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Almouslem

lines on the record: 12
first: 2022-05-20
most recent: 2022-05-20
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“And if these incidents do occur, the Council must pursue accountability on their behalf. It is the Council’s duty to renew the cross- border resolution so that they continue to have the medicine and tools they need to help their patients. It is the Council’s duty to fully fund this work. It is the duty of all of us to require proper monitoring and oversight, so that what resources do go into Syria are properly utilized. As doctors and other humanitarian workers bravely continue this work in Syria, they and the people they serve need the Security Council’s support now more than ever.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“We are already seeing the negative consequences of this lack of services: an increase in suicides, growing cases of domestic and gender-based violence, and higher rates of substance abuse. The children of Syria are the future — what will become of them if they do not get the help they desperately need? Over the years, many people have asked me why I do this work. For me, the answer is simple: it is my duty. In a conflict in which there have been countless examples of evil, atrocity and hatred, doctors and humanitarian workers have been a source of inspiration. They are the true unsung heroes as they risk their lives for the sake of others. It is the Council’s duty to support them. It is the Council’s duty to ensure that they are able to perform their work freely and without threat of arrest, torture or aerial bombardment.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“I was devastated to see someone so young, with so much to offer the world, feel that there was no hope for the future. Sadly, her story is not unique. My own daughter, Huda, has endured many traumas during her childhood. By the age of eight, she had experienced siege, starvation, constant aerial bombardment, chemical weapons, the bombing of her school and her friends, and forced displacement. Even her cat and pet bird were killed in air strikes. No child should have to endure these traumas. Huda is still affected by these traumas, and she, like millions of other Syrian children, needs access to quality mental-health services. More resources must be committed for such services to be provided throughout all of Syria.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“The Council can address this by requiring the same strict levels of reporting and oversight for humanitarian projects in all parts of Syria. If corruption or aid diversion is uncovered, then there must be accountability. For those Member States with concerns about armed groups in north-west Syria, the cross- border mechanism is the single most effective tool to push back on those groups’ attempts to gain further control over the civilian population or to divert aid. My final point is on the mental-health situation in Syria. After more than a decade of brutal conflict, the entire population is suffering from psychological wounds. For some, this trauma can be too much to bear. One of my closest friends took her own life. Only 24 years old, she was a well-educated midwife who lost hope and could not find proper psychiatric support.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“To date, the impact of crossline deliveries to north- west Syria has been minimal when compared to the needs, and these deliveries have been marked by poor coordination with non-governmental organization partners and a lack of proper needs assessments. Crossline access must be improved through greater planning and coordination, and it must be ensured that urgently needed items are delivered. At the same time, crossline activity cannot replace the enormous cross- border operation currently taking place. Instead, these modalities should be viewed as complementary tools to be utilized to meet the humanitarian needs in Syria. If one looks at the resolution solely through the lens of humanitarian needs, it is clear that a renewal of 12 months at a minimum is the right thing to do. Corruption also remains a challenge in every part of Syria.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“Efforts are needed to increase capacity, and they must also be made to educate new health workers, particularly nurses and midwives. My own experience directing nursing and midwifery schools in Syria showed the tremendous potential in young women who earn their degrees and serve their communities. Secondly, I would now like to turn to the cross- border mechanism. The reality is that the enormous humanitarian needs in Syria require humanitarian access for all modalities, especially through the cross- border mechanism. The numbers are clear: 4.1 million people in north-west Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, an increase of 700,000 from last year.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“The Non-Governmental Organization Forum for non-governmental organizations operating in north-west Syria estimates that as many as 3 million beneficiaries will lose access to services if more funding is not secured. A lack of funding has already led to difficulties in purchasing drugs for diabetes, heart disease and chronic respiratory illnesses. There are also growing gaps in support for prenatal care and maternal health care, including for neonatal intensive care units. Combined with the ongoing high rate of malnutrition, this is resulting in more complications in pregnancies, and a rising infant mortality rate. While funding is urgently needed to support the humanitarian response, it is also needed to increase the capacity of the health-care system throughout all of Syria.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“I think of my own friends and family who remain in Syria, suffering — educated people who earn the equivalent of $30 a month in salary, and my parent’s home which receives electricity only one or two hours a day. Syrians throughout the country are suffering, and every one of us has an obligation to help. I would like to focus on three key points today. The first is the growing humanitarian needs. As the Emergency Relief Coordinator explained, the humanitarian needs continue to grow, while funding decreases. There must be additional funds provided in order to prevent further closures of hospitals and to provide critical nutrition assistance. For the Syrian American Medical Society alone, nine hospitals will close at the end of September unless new funding is secured. These hospitals average a total of 260,000 beneficiaries each year.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“My family and I lost everything — our home, our memories and, most of all, our dignity when we evacuated. As a survivor, I ask: where is the accountability? After that displacement, I continued to work in hospitals throughout northern Syria. I also directed schools that trained new midwives and nurses. If I could summarize my experiences working throughout those 10 years in Syria, it would be this: tremendous human suffering. I think of the pregnant woman who suffered a shrapnel wound to her abdomen, and when I went to perform an emergency caesarian, I discovered that the baby had been cut in two. I think of the many women — and the many newborns who died in my arms — because I did not have any medicine to give them. I think of the many Syrian women and children who continue to live in complete poverty.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“The operating rooms quickly turned into gas chambers, yet we had only one oxygen mask for all of the patients and doctors. My 8-year-old daughter was there with me. She struggled to breathe and began to cry. Even though I myself was struggling to breathe, I gave her the oxygen mask. Can those here who are parents imagine that happening to their child, watching him or her suffocating right in front of their eyes? The second day, 11 December, another munition containing chlorine gas was dropped in front of the hospital. At the time, there was a woman in labour, and her baby’s first breath was saturated with chlorine. Can you imagine? After that, we evacuated the hospital, and within days we were forcibly displaced from Aleppo to Idlib on the green buses.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“I will never, ever forget the tears of a woman in her 40s who was begging me to help her to get pregnant again after losing her four children all at once because of a barrel bomb. I cannot forget those moments. My hospital — called M2 — was repeatedly targeted by air strikes, including the use of cluster munitions, barrel bombs and bunker-buster bombs. On 10 December 2016, I was working in an underground hospital alongside my husband, who is also a physician, and the other medical staff. We had moved the operating rooms to the basement due to the heavy bombardment. After bunker-buster bombs failed to penetrate the basement, a munition containing chlorine gas was dropped directly onto the hospital. Because the gas is heavier than air, it sank into the basement.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source
“Dr. Almouslem: I thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to brief the Council today. I am also grateful to brief alongside Under-Secretary- General Griffiths. My name is Farida Almouslem. I am an obstetrician/ gynaecologist from Aleppo, Syria. I spent nearly 10 years working in hospitals throughout Syria, supported by the Syrian American Medical Society and other humanitarian organizations. I have dedicated my life to helping Syrian women through their pregnancies and have delivered thousands of newborns. From 2011 to 2016, I worked as an obstetrician/ gynaecologist in Aleppo, including in the eastern part of the city, which was placed under siege and subjected to ruthless aerial bombardments. I witnessed hundreds of atrocities, which are still stuck in my mind.”
2022-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9038 (2022) · source