Need to Ensure Social Protection to Syrian Women, Children under Crisis Stressed

The ministry of Social Affairs plans to develop an effective social protection system that accords special interest to women and children in Syria aiming to empower these categories of society based on partnership  between the government sector and civil society,

Kinda, al-Shammat, the Minister of Social Affairs, said in a recent meeting with reporters in Damascus that the ministry will open the Family Protection Unit soon with the purpose of integrating weak and crisis-affected categories, like children and women in society based on specified psychological rehabilitation and social empowerment programs.  She added that the programs are to be implemented in cooperation with concerned international organizations.

“Civil society associations will play a big role in the social protection file within the coming era in terms of introducing suitable intervention mechanisms to ensure necessary protection for the targeted people,” al-Shammat added.

She pointed out that the ministry will encourage the civil society to establish more associations to ensure protection to the affected children and women and to people with special needs. It will also support enhancing the awareness about the dangers that may face women and children under crises.

The minister hailed media’s role in highlighting and uncovering the violations committed by armed terrorist groups against children and women.

Al-Shammat also pointed out that many people are being displaced from their areas in different Syrian provinces because of the savage attacks launched by the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) terrorist organization and this necessitates the UN Food Program to increase the provided humanitarian and relief aid to meet citizens needs and ease their suffering.

Rawaa Ghanam