The situation in the Middle East (Syria) - Security Council, 10199th meeting

Syria’s political transition reaches milestone, UN official tells Security Council, as speakers call for Israel’s withdrawal, focus on economic recovery.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:54:58
• Production Date: 21 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: EDEM WOSORNU
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; REFUGEES; ACCOUNTABILITY; SYRIA SITUATION; DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 3611414
• Parent Id: 3610036
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10199 MIDDLE EAST SYRIA 21 JUL 2026 AM

Description

Syria’s political transition has reached an important institutional milestone with the establishment of a People’s Assembly and Constitutional Supreme Court, senior UN officials told the Security Council today, warning that continued insecurity, Israeli military activity and a severely underfunded humanitarian response threaten the country’s delicate progress.

“The past month has demonstrated both the opportunities and the fragility of Syria’s transition,” Claudio Cordone, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, speaking via video-link from Damascus, told the 15-member Security Council.

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's Government in December 2024 marked a watershed moment in Syria's modern history, ending more than five decades of family rule and more than 13 years of devastating conflict. Since then, Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has engaged more closely with the international community and undertaken significant reforms, promising accountability for past atrocity crimes.

• Briefer: Mr. Claudio Cordone, Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria (via video-teleconference)
• Briefer: Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director, Crisis Response Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Statement: His Excellency Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Pakistan
• Statements: Denmark, Russian Federation, United States of America, Colombia, Latvia, China
• Statement: Somalia (on behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Somalia)
• Statements: Greece, Panama, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Bahrain
• Statements: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye
• Statement: Observer State of Palestine (on behalf of: Arab Group)

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S/PV.10199