Jawaher calls on international community to help Syrian refugees
Jawaher calls on international community to help Syrian refugees
Gulf News, 12 May 2015
URL: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/education/jawaher-calls-on-international-community-to-help-syrian-refugees-1.1509599
Sharjah: Shaikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, called on the international community to help Syrian refugees and stand by the countries hosting these refugees by sharing the responsibility to protect and provide for them.
Shaikha Jawaher is UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children. The call was made during her visit to Tadamon Egyptian Refugee Council, refugee schools and the UNHCR Office in Cairo, which was aimed at following up on the development of systems put in place to provide support for refugee children and comes amid the backdrop of the huge influx of refugees fleeing the four-year conflict in Syria.
She said that the issue of Syrian refugees is one of the most tragic events in human history “and without collective Arab and international effort, their plight will continue to deteriorate, leading to grave consequences, not only for the refugees but for the Arab community as a whole”.
Shaikha Jawaher pointed out that the conflict in Syria has led approximately to four million Syrians fleeing over the past four years, of which 3.9 million are registered with the UNHCR, but many are not.
She added that this has placed tremendous pressure on Syria’s neighbouring countries, which are trying to provide basic humanitarian aid such as shelter, water, electricity and food.
“The refugee issue will not be resolved by remembering their humanitarian suffering and talking about their plight. We need to develop Arab and international systems and put measures in place to provide protection to refugees. The situation has become very serious with an increasing number of refugees and ongoing crises in a number of Arab countries,” she said.
During her visit, Shaikh Jawaher met Syrian refugee students and urged them to pursue education and work hard for the future of their home countries, the greater Arab homeland, and their own futures.
She asked everyone to get involved in the initiative and support Syrian refugees and ensure their needs are met and that children are protected so that their future and their education can be safeguarded. She added that refugee children need food and shelter, but they also require education and the opportunity for a brighter future.
“There are more than 600,000 Syrian refugee children who do not attend school. No effort would be fruitful without bearing in mind the need to secure education for all refugee children. Education is their future that will help them to pass through into a better and more beautiful world,” she said.
Shaikha Jawaher is UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children. The call was made during her visit to Tadamon Egyptian Refugee Council, refugee schools and the UNHCR Office in Cairo, which was aimed at following up on the development of systems put in place to provide support for refugee children and comes amid the backdrop of the huge influx of refugees fleeing the four-year conflict in Syria.
She said that the issue of Syrian refugees is one of the most tragic events in human history “and without collective Arab and international effort, their plight will continue to deteriorate, leading to grave consequences, not only for the refugees but for the Arab community as a whole”.
Shaikha Jawaher pointed out that the conflict in Syria has led approximately to four million Syrians fleeing over the past four years, of which 3.9 million are registered with the UNHCR, but many are not.
She added that this has placed tremendous pressure on Syria’s neighbouring countries, which are trying to provide basic humanitarian aid such as shelter, water, electricity and food.
“The refugee issue will not be resolved by remembering their humanitarian suffering and talking about their plight. We need to develop Arab and international systems and put measures in place to provide protection to refugees. The situation has become very serious with an increasing number of refugees and ongoing crises in a number of Arab countries,” she said.
During her visit, Shaikh Jawaher met Syrian refugee students and urged them to pursue education and work hard for the future of their home countries, the greater Arab homeland, and their own futures.
She asked everyone to get involved in the initiative and support Syrian refugees and ensure their needs are met and that children are protected so that their future and their education can be safeguarded. She added that refugee children need food and shelter, but they also require education and the opportunity for a brighter future.
“There are more than 600,000 Syrian refugee children who do not attend school. No effort would be fruitful without bearing in mind the need to secure education for all refugee children. Education is their future that will help them to pass through into a better and more beautiful world,” she said.