRIA
01:14:17WITH REGARD TO DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS.
01:14:20OVER THE LAST YEAR SYRIA HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AND WE
01:14:22WELCOME THIS PRIVY DOMESTICALLY THE FOUNDATIONS FOR NEW SYRIAN
01:14:26STATE HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE FORMATION OF THE PEOPLE'S
01:14:29ASSEMBLY AND THE LAUNCH OF WORK ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.
01:14:37INTERNATIONALLY, SYRIA HAS FOUR STRATEGIC RELATIONS WITH NUMEROUS STATES AND IS SOUGHT TO EASE RELATIONS WITH ITS
01:14:42NEIGHBORS. IT CONTINUES TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN THE FACE OF
01:14:45REGIONAL ESCALATION AND IS
01:14:46POSITIONING ITSELF AS A PILLAR OF STABILITY IN THE REGION.
01:14:51THIS PROGRESS MUST LEAD TO AN
01:14:56INCLUSIVE, PROTECTIVE AND SECURE
01:14:58TRANSITION WHICH IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR COUNSEL TO SUPPORT.
01:15:05AMONGST THESE POLITICAL AND
01:15:07ECONOMIC PRIORITIES WE WELCOME
01:15:10THE EFFORTS OF THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES TO FIGHT TERRORISM,
01:15:13INCLUDING WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST
01:15:17DAESH, ALTHOUGH THE THREAT IS
01:15:21STILL A LOT, FRANCE CONDEMNS THE ATTACK CARRIED OUT ON THE 30TH
01:15:24OF SEPTEMBER AGAINST THE BUS TRANSLATING -- TRANSPORTING
01:15:28CIVILIANS IN THE HOMS REGION.
01:15:32THIS ATTACK REMINDS US OF THE NEED TO CONTINUE CONSOLIDATING A UNITED AND PER LISTING STATE
01:15:36THAT RESPECTS ALL OF ITS COMMUNITIES.
01:15:39THE SO WEDO SITUATION AS WELL AFTER A ROADMAP HAVING BEEN
01:15:44ESTABLISHED IS UNTENABLE,
01:15:47PARTICULARLY FOR THE DRUSE COMMUNITY.
01:15:50THEN THE FULL INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRY.
01:15:54FRANCE IS CONCERNED BY THE
01:15:56DECISION TO EXCLUDE FEMALE
01:15:59STUDENTS FROM CERTAIN COURSES
01:16:02PRIVETTE WILL CALL UPON THE AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT GIRLS AND WOMEN HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO
01:16:07EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND ALSO PUBLIC LIFE.
01:16:15AND THEN THE ABILITY OF ALL
01:16:17INHABITANTS TO ENJOY FUNDAMENTAL
01:16:21FREEDOMS IN SYRIA. THIS IS INDISPENSABLE AND
01:16:23ESSENTIAL THAT LINGUISTIC AND
01:16:26CULTURAL RIGHTS OF THE KURDS BE
01:16:30MAINTAINED. AND FINALLY, THE ISSUE OF RECONSTRUCTION.
01:16:332 MILLION REFUGEES HAVE NOW TURNED HOME ANY MINUTE CHAIRING
01:16:37ACTION I'M A PARTICULARLY DEMANDING EFFORTS, REMAIN IN
01:16:41INDISPENSABLE REQUISITE FOR RECOVERY.
01:16:47AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE
01:16:50RECONSTRUCTION OF SYRIA DESIRED
01:16:54BY THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ORDINATE
01:16:58WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND MORE GENERALLY WITH SUPPORT OR REITERATE OUR SUPPORT TO THE
01:17:02UNITED NATIONS WHICH WILL
01:17:03MOBILIZE TO ASSIST SYRIA AND
01:17:08BOTH POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN TERMS. IT IS INDISPENSABLE THAT THE
01:17:10SEEKER TO COUNSEL FULLY ASSUME
01:17:13ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO ENSURE FULL RESPECT FOR THE SOVEREIGNTY
01:17:16OF SYRIA.
01:17:18ATTEMPTS TO DESTABILIZE SYRIA
01:17:21ARE AFFECTING THE EFFORTS OF THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES AND THREATENING STABILITY IN THE WHOLE REGION.
01:17:25WE CALL UPON ISRAEL TO CEASE ITS
01:17:29INCURSIONS ON SYRIAN SOIL AND TO
01:17:31WITHDRAW FROM POSITIONS OCCUPIED
01:17:36SINCE 2004 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1970 FOUR AGREEMENT. A STABLE SYRIA INTEGRATED INTO
01:17:40ITS REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTS A BEST ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SECURITY OF BOTH PARTIES.
01:17:45FRANCE WILL REMAIN COMMITTED ALONGSIDE THE SYRIAN PEOPLE IN
01:17:48SUPPORTING THIS PATH TOWARD A
01:17:50SOVEREIGN, PLURALISTIC, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SYRIA.
01:17:53>> I THINK THE REPRESENTATIVE UP
01:17:57FRANCE FOR THE STATEMENT. I NOW GET THE FLOOR TO THE
01:18:00REPRESENTATIVE OF PANAMA.
01:18:02>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:18:07WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE RIVERS,
01:18:12THE DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY TO
01:18:14SYRIA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR
01:18:17HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, THE
01:18:20COFOUNDER OF THE SYRIAN YOUTH
01:18:21EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE, AND THE
01:18:26REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE
01:18:28EAST EASTERN AFRICA IN SOUTHERN
01:18:32AFRICA PLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
01:18:39WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SYRIAN
01:18:43ARAB REPUBLIC, TURKEY AND LIBYA WHO HONOR US WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION TODAY.
01:18:47ON THE EIGHTH OF OCTOBER, THIS
01:18:50COUNCIL ISSUED A STATEMENT REAFFIRMING HIS STRONG
01:18:55COMMITMENT TO SYRIA'S
01:19:01SOVEREIGNTY, INDEPENDENCE, UNITY, AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
01:19:04AND URGED ALL PARTIES TO RESPECT
01:19:07AND FULLY IMPLEMENT THE 1974
01:19:10DISENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
01:19:16PANAMA FIRMLY ALIGNS ITSELF WITH
01:19:19THIS POSITION.
01:19:22REITERATES THE IMPORTANCE OF FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT AND RESPECT FOR THE
01:19:27MANDATE.
01:19:30AFTER YEARS OF CONFLICT, SYRIA
01:19:34NEEDS TO SORT THE POLITICAL SPACE AND ALL AVAILABLE
01:19:36RESOURCES FOR ITS RECOVERY.
01:19:39INTERREGIONAL CONTEXTS MARKED BY
01:19:41GROWING ESCALATION, WE CONSIDER
01:19:43IT ESSENTIAL TO KEEP THE COUNTRY
01:19:48REMOVED FROM ALL REGIONAL CONFLICTS.
01:19:52SYRIA'S STABILITY CANNOT BE ASSESSED SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF
01:19:56REDUCED HOSTILITIES, BUT ALSO ON
01:19:59THE STATE'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF ITS POPULATION.
01:20:08IN THIS REGARD, ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS AN INDISPENSABLE
01:20:11COMPONENT FOR CONSOLIDATING THE
01:20:13COUNTRIES STABILITY. THE REHABILITATION OF
01:20:17INFRASTRUCTURE, RESTORATION OF BASIC SERVICES, AND THE CREATION
01:20:20OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ARE
01:20:23ESSENTIAL TO PROVING -- IMPROVING PEOPLE'S LIVING
01:20:27CONDITIONS. AND TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A
01:20:31SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY. LIKEWISE, THEY COMMANDED TERRIEN
01:20:35RESPONSE AND CREATION OF
01:20:37CONDITIONS FOR THE VOLUNTARY, SAY, AND DIGNIFIED RETURN OF
01:20:42REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS ARE FUNDAMENTAL PRIORITIES.
01:20:46AT THE SAME TIME, THE ARRIVAL OF
01:20:49WINTER WILL WORSEN THE NEEDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
01:20:54THOSE WHO REMAIN IN PRECARIOUS CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO
01:20:58SHELTER, HEATING, AND SANITATION.
01:21:01IT IS ESSENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN WINTER ASSISTANCE AND ENSURE
01:21:05SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO RESPOND
01:21:08TO HUMANITARIAN NEEDS WHICH
01:21:11CONTINUES TO FAR EXCEED THE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
01:21:17SYRIA'S UNITY MUST ALSO BE BUILT
01:21:23REGARDLESS OF THEIR ORIGIN, COMMUNITY, OR PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
01:21:30EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL DIMENSION OF THAT EFFORT.
01:21:38TENSIONS HAVE AFFECTED STUDENTS ACCESS TO EXAMINATIONS AND
01:21:41EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY.
01:21:44ACCORDING TO RECENT INFORMATION
01:21:47OF THE PROXIMALLY 13,007 HUNDRED STUDENTS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE
01:21:51THEIR EXAMS IN 2026, ONLY 150
01:21:55WERE ABLE TO DO SO.
01:22:00BECOME IN THE UNITED NATIONS FOR ITS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE
01:22:03SITUATION AND WE URGE ALL PARTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE 2025 SO
01:22:07WEDO ROADMAP AND TO PRIORITIZE
01:22:10THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS AND
01:22:12ENSURE CONTINUITY OF EDUCATION THROUGH INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS.
01:22:18AT THE SAME TIME IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS
01:22:22EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BE FRAMED
01:22:26WITHIN A BROADER NATIONAL VISION.
01:22:28THE RECOVERY OF SYRIA'S
01:22:31EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM MUST BENEFIT
01:22:36ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THOSE WHO
01:22:40WERE FORCED TO SEEK REFUGE IN OTHER COUNTRIES BECAUSE OF THE
01:22:43CONFLICT, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO REMAIN IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED
01:22:47BY DISPLACEMENT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
01:22:51MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR THE SYRIAN
01:22:54PEOPLE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MODERN, INCLUSIVE STATE GOVERNED
01:22:57BY THE RULE OF LAW REPRESENTS AN
01:22:59ASPIRATION FORGED THROUGH DECADES OF SACRIFICE.
01:23:04HONORING THAT LEGACY REQUIRES A
01:23:09TRANSITION THAT GUARANTEES JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS AND LAYS THE
01:23:12FOUNDATION FOR A STATE THAT
01:23:14PROTECTS ALL ITS CITIZENS,
01:23:19BEFORE WHICH NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
01:23:21>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
01:23:25PANAMA FOR THE STATEMENT. I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
01:23:29REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
01:23:33AND I THINK THE ASSISTANT
01:23:36SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE OTHERS
01:23:40FOR THEIR BRIEFINGS. THE UNITED KINGDOM WELCOMES THE PROGRESS SYRIA HAS MADE IN
01:23:44RECENT MONTHS.
01:23:47THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION DURING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S
01:23:50HIGH-LEVEL WEEK WAS AN IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION OF SYRIA'S CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH
01:23:53INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS PRIVETTE AS IT WORKS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL,
01:23:58STABLE AND PROGRESSIVE FUTURE. I WILL MAKE THREE POINTS.
01:24:02ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS ESSENTIAL
01:24:07TO SYRIA'S FUTURE. MANY SYRIANS CONTINUE TO FACE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC HARDSHIP,
01:24:11INCLUDING RISING LIVING COSTS
01:24:12AND PRESSURE ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMES.
01:24:16POLITICAL PROGRESS MUST INCREASINGLY BE ACCOMPANIED BY TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
01:24:22WE THEREFORE WELCOME THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT
01:24:26INVESTMENT, STRENGTHEN REGIONAL ECONOMIC TIES AND SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION AND LIVELIHOODS.
