Many victims were Alawite, a minority community in Syria, to which the former Assad family belonged.

Some members of the community were said to have been killed in March by forces or individuals faithful to the new management of the country, the National Transitional Authority, led by interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

In response to “the arrest operation” launched on March 6, fighters faithful to the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad responded by capturing, killing and injuring hundreds of temporary government forces, the commissioners said.

The looting was also widespread, while the houses were on, leaving tens of thousands of displaced civilians, the commissioners continued.

In total, around 1,400 people were reported in the massacres that followed, mainly civilians.

“The vast majority were adult men, but the victims included around 100 women, the elderly and the disabled, as well as the children”, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria said.

Always a target

He also warned that The Allawite community which has formed the former power base of Mr. Al-Assad is still targeted today. Alawites represent around 10% of the majority Sunni country.

According to the latest report by the commissioners, the victims killed in March were murdered and tortured, while the bodies of the dead were also mutilated.

They added that certain acts had been filmed and published on social networks, as well as images of abused and humiliated civilians.

The President of the United Nations Panel, Paulo Pinheiro, condemned the scale and brutality of the violence which would have involved men allawites identified and distinguished before being taken to be slaughtered and killed in multiple villages and mainwites of the majority Allawites.

“” The bodies were left in the streets for daysFamilies prevented burials in accordance with religious rites, while others have been buried in joint pits without appropriate documentation, “said the commissioners’ report.

Meanwhile, hospitals have become overwhelmed “while corpses accumulated”.

Eyewitness

The latest report of the Commission is based on in -depth investigations, including more than 200 interviews with victims and witnesses, especially in Latakie and Tartus.

Investigators also visited three mass sites and met senior officials from the Syrian government.

Today, the Allawites communities still live in fear and face women in women, arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances and looting and the occupation of their property, noted the investigators.

Protection must be a priority

They should be protected by the new authorities in charge of Syria, insisted the commissioners.

“” Affected communities must see an urgent action to increase their protection. Beyond the reference of the alleged perpetrators in criminal justice, individuals suspected of participation in violations at the events of March should be immediately withdrawn from active functions awaiting the investigation, “said Commissioner Lynn Welchman.

In addition, the screening processes must be extended so that the authors known or suspected of serious violations in the past are not recruited in the ranks of the interim government security forces, she maintained.

After 14 years of civil war which ended last December when the opposition forces, notably Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS)-led by the Prsident Al-Sharaa-Damascus, forcing Mr. Al-Assad, was caused to the unity of Syria.

“The extreme violence that occurred has deepened the existing fruits between communities, Contribute to a climate of fear and insecurity among many Syrians across the country“Said the commissioners.

“We call on the interim authorities to continue to continue the responsibility of all the authors, regardless of its affiliation or its rank,” continued Mr. Pinheiro. “While dozens of alleged authors of violations have since been arrested, the extent of the documented violence in our report justifies the enlargement of such efforts.”

Tuesday and Wednesday of the week, the lenders of peace with the provisional United Nations force in Lebanon (Unifil))) Roquette launchers have discovered, rocket shells, mortar tours, bombs fuses and a tunnel containing ammunition in separate incidents in the East and West sectors, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, told journalists in New York.

All discoveries have been referred to the Lebanese armed forces in accordance with the standard procedure.

Unifil also observed a continuous activity of Israeli defense forces, including an air strike in the western sector and artillery fire in the south of the Blue line – which separates the Israeli and Lebanese armed forces – in the east sector.

To strengthen Lebanese military capacities, the mission has trained personnel in surveying and eliminating explosive devices, securing contaminated sites and navigation on mined areas.

“Such training activities are now crucial, because the Lebanese armed forces engages daily in the identification and securing of areas contaminated by unplodced ammunition and explosive remains of the war,” said Dujarric.

Complex operational space

South Lebanon remains a difficult operational environment, where Unifil works to implement Security advice Resolution 1701This ended the hostilities of 2006 between the activists of Israel and Hezbollah.

The mission’s mandate includes monitoring the cessation of hostilities, supporting the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces in the South and helping to ensure that the area between the blue line and the Litani river remains free from unauthorized weapons.

