UN calls Maldives for more action in reintergation of victims in Syria back to Maldives

The United Nations (UN) calls for more action from Maldives on reintegration and rehabilitation of its citizens in Syria, especially the women and children in various Syrian camps and the young men in detention centers or facilities.

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A child sits inside a flooded tent at a camp for the displaced by the village of Killi, near Bab al-Hawa by the border with Turkey, in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on December 20, 2021. -- Photo: Aared Watad/ AFP

Lamya Abdulla

2022-05-24 18:46:15

The United Nations (UN) calls for more action from Maldives on reintegration and rehabilitation of its citizens in Syria, especially the women and children in various Syrian camps and the young men in detention centers or facilities.

In a press conference held at the Maagiri Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, Fionnnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism presented her findings from her ten day trip to Maldives. She noted Maldives' efforts in repatriation of a family from Syria and called for more action for the remainder of the victims, as well as the repatriated family.

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