01:24:29THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
01:24:31CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MEASURES THAT RESTORE ECONOMIC
01:24:35OPPORTUNITY AND CREATE BASIC SERVICES AND CREATE CONDITIONS
01:24:39FOR SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY, INCLUDING HELPING DISPLAY
01:24:42SYRIANS TO RETURN HOME. FOR OUR PART, THE UNITED KINGDOM IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING
01:24:46SYRIA'S RECOVERY.
01:24:48WE'VE ALLOCATED $90 MILLION THIS FINANCIAL YEAR INCLUDING SUPPORT
01:24:52FOR EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
01:24:57AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND LIVELIHOODS. THIS WILL HELP CREATE JOBS AND
01:25:00DRESS CONTINUING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND BILL CONFIDENCE IN SYRIA'S FUTURE.
01:25:07SECOND, RECENT REPORTS OF SECTARIAN TENSIONS AND VIOLENCE UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF
01:25:10ENSURING THAT SYRIA'S POLITICAL PROGRESS REMAINS INCLUSIVE.
01:25:16LESS INSTABILITY DEPENDS ON ALL SYRIANS HAVING CONFIDENCE AND
01:25:20THEIR RIGHT SINCE GERTIE BEING PROTECTED AND THAT THEY HAVE A STAKE IN THAT COUNTRY'S FUTURE.
01:25:25THE UNITED KINGDOM THEREFORE CONTINUES TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSIVE
01:25:28GOVERNANCE, MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION BY ALL COMMUNITIES
01:25:31INCREDIBLE TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.
01:25:35ACCOUNTABILITY AND EQUAL PROTECTION ARE ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING TRUST AND PREVENTING RENEWED INSTABILITY.
01:25:42THIRD, RESPECT FOR SYRIA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY REMAINS ESSENTIAL TO
01:25:46LONG-TERM STABILITY, POLITICAL
01:25:49PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY. IN THAT REGARD, REAFFIRMED THE
01:25:53UNITED KINGDOM'S LONG-STANDING POSITION THAT WE CONSIDER THE
01:25:55GOLAN HEIGHTS TO BE OCCUPIED AND SYRIAN TERRITORY.
01:25:59THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED SO FAR ISRAEL BUT IT IS NOT YET SECURE.
01:26:04THE TASK NOW IS TO TRANSLATE POLITICAL PROGRESS INTO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, INCLUSIVE
01:26:09GOVERNANCE AND LASTING STABILITY FOR ALL SYRIANS.
01:26:13THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL CONTINUE THIS SUPPORT.
01:26:16>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
01:26:20THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE STATEMENT. I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
01:26:23REPRESENTATIVE OF BAHRAIN.
01:26:26>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WISH TO
01:26:30THANK THE DEPUTY SPECIAL ENVOY
01:26:35OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR
01:26:37SYRIA, THE DEPUTY EMERGENCY
01:26:46RELIEF COORDINATOR OF THE OFFICE OF COORDINATION OF THE
01:26:50HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS FOR THEIR IMPORTANT BRIEFINGS.
01:26:54WE HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF THE
01:26:56INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE
01:26:59CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES.
01:27:07WE WELCOME THE PARTICIPATION OF
01:27:08THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SYRIA AND
01:27:12LIBYA IN OUR SESSION. WE REITERATE OUR STEADFAST
01:27:16POSITION IN SUPPORT OF THE
01:27:18SOVEREIGNTY, INDEPENDENCE,
01:27:21TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND UNITY OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC.
01:27:25THIS IS A CORNERSTONE FOR
01:27:28SECURITY AND STABILITY AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
01:27:33ENVIRONMENT INCLUSIVE FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE STATE AND THE
01:27:35RESTORATION OF ITS ROLE AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
01:27:39LEVELS. IN THIS REGARD WE REITERATE OUR
01:27:42STEADFAST POSITION VIS-A-VIS
01:27:44ISRAEL ASK OF AGGRESSION AND INCURSIONS INTO SYRIAN
01:27:48TERRITORIES.
01:27:51THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND UNITY OF THE
01:27:55SYRIAN REPUBLIC AND A BREACH OF
01:27:57THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
01:27:59AND THE U.N. CHARTER INCLUDING THE LATEST ACTS ALONG THE
01:28:03SO-CALLED 50'S RELYING. WE UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF
01:28:08AVOIDING ANY STEPS THAT MAY
01:28:11STOKE TENSION OR IMPOSE A NEW
01:28:13REALITY ON THE GROUND PRIVETTE
01:28:16WE REITERATE THE NEED FOR ISRAEL
01:28:18TO WITHDRAW FROM OCCUPIED SYRIAN
01:28:21TERRITORIES INCLUDING THE
01:28:23OCCUPIED SYRIAN AND GOLAN
01:28:29REITERATE THE NEED TO ABIDE BY
01:28:30THE 1974 DISENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT
01:28:35AND RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING 497 AND ALSO UNDERLINE THE NEED TO
01:28:38PURSUE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS FOR
01:28:40THE -- DE-ESCALATION TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND
01:28:44STABILITY IN THE REGION.
01:28:46THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN COMMENCED
01:28:49THE ROLE UNDERTAKEN BY THE U.N. DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE.
01:28:56WE REITERATE THE NEED TO ENSURE
01:28:59THE SAFETY AND FREEDOM OF
01:29:02MOVEMENT OF ITS PERSONNEL SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO FULFILL THEIR MANDATE.
01:29:06>> YOU CAN FINISH WATCHING THIS
01:29:11PROGRAM IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, C-SPAN.ORG NOW TO REMARKS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP.
01:29:15PRES. TRUMP: I THINK SHE'S A
01:29:19TERRIBLE PERSON, SHE COMES FROM
01:29:20A COUNTRY, A NON-COUNTRY AND
01:29:23THEN SHE COMES OVER HERE AND COMPLAINS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY.
01:29:27I THINK SHE IS A TERRIBLE PERSON .
01:29:32>> HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH --
01:29:36PRES. TRUMP: I HAVE. [INDISCERNIBLE]
01:29:46>> DOES IT AFFECT YOUR DECISION ON IRAN?
01:29:50PRES. TRUMP: NO. THERE IS NO IMPASSE.
01:30:00I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK. ALL I KNOW IS THAT ZELENSKYY AND
01:30:05PUTIN HAVE BEEN GETTING TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE DONE METICULOUS WORK.
01:30:08THIS MONTH THEY LOST 32,000
01:30:10PEOPLE IN THAT WAR AND IT'S RIDICULOUS. THEY HAVE TO GET TOGETHER AND
01:30:14GET IT DONE.
01:30:18>> [INDISCERNIBLE]
01:30:19PRES. TRUMP: THE HOUTHI
01:30:25S ARE MISBEHAVING VERY BADLY.
01:30:29NO GOOD.
01:30:33THAT WILL BE EXCITING.
01:30:36>> [INDISCERNIBLE]
01:30:39PRES. TRUMP: WE ARE LOOKING AT IT.
01:30:43WE ARE NOT HAPPY.
01:30:44>> BOTH SIDES SAY THEY HAVE NOT
01:30:50AGREED TO A CEASE-FIRE. PRES. TRUMP: YOU KNOW WHY?
01:30:54BECAUSE I SAID YOU AGREED. SO THEY AGREED BECAUSE I SAID THEY AGREED.
01:30:59THAT WAR IS A DISASTER. DID YOU SEE THE NUMBERS THAT
01:31:03JUST CAME OUT THIS MONTH?
01:31:0632,000 MOSTLY SOLDIERS WERE KILLED PRETTY YOUNG PEOPLE. 32,000 KILL.
01:31:11THAT WAR HAS TO BE OVER WITH.
01:31:13>> -- THAT RUSSIA VIOLATED THE
01:31:20CEASE-FIRE. PRES. TRUMP: I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN
01:31:24VIOLATIONS ON BOTH SIDES.
01:31:28I DON'T KNOW HOW IT AFFECTS THE ELECTION. I DON'T TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
01:31:32I JUST KNOW THAT RAN DOES NOT
01:31:35HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON AND THAT HAS NOW HAPPEN. THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO HAVE A
01:31:39NUCLEAR WEAPON. BUT THE HOUTHI
01:31:41S -- H THEOUTHIS ARE
01:31:48MISBEHAVING. I THINK THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL
01:31:50BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT WE WILL GET THEM TO MAKE A DEAL.
01:31:55THE NUMBERS JUST CAME OUT. THEY LOST 32,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY
01:31:58YOUNG SOLDIERS.
01:32:01THAT'S THIS MONTH, THIS LAST MONTH.
01:32:04AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DEAL.
01:32:07WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
01:32:09>> HOW DO YOU THINK THE MIDTERMS ARE GOING TO TURN OUT?
01:32:13PRES. TRUMP: RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO OHIO.
01:32:18I THINK THE RALLIES HAVE HAD A MASSIVE EFFECT. YOU SEE THE NUMBERS GO UP EVERY
01:32:22TIME I HAVE A RALLY. AND IT'S BEYOND THE AREA, TOO.
01:32:27EVERYONE OF THEM SOLD OUT. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAD THOUSANDS
01:32:30OF PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE. WE GETTING THE JUMBOTRON TO GO
01:32:34ON THE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
01:32:38WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T GET IN.
01:32:42THE RALLIES ARE HAVING A TREMENDOUSLY POSITIVE IMPACT AND
01:32:46EFFECT ON THE REPUBLICANS.
01:32:47>> IS IT YOUR EXPECTATION THAT
01:32:51THE REPUBLICANS WILL WIN THE HOUSE? PRES. TRUMP: WE ARE GOING TO DO WELL.
01:32:58WE HAVE HAD A GREAT PRESIDENCY.
01:33:05WE SET ANOTHER RECORD TODAY, I THINK IT'S 84.
01:33:0884 TIMES, IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
01:33:12TIME, WE'VE HAD THE BEST STOCK MARKET IN HISTORY.
01:33:15WE HAVE THE BEST 401(K)S BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
01:33:20EVERYBODY'S 401(K) IS UP ALMOST
01:33:23$50,000 SINCE THIS PRESIDENCY PRIVETTE I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU
01:33:27CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. AND PRICES ARE COMING DOWN.
01:33:29AS SOON AS THE WAR ENDS, WHICH
01:33:31WILL BE VERY SOON WITH THE RON,
01:33:36AND IS GOING TO IN VERY SOON.
01:33:41>> [INDISCERNIBLE] PRES. TRUMP: THERE'S PLENTY OF ACTION.
01:33:49THEY HAVE NO NAVY, THEY HAVE NO
01:33:50AIR FORCE, INFLATION NOW IS
01:33:55301%.
01:33:59>> [INDISCERNIBLE] THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
01:34:03WERE INDICTED. WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM THAT?
01:34:05PRES. TRUMP: HE DID SOME VERY BAD THINGS.
01:34:11VENEZUELA WAS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
01:34:16>> [INDISCERNIBLE]
01:34:18PRES. TRUMP: I THINK IT WAS A
01:34:23REPUBLICAN WHO SAID YOU CAN'T REALLY BE SERIOUS.
01:34:26WE COULD DO A RESTRICTION IN OIL
01:34:28BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD WOULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED IF WE DO THAT.
01:34:33THEN WE CAN DO A CAP AND KEEP IT
01:34:38OFF HERSELF AND THAT WOULD HAVE A VERY BIG IMPACT.
01:34:40IT'S NOT REALLY A DEAL WITH ME, IT'S A DEAL WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
01:34:44ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS, I LIKE.
01:34:51I THINK THE FOCUS IS ON MAKING A DEAL.
01:34:53>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE PUT
01:34:57AN ABIDE BY THE CEASE-FIRE?
01:34:57PRES. TRUMP: WHAT IS HAPPENING
01:35:01IS HE WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL, AND WE HAVE TO GET SOLESKY TO WANT TO MAKE A DEAL.
