Iran’s Representation to the United Nations: The plunder of Syria’s oil and wealth must be stopped

According to IRNA, Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s ambassador and deputy representative to the United Nations, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday evening local time: “The Syrian people have been suffering from one of the biggest humanitarian problems in the world for more than 10 years.” But, as Syrians and humanitarian activists told Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Griffiths during a recent visit to Syria, “unfortunately, people are suffering more now than ever before.”
He added: “The international community has a serious political and moral responsibility to address this dire situation.”
Ershadi added that the UN Under-Secretary-General’s visit to Syria to obtain first-hand information and a real assessment of the humanitarian situation in Syria was a positive step and that he was satisfied with his talks with Syrian officials and subsequent actions, including the first humanitarian operation in the northwest. Syria has been a source of hope since 2017.
“We make every effort in this regard, including the actions of the Syrian government and the cooperation of humanitarian organizations, as well as the sacrifice of a Syrian soldier who lost his life as a result of a landmine explosion while clearing the road for a humanitarian convoy,” said Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. We shook hands, we appreciate it.
“The transfer of humanitarian aid to Deraa in cooperation with the Syrian government is an important event,” he said. “As humanitarian agencies have told the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, the humanitarian and socio-economic situation is deteriorating and Basic Services »is an urgent need.
The Iranian diplomat to the United Nations continued: “This underscores the importance of the full and effective implementation of UNSCR 2585, which calls on all countries to” take practical steps to address the urgent needs of the Syrian people. “
He added that the Security Council had also stated in the resolution that such measures should include “support for the speedy restoration of water, health, treatment, education and shelter”.
Ershadi added: “In this regard, we welcome the remarks of the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on the need for a significant increase in funding for such projects.”
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said: “However, his statement that ‘needs in Syria continue to grow while the budget continues to decline’ is disappointing. This means that financial aid for humanitarian activities in Syria must be increased. But this alone is not enough.
He stressed that efforts on rapid restoration and reconstruction projects should be increased and accelerated; Unilateral sanctions, which have a devastating role in aggravating the humanitarian situation, must be lifted immediately and completely; The plunder of Syria’s oil and wealth must stop; Water should not be used as a weapon; And the return of refugees and displaced persons must be facilitated.
Ershadi continued: “More efforts should be made to ensure that the Syrians no longer need humanitarian aid.”
He stressed: “The final solution, of course, is to end the conflict, the complete withdrawal of all uninvited foreign forces, defeat the terrorists and guarantee the territorial integrity, unity and political independence of Syria.”
The Iranian ambassador and deputy representative to the United Nations expressed hope that the recent positive developments as a result of the coordination and cooperation of the Syrian government and humanitarian organizations would lead to more results and turn confrontation-based approaches into cooperation.
He said the shocking story told by the UN envoy of a four-year-old Syrian boy with leukemia being treated at a rural clinic in Aleppo without electricity, running water and medicine was just one example of the daily problems of many It is the Syrians. We must not leave this proud nation alone; We should not disappoint them.
Iran’s Deputy Representative to the United Nations stressed that Iran will continue to help the Syrian people and government to overcome the challenges they face.