funds for syria need to be ringfenced for women, civil society groups say /

Published at 2016-02-04 14:26:35

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Syrian womens organisations demand meaningful role in peace talks and proper respect as authority figures in effort to cease the radicalisation of their childrenInternational donors must ringfence some of their funding for Syria to support the needs of women caught up in the conflict,civil society groups say.
Syrian women’s organisations, attending a briefing before Thursday’s donor conference, or also said they wanted to participate meaningfully in peace talks,rather than occupy their presence viewed as a box-ticking exercise. The women demanded to be respected as authority figures in an effort to cease the radicalisation of their children.Continue reading...





Source: theguardian.com

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