8 October 2025. Karla Quintana, assistant UN Secretary-General and head of the IIMP, stated that nearly every Syrian family has been impacted by the painful legacy of missing persons and that finding the truth requires Syrian leadership and global support.Read more at: NEWS.UN
7 October 2025. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees stated that nearly half of Syria’s population had been forced to flee during the past decade. Investment is needed to help them rebuild their lives and communities.Read more at: SANA
1 October 2025. The Syrian Development Organization and UNDP signed an agreement to implement the “Access to Justice” project in Aleppo, Homs, Latakia, Idleb, and Damascus countryside. Key components of the program are: rehabilitating Sharia courts, deploying mobile courts, establishing citizen service centers, and offering legal awareness sessions. The initiative supports the Ministry of Justice’s goals to modernize infrastructure, promote digital transformation, and deepen collaboration with international partners.Read more at: SANA
29 September 2025. The White Helmets (now officially the Syrian Civil Defence) are working in partnership with the United Nations Development Fund to restore the Rastan Bridge in Homs Governorate. Severely damaged by Russian bombing, the bridge will provide a vital trade corridor for the country and critical transportation access for reviving the local economy. The builders, local White Helmets volunteers dedicated to Syria’s recovery, are said to exhibit remarkable resilience and community spirit.Read more at: LEVANT24
28 September 2025. In a historic speech to the UN General Assembly, the first by a Syrian head of state since 1967, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa declared: “Here is Syria today, returning to its worthy position among the nations of the world.” He acknowledged Arab, Islamic, US, and EU allies for their support in Syria’s rebuilding, and later held meetings with high officials of several nations including Ukraine, with which diplomatic ties were restored.Read more at: LEVANT24
27 September 2025. President Ahmad al-Sharaa chose Idlib, where the movement that brought an end to tyranny was born, for his first speech after returning from his UN engagements. Declaring that Syria had “reclaimed its historical place among nations,” he praised Syrians’ wartime sacrifices for regaining the nation’s dignity and pride. Noting the universal support received for Syria’s territorial integrity, stability and unity, he stated: “Our strength lies in our unity, and unity is mercy while division is torment.”Read more at: LEVANT24
26 September 2025. The videos below report on the significance of the Syrian president’s appearance at the UN 80th General Assembly.
23 September 2025. Israel’s aggression toward Syria was underscored in the president’s remarks at the Concordia Summit, an annual global dialogue held alongside the General Assembly. Al-Sharaa stated that security concerns with Israel could best be addressed through negotiations, not violence, while speaking to many other topics including the lifting of sanctions and talks with SDF. In a twist of fate, his interviewer—the general who commanded US forces in Iraq when the US imprisoned al-Sharaa—lavished praise on his leadership.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
23 September 2025. At a major UN conference on women, Minister Hind Kabawat declared that peace and stability are impossible without women’s empowerment and participation. She said she was proud to carry the “voices of Syrian women, along with the voices of women in Gaza, Sudan, and Yemen,” stating what they fear even more than displacement is the absence of schools and health clinics. Kabawat called funding of the UN’s humanitarian response plan for Syria a test of the international community’s credibility.Read more at: SANA
20 September 2025. Expatriates cheered as Syria’s Foreign Minister raised the nation’s banner over its embassy for the first time in 25 years. His Washington visit marked a diplomatic milestone, as he met with US officials and lawmakers to discuss Syrian-American relations, Syrian-Israel relations, and regional security and stability. Both sides expressed a “renewed openness” to dialogue, with Syria calling the visit “historic” and a step toward rebuilding ties based on mutual respect.Read more at: LEVANT24
18 September 2025. Syrian President al-Sharaa announced progress in security talks with Israel, emphasizing the need for an agreement that respects Syria’s airspace and territorial integrity and is executed with UN oversight. He called Israel’s continuing air strikes and ground incursions since December 8th “extremely dangerous,” and noted that while America is serving as mediator in the talks, the unrelenting bombardment contradicts America’s stated policy of a stable and unified Syria.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
12 September 2025. President al-Sharaa will address the world body in a major step toward Syria’s diplomatic reemergence. He will be joined by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Syria’s new UN representative, Ibrahim al-Olabi. This event occurs nine months after the insurgency led by him caused the fall of Assad and opened the path toward democracy. He will meet with other world leaders while in New York.Read more at: LEVANT24
2 September 2025. The third in a series of aid convoys safely reached Suwayda via the newly reopened Damascus–Suwayda road, which had been closed since the conflicts in July. The Interior Ministry announced it had completed steps to secure the route for transport and trade and was finalizing safety as part of its “national responsibility to preserve security and stability across Syria.” The recent convoy consisted of 22 truckloads of food and 6 fuel tankers.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