The region has experienced recurring tensions, including a strong climbing last year marked by numerous Israeli air strikes and ground operations. These incidents have affected local communities and led to the United Nations several positions and injuries to several “peacekeepers” in the service of Unifil.

Unprecedented water crisis

The largest reservoir in Lebanon, Lake Qaroon, fell to its lowest level, said the Litani River National Authority.

Entrances during the wet season this year have only reached 45 million cubic meters, against an annual average of 350 million, after months of low precipitation and an intense heat wave.

The decline occurs in the midst of a broader national emergency.

In early July, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) – Group water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash) reported This precipitation had fallen by more than half in many regions as well as a decrease in snow, and several tanks and aquifers were dried up.

Health risks increased

Drought affects all sectors, from agriculture and health care to education and local governance. It is estimated that 1.85 million people live in areas very vulnerable to drought, with more than 44% of the population dependent on expensive and often dangerous water truck services.

The serious pressure on public water systems has been aggravated by damaged infrastructure resulting from recent fights between Israel and Hezbollah and electricity shortages.

Health risks increases, in particular in overcrowded colonies with poor sanitation, where residents can use dangerous water sources, increasing the threat of water disease epidemics, warned the Wash cluster.

Food security

Drought also caused a sharp drop in food production and increased dependence on expensive imports, deepening food insecurity.

The risk of forest fire also rises due to prolonged dry conditions.

The Wash cluster warned that without urgent international support to restore water systems and protect vulnerable communities, the crisis could further destabilize an already fragile nation.

“This had 10 days in the context of geopolitical complexities, economic challenges and multilateral strains,” said Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (Dive). “However, one thing remains clear: despite these complexities, all countries clearly want to stay at the table.”

Addressing the media at the end of intergovernmental talks of the negotiation committee (INC) at the UN in the Swiss city, Ms. Andersen stressed how the Member States had expressed a clear wish to continue to engage in the process, recognizing their significant differences in plastic pollution.

“Although we have not won the text of the treaty that we hoped for UNEP, will continue to work against plastic pollution – a pollution that is in our groundwater, in our soil, in our rivers, in our oceans and yes, in our body”, “ She said.

World vision

“People demand a treaty,” continued the head of the United Nations agency, before highlighting the hard work that awaits us to maintain the momentum necessary to ink a binding international agreement.

The delegates of 183 nations attested the power of conjunction and the importance of the proposed agreement, with certain representatives of the Pacific Island – with dazzling fresh flowers in their hair – rubbing their shoulders with other participants, drained by the last negotiation session all night.

The fifth session of talks resumed-called Inc-5.2, after previous interviews in Busan, known as Inc-5.1-gathered more than 2,600 participants in the UN Palais des nations. In addition to the 1,400 delegates from countries, there were nearly 1,000 observers representing at least 400 organizations.

NGO voices heard

The session also involved the active Civil society participation – including indigenous peoples, waste pickers, artists, young people and scientists. They raised their voice through demonstrations, artistic facilities, information sessions and press events in and around the Palais des Nations.

The objective of negotiations was to agree on a text for the legally binding instrument to put an end to plastic pollution “and highlight unresolved problems requiring additional work before a diplomatic conference,” said UNP.

In addition to the meetings together in the vast assembly room of Geneva, four groups of contacts were created to tackle key problems, including plastic design, chemicals, production ceilings, finances and compliance instruments.

Despite “intensive commitment”, the members of the intergovernmental negotiation committee were unable to achieve consensus on the Proposed textsExplained the UNEP.

Call for action of the chair

“Not reaching the goal that we set can bring sadness, even frustration. However, this should not lead to discouragement. On the contrary, this should encourage us to regain our energy, to renew our commitments and to unite our aspirations, “said the president of the Inc, Luis Vayas Valdivieso.

“This has not yet occurred in Geneva, but I have no doubt that the day will come when the international community will unite its will and will join the hands to protect our environment and protect the health of our people.”

The INC process started in March 2022 when the The assembly of the United Nations environment adopted resolution 5.2 To develop a legally binding international instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

“While this session ends, we leave with an understanding of the challenges to come and a renewed commitment and shared to resolve them,” said Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the INC. “Progress must now be our obligation.”