SBC Statement – Cross-Border Aid Operations
A statement from the Syrian British Council with regards to UNSCR 2585 about the cross-border aid operations to northern Syria.
A statement from the Syrian British Council with regards to UNSCR 2585 about the cross-border aid operations to northern Syria.
Following the changes announced today by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood regarding asylum laws, Syrian asylum seekers remain stranded awaiting decisions on their claims. Furthermore, many others have been waiting for more than a year for rulings on their applications for permanent residency after their five-year refugee period ended. It is deeply regrettable that asylum seekers and refugees continue to face increasing…
SBC participates in the Arria-formula Security Council meeting about the enforced disappearance in Syria On the 3rd of June, the Security Council held an Arria-formula meeting under the title “Voices of Syrian Women’s Voices on Detainees and the Disappeared in Syria”, which was co-convened by a the Syrian Negotiation Committee and a number of victims’ associations in Syria. During this meeting, Ms….
On Friday, the 2nd of July, the Syrian British Council hosted a public webinar titled: The Future of Cross-Border Aid Operations to Syria, where our distinguished panellists provided an in-depth analysis about the humanitarian, medical and political ramifications on northern Syria should the Security Council fail to reauthorize the UN mandate for cross-border aid operations, UNSCR 2533 (2020). To watch the full…
On Tuesday 23 April 2019 SBC attended an evening with Dr. David Nott and emergency humanitarian aid charity Syria Relief at the Palace of Westminster. The event was Co-hosted by the Rt. Hon Andrew Mitchell MP and Alison McGovern MP.
The Syrian British Consortium expresses its unequivocal condemnation of the ongoing military interventions by Israel on Syrian territory. These are most notably manifested in repeated airstrikes that directly undermine civil peace and constitute a blatant violation of national sovereignty. These repeated military interventions are not only a breach of Syria’s sovereignty and a violation of the rights of all Syrians, but also…
On Friday, 20 August 2021, members of the Syrian British Council (SBC) met with Mr Afzal Khan MP, the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. During this meeting, the SBC briefed Mr Khan about the latest military, humanitarian and political developments in Syria. The SBC primarily focused on the inhumane siege imposed by the Syrian regime and its Iranian-backed militias…