{"id":16016,"date":"2025-01-03T13:45:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srv1.syrianforum.org\/?page_id=16016"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:31:14","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/en\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16016\" class=\"elementor elementor-16016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c592c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c592c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-id=\"0f6ea93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bec447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bec447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amplifying Syrian Voices, Advocating for Awareness and Sustainable Solutions to Alleviate Suffering and Rebuild Lives.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd6b0a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dd6b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19aab04 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19aab04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe8695\" data-id=\"9fe8695\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb8235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2eb8235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2ba4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f2ba4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1692ca0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1692ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befde24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"befde24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26712f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26712f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voices for the Voiceless: The Power of Advocacy in Syria\u2019s Ongoing Crisis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006778e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"006778e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Syrian crisis remains one of the most pressing humanitarian tragedies of our time. Millions of people have been displaced, communities devastated, and countless lives disrupted. Adding to this suffering is the harrowing reality of the forcibly detained and disappeared. Thousands of families live in anguish, waiting for news of loved ones whose whereabouts remain unknown. Advocacy plays an indispensable role in ensuring these stories and the broader suffering of the Syrian people are not overlooked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7dd44 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b7dd44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-7-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16589\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-7-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-7-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-7-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5-7.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a9e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a9e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advocacy is a must for the Syrian cause. It brings global attention to the crisis, demands justice for those forcibly detained, and pushes for decisive action to address the hardships affecting millions. Without advocacy, the voices of those enduring these injustices, as well as the families searching for answers, could be lost in the noise of ongoing conflict.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a8dc0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28a8dc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b5c31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54b5c31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5228bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5228bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee1848 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fee1848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4833a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4833a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec468cd elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec468cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-7-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-7-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-7-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-7-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-7.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec7745 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dec7745\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0907b09 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0907b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4-8-1024x751.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4-8-1024x751.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4-8-300x220.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4-8-768x563.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4-8.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf75002 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf75002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439c336 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"439c336\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dcc73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65dcc73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e6a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e6a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Our advocacy efforts are dedicated to raising awareness, amplifying the Syrian cause, and shedding light on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Through effective advocacy strategies, we seek to foster international cooperation, mobilize resources, and advocate for sustainable solutions to alleviate the suffering of Syrians and rebuild their lives by leveraging various channels and platforms, including media outreach, social media campaigns, and collaborations with influential figures and organizations.<br \/>We strive to ensure that the voices of those affected by the crisis are heard and that their stories resonate with the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f0530 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93f0530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675b71e e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"675b71e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801e22f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"801e22f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11502d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11502d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec59c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bec59c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de496e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7de496e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a80253 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a80253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be8eeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0be8eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522d48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"522d48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Syria Sanctions Policy Program\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><p>In collaboration with the Observatory of Economic and Political Studies, intensified efforts to foster dialogue on sanctions, aiming to enhance their accountability role while mitigating their unintended consequences on civilians and NGOs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78e37b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of this initiative, we organized two high-level workshops in London with Madanya at Chatham House and Washington, D.C., with The Middle East Institute, bringing together key diplomatic actors and Syrian sanctions experts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa1360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aa1360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These discussions provided a platform to assess the evolving sanctions landscape, address challenges faced by humanitarian organizations, and explore policy recommendations for more effective and responsible sanctions implementation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb7719 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edb7719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/12.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7124be3 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7124be3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95ee485 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95ee485\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98ba51b\" data-id=\"98ba51b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbcee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bbcee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1266891 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1266891\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0479593 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0479593\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73c578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d73c578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy Tour <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6cec32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6cec32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99fcc2 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e99fcc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f77e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29f77e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c5786 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Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-922690561\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-922690561\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-922690561\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tGeneva\u200b\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-922690562\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-922690562\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-922690562\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWashington, D.C\u200b\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-922690563\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-922690563\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-922690563\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tNew York\u200b\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-922690561\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-922690561\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-987c244 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987c244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942e1c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"942e1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to high-level diplomatic meetings, the Syrian Forum Delegation organized a side event during the <strong><u>Human Rights Council\u2019s 55th Session<\/u><\/strong> in March, 2024, titled \u201c<strong>Navigating the Unknown: State Responsibility and Global Efforts to Locate Missing Syrian Migrants and Victims of Human Trafficking&#8221;, <\/strong>the side event was sponsored by the Delegation of the European Union to the UN alongside other international organizations, brought together key stakeholders, including policymakers, human rights experts, and civil society representatives. This side event aimed to delve into the responsibilities of states and the collaborative efforts needed to tackle the crisis of missing Syrian migrants and human trafficking victims and focused on strengthening global mechanisms to locate missing Syrians, address the challenges of human trafficking, and reinforce state accountability.