01:35:10YOU KNOW I ENDORSED HIM AND HE WON, YOU KNOW THAT.
01:35:15>> WHERE YOU SEE HIS WILLINGNESS
01:35:19TO MAKE A DEAL WHEN HE IS STRIKING UKRAINE?
01:35:22PRES. TRUMP: I THINK ACTUALLY
01:35:25WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL MORE THAN
01:35:28PUTIN -- PUTIN WANTS TO MAKE A
01:35:32DEAL MORE THAN ZELENSKYY.
01:35:34>> -- TO LIFT THE TERROR OF
01:35:39PRES. TRUMP: PRES. TRUMP:.
01:35:41THE COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT IS A FRIEND OF MINE AND HE IS A BIG SUPPORTER OF MINE.
01:35:45THAT'S WHY HE WON. I ENDORSED HIM AND HE WON.
01:35:47HE CAME FROM 10TH PLACE AND HE
01:35:51WON BY A LANDSLIDE.
01:35:53EL TIGRE, HE IS MY FRIEND.
01:36:00>> LIVE COVERAGE.
01:36:04WE RETURN NOW TO OUR SCHEDULE PROGRAM AND WE JOIN IT IN PROGRESS.
01:36:09>> NAMELY THE DEMOCRATIC
01:36:12REPUBLIC OF CONGO, LIBERIA, AND
01:36:15MY OWN COUNTRY, SOMALIA.
01:36:20WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFINGS.
01:36:24A CAREFULLY TO THE TESTIMONY.
01:36:29WE WELCOME THE PARTICIPATION OF
01:36:32THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYRIAN
01:36:34REPUBLIC, LIBYA, AND TURKEY INTO THIS MEETING.
01:36:41OUR PRESIDENT WELCOMES THE
01:36:42POSITIVE MOMENTUM IN SYRIA,
01:36:46DESPITE PERSISTENT CHALLENGES THE SAME -- SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
01:36:48HAS DEMONSTRATED IN RESPONDING
01:36:55TO THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. SUSTAINED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO THIS
01:37:00PROGRESS AND ENSURE SERIOUS TRANSITION IN EFFORTS TO LASTING
01:37:04PEACE, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL SYRIANS.
01:37:08IN THIS CONTEXT, I WILL
01:37:12HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING POINTS. FIRST, WE WELCOME THE GOVERNMENTS EFFORTS TO
01:37:17CONSOLIDATE AND STRENGTHEN
01:37:19NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WILL
01:37:22TAKE NOTE OF ITS ENGAGEMENT IN
01:37:24THE UNITED NATIONS ON
01:37:27PREPARATIONS FOR PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS,
01:37:31INCLUDING POSSIBLE U.N. ASSISTANCE.
01:37:35WE ENCOURAGE CONTINUED PROGRESS TOWARD INCLUSIVE SYRIA AND
01:37:40LEBANON, SYRIA KNOWN POLITICAL PROCESS WITH MEANINGFUL
01:37:44PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, YOUTH,
01:37:45CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SECURITY
01:37:52COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2250 FOUR REMAINS ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK OF THIS PROCESS. WE ENCOURAGE THE PROMPT
01:37:57CONCLUSION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS
01:38:00ENABLING THE OFFICE OF THE
01:38:04SPECIAL ENVOY, SECOND WE BELIEVE
01:38:09HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE MUST REMAIN UNINTERRUPTED FOR AS LONG
01:38:13AS THE MAN NEEDS OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE PERSIST.
01:38:16AT THE SAME TIME, SYRIA REQUIRES
01:38:21A CAREFULLY CORE NATIVE SHIFT
01:38:24TOWARD CONSTRUCTION AND LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT.
01:38:28WE CALL FOR ENHANCED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN
01:38:31REPARATIONS AND CLOSER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNITED
01:38:35NATIONS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, DONORS AND THE
01:38:39SYRIAN COMMUNITY. THIS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
01:38:42MUST EXPLORE PRACTICAL OPTIONS
01:38:45TO HELP SYRIA RECONNECT WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM,
01:38:48RESORT -- RESTORE ESSENTIAL
01:38:51INFRASTRUCTURE AND REBUILD ITS ECONOMY.
01:38:56RECOVERY EFFORTS GIVE SYRIANS
01:39:00THE MEANS TO IMPLEMENT THIS.
01:39:05THIRD, WE WELCOME SYRIA'S COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL
01:39:08DISARMAMENT AND REUNIFICATION,
01:39:13IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
01:39:17RESOLVING OUTSTANDING ISSUES. WE ALSO NOTE SERIOUS COOPERATION
01:39:21WITH INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
01:39:27AND REDEVELOPMENT SITES. WE ENCOURAGE THE GOVERNMENT TO
01:39:30REPEAT THIS POSITIVE MOMENTUM THROUGH CONTINUED TRANSPARENCY
01:39:34AND COOPERATION WITH THE IAEA.
01:39:40FOURTH, WE DEPLORE VIOLATIONS OF
01:39:45SERIOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
01:39:48SUCH ACTIONS THREATEN CIVILIANS
01:39:49AND RISK WIDER REGIONAL ESCALATIONS.
01:39:53WE REAFFIRM THAT THE OCCUPIED
01:39:56SYRIAN GOLAN REMAINS AN INTEGRAL
01:40:00PART OF SYRIAN TERRITORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE YOU AND
01:40:05COUNSEL OF 1981.
01:40:08CALL FOR THE WITHDRAWAL FROM ALL
01:40:11SYRIAN TERRITORIES AND FULL
01:40:13RESPECT FOR THE 1974 DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES AGREEMENT.
01:40:18FIFTH, MY LAST POINT, THE
01:40:21SITUATION UNDERSCORES THE
01:40:22PORTENTS OF DIALOGUE AND
01:40:27COHESION.
01:40:27WE SUPPORT THE SEPTEMBER 2025
01:40:33AND HOPE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE
01:40:36WITH THE DRUSE COMMUNITIES.
01:40:42WE ALSO COMMEND THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO CONFRONT
01:40:46ISIL AND OTHER TERRORIST GROUPS
01:40:49WHILE STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE
01:40:52OF ACCOUNTABLE SECURITY SECTOR REFORM AND RESPECT FOR
01:40:54INTERNATIONAL LAW.
01:40:57IN THIS REGARD INTERNATIONAL
01:40:59COMMUNITY HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO
01:41:01STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH SYRIA AGAINST THIS SHARED THREAT.
01:41:10TO ENSURE LONG-TERM STABILITY IN
01:41:13THE REGION DEMAND STRONG COOPERATION AND CONTINUED
01:41:16SUPPORT, SYRIA NOW HAS AN
01:41:19OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ONLY A FEW
01:41:23YEARS AGO.
01:41:26WE WERE FIRM COMMITMENT TO SERIOUS SOVEREIGNTY,
01:41:29INDEPENDENCE, UNITY AND INTEGRITY.
01:41:34THE SYRIAN PEOPLE HAVE ENDURED IMMENSE SUFFERING, THE --
01:41:37DISPLACEMENT HARDSHIP OVER MANY YEARS.
01:41:43WE REMAIN UNITED IN SUPPORTING THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE SYRIAN
01:41:45PEOPLE IN BUILDING A PEACEFUL, STABLE, UNITED AND PROSPEROUS
01:41:50FUTURE. I THANK YOU.
01:41:51>> I THANK THE RAPSODO DEV OF
01:41:55SOME I'LL GO FOR THE STATEMENT. I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
01:41:58REPRESENTATIVE OF LATVIA.
01:42:00>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:42:04MY THANKS TO THE SPECIAL ENVOY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL
01:42:08FOR THEIR INFORMATIVE BRIEFINGS
01:42:10AND I ALSO THANK THE OTHERS FOR
01:42:15SHARING THEIR INSIGHTS.
01:42:17MADAM PRESIDENT, IN HIS SPEECH I
01:42:20THINK U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE
01:42:25PRESIDENT EMPHASIZED THAT SYRIA HAS TRANSFORMED FROM A CRISIS
01:42:29INTO AN OPPORTUNITY.
01:42:31WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND WELCOME THIS MILESTONE WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT
01:42:35FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR SYRIA BUT ALSO REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT
01:42:39TURNING POINT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SYRIAN
01:42:43GOVERNMENT AS IT CONTINUES TO
01:42:45ADVANCE A COUNTRY'S POLITICAL
01:42:49POSITION TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY KEEPS THE ASPIRATIONS OF ITS
01:42:52PEOPLE AT THE CORE OF ITS ENDEAVORS.
01:42:55IN THIS REGARD THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY IS OF IMMENSE IMPORTANCE.
01:43:00THE DRAFTING OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION STRENGTHENING ITS
01:43:03THE RULE OF LAW AND ACCOUNTABLE
01:43:05INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS ADOPT.
01:43:13THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE SYRIAN
01:43:15CIVIL SOCIETY, MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN
01:43:19POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION OF
01:43:24ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING MORE
01:43:26STABLE AND UNITED SYRIA.
01:43:30OVER THE COURSE OF NEARLY TWO YEARS, SYRIA HAS MADE
01:43:33SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE GROWING
01:43:35NUMBER OF SYRIANS RETURNING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
01:43:42SYRIA GAINES'S PLACE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE AND FURTHER BENEFITS FROM THE LIFTING OF
01:43:46SANCTIONS, ITS ECONOMY IS GREATLY COVERING. HOWEVER, WE SYRIANS HAVE YET TO
01:43:51FEEL TANGIBLE ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR DAILY
01:43:55LIVES.
01:44:0115.6 MOON PEOPLE STILL REQUIRE ASSISTANCE.
01:44:07WE NEED ASSESSMENT FOR 2027, THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT WILL BE
01:44:11IMPORTANT IN ENSURING THAT THE
01:44:15SYRIA WITHOUT CAMPS POLICY CONTINUES ON THE BASIS OF
01:44:17COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF
01:44:20NEEDS AND VULNERABILITIES AND THE REINTEGRATION AND RETURN OF
01:44:23FAMILIES WITH ADEQUATE ACCESS TO
01:44:27BASIC SERVICES, SAFE ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND LIVELIHOODS.
01:44:30OUR WORK MUST CONTINUE TO BRING
01:44:33THE PROXIMALLY 2 MILLION CHILDREN BACK INTO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
01:44:37PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO ADDRESS THE
01:44:40IMPACT OF YEARS OF WAR ON
01:44:43CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROVIDE SERIOUSNESS GENERATION WITH THE FOUNDATION TO SHARE THE
01:44:47COUNTRY'S FUTURE. WE WELCOME THE INCREASINGLY
01:44:52ACTIVE COOPERATION DEVELOPING BETWEEN SYRIA AND THE YOU IN AND
01:44:56ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF ITS
01:44:59COOPERATION TO IMPLEMENT CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIES.
01:45:03WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO
01:45:04STRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN
01:45:08UNION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH SYRIA.
01:45:09THE RECENT VISIT TO DAMASCUS
01:45:15CONFIRMED COMMITMENT TO FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO SERIOUS
01:45:18SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY AND
01:45:23PROMOTION OF RECONCILIATION AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.
01:45:26SECURITY AND PEACE WITHIN SYRIA AND ALONG ITS BORDERS ARE
01:45:30ESSENTIAL TO FOSTER INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN THE
01:45:33COUNTRY AND THE REGION.
01:45:35THE RECENT ATTACK AT HOMS
01:45:40REMINDED US THAT THE INTERNAL SITUATION SYRIA REMAINS FRAGILE.
01:45:43ALSO THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND PERVADING THE RESURGENCE OF
01:45:47ISIS IS CRUCIAL IN TERMS OF SECURITY.
