Aleppo- The Syrian Women’s Council has been holding its 2nd congress at the Jazira Hall in the city of Aleppo with the motto, “We will end the war and build peace with the unity of women”. 200 women delegates across Syria have participated in the congress.

Women of all nationalities, religions and ethnic groups in North and East Syria and female representatives of political parties and NGOs have also participated in the congress. After a minute's silence, Rihab Ibrahim, member of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Women's Council, made the opening speech. In her speech, she pointed to the challenges faced by women due to the ongoing Syrian crisis and said:

“13 years have passed since the Syrian civil war started. Since the revolution (in Rojava), Syrian women have played important roles in all facets of life. We hope this congress will pave the way for women to solve all problems faced by them. We aim to rebuild a free and democratic country without a decentralized system.”

‘Women from all organizations and institutions participate in the congress’

After the opening speech, the general perspective of the council was read by Suhail Sinouh, member of the Syrian Women’s Council Foreign Affairs Office. At the congress, NuJINHA spoke to Gulistan Endik, member of the Syrian Women’s Council Foreign Affairs Office in the city of Qamishlo, about the congress.

“We held our first congress in 2017. Now, we are holding our second congress. We are holding our second congress late due to the crises in the region. We made great efforts for the preparation of the congress for a year,” Gulistan Endik told us. “We are in communication with all women living in Syria and we invited them to participate in our congress. Women from all organizations and institutions participate in the congress. As women, we will discuss many issues regarding women. We hope that our congress will be a successful congress for all women.”

The congress continues with speeches.