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The End of Traditional Gender Roles in Syria?

The end of traditional gender roles in Syria? The Syrian civil war has exacerbated gender-based inequalities. Women and girls are vulnerable groups in society and are disproportionately affected by armed conflict, both during and after the war, because existing inequalities are magnified. Syrian women’s tenacity has been demonstrated in the Syrian humanitarian crisis. They have […]

Voices from Syria: UK-Backed Sanctions Must be Stopped

Revd Harout Selimian, President of Syria’s Armenian Evangelical Church, warns that, “families across Syria are facing unprecedented levels of poverty [and] sanctions are disproportionately affecting Syria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Syrian healthcare system.” Revd Selimian’s statement can be found below: “After ten years of conflict, families across Syria are facing unprecedented levels of poverty […]

Baroness Cox, Dr. John Eibner, to Biden and Putin: “Put Syrians first”

The House of Lords Peer and the president of Christian Solidarity International urge U.S. and Russian presidents to lift sanctions, enable aid to Syrians. As the new U.S. president meets his counterpart from the Russian Federation this week in Geneva, Baroness Caroline Cox of the House of Lords and Dr. John Eibner, the president of […]

Solutions and Problem Solving in Syria

Continuing our theme of highlighting the ingenuity and perseverance of our partners in extremely challenging situations, and the ways in which they bring solutions, life and hope to their situations, we celebrate the work of our partner in Syria, the St. Ephrem Development Committee (EPDC). EPDC is the development branch of the Syriac Orthodox Church […]

Syria: Preventing Genocide and Seeking Hope

The Syrian conflict has been one of the most devastating in recent history. Currently, it is estimated that there are some 6.6 million refugees outside Syria. A further 6.7 million are displaced inside the country and an estimated 13.4 million are in need of emergency assistance within Syria.[i]  Meanwhile, within Syria, international sanctions are having […]

How Sanctions are Harming the People of Syria

  This month, HART has contributed to a letter, signed by over 90 international diplomats, politicians, and some of the most senior church leaders in the Middle East, calling on President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson, to end sanctions against Syria. The humanitarian situation in Syria has deteriorated dramatically in recent months and sanctions are […]

Letter Sent to PM Johnson and President Biden Calling on them to Lift Sanctions on Syria

  HART is proud to have been closely involved in planning and organising this international initiative calling on President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson to cease sanctions against Syria. The following press release was distributed to various media outlets by HART alongside the letters.   PRESSURE BUILDS ON BIDEN AND JOHNSON TO STOP ‘INHUMANE’ SANCTIONS […]

The Religious Landscape in Syria Part 2

The Twentieth Century Onwards Towards the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1914, Christians numbered about 24% of the population of the Empire, and 30% in the area of Greater Syria, which includes Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine, and Christian communities played a key part in the social, political, economic and religious landscape of […]

The Religious Landscape in Syria- Part 1

Syria has been described by archaeologists, historians, religious leaders, and travellers alike, as a crossroads of civilisation and of faith. Situated at the interface between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, caravan routes travelled across Syria from Mediterranean lands to Egypt and from the Fertile Crescent to the Arabian Peninsula. It was a gateway via the […]

Why Economic Sanctions on Syria Must Stop

  The conflict that has been raging in Syria for nine years has caused an unbearable level of suffering for all the people in the country. We are pleased to partner with EPDC, (St. Ephrem Patriarchal Development Committee), the Syrian Orthodox Church’s Development work in the country, and specifically with one of their projects in […]

Letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab MP Concerning Sanctions Imposed on Syria

Baroness Cox has authored and co-signed, alongside two former ambassadors to Syria, two former Archbishop’s of Canterbury, a former Chief of General Staff of the British Army, a former Chief of Naval Staff and many others, a letter to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab imploring him to end the economic sanctions on Syria. The letter reads as […]

Baroness Cox campaigns for Syria

Baroness Cox has joined with former Ambassadors to Syria and fellow Peers to submit a letter to The Times Newspaper, campaigning for the British Government to lift sanctions on Syria in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Written Question: Baroness Cox receives answers to her questions on chemical weapons in Syria 20/01/2020

Question: Baroness Cox, Crossbench To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Mayday Rescue Foundation, in its role as a UK-implementing partner, was involved in choosing witnesses for interview by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Douma Fact-Finding Mission on behalf of the UK; and whether they are aware of any investigation for possible financial irregularities in respect […]

Written Answer: Baroness Cox receives answers to her questions on Syria oilfields

Question: Baroness Cox Crossbench To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the British Armed Forces have, or are intended to have, any involvement in controlling the al-Omar oilfield in Syria. Answer: Baroness Goldie Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence The UK remains fully committed to the Global Coalition against Daesh and we must not […]

Stabilising Syria

Syria has been destabilised to its very core. For many, a lasting and effective solution is hard to fathom. According to the United Nations 180,000 people have been displaced from the north-east region since the Turkish offensive on 9th October, with great concern over their safety and protection. The Government of Germany have released ‘Five […]