01:45:54AMID THE ONGOING TURMOIL IN THE
01:45:57WIDER MIDDLE EAST, SYRIA'S TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO PURSUE PRAGMATIC
01:46:01ENGAGEMENT WITH REGIONAL COUNTRIES AND ITS NEIGHBORS AND
01:46:05WELCOME THE RESTRAINT SHOWN BY SYRIA TO ENGAGE IN NEGOTIATIONS
01:46:09AIMED AT REDUCING TENSIONS AND
01:46:11ACHIEVING A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE SECURITY ARRANGEMENT WITH ISRAEL
01:46:15PRIVETTE WILL CALL ON ISRAEL TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY, WERE --
01:46:21ABIDE BY SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS AND ACCEPT THE TERMS
01:46:24OF THE 1974 DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES. MENTOR PRESIDENT, AFTER DECADES
01:46:29OF DEVASTATION AND SUFFERING, THE SYRIAN PEOPLE'S EFFORTS TO
01:46:33BUILD A STABLE, DIGNIFIED AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE DESERVE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE
01:46:37INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. LATVIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE
01:46:41SOVEREIGNTY, INDEPENDENCE, UNITY AND ENDEAVORS OF SYRIA AND
01:46:44SUPPORTS INCLUSIVE SEVERELY AND
01:46:48TRANSITION PROCESS -- SYRIAN
01:46:53TRANSITION PROCESSES OR SOCIOECONOMIC RECOVERY AND
01:46:58PROVIDING A FUTURE FOR SERIOUS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
01:47:00>> I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
01:47:06REPRESENTATIVE OF COLUMBIA.
01:47:07>> THANK YOU YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:47:11LIKE TO THANK THE DEPUTY SPECIAL
01:47:14ENVOY FOR SYRIA, THE ASSISTANT
01:47:19SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND THE
01:47:24OTHERS FOR THE INFORMATION THEY SHARED WITH US AND I WELCOME THE PRESENCE OF THE DELEGATIONS
01:47:27JOINING US TODAY. COLUMBIA IS TAKING THE FOR TODAY
01:47:31TO EXPRESS THANKS, THE SYRIAN
01:47:37FILE CAME TO THIS COUNCIL AS AN OPEN CONFLICT AND TODAY IT'S NOT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
01:47:41WE ARE BEING CALLED UPON TO ASSIST THE TRANSITION WITH
01:47:44VERIFIABLE RESULTS, RECOGNIZING
01:47:47THESE CONDITIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO
01:47:49MAKE PROGRESS GOVERNMENT HAS
01:47:53ANNOUNCED IN ELECTION PROCESS.
01:47:57THESE SOVEREIGN DECISIONS ADOPTED UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS
01:48:01AND THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN ASKING THIS FOR SOME TIME, BUT WE STILL
01:48:05HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. COLUMBIA WOULD LIKE TO STRESS
01:48:09THE EFFORTS PARTICULARLY TO
01:48:13COUNTERTERRORISM, THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT HAS ASSUMED THE CUSTODY OF THE
01:48:18NORTHEAST, BUT THERE IS STILL A
01:48:25THREAT TO STABILITY IN THE REGION. THESE ARE MEASURES THAT WILL
01:48:27BENEFIT THE REGION, NOT JUST
01:48:31NATIONALLY. COLUMBIA ALSO RECOGNIZES THE
01:48:33TRANSITION HAS INCLUDED INCLUSION IN THOSE EFFORTS ARE
01:48:37NOW BEING INTEGRATED INTO
01:48:41INSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
01:48:43THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE AND
01:48:45THE CONSTITUTIONAL SUPREME COURT
01:48:48ALREADY HAVE THE PRESENCE OF WOMEN.
01:48:51THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD CONTINUE.
01:48:54COLUMBIA WELCOMES THESE EFFORTS
01:48:56AND WE CALL FOR FURTHER EFFORTS
01:48:59TO EXTEND WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION
01:49:02IN ALL TRANSITIONAL BODIES AND COMMUNITY SO THAT INCLUSION
01:49:06CONTINUES TO BE THE WAY THE
01:49:10TRANSITION CAN MOVE FORWARD.
01:49:11MATTER PRESIDENT, THOSE
01:49:16DISPLACED ARE RETURNING AND THEREFORE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED AND MUST BE
01:49:20SUSTAINABLE.
01:49:2439,000 RETURN TO THEIR HOMES IN
01:49:25JULY AND AUGUST AND OBVIOUSLY
01:49:31THEY HAVE FOUND THERE ARE LACK
01:49:38OF SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT.
01:49:39THESE MOVE -- THESE MOVEMENT
01:49:42SHOULD BE MADE TO RE-CREATE
01:49:47WATER AND ELECTRICITY AND BASIC SERVICES. THIS IS A RESPONSE THAT NEEDS TO BE PURSUED.
01:49:54ABOUT 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVE ASSISTANCE EVERY MONTH IN THE
01:49:57HEALTH AREA.
01:50:02IT IS OPERATING AT HALF CAPACITY.
01:50:04VERY MANY OF THE HOSPITALS AND
01:50:07PRIMARY CARE CENTERS, ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THEM ARE FUNCTIONING.
01:50:18COLUMBIA CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND FLEXIBLE FUNDING THAT WILL
01:50:22MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR RESOURCES
01:50:24TO BE PROVIDED TO THOSE THAT ARE
01:50:27DISPLACED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
01:50:31FOSTER COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE U.N. AND ITS PARTNERS BASED ON
01:50:34NATIONAL PRIORITIES FOLLOWING HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES.
01:50:39COLUMBIA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR
01:50:40AN INCLUSIVE POLITICAL PROCESS
01:50:43UNDER SYRIAN LEADERSHIP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS
01:50:46TO HELP SYRIA IN THIS PROCESS.
01:50:51THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR SECURITY OF THE REGION AND FOR THE NEEDS
01:50:55OF THE PEOPLE.
01:51:01THE COUNTRY NEEDS CONSTANT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT. THAT IS THE CONSTANT. THANK YOU.
01:51:05>> I SHALL NOW MAKE A STATEMENT
01:51:08IN MY CAPACITY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE.
01:51:12I WISH TO THANK THE DEPUTY
01:51:14SPECIAL ENVOY AND THE OTHERS FOR
01:51:21THE BRIEFINGS.
01:51:28I WISH TO THANK PLAN INTERNATIONAL FOR PUTTING THE
01:51:31SPOTLIGHT OF OUR BRIEFING ON EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION OF
01:51:35CHILDREN. COLLEAGUES, EDUCATION MUST LIE
01:51:39AT THE CORE OF SYRIA'S RECOVERY. AS THE GREAT PRIME MINISTER SAID
01:51:42IN HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST MONTH,
01:51:47SYRIA IS KEY TO THE REGION AND
01:51:51LASTING STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST REQUIRES A STABLE AND PEACEFUL SYRIA.
01:51:56A SYRIA THAT IS INCLUSIVE, FREE
01:52:00FROM FOREIGN INTERFERENCE AND REGIONAL RIVALRIES AND WHERE
01:52:02EVERY CITIZEN CAN AND SHOULD FEEL SECURE.
01:52:06THE NEW SYRIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN STEPS IN THIS DIRECTION.
01:52:10YET FURTHER PROGRESS MUST BE HIM
01:52:14AND SHREDDED. PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS AND
01:52:18SECURITY OF ALL RELIGIOUS AND
01:52:23ETHNIC COMMUNITIES.
01:52:24THE RECENT VIOLENCE IN HOMS IS A
01:52:29TROUBLING REMINDER OF THE
01:52:30FRAGILITY OF SOCIAL COERCION AND
01:52:35CONTINUED SECURITY CONCERNS FACING SERIOUS COMMUNITIES.
01:52:37IN THIS CONTEXT, WE HAVE ALSO SEEN REPORTS OF RENEWED VIOLENCE
01:52:42AFFECTING THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
01:52:44COMMUNITY FOLLOWING EVENTS THIS
01:52:49YEAR. THIS DEVELOPMENT UNDERSCORES THE
01:52:53POINT CONSISTENTLY MADE IN THIS COUNCIL.
01:52:54ALL SYRIANS MUST FEEL GENERALLY
01:52:58REPRESENTED, PROTECTED AND INCLUDING IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS. SYRIA'S RECOVERY CANNOT BE
01:53:03SUSTAINABLE UNLESS EVERY
01:53:05COMMUNITY, WHETHER RELIGIOUS OR
01:53:08ETHNIC HAS CONFIDENCE IN SECURITY RIGHTS AND IDENTITY ARE
01:53:12FULLY RESPECTED. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
01:53:16WHEN WE CONSIDER SYRIA'S CHILDREN.
01:53:19AFTER YEARS OF CONFLICT, MILLIONS OF SYRIAN CHILDREN HAVE
01:53:24LOST PRECIOUS YEARS OF EDUCATION .
01:53:28SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
01:53:32TEACHERS AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.
01:53:35UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE CONTINUES
01:53:38TO THREATEN CHILDREN ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
01:53:42THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN MUST THEREFORE REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR EFFORTS.
01:53:48WE WELCOME THE COMMITMENT OF THE SYRIAN AUTHORITIES TO ENGAGE
01:53:50WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ON A
01:53:53PLAN TO PREVENT GRAVE VIOLATIONS
01:53:57AGAINST CHILDREN AND CALL FOR SWIFT ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION.
01:54:02EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN
01:54:05SYRIA'S SOCIAL COHESION, RESILIENCE, AND LONG-TERM
01:54:09STABILITY. A GENERATION DEPRIVED OF
01:54:11EDUCATION RISKS PERPETUATING THE
01:54:14WOUNDS AND DIVISIONS OF THE CONFLICT.
01:54:18SYRIA CANNOT AFFORD A LOST GENERATION OF CHILDREN.
01:54:22INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IS THEREFORE AN INVESTMENT IN
01:54:24SYRIA'S FUTURE AND ITS YOUTH.
01:54:30SYRIA'S RECOVERY WILL ULTIMATELY BE MEASURED BY THE KIND OF
01:54:33FUTURE IT OFFERS TO SYRIAN
01:54:35CHILDREN, BOYS AND GIRLS.
01:54:38THEY MUST HAVE SCHOOLS TO ATTEND, TEACHERS TO GUIDE THEM,
01:54:42COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY FEEL SAFE, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
01:54:45GROW UP WITHOUT INHERITING THE
01:54:49DIVISIONS OF THE PAST.
01:54:52WE ECHOED THE CALL OF THE DRC FOR THE AUTHORITIES TO REVIEW
01:54:55RECENT GUIDELINES AND ASSURE
01:54:58EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION , FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION.
01:55:04AS A CONSISTENT ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN ARMED
01:55:08CONFLICT DURING IT SECURITY
01:55:10COUNCIL TENURE, RECENT COMMENTS
01:55:13TO SECURING THE SECURING PEOPLE AND WORKING WITH YOU AND TOWARD
01:55:17A PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE SYRIA WITH FULL
01:55:20RESPECT OF ITS SOVEREIGNTY,
01:55:23UNITY, AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND WITH THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
01:55:27OF ALL ITS CITIZENS FULLY SAFEGUARDED. I THANK YOU.
01:55:33I RESUME MY FUNCTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
01:55:43SORRY ABOUT THAT. I NOW GET THE FLOOR TO THE
01:55:46REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYRIAN
01:55:51ARAB REPUBLIC. >> THANK.
01:55:55>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
01:56:00AT THE OUTSET I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR MANAGING THE WORK OF THE
01:56:04SECURITY COUNCIL DURING THIS MONTH AND I THANK YOUR COUNTRY
01:56:06FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT TO NEW
01:56:09SYRIAN FOR FOCUSING TODAY ON
01:56:12EDUCATION, AS IT IS THE MAIN
01:56:14PILLAR FOR PEACE, SECURITY AND STABILITY IN SYRIA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
01:56:19REFERRERS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS FOR THEIR VALUABLE
01:56:22BRIEFINGS AND FOR STARTING THEIR BRIEFINGS BY FOCUSING ON THE
01:56:26ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN SIDES
01:56:28AS WELL -- AS THEY ARE ESSENTIAL
01:56:31FOR STABILITY IN THIS PERIOD.
