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Welat, a resident of Jinwar standing amidst solar panels (L), and women harvesting vegetables (R). (Matteo Trevisan:Jinwar Women’s Community)
Welat, a resident of Jinwar standing amidst solar panels (L), and women harvesting vegetables (R). (Matteo Trevisan:Jinwar Women’s Community)

Women’s commune provides safety, solidarity, self-sufficiency and peace

    9 July 2026.  The village of Jinwar, one of several women-led communities in the northeast region, provides a safe haven for Kurdish, Arab and Yazidi women seeking independent lives. It offers healing, cooperation, and self-confidence while fostering peace, resilience, and collective strength. One resident said: “When women take steps forward, everything changes.”Read more at: THE GUARDIAN

    Huda Atassi, a civil society leader and champion of displaced and exiled families during the revolution, appointed to People’s Assembly. (Syrian Observer)
    Huda Atassi, a civil society leader and champion of displaced and exiled families during the revolution, appointed to People’s Assembly. (Syrian Observer)

    Esteemed humanitarian chosen for the People’s Assembly by President al-Sharaa

      8 July 2026. The appointment of Huda Atassi, a prominent advocate for Syrians exiled and displaced by civil war, reflects the inclusion of civil society figures in Syria’s new parliament. Trained as an architect, she left Syria in 2012 for Lebanon and then Turkey, where she served Syrian families suffering in exile.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER

      President Ahmad al-Sharaa and First Lady Latifa al-Droubi meet with Syrian-American women professionals at the People’s Palace in Damascus. (SANA)
      President Ahmad al-Sharaa and First Lady Latifa al-Droubi meet with Syrian-American women professionals at the People’s Palace in Damascus. (SANA)

      President, First Lady and Syrian-American professional women discuss enhancing women’s role in Syria’s recovery

        3 July 2026.  President al-Sharaa and First Lady Latifa al-Droubi met with a delegation of US women in healthcare, education, and community work on ways to strengthen women as active partners in Syria’s rebuilding, aiming to prepare a younger generation with requisite knowledge and skills.Read more at: SANA

        People’s Assembly building in Damascus, as the new parliament is formed. (SANA)
        People’s Assembly building in Damascus, as the new parliament is formed. (SANA)

        Completion of new People’s Assembly membership marks milestone in Syria’s transition to democracy

          2 July 2026.  With 70 appointments by the president, adding to 137 elected members, Syria’s transitional parliament is complete. The appointees include figures from diverse spheres of Syrian life, including 15 women, plus individuals who suffered years of detention and loss of limbs in Syria’s liberation struggle.Read more at: SANA

          Over 250 participants attend the opening of Syria’s first conference on women’s health in Damascus. (SANA)
          Over 250 participants attend the opening of Syria’s first conference on women’s health in Damascus. (SANA)

          Syria holds 3-day scientific conference on women’s health with Arab and European partners

            5 June 2026.  Syria hosted a regional conference organized by Arab and Syrian-European institutions to expand scientific cooperation in gynecology, oncology, and family health. Sponsored by Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, participants heard from 35 international speakers.Read more at: SANA

            Officials and business leaders meet in Damascus to shape the private sector’s role in Syria’s new economy. (SANA)
            Officials and business leaders meet in Damascus to shape the private sector’s role in Syria’s new economy. (SANA)

            Syria stands at ‘historic juncture’ as conference explores private sector’s role in recovery

              3 June 2026.  Syria’s First National Private Sector Conference convened to redefine the sector’s role in the post-transition economy and lay the groundwork for long-term public-private cooperation. The Ministry of Economy and Industry organized the event in cooperation with the UNDP and Japan’s government.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER

              Members of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), a key component of SDF, undergoing military training in Hasakah, northeast Syria, November 2025. (Valeria Mongelli Photography)
              Members of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), a key component of SDF, undergoing military training in Hasakah, northeast Syria, November 2025. (Valeria Mongelli Photography)

              Former Kurdish-led SDF fighters are being integrated into Syria’s army 

                3 May 2026.  Syrian authorities report integrating four SDF brigades into the national army under a January 2026 agreement between Damascus and SDF forces, which outlined phases for reintegrating northeastern Syria after years of autonomous administration. An official cited “remarkable progress.”Read more at:  LEVANT 24

                Women Led Organizations (WLO) of Syria launches a platform to expand women’s roles, with representatives from government, UN agencies, international organizations and Syrian NGOs in attendance. (UN Women)
                Women Led Organizations (WLO) of Syria launches a platform to expand women’s roles, with representatives from government, UN agencies, international organizations and Syrian NGOs in attendance. (UN Women)

                Women leaders affirm shift from advocacy to direct involvement in rebuilding the nation

                  14 April 2026.  The WLO platform marks a move from women’s symbolic presence toward participation in mechanisms shaping policy and governance. It aims to strengthen women’s role in humanitarian and community work and expand their presence in state planning, coordination and decision-making.Read more at:  LEVANT 24

                  Conference held at Damascus University on laws discriminating against women attended by Syrian officials, UN representatives, legal scholars, international organizations and civil society. (7al.net)
                  Conference held at Damascus University on laws discriminating against women attended by Syrian officials, UN representatives, legal scholars, international organizations and civil society. (7al.net)

                  Legal conference explores reforms to paternal descent laws harmful to women and children

                    31 March 2026.  A Damascus University conference focused on loopholes in Syria’s existing Nationality Law, based on a 1969 decree, which allows discrimination against women married to non-Syrians and their children. Reforms to advance gender equality and legal protections were proposed.Read more at:  SYRIANOBSERVER