<\/p><p>At the<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Human Rights Council\u2019s 56th Session<\/span>, <\/strong>the Syrian Forum, alongside the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, called on the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education to address the educational challenges faced by Syrian internally displaced persons and refugees in neighboring countries. The intervention emphasized the critical role of education in early recovery, social stability, and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies.<\/p><p>At the <strong><u>Human Rights Council\u2019s 57th session<\/u><\/strong>, the Syrian Forum Delegation organized a side event titled \u201c<strong>Referring Syria to the ICC: Exploring Current Options\u201d <\/strong>in collaboration with Legal Action Worldwide and sponsored by the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organizations, and United Kingdom Mission to the UN.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-922690562\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-922690562\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-be54aae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be54aae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4c02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf4c02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Syrian Forum engaged in a series of key diplomatic and governmental meetings in Washington, D.C., intensifying efforts to call for stabilization funding, direct funding, a policy of localization, and the need for accountability in Syria. The discussions were held with Congressional Representatives, Officials at USAID, the Department of State\u2019s Syria Desk, Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and Global Criminal Justice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-922690563\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-922690563\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-658dca8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"658dca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d251937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d251937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Syrian Forum\u2019s advocacy team successfully concluded 3 tours in New York. In March, they met with 11 Member States, including the first Global-South country, regarding the Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid Mechanism in Syria. Later, in July, the team met with a handful of Member States to study the possibility of referring the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). On the sidelines of the 79<sup>th<\/sup> United Nations General Assembly, the team met with 21 diplomatic missions to discuss more extensively the idea of referring the Syrian case to the ICC. The discussions centered on legal precedents for forced displacement as a crime against humanity, emphasizing that these precedents offer a path to accountability despite previous UN Security Council blockages. The aim was to mobilize as many Member States that are party to the Rome Statute as possible to build a coalition of referring States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf6fe9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf6fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755ea96 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"755ea96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7c6cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a7c6cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1b8e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a1b8e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35401e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35401e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing Syria\u2019s ICC Referral: <\/br>The Hague Advocacy Efforts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cc073 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18cc073\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b7af2 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57b7af2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a3809 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00a3809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d534c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d534c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>September:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>A series of advocacy meetings were conducted in The Hague to call for the referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Discussions focused on integrating the issue into international legal dialogues and increasing engagement from key stakeholders. These efforts reinforced support for the initiative, with a particular focus on securing leadership for the referral process and continuing momentum gained in previous advocacy efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bc4cc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56bc4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdeb888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdeb888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>December:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>A side event titled <strong>\u201cRedeeming the ICC Mandate: Possibility for Referring the Situation in Syria Under Article XIV<\/strong>\u201d was co-organized by the\u00a0Syrian Forum, the\u00a0Syrian Center for Media\u00a0and Freedom of Expression\u00a0(SCM),\u00a0the Atlantic Council (AC), and Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) during the 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The event highlighted the critical role the ICC could play in addressing crimes committed in Syria, emphasizing the importance of referring to the Syrian situation under Article 14 of the Rome Statute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e198232 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e198232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57c227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a57c227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In collaboration with Legal Action Worldwide and the European External Action Service Liaison Office to the International organizations, the Syrian Forum hosted a post-ASP-23 roundtable in The Hague titled <strong><em>&#8220;Referring Syria to the ICC: Exploring Current Options.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd60d0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acd60d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35200df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35200df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event gathered key international stakeholders to advance leadership efforts for justice and accountability in Syria. Discussions focused on mobilizing support for an ICC referral and strengthening momentum within diplomatic and legal circles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecb6df elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ecb6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e2072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8e2072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Advancing Justice Through Advocacy<\/strong><\/p><p>Through persistent advocacy, the Syrian Forum successfully contributed to the inclusion of justice-oriented language in <strong>UN General Assembly Resolution A\/3.C\/79\/L.45<\/strong>, urging ICC member states to explore all avenues for referring the Syrian file to the Court. The resolution, adopted by 85 countries, condemns ongoing human rights violations in Syria and stresses the need for accountability under international law. This achievement resulted from a year of dedicated engagement, including high-level advocacy tours in The Hague, New York, and Geneva, side events, expert consultations, and legal studies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3540684 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3540684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd39544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd39544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Emphasizing Cooperation with Other Syrian NGOs to Advance Our Policy Priorities<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>At the American Coalition for Syria\u2019s annual conference in Washington, D.C., the Syrian Forum delegation joined congressional meetings and a White House roundtable on Syrian policymaking. We also hosted a panel highlighting the <strong>Invest in Syria Initiative<\/strong>, reinforcing the Syrian Forum\u2019s leadership in driving economic empowerment efforts in Syria.<\/li><li>At the 79th UN General Assembly, the Syrian Forum and the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression led an advocacy tour in New York with Adalaty and Families for Freedom, amplifying victims&#8217; voices and engaging with Member State missions during the UN General Assembly\u2019s humanitarian resolution negotiations.<\/li><li>As part of the Strategic Litigation Project, the Atlantic Council brought together key Syrian NGOs and victim associations to explore the creation of a \u201cSyria Victims Fund\u201d to support affected communities. Syrian Forum played a vital role in shaping the concept through preparatory and in-person workshops that outlined a potential framework for the fund.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cd64c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71cd64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/syrianforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72973a2 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72973a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e801 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a2e801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f61d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33f61d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy Amplifying Syrian Voices, Advocating for Awareness and Sustainable Solutions to Alleviate Suffering and Rebuild Lives. 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