01:56:33I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THOSE
01:56:40FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE EDUCATION SECTOR. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST
01:56:44SEVERELY AFFECTED SECTORS DURING YEARS OF WAR WE WISH FOR IT TODAY TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF
01:56:48RECOVERY.
01:56:52MR. GEORGE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETURN TO SYRIA AFTER YEARS
01:56:55OF DISPLACEMENT, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SYRIA OR
01:56:59WITNESSING THE RETURN OF YOU AND OTHER SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
01:57:03THIS IS THE FREE SYRIA, THE NEW SYRIA.
01:57:08MADAM PRESIDENT, BEFORE I BEGIN
01:57:12MY STATEMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES
01:57:16TO THE FAMILY AND LOVED ONES OF THOSE WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE
01:57:21PAST PERIOD. ALTHOUGH SUPERB -- PERPETRATED
01:57:24CRIMES AGAINST THE SYRIAN PEOPLE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
01:57:28I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONVEY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND
01:57:31LOVED ONES OF THE YOUNG CIVILIAN
01:57:35KILLED BY THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION
01:57:37FORCES A FEW DAYS AGO, TO OUR
01:57:43BRAVE CITIZENS, THOSE WHO ARE
01:57:45FACING INCURSIONS, REST AND
01:57:50ATTACKS, TO THE HEROIC JOURNALISTS WHO CAME UNDER FIRE
01:57:52FROM THE OCCUPATION FORCES AS THEY WERE DOCUMENTING REPORTING
01:57:55ON THE TRUTH, I SAY TO THEM, NEW
01:58:00SYRIA WILL NOT FORGET ITS PEOPLE AND WILL NOT COMPROMISE ON THE
01:58:02RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AND WILL NOT
01:58:05IGNORE THEIR NATIONAL ISSUES AND THE MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL
01:58:09PLATFORM. AS FOR THOSE OPENING FIRE ON
01:58:11CIVILIANS AND JOURNALISTS, I SAY, THOSE WHO CLAIM TO BE
01:58:15SEARCHING FOR SECURITY SHOULD NOT BE KILLING SYRIAN CITIZENS
01:58:19WITHIN SYRIAN TERRITORY. THEY SHOULD NOT RAID THEIR
01:58:21HOMES, REST YOUR SONS AND ENFORCE THEIR DISAPPEARANCE.
01:58:25THEY SHOULD KNOW VERY WELL THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE PATH TOWARD
01:58:29SECURITY, WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY AND THE RESOLUTIONS
01:58:32OF YOUR AUGUST COUNCIL, WHICH YOU HAVE REAFFIRMED ONCE AGAIN
01:58:37IN THE PRESS ELEMENTS ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL A FEW DAYS AGO.
01:58:42COLLEAGUES, THE PARADOX HIGHLIGHTED BY ISRAEL THROUGH
01:58:45ITS ATTACKS HAS BECOME EVIDENT
01:58:46BEFORE EVERYONE, EVERY TIME THEY
01:58:49OPEN FIRE ON SYRIA, THEY ARE, AS
01:58:52THE WORLD HAS WITNESSED, AT THE SAME TIME OPENING FIRE ON
01:58:56ITSELF, LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
01:59:02MADAM PRESIDENT, A YEAR AGO, SYRIA CAME TO NEW YORK TO ANNOUNCE ITS RETURN TO THE
01:59:06INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AFTER
01:59:08DECADES OF ABSENCE AND ISOLATION .
01:59:10HOWEVER, THIS YEAR AS YOU HAVE SEEN AND WITNESSED, SYRIA CAME
01:59:14TO THE 81ST SESSION OF THE
01:59:15GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO SAY THIS RETURN HAS BECOME AN UNDENIABLE TRUTH.
01:59:22TODAY, SYRIA IS THAT RESPONSIBLE AND ACTIVE STATE, A PARTNER IN
01:59:26THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF THE REGION. LAST YEAR, THE SYRIAN
01:59:30PRESIDENTIAL PARTICIPATION PAVED
01:59:31THE WAY TOWARD OUR RETURN TO THE
01:59:34INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, SYRIA'S PARTICIPATION
01:59:38THIS YEAR PAVED THE WAY FOR A
01:59:38NEW ERA OF RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT.
01:59:43SYRIA IS NO LONGER A COMPLICATED FILE OR AN IMPOSSIBLE CRISIS AS
01:59:47IT WAS IN THE PAST. IT IS NOW A PARTNER THAT CREATES
01:59:51SOLUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.
01:59:54AS WE HAVE SUCCEEDED DURING THE 80TH SESSION TO CONVEY THE
01:59:58SYRIAN DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL SUCCESS TO THE WORLD AND ENHANCE
02:00:02INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO NEW SYRIA, THE THEME FOR THIS SESSION FOR US IN NEW YORK WILL
02:00:05BE MOVING FORWARD, AND THE PATH
02:00:09OF SYRIAN RECOVERY AND
02:00:11DEVELOPMENT IN COOPERATION WITH MEMBER STATES, THE UNITED
02:00:14NATIONS, AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
02:00:21MADAM PRESIDENT, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT OUR VISION TO MOVE FROM
02:00:25MANAGING TO ENDING
02:00:30DISPLACEMENT, FROM FUNDING CAMPS TO FUNDING RETURN AND RECOVERY,
02:00:33THROUGH SYRIA'S INITIATIVE NO
02:00:37CAMPS, WHERE WE REAFFIRMED THERE IS NO SENSE IN EXITING CAMPS IF
02:00:40FAMILIES CANNOT FIND A HOME, IF THEY CANNOT FIND A SCHOOL FOR
02:00:43THE CHILDREN, HEALTH CARE FOR
02:00:46THEIR HEALTH NEEDS, AND WORK TO
02:00:49PROTECT THEIR DIGNITY COULD GENUINE RETURN IS NOT LIMITED TO
02:00:51LEAVING THE CAMPS IT GOES
02:00:54BEYOND THAT, TO LIVING IN A
02:00:56SECURITY, DIGNITY, AND STABILITY.
02:00:59AS YOU KNOW AND AS OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED, THIS
02:01:03VISION HAS STARTED TO TURN INTO A REALITY, WITH THE RETURN OF
02:01:06NEW FAMILIES TO THEIR HOMES TO
02:01:11ONGOING EFFORTS TO REHABILITATE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE RECEIVING COMMUNITIES.
02:01:16MADAM PRESIDENT,
02:01:19INTERNALLY, STATE INSTITUTIONS CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT THEIR
02:01:22FUNCTIONS TO PROTECT SYRIANS AND
02:01:26PROTECT THEIR STABILITY. WE HAVE DISMANTLED CELLS
02:01:29AFFILIATED WITH DAESH, WE HAVE A
02:01:34FOIL THE TOURIST PLANS, WE HAVE
02:01:35PROSECUTED DRUG SMUGGLING--FOIL
02:01:38THE TERRORIST PLANS, WE HAVE PROSECUTED DRUG SMUGGLING NETWORKS.
02:01:43AT THE SAME TIME, AND AFTER
02:01:46DECADES OF THE ABSENCE OF THE RULE OF LAW, THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO CARRY OUT
02:01:51ITS SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS TO
02:01:52STRENGTHEN IN SYRIA THE STATE OF
02:01:55INSTITUTIONS AND LAW, A STATE
02:01:58THAT CREATES ITS DECISIONS
02:02:00WITHIN ITS INSTITUTION AND WITHIN THE LAW.
02:02:05COLLEAGUES, SYRIA DID WHAT IS NECESSARY.
02:02:08IT HAS BECOME A POSITIVE MODEL
02:02:11TO BE FOLLOWED AND REFERRED TO. AND IT IS NOW UP TO THE
02:02:15INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, WHOM
02:02:16SYRIAN MEN AND WOMEN LOOK UP TO,
02:02:19TO MOVE FROM POLITICAL SUPPORT
02:02:24TO GENTLEMEN PARTNERSHIP, FROM ANNOUNCING SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING SUPPORT.
02:02:28IT IS TIME TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC
02:02:31RECOVERY, PROVIDE INVESTMENTS, AND CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES
02:02:34TO STORE DESK TO SUPPORT
02:02:37RECONSTRUCTION, TO REHABILITATE SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, WATER AND
02:02:40ELECTRICITY NETWORKS, TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, EQUIPMENT, AND
02:02:44EXPERTISE TO DEMINE TO REMOVE
02:02:49UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE AND THE REMNANTS OF WAR. AS COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED,
02:02:53THE NUMBER OF MARTYRS AND WOUNDED FROM THE REMNANTS OF WAR
02:02:56IN SYRIA AFTER THE LIBERATION
02:02:59HAVE EXCEEDED 2500 PEOPLE, ONE
02:03:05OF THE HIGHEST FIGURES OF THE VICTIMS OF MINES AND REMNANTS AROUND THE WORLD.
02:03:10THESE ARE NOT MERELY FIGURES. THESE ARE LIVES LOST, CHILDREN
02:03:14INJURED, FAMILIES PREVENTED FROM
02:03:17GOING BACK HOME, FARMLANDS WHERE
02:03:22PEOPLE STAY AWAY FOR FEAR OF DEATH HEAD AND UNDER THE SOIL.
02:03:26REMOVING MINES IS NOT A TECHNICAL ISSUE.
02:03:30IT IS TO PROTECT CIVILIANS, IT
02:03:33IS A PREREQUISITE FOR RETURN, IT IS A GATEWAY FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND EVOLVEMENT.
02:03:37THE RECOVERY OF SYRIA WILL NOT SERVE SYRIA ALONE. IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE
02:03:41SECURITY OF THE REGION AND PREVENTING THE RETURN OF
02:03:42TERRORISM, DRUGS, DISPLACEMENT,
02:03:48INSTABILITY. IN CONCLUSION, LAST YEAR WE ASK
02:03:52THE WILL TO BELIEVE IN SYRIA'S CAPACITY TO RETURN.
02:03:56TODAY, SYRIA BEFORE HE WAS
02:03:59HONORING THE RESULTS OF WHAT IT IS ACHIEVED. WE ARE NO LONGER ASKING FOR AN
02:04:02OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE OURSELVES. WE ARE NO LONGER ASKING FOR YOUR
02:04:05POLITICAL SUPPORT, FOR YOU HAVE GIVEN THAT SUPPORT. WHAT WE ARE ASKING FROM YOU
02:04:09TODAY'S TO TURN THIS SUPPORT INTO A JUST PARTNERSHIP THAT
02:04:13WOULD HELP SYRIANS TO RESUME CONSTRUCTION TO PROTECT THEIR
02:04:18RETURN AND PREVENT THE REMNANTS
02:04:20OF WAR, TERRORISM, AND ISRAELI
02:04:24ATTACKS FROM WHAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED.
02:04:28SYRIAN MEN AND WOMEN CHOSE TO REBUILD AFTER YEARS OF DESTRUCTION.
02:04:32WE ARE EXPECTING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NOT JUST TO WATCH THIS RIGHT, BUT TO BE A
02:04:35GENUINE PARTNER IN THIS RISE. I THINK YOU.
02:04:39--I THANK YOU.
02:04:40>> I THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE
02:04:44FROM THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC FOR THE STATEMENT. AND NOW I GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE
02:04:48REPRESENTATIVE TO TURKIYE.
02:04:56>> MADAM PRESIDENT--THANK YOU,
02:05:01MADAM PRESIDENT. I WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS DURING YOUR TERM.
