This urgent humanitarian and security situation threatens stability in the region and beyond, but the current political transition in Syria could offer an opportunity to intensify repatriation.

The question was the subject of A high -level international conference Organized by the Government of Iraq with the technical support of the United Nations counter-terrorism office (Inocidental), held Friday on the sidelines of the debate of the general assembly.

Mainly women and children

Currently, more than 30,000 people, including alleged foreign terrorist fighters and family members, are detained at the famous al-Hol camp and other surrounding sites.

Most are women and it is estimated that 60% of the global population of these facilities is less than 18 years, and mainly under 12 years of age.

Foreign nationals have some 8,500 people of more than 62 countries.

Iraq opens the way

At its peak, EIL has checked large areas through Syria and Iraq, committing generalized atrocities, including mass executions, rape and forced recruitment, in its desire to establish an Islamist caliphate.

Many detainees are from these two countries, and Iraq has played a leading role in the repatriation of its nationals, with more than 17,000 returns by integrated security, legal and humanitarian operations.

“Our goal is to reintegrate them into their communities and their places of origin,” said President Abdul Latif Rashid.

“We cooperate with international organizations to achieve this goal. Our goal is to assure them a safe future and a worthy life in their country. ”

“Potential radicalization incubators”

Back in Syria, the conditions in the camps “are disastrous and very alarming,” said the UN UN UNDER-SECRETARY General for the fight against terrorism, Alexandre Zouev.

Residents “are not only” confronted with prolonged detention without legal and without regular procedure “, but” women and girls have known or risks sexual violence “while children lack essentials and access to formal education.

“With Daesh attacks and assorted humanitarian actors limiting services, The camps threaten to transform into incubators of terrorist radicalization and future recruitment“He warned.

‘Window’ for the action

The UN believes that the fall of the Assad regime in Syria last December and other developments in the country provided “a window for decisive action” on the issue.

“While the situation in northeast Syria becomes more complex with increasing volatility, Daesh attacks and limited humanitarian access, Member States now have new paths to engage directly with different stakeholders and advance solutions“Said Guy Ryder, an under-secretary general for politics.

“But this window can quickly shrink, and inaction would have serious consequences for regional stability and international peace and security.”

Syrian repatriated number

Mr. Ryder Spoke on Behalf of the Secretary-General Whose Special Severe Syria, Geir Pedersen, also Highlighted an Agreement signed in March Between the New Authorities in Damascus and the Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the de facto authorities in the northeast.

He “underlined the need for complete integration of all civil and military institutions in northeast Syria in the administration of the Syrian state” and called to ensure “the return of all the Syrians displaced in their towns and villages and ensuring the protection of the Syrian state”.

Just repatriation “the first step”

UN officials stressed the organization’s commitment to support countries in their repatriation efforts, calling for an emergency and renewed momentum.

Iraq also proposed to share its expertise, President Rashid urging the international community to “turn the page on this inhuman chapter” and to empty the camps by the end of the year.

However, as Mr. Zouev pointed out, “repatriation is only the first stