Praise the courage and resilience of Syrian women.

It’s been a tumultuous time for Syria, with the Assad family regime falling at the beginning of the year, ending half a century of dictatorship. Najat Rochdi, the UN Deputy Special Representative for Syria, has spoken to UN News to praise the courage and resilience of Syrian women, even at the height of the conflict and crisis, and their important role strengthening the cohesion of society.


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Ms. Rochdi call to encourage women and girls not to give up their rights and stresses the importance of investing in women's empowerment. The senior United Nations official touches on the opportunities and challenges facing Syria at the present time and emphasizes that the UN calls for women to have the right to participate at all levels of decision making and have a seat at all negotiating tables.Arab speakers can listen to this exclusive interview with our Arab Unit colleagues and read the edited transcript (in Arabic).


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