02:05:04I ALSO THANK THE ASSISTANT
02:05:07SECRETARY GENERAL AND OTHERS FOR
02:05:15COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFINGS.
02:05:17MADAM PRESIDENT, THE DECISIONS
02:05:19SHOWN BY THE SYRIAN PEOPLE
02:05:23FOLLOWING YEARS OF CONFLICT
02:05:26GIVES US HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. DESPITE THE SCALE OF CHALLENGES,
02:05:32SYRIA CONTINUES TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
02:05:36GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE
02:05:37PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY AND A FULLY
02:05:41FUNCTIONING LEGISLATIVE BODY WOULD HELP CONSOLIDATE THE
02:05:44COUNTRY'S NORMALIZATION PROCESS.
02:05:49APPROVAL OF THE BILL TO ABOLISH
02:05:51THE TERMS AND COURT IS A WELCOME
02:05:55STEP IN THIS DIRECTION. THE SOLUTION OF THE SO-CALLED
02:05:59SDF HAS OPENED A NEW CHAPTER IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESS.
02:06:06IT SHOULD BE FINALIZED AND FULLY IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT DELAY IN A
02:06:09MANNER THAT REINFORCES SYRIA'S
02:06:14UNITY AND SOCIAL COHESION.
02:06:16AS CONFIRMED IN THE LATEST OPCW
02:06:20REPORT, VERIFY DESTRUCTION OF AERIAL BOMBS MARKS AN IMPORTANT
02:06:24STEP IN ADDRESSING SYRIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
02:06:28TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE
02:06:32WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
02:06:35SYRIA'S COOPERATION WITH THE OPCW.
02:06:38MADAM PRESIDENT, SIGNIFICANT
02:06:42SECURITY CHALLENGES NEVERTHELESS REMAIN. THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM IS A
02:06:46CRITICAL PRIORITY. WE WELCOME THE SYRIAN
02:06:49GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION DEMONSTRATED THROUGH HIS EFFORTS
02:06:53AND COOPERATION IN THE GLOBAL COALITION TO WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS FOR THE
02:06:58ENDURING DEFEAT OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
02:07:02WE WELCOME THE COALITION'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING SERIOUS
02:07:06COUNTERTERRORISM NEEDS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE
02:07:10TO THESE EFFORTS.
02:07:11AS DAESH ADOPTS ITS STRATEGY TO
02:07:16NEW REALITIES ON THE GROUND, SYRIA NEEDS STRONG VESSELS TO
02:07:19GIVE THE
02:07:23INSTITUTIONS CAPABLE OF COUNTERING THIS THREAT.
02:07:25CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL.
02:07:29THE GROWING THREAT OF DRUG
02:07:32TRAFFICKING AND THE WIDESPREAD
02:07:34PRESENCE OF MINES AND EXPLOSIVE
02:07:39REMNANTS OF WAR ALSO DEMANDED AND NATIONAL --DEMANDS
02:07:42INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION. TURKIYE STANDS READY TO SUPPORT
02:07:45SYRIA INCLUDING THROUGH COOPERATION WITH THE U.N. OFFICE
02:07:48ON DRUGS AND CRIME AND THE U.N. MINE ACTION SERVICE.
02:07:53MANNER PRESIDENT,--MADAM
02:07:56PRESIDENT, ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND
02:07:59SECURE HE MUST ADVANCE HAND IN HAND. LASTING STABILITY IS ESSENTIAL
02:08:03FOR SYRIA TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT
02:08:06AND PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL ENERGY AND CONNECTIVITY
02:08:10PROJECTS.
02:08:12INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD
02:08:18PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIC EVOLVEMENT.
02:08:19FOR THEIR PART, SYRIAN
02:08:23AUTHORITIES SHOULD STRENGTHEN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND CREATE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO
02:08:27FACILITATE BUSINESS AND ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT, INCLUDING
02:08:29FROM THEIR OWN DIES FOR A.
02:08:33-PROGRESS-- OWN DIASPORA.
02:08:37PROGRESS IN THESE AREAS WOULD
02:08:39ADDRESS WHAT CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS SEEK TO EXPLOIT.
02:08:44MADAM PRESIDENT, ISRAEL'S
02:08:47CONTINUED VIOLATIONS OF SYRIA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL
02:08:50INTEGRITY UNDERMINE THESE
02:08:52PROSPECTS AND SHOW DISREGARD FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW.
02:08:58THE SITUATION IS PARTICULARLY ALARMING IN SOUTHERN SYRIA, WHERE CONTINUE MILITARY
02:09:01INCURSIONS AND EXPANSIONIST ACTIONS ARE GETTING OUT OF
02:09:05CONTROL. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATUS
02:09:08REPORT PROVIDES A DISTURBING
02:09:13ACCOUNT OF THE VIOLATIONS.
02:09:17ISRAEL'S MORE RECENT RESUMPTION
02:09:18OF ACTIVITIES REPRESENT AN
02:09:25ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE THE 1964
02:09:29DISENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND
02:09:31CREATE A NEW FAIT ACCOMPLI ON
02:09:35THE GROUND. THESE ACTS MUST STOP.
02:09:39ISRAEL MUST COMPLY WITH THE 1974 AGREEMENT AND THE U.N. SECURITY
02:09:42COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS,
02:09:46PARTICULARLY 497, AND WITHDRAW FROM OCCUPIED SYRIA.
02:09:51A STABLE, SOVEREIGN, AND UNIFIED
02:09:55SYRIA CAPABLE OF SECURING ITS BORDERS, DEFEATING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTING
02:09:59TO REGIONAL PEAE AND
02:10:02INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION,
02:10:04SERVES THE INTERESTS OF ALL, INCLUDING ISRAEL.
02:10:08THIS HAS BEEN THE GOOD NEIGHBOR
02:10:09APPROACHED BY TURKIYE BEFORE THE START OF THE CONFLICT, DURING
02:10:13THE CONFLICT, AND POST-CONFLICT.
02:10:17TURKIYE REMAINS FIRMLY COMMITTED
02:10:19TO SYRIA'S SOVEREIGNTY,
02:10:22POLITICAL UNITY, AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.
02:10:26WE WORK WITH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TOWARDS A
02:10:30STABLE, SECURE, AND PROSPEROUS
02:10:34SYRIA.
02:10:35MADAM PRESIDENT, LET ME BRIEFLY
02:10:42INFORM THE COUNCIL ABOUT THIS
02:10:46FROM MY COUNTRY.
02:10:47AT ONE POINT, SYRIANS UNDER
02:10:52TEMPORARY PROTECTION IN SYRIA
02:10:56MORE THAN FOUR MILLIONS.
02:10:57TODAY IT IS 2.2 MILLIONS.
02:11:02THE RETURN IS GRADUAL FOR
02:11:05UNDERSTANDABLE REASONS, MAINLY
02:11:07ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, SECURITY
02:11:10CONCERNS IN GENERAL, ISRAELI
02:11:14INCURSIONS. ALSO, THE CONNECTIONS OF FAMILIES TO EDUCATIONAL
02:11:19INSTITUTIONS IN TURKIYE WHERE CHILDREN ARE REGISTERED.
02:11:23WE HOPE THAT CONDITIONS
02:11:26DEVELOPED WITHIN SYRIA FOR A
02:11:31DIGNIFIED RETURN OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
02:11:36>> I THINK THE REP--I THANK THE
02:11:44REPRESENTATIVE OF TURKIYE FOR THE STATEMENT.
02:11:46I NOW GIVE THE FLOOR TO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA.
02:11:49>> MADAM PRESIDENT, PLEASE ALLOW
02:11:52ME AT THE OUTSET TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR RESUMPTION OF THE
02:11:56SIGRID COUNSEL THIS MONTH AND WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS--SECURITY
02:11:59COUNCIL THIS MONTH AND WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO MAKE THE
02:12:03STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ERIC GRIPP. --ARAB GROUP.
02:12:06MANNER PRESIDENT,--MADAM
02:12:10PRESIDENT, OUR MEETING TODAY COMES AT A CRITICAL KIND THAT
02:12:12REQUIRES US TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS
02:12:15AND COORDINATE OUR VISIONS TO SUPPORT THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
02:12:18AND ITS PATH TOWARDS
02:12:21CONSOLIDATING THE FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNAL SECURITY AND STABILITY.
02:12:25AT A TIME WHEN THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO TAKE SERIOUS STEPS TO PRESERVE THE
02:12:29SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY AND PRESERVE THE RESOURCES OF ITS
02:12:32BROTHERLY PEOPLE AND REGIONAL
02:12:36ENVIRONMENT, WHICH HAS MULTIPLE
02:12:38CHALLENGES, THE ARAB GROUP THINKS THAT THESE EFFORTS NEED
02:12:41TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY CONSTRUCTIVE INTERNATIONAL
02:12:44POSITION WHICH SUPPORTS GENERAL
02:12:47RECOVERY AND PROTECTS SYRIA FROM ANY ATTEMPT TO TAMPER WITH ITS
02:12:50SECURITY OR EXPLOIT ITS TRANSITIONAL CONDITIONS.
02:12:54IN THIS REGARD, THE ARAB GROUP WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THE
02:12:58FOLLOWING FOUR POINTS.
02:13:02FIRST, THE ARAB GROUP REITERATES ITS PRINCIPAL AND FIRM POSITION
02:13:04OF FULL COMMITMENT TO THE
02:13:07SOVEREIGNTY, INDEPENDENCE, UNITY
02:13:12, AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC. WE REJECT ALL FORMS OF EXTERNAL
02:13:16INTERFERENCE IN ITS INTERNAL
02:13:19AFFAIRS OR ANY PRACTICES THAT
02:13:23COULD UNDERMINE ITS SECURITY. WE COMMITTED TO THE COMMITMENT
02:13:26OF THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRACTICAL STEPS THEY TOOK TO
02:13:29MAINTAIN STABILITY, CONSOLIDATE
02:13:31SECURITY, AND STEER THE COUNTRY
02:13:34AWAY FROM THE FURNACE OF
02:13:40ACCELERATED REGIONAL ESCALATION. THE GROUP THINKS THAT THE STABILITY AND UNITY OF SYRIA
02:13:44CONSTITUTE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE SECURITY OF THE ENTIRE REGION.
02:13:49WE THEREFORE CALL FOR THE PROVISION OF CONCRETE
02:13:51INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THAT SYRIAN STATE INSTITUTIONS, IN
02:13:54PARTICULAR DURING THIS CRITICAL
02:13:58PERIOD, AND RECALL CALL FOR THE
02:13:59REMOVAL OF ALL REMAINING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL OBSTACLES
02:14:03AND CONSTRAINTS WHICH STAND IN THE WAY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
02:14:08RECOVERY AND A NATURAL INTEGRATION OF SYRIA INTO ITS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
02:14:12ENVIRONMENT. SECOND, THE ARAB GROUP CONDEMNS
02:14:16IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THE MILITARY AGGRESSIONS AND
02:14:20AIRSTRIKES CARRIED OUT BY THE
02:14:23ISRAELI OCCUPYING FORCES ON SYRIAN TERRITORY.
02:14:26IN PARTICULAR, THE TARGETING OF
02:14:29THE MILITARY AIRPORT AND THE
02:14:32VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS
02:14:36FIELDED INCURSIONS AND THE ILLEGAL ENTRY OF THE ISRAELI
02:14:39OFFICIALS INTO SYRIAN TERRITORY.
02:14:41THESE HOSTILE PRACTICES ARE
02:14:45FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF SYRIA'S
02:14:48SOVEREIGNTY, VIOLATION OF THEIR CHARTER AND INTERNATIONAL LAW,
02:14:51AND A CLEAR ATTEMPT TO STOKE
02:14:54STRIFE AND UNDERMINE EFFORTS TO
02:14:57RESTORE RECOVERY AND SECURITY. WE CALL UPON THE SECURITY
02:15:00COUNCIL TO FULLY SHOULDER
02:15:04RESPONSIBILITIES TO COMPEL ISRAEL TO PUT AN END TO ITS
02:15:07AGGRESSION, TO FULLY UPHOLD THE 1974 DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES
02:15:12AGREEMENTS. WE CALL ON ISRAEL TO WITHDRAW
02:15:15COMPLETELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY FROM ALL SYRIAN TERRITORIES, AND
02:15:20TO COMPLETELY WITHDRAW FROM THE
02:15:23OCCUPIED SYRIAN GOLAN BACK TO
02:15:25THE LINE OF 4 JUNE, 1967.
02:15:32WE REITERATE OUR PRINCIPAL
02:15:33AFFIRMATION TO WHICH GOLAN IS
02:15:37OCCUPIED SYRIAN ARAB TERRITORY, AND ANY DECISIONS OR ACTIONS
02:15:40TAKEN BY THE OCCUPATION ARE NULL AND VOID.
02:15:43AND HAVE NO LEGAL EFFECT.
02:15:47AND THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL
02:15:52LEGITIMACY, FOR AMONG THEM
02:15:53RESOLUTION 497, PASSED IN 1981.
02:15:56THIRD POINT, THE ERIC GRIPP
02:16:00WELCOMES THE CONCRETE AND INCREASING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT, UNITED
02:16:03NATIONS, NAD IT-- AND ITS
02:16:08VARIOUS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES. ITHIS WAS REFLECTED IN THE HIGH-LEVEL VISITS OF THE
02:16:11SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.
02:16:16WE HAVE ALSO SEEN CONTINUOUS
02:16:16COORDINATION WITH IAA AND OPCW.
02:16:24THE GROUP ONCE AGAIN CALLS FOR SUPPORT TO THE EFFORTS OF THE
02:16:27SYRIAN STATE IN THEIR FIGHT
02:16:29AGAINST TERRORISM, IN ERADICATING THE REMNANTS OF
02:16:32DAESH AND OTHER ARMED TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
02:16:36WE NEED TO CREATE CONDITIONS TO
02:16:39PREVENT THEIR RETURN OR THEIR
02:16:44EXPLOITATION OF THE SECURITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. SYRIA SHOULD NOT BE A STARTING
02:16:47POINT FOR ANY THREAT TO THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF THE
02:16:52COUNTRIES IN THE REGION.
02:16:53AT THE SAME TIME, WE APPRECIATE
02:16:56THE NATIONAL MEASURES TAKEN IN THE AREAS OF TRANSITIONAL
02:17:00JUSTICE, ON THE MISSING PERSONS
02:17:04FILE, AND THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND
02:17:07ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONSOLIDATE CIVIL PEACE AND STRENGTHEN THE RULE OF LAW.
02:17:10FOUR POINT, THE ARAB GROUP STRESSES THAT A SUSTAINABLE
02:17:14TRANSITION FROM DEPENDING ON
02:17:19HUMANITARIAN DEPENDENCE TO A PHASE OF RECOVERY AND
02:17:23RECONSTRUCTION IS IMPERATIVE. AND IN LIGHT OF RECENT INDICATORS, ACCORDING TO WHICH
02:17:27THERE WERE ABOUT 1.8 MILLION
02:17:30SYRIAN REFUGEES WHO RETURNED
02:17:32FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, AND
02:17:35MORE THAN 2 MILLION INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS HAVE RETURNED
02:17:37TO THEIR ORIGIN, THERE IS AN
02:17:39URGENT NEED TO INJECT
02:17:41INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND DIRECT FINANCING FOR
02:17:45INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, REHABILITATE BASIC SERVICES, AND
02:17:48TO INTENSIFY DEMINING TO ENSURE
02:17:52VOLUNTARY, SAFE, AND A DIGNIFIED RETURN.
02:17:54IN THIS CONTEXT, THE ARAB GROUP
02:17:57EXPRESSES ITS DEEP APPRECIATION
02:18:01FOR THE SIGNIFICANT HUMANITARIAN ROLE PLAYED BY STATES HOSTING
02:18:04SYRIAN REFUGEES.
02:18:08THESE STATES SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO SHOULDER THESE BURDENS ALONE,
02:18:11AND WE CALL ON THE INTERNATIONAL
02:18:13COMMUNITY AND DONORS TO EXPAND
02:18:18THIS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT DIRECTED TO THEM IN RESPONSE TO
02:18:22INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY-SHARING OBLIGATIONS.
02:18:25IN CONCLUSION, MADAM PRESIDENT,
02:18:27THE ARAB GROUP REAFFIRMS ITS
02:18:30FIRM AND CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT
02:18:33TO THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC AND
02:18:36PEOPLE AT THIS CRUCIAL JUNCTURE, AND CALL ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL
02:18:39TO ADOPT A BALANCED AND
02:18:42CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH BASED ON RESPECT FOR NATIONAL
02:18:45SOVEREIGNTY, SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN RECOVERY OPTIONS, AND THE
02:18:48CONSOLIDATION OF THE FOUNDATIONS
02:18:51OF A STATE OF INSTITUTIONS, A LAW THAT GUARANTEES JUSTICE AND
02:18:54EQUALITY AND PROTECTS THE RIGHT
02:18:58OF ALL SYRIAN PEOPLE WITHOUT EXCEPTION IN A MANNER THAT ENHANCES THE SECURITY AND SAFETY
02:19:02IN THE REGION. I THANK YOU. >> I THINK THE REPRESENTED-- I
02:19:06THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA FOR THE STATEMENT.
02:19:10THERE ARE NO MORE NAMES ON THE LIST OF SPEAKERS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
02:19:16[CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2026] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS
02:19:20CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG]
02:19:22>> RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE THIS
02:19:25MORNING, FEDERAL AGENTS
02:19:28DESCENDED ON DEMOCRATIC MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN JOHAN
02:19:30OMA' -- ILHAN OMAR'S WASHINGTON,
02:19:36D.C., HOME, PART OF AN ONGOING
02:19:41FEDERAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINAL IN NATURE. BUT SPECIFICS OF THE INVESTIGATION HAVE NOT BEEN MADE CLEAR.
02:19:45THE PROBE, ACCORDING TO AN NBC
02:19:48STORY, INCLUDES WHISTLEBLOWERS AND DOCUMENTS AND WITNESS
02:19:52TESTIMONY, DEALING PARTIALLY WITH IMMIGRATION AND FRAUD, BUT GOES BEYOND THOSE THINGS.
02:19:55SO FAR, NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
02:19:57IN A POST ON X, THE CONGRESSWOMAN RESPONDED TO THE
02:20:01RADIO SAYING "I'M OK.
02:20:02MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS AN
02:20:06ATTEMPT TO TARGET POLITICAL ENEMIES AND WEAPONIZE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
02:20:08FOR 10 YEARS, COMPASS TARGETED ME WITH BASELESS LIES AND SMEAR
02:20:14CAMPAIGNS. THIS IS JUST THE LATEST ESCALATION IN HIS CAMPAIGN OF POLITICAL INTIMIDATION. I WILL NOT BE SILENCED."
02:20:19THE CONGRESSWOMAN WAS BORN IN SOMALIA AND FLED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A TEENAGER AND LATER
02:20:23GAIN HER CITIZENSHIP. SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO
02:20:25CONGRESS IN 2018 AND HAS BEEN UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE TRUMP
02:20:30ADMINISTRATION AND OTHERS TO REVEAL HER FINANCES. WE WILL UPDATE THIS STORY AS WE
02:20:33GET FURTHER DETAILS.
02:20:36>> LATER TODAY, UTAH'S
02:20:41REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SPENCER COX SITS DOWN FOR A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER OBAMA SENIOR ADVISER DAVID AXELROD.
02:20:45THE DISCUSSION, WHICH WILL
02:20:47PROMOTE CIVIL DISAGREEMENT, WILL FOCUS ON THE POLITICAL CULTURE
02:20:50IN POST-TRUMP AMERICA.
02:20:53WATCH LIVE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AT 6:30 P.M. EASTERN
02:20:55ON C-SPAN, C-SPAN NOW, OUR FREE
02:20:58MOBILE APP, OR ONLINE AT C-SPAN.ORG.
02:21:04>> AS WE CONTINUE ON THE
02:21:09CAMPAIGN 2026 TRAIL, WE HEAD TO
02:21:13TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, FOR A DEBATE WITH U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES CAN INCOME IN CORY
02:21:17BOOKER, AND IS REPUBLICAN
02:21:20OPPONENT, JUSTIN MURPHY, FACING
02:21:24OFF IN A DEBATE HOSTED BY THE NEW JERSEY GLOBE.
02:21:27>> WE ARE GOING TO START WITH OPENING STATEMENTS, 90 SECONDS.
02:21:31MR. MURPHY, START WITH YOU.
02:21:33MR. MURPHY: GOOD EVENING.
02:21:36DAVID, MICAH, THANK YOU.
02:21:38SENATOR BOOKER, THANK YOU FOR
02:21:41COMING, RIDER UNIVERSITY, AND
02:21:45THE STAFF WHO HAS PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR US TONIGHT.
02:21:47WE ARE BOTH COMPETING FOR A U.S. SENATE SEAT IN WHAT I BELIEVE I
02:21:51THE MOST IMPORTANT MIDTERM ELECTIONS FACING AMERICA IN MY GENERATION.
02:21:57THERE IS AN AMERICAN OUT THERE THAT WE ALL CAN BUILD TOGETHER AND BELIEVE IN AND WORK TOGETHER
02:22:00AND FILL TOGETHER.
02:22:04IT'S WHAT'S REPRESENTED BY MY CAMPAIGN. I AM HONORED TO BE THE
02:22:06REPUBLICAN PARTY'S NOMINEE.
02:22:09I'M ASKING YOU TO DO SOMETHING
02:22:10YOU HAVE NOT DONE SINCE 1972, SEND A REPUBLICAN TO SERVE IN
02:22:14THE UNITED STATES SENATE. IT'S BEEN TOO LONG, IN MY OPINION.
02:22:18SOME OF YOU MAY THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING, AND I'M SURE CORY DOES.
02:22:22BUT I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE. I THINK WE NEED FRESH AIR.
02:22:25AMERICA DESPERATELY NEEDS A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANS SERVING
02:22:29IN WASHINGTON. NEW JERSEY NEEDS A NEW DAY IN ITS POLITICS.
02:22:33AND THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASSES OF NEW JERSEY NEED A NEW
02:22:36VOICE IN WASHINGTON, AND THAT IS WHAT MY CAMPAIGN AND CANDIDACY
02:22:40IS BASED ON AND REPRESENTS. AS A YOUNG MAN, I WAS RAISED BY
02:22:42SINGLE MOTHER, RAISED CATHOLIC,
02:22:45AND AGE 79 LISTED IN THE U.S.
02:22:46NAVY -- 17 I ENLISTED IN
02:22:50THE U.S. NAVY. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LAY OUT TWO VERY DIFFERENT VISIONS FOR
02:22:54THIS COUNTRY. YOU WILL TAKE INTO THE VOTING BOOTH WITH YOU A GRAVE
02:22:58RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE WHAT TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE IN AMERICA IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON HOW YOU
02:23:02VOTE THIS NOVEMBER 3. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
02:23:05>> THANK YOU. SENATOR BOOKER.
02:23:09SEN. BOOKER: SO I WANT TO THANK
02:23:12THE NEW JERSEY GLOBE AND RIDER UNIVERSITY.
02:23:15I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF MY
02:23:19STANDARD STAFF, WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC--SENATE
02:23:24STAFF, WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC SERVANT TO WAKE UP EVERYDAY FOR NOT GREAT PAY.
02:23:27I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE.
02:23:30IT'S EXTRAORDINARY SHE IS HERE, AND SHE HAS TRANSFORMED MY LIFE, AND I'M GRATEFUL.
02:23:34MOSTLY I WANT TO THANK NEW JERSEY.
02:23:37THIS IS THE END OF MY SIX-YEAR
02:23:40TERM, MY LAST SIX-YEAR TERM AS YOUR SENATOR.
02:23:44IT HAS BEEN THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE OF MY LIFE TO BE NEW
02:23:47JERSEY'S REPRESENTATIVE IN WASHINGTON AND AROUND OUR STATE. THIS LAST SIX-YEAR TEST HAS SET
02:23:51A RECORD FOR NEW JERSEY. NEVER HAS THERE BEEN A SIX-YEAR
02:23:55PERIOD WHERE A SENATOR DURING THE TERM IS BROUGHT MORE MONEY
02:23:58BACK TO THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 250 YEARS, WE SET THE RECORD.
02:24:03AND IT'S BECAUSE I WORK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. I BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO GET THINGS DONE AND DELIVER FOR THE
02:24:07STATE. BUT THIS IS THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
02:24:10WE HAVE A RECKLESS PRESIDENT WHO'S OUT OF CONTROL.
02:24:14A PRESIDENT WHO IS CHAOTIC AND
02:24:17CRUEL AND HAS ATTACKED OUR STATE, FROM THROWING HUNDREDS OF
02:24:21THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OFF THEIR HEALTH CARE TO THE TARIFFS THAT
02:24:25HAVE DRIVEN UP OUR COSTS IN A WAR IN IRAN THAT HAS MADE OUR
02:24:28NATION PAY AT THE PUMP, AS WELL
02:24:31AS THE PRICE OF THE LIVES OF OUR SOLDIERS.
02:24:34WE ARE IN A CRISIS RIGHT NOW OF AFFORDABILITY, AND BETWEEN $4000
02:24:39AND $5,000 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE
02:24:41AVERAGE NEW JERSEYAN'S COST-OF-LIVING.
02:24:45WE MUST CONTINUE TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS PRESIDENT, NOT HAVE
02:24:47REPUBLICAN PARTY CONTINUE ENABLING HIM IN WHAT HE IS DOING. >> THANK YOU.
02:24:52WE ARE GOING TO START RIGHT WITH THE QUESTIONS. SENATOR BOOKER, FIRST ONE IS FOR
02:24:56YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY DIRECTLY TO
02:24:59DONALD TRUMP ABOUT HIS PROMISE
02:25:02TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE?
02:25:05AND HAVE ANY OF HIS DECISIONS MADE NEW JERSEY MORE AFFORDABLE?
02:25:08SEN. BOOKER: WELL, THE PRESIDENT
02:25:10HAS LIED, AND I'VE SAID THAT TO HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
02:25:14HE PROMISED HE WOULDN'T GET US INTO FOREIGN WARS. WE ARE IN A FOREIGN WAR RIGHT
02:25:18NOW WITH NO STRATEGY, IN AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL MANNER.
02:25:24HE SAID HE WOULD BRING DOWN COSTS. WELL, COSTS ACROSS THE BOARD
02:25:26HAVE GONE UP, BETWEEN $4000 AND
02:25:30$5,000 FOR THE AVERAGE FAMILY, BUT OTHER FAMILIES HAVE SEEN HEALTH-CARE COSTS GO UP AND
02:25:34SKYROCKET. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON THE
02:25:37COSTS BEING OUT OF FUEL, THEY ARE PAYING HIGHER AND HIGHER PRICES.
02:25:42THIS IS A PRESIDENT THAT HAS LIED TO US EVEN ON IMMIGRATION
02:25:46POLICIES, WHERE HE SAID HE WOULD GO AFTER THE WORST OF THE WORST. INSTEAD, WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING
02:25:50IS HE HAS BEEN ROUNDING UP PEOPLE IN OUR STATE, AROUND OUR
02:25:54SCHOOLS, AROUND OUR CHURCHES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED NO
02:25:57CRIMES AND MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY FOR
02:26:00DECADES, HAVE AMERICAN FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND EVEN GRAND CHILDREN.
02:26:05PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOT KEPT HIS PROMISES, AND THAT IS WHY HIS APPROVAL RATING IS IN THE TRASH HERE.
02:26:09WHAT'S WORSE, WHAT'S WORSE IS MY
02:26:12REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ENABLED HIM TO DO THESE THINGS,
02:26:14WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDING
02:26:18CHECKS OR BALANCES, HAVE NOT BEEN DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY.
02:26:21THE IRONY FOR ME, WHO HAS
02:26:23FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE, IS IN PRIVATE MY REPUBLICAN SENATE
02:26:27COLLEGE WILL CRITICIZE EVERYTHING FROM HIS BALLROOMS TO THIS DISASTROUS WAR.
02:26:30BUT THEY ARE NOT STEPPING UP TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
02:26:34WE DON'T NEED TO ADD TO THE PARTY THAT IS FAILING AND
02:26:36ENABLING THIS PRESIDENT TO HURT OUR STATE.
02:26:40WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO WILL GO UP THERE AND STAND UP TO HIM AND FIGHT HIM TO END THE SUFFERING
02:26:43OF NEW JERSEYANS. >> THANK YOU.
02:26:47MR. MURPHY. [APPLAUSE]
02:26:48MR. MURPHY: ON AFFORDABILITY, IT
02:26:54WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO THAT YOU PAID FIVE DOLLARS FOR A GALLON OF GASOLINE IN 2022. TODAY THAT IS ALMOST A DOLLAR
02:26:57CHEAPER, AND FALLING. JOE BIDEN GAVE US 8% INTEREST
02:27:02RATES, CHOKING OFF THE HOMEOWNERSHIP DREAMS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. TODAY THAT INTEREST RATE IS DOWN
02:27:06A FULL POINT, BETWEEN 6% AND 7%.
02:27:09IN AMERICA TODAY, WE HAVE THE
02:27:12HIGHEST MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN AMERICAN HISTORY. WE HAVE A SECURE BORDER.
02:27:15WE HAVE DECLINING CRIME RATES ACROSS AMERICA.
02:27:17WE HAVE DECLINING FENTANYL DEATH RATES ACROSS AMERICA.
02:27:20WE HAVE A MANUFACTURING
02:27:22RESURGENCE ACROSS AMERICA, AND A
02:27:25PRODUCTIVITY AND INVESTMENT BOOM
02:27:27THAT FUELS AND MATCHES THAT MANUFACTURING RESURGENCE.
02:27:31WE HAVE A STOCK MARKET THAT HAS SET RECORD HIGHS ON 82 SEPARATE DAYS THIS YEAR.
02:27:35AND THAT'S GREAT FOR WALL STREET, BUT IT'S EVEN BETTER FOR
02:27:38MAIN STREET, BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT HAVE
02:27:41A MORE FINANCIALLY SECURE
02:27:43RETIREMENT BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF THEIR 401(K).
02:27:48YOU HAD A 9% INTEREST RATE UNDER JOE BIDEN. TODAY IT IS DOWN TO 3.4 AND
02:27:52FALLING. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS OFFERING
02:27:54A BETTER VISION OF TOMORROW, ONE THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM WILL BE THERE
02:27:58FOR THEM. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING FOR TODAY
02:28:02--LIVING THROUGH IT TODAY. EVERYTHING I MENTIONED IS HAPPENING TODAY.
02:28:07DECLINING CRIME RATES,, A SECURE
02:28:11BORDER NO ILLEGAL CROSSINGS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER. WE HAVE THE LOWEST POVERTY RATE
02:28:13IN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE LOWEST CHILD POVERTY RATE IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
02:28:18FOLKS, YOU DON'T DO THAT IF YOU ARE INEPT AND CLUELESS. WE HAVE POLICIES THAT ARE WORKING.
02:28:22THE MANUFACTURING RESURGENCE,
02:28:25ALL OF THESE STATISTICS,
02:28:28SOMEONE'S MIDDLE CLASS DREAM, SOMEONE'S AMERICAN DREAM.
02:28:32THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MR. MURPHY, YOU HAVE MANAGED
02:28:35TO RAISE 1/10 OF A PERCENT OF
02:28:39YOUR OPPONENT'S CAMPAIGN WAR CHEST.
02:28:43WHAT DOES THAT SAY, IF ANYTHING, ABOUT THE WAY WE FINANCE
02:28:47CAMPAIGNS, AND IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO IT, IN YOUR ESTIMATION?
02:28:50MR. MURPHY: A COUPLE THINGS.
02:28:54THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR GOD HAS MADE CURRENCY ALLERGIC TO ME BECAUSE IT HAS AVOIDED
02:28:59ME EVERYTHING I DO WHEN I. [LAUGHTER]
02:29:00I DON'T BEGRUDGE CORY FOR HAVING
02:29:04$35 MILLION. I JUST ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY IT WHERE IT CAME FROM.
02:29:09I'VE RAISED VERY LITTLE MONEY -- NO, I'M SERIOUS.
02:29:13STARTING FROM THE? I TOLD MY
02:29:17TEAM--STARTING FROM THE GET-GO, I TOLD MY TEAM AND STAFF WE ARE NOT GOING TO ANDRES CORY BOOKER.
02:29:21WE WILL OUTWORK HIM, BUT WE WILL NOT RAISE HIM.
02:29:24WE ALWAYS TRY TO RAISE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
02:29:28I THINK I'VE TAKEN MONEY FROM ONE OR TWO PAC'S.
02:29:32FIND A PRO-LIFE CANDIDATE IN THIS RACE. AND I HAVE PAC FROM THE NEW
02:29:36JERSEY PUBLIC AND WOMEN. I LOVE THOSE GIRLS.
02:29:39OTHER THAN THAT, ALL SMALL DONOR.
02:29:42WE ARE OUTNUMBERED IN THE STATE. THERE IS 900,000 MORE REGISTERED
02:29:46DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS. BUT I KNOW I CAN STILL WIN,
02:29:50BECAUSE NEW JERSEY'S REPUBLICAN PARTY IS ALIVE AND STRONG AND
02:29:53GROWING. WE WILL TAKE INTO THE NOVEMBER 3
02:29:57ELECTION 1.7 MILLION REGISTERED REPUBLICANS, THE MOST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR STATE, HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
02:30:04DONALD TRUMP TAKING ALMOST 2 MILLION VOTES OUT OF HERE IN 2024, THE MOST ANY REPUBLICAN
02:30:08PRESIDENT OR CANDIDATE HAS TAKEN OUT OF NEW JERSEY IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA.
02:30:11IT IS ABOUT PASSION, VISION, IDEAS.
02:30:14I WILL NOT BE OUTWORKED, AND I
02:30:16DO NOT BEGRUDGE CORY FOR BEING AN AGGRESSIVE FUNDRAISER.
02:30:20WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM AND HOW MUCH OF IT CAME ABOUT THAT NEW JERSEY IS WHAT I WANT
02:30:23TO KNOW --FROM OUTSIDE NEW
02:30:27JERSEY IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. >>
02:30:30>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS USED
02:30:33TAXPAYER MONEY FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDING.
02:30:39IS THIS SOMETHING CONGRESS NEEDS TO ADDRESS? IF SO HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT
02:30:43BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT WOULD PRESUMABLY VETO.
02:30:44SEN. BOOKER: WE HAVE A PRESIDENT
02:30:48THAT HAS BEEN ABUSING AND DRIFTING OFF OF HIS OFFICE AND
02:30:51AWAY WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, MADE OVER $2 BILLION SINCE HE
02:30:55HAS BEEN IN OFFICE AND RAISED UNGODLY AMOUNTS OF MONEY BY
02:30:58DOING THINGS LIKE SELLING