Advocacy Team

We, at the Syrian British Consortium (SBC), express our shock and deepest concern for maintaining the invitation extended to Bashar al-Assad to attend the upcoming 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), hosted by United Arab Emirates (UAE). While we recognize the importance of international cooperation in addressing climate change, it is essential to uphold the principles of justice, accountability, and human…

Members of Syrian civil society engage high level officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as key Ukrainian stakeholders, in Kyiv, to commemorate 10th Anniversary of Chemical Weapon attacks in Syria. On the 10th anniversary of the 2013 chemical attacks on Ghouta in Syria, and in calling for accountability for ongoing war crimes in Ukraine emboldened by the impunity for past and…

Fostering deeper cooperation between British and American advocacy groups for Syria LONDON and WASHINGTON D.C., June 30, 2023 –The Syrian British Consortium (SBC) convened with representatives from the American Coalition for Syria (ACS), a coalition of specialized Syria-focused institutions based in the United States, in Paris, France on June 5th. It was a moment of shared vision and purpose as we gathered…

Joint Statement: Violations Are Still Being Committed in All Parts of Syria, including Northern Syria, Refoulement of Refugees Poses a Serious Threat Turkish Authorities Must Respect Their Obligations Under Customary International Law Which Strictly Prohibits Refoulement We, the undersigned Syrian civil society organizations, wish to express our profound concern at the Turkish government’s recent decision to forcibly repatriate Syrian refugees to northwestern…

بيان مشترك: الانتهاكات مستمرة في كافة المناطق السورية بما فيها شمال سوريا ولهذا الإعادة القسرية للاجئين تشكل تهديدًا جديًا. على السلطات التركية احترام تعهداتها بموجب القانون الدولي العرفي الذي يحظر الإعادة القسرية بشكل مطلق.   نحن، منظمات المجتمع المدني السوري الموقعة أدناه، نشعر بقلقٍ بالغٍ إزاء قرار الحكومة التركية الأخير إعادة اللاجئين السوريين قسراً إلى شمال غرب سوريا. يُعدُّ هذا القرار انتهاكاً…

Today we need each other more than ever .. The earthquake catastrophe in #Syria and #Turkey is escalating. Hundreds of families are still missing under the rubbles of their own homes. The rest are looking for a glimpse of hope that their loved ones are still alive. In a cold and harsh winter, survivors need a warm shelter, food and medical supplies….

On the 11th of December, the Syrian British Consortium (SBC) concluded its first UK tour, which included a series of meetings with a wide range of Syrians in Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and London. During these meetings, the SBC presented a summary of its most important activities and events during the past two years. Including the periodic and continuous consultative meetings with the…

We, in the Syrian British Consortium (SBC), stand with Syrians around the world in solidarity with the peaceful uprising of the Iranian people against their brutally oppressive regime. Our hearts go the families of peaceful protestors who were detained and killed by the Iranian security forces. The violent mentality of the Iranian regime has led to decades of gross human rights violations…