The President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), Hadi al-Bahra, met with members of the Syrian Women’s Authority in the Turkish province of Şanlıurfa. During the meeting, they discussed the work of the authority, the stages of completing its organization, and its upcoming activities and committees.
The meeting was attended by the SOC’s Vice President and supervisor of the Syrian Women’s Authority, Dima Moussa, as well as the Secretary of the political committee, Abdulbasit Abdullatif, and political committe member, Ahmad Baccora.
The members of the authority spoke about the importance of expanding women’s representation in the SOC and completing the networking project with the SOC’s working groups. This aims to increase the participation of women in the political process in all its aspects, through the SOC and its institutions, in addition to supporting women inside Syria and abroad.
The authority members raised several questions about the latest developments in the political process and highlighted the necessity of addressing the issue of female detainees and revealing the fate of the forcibly disappeared. They emphasized the importance of keeping this issue at the forefront of the SOC’s priorities.
For his part, the SOC’s President, Hadi al-Bahra, provided a political briefing, in which he spoke about the latest political developments in the region and their impact on Syria. He stressed the importance of keeping the Syrian cause alive amidst the escalating crises in the region.
Al-Bahra also addressed the reduction in support provided to Syria and the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe due to the severe shortage of humanitarian, relief, and medical aid. He highlighted the need to alert the international community to this and to work on mitigating its catastrophic effects on the Syrian people.
He spoke about the SOC’s efforts to fill gaps with the available resources by enhancing cooperation and coordination with all Syrian organizations, civil and revolutionary bodies, associations, and unions, sharing the burdens with everyone.
Al-Bahra emphasized that the presence of active Syrian figures makes a difference in the work, noting that everyone has the right to political empowerment, especially women. He also stressed the importance of connecting the new generations with the Syrian revolution and creating links with different segments and groups of society.
Vice President Dima Moussa spoke about the importance of holding more meetings with the SOC, considering that these meetings strengthen women’s access to decision-making tables and their involvement in political life, which is a primary goal of the Syrian Women’s Authority.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of the political committe, Abdulbasit Abdullatif, provided an explanation of the role of working groups, networks, and committees and their working mechanisms. He emphasized the importance of continuing efforts to involve active women in these structures, including the network of refugees and displaced persons. Political committee member Ahmad Baccora gave an update on the recent meetings held on the situation of Syrian refugees fleeing the war in Lebanon.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