26 August 2025. President Ahmad al-Sharaa will be the first Syrian head of state in nearly 60 years to speak to the world assembly, marking Syria’s historic re-entry into global diplomacy. The Foreign Ministry called the UN’s invitation a major sign of the readjustment of positions on Syria, an acknowledgment of the transformation taking place. The president is expected to address Israel’s military incursions in Syria and call upon the world body to support a political solution.Read more at: LEVANT24
23 August 2025. President Ahmad al-Sharaa declared in a recent speech in Idlib, that Syria’s unity is non-negotiable, that partition is not an option and that attempts to form internal cantons within the country are “impossible.” He also stated that international efforts to weaken Syria internally were “unrealistic.” The president underscored the importance of reconciliation efforts in Suwayda and Daraa and affirmed that possession of arms would be limited to state institutions.Read more at: LEVANT24
21 August 2025. The UN Special Envoy to Syria told the Security Council that Syria is “witnessing a state of calm.” He affirmed the importance of efforts to monitor the ceasefire in Sweida, asserting the necessity for the country’s peaceful transition. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs called on the UN to shift from humanitarian aid to long-term support for Syria’s development and reconstruction. Security Council members condemned Israeli strikes and praised the new government’s policies and progress.Read more at: SANA
15 August 2025. The 66-page report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, which investigated the violence of March, praised Syria’s dedication to justice, accountability, and transparency, and called the report a milestone in cooperation between Syria and the UN. The report’s conclusions mirrored many findings of Syria’s Independent National Inquiry, and affirms Syria’s path to accountability. Having free access to the affected regions, the UN determined that individuals within interim security forces were culpable for violence, but there was no evidence that the state directed those crimes.Read more at: LEVANT 24
14 August 2025. In a landmark letter, Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, commended Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry, for the report on March coastal events. In his open letter, al-Shaibani welcomed the UN Commission’s findings and affirmed Syria’s commitment to reform, transparency, and justice. The letter marks an historic shift toward international cooperation and accountability, and underscores Syria’s resolve to heal, rebuild, and honor victims of violence.Read more at: LEVANT 24
6 August 2025. The UK pledged £1.7 million ($2.2 million) in emergency aid for over 85,000 Syrians displaced by violence in Suwayda. Mobile medical teams will be deployed to affected towns and remote villages, through UK partnerships with humanitarian organizations, including the UN, which will supply medicines, food, and clean water. With the official resumption of UK-Syria diplomatic ties in July, the UK committed large sums to Syria’s recovery.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
1 August 2025. UN agencies arrived in Suwayda to provide aid and assess the humanitarian needs of masses of people displaced in the recent conflicts. In partnership with local and international humanitarian organizations, the aid convoy brought 40 truckloads of food, fuel, shelter materials, medical, hygiene and other critical supplies. Syria’s Justice Ministry formed a committee to investigate the unrest and move toward accountability.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
27 June 2025. Syria’s interim authorities have formed two national bodies to trace over 100,000 individuals who went missing under Assad and to address systemic abuse. UN Commission Chair Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro observed that recent attacks, since March 2025, were “in part a response to five decades of systematic crimes…” He praised President al-Sharaa’s commitment to hold accountable all those responsible and to restore confidence in state institutions. Read more at: UN NEWS
27 June 2025. On the UN Day for the Convention Against Torture, Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed vigorous legal proceedings by the Netherlands and Canada, at the ICJ, targeting systematic torture and other crimes committed by the Assad regime. The Syrian government is committed to a victim-centered approach to uncovering the crimes. Its newly formed Transitional Justice Commission has guaranteed the non-recurrence of such transgressions against its citizens. Read more at: SANA
18 June 2025. Syria’s formation of a Supreme Electoral Committee—announced by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa—was welcomed by UN Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi who called it “the next vital step in the political transition.” She and other UN officials called for international support of the new government, coping with vast humanitarian and other challenges in this fragile but pivotal phase of recovery. Read more at: SANA
18 June 2025. Jérôme Bonnafont, France’s Permanent Representative to the UN, called for urgent global action to safeguard Syria’s fragile transition and to “offer the country a chance to become a hub of regional stability.” In a June 12th statement to the UN’s General Assembly, he wrote: “France stands alongside the Syrian people to ensure that the immense hopes raised since December 2024 are not disappointed.” Read more at: SANA
5 June 2025. Addressing the Security Council, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, commended the commitment of the new Syrian authorities “to fully and transparently cooperate” with UN inspections. She also noted many unresolved issues remaining from the Assad regime’s stockpiling of chemical weapons and urged additional UN support to help rid the country of chemical weapons.Read more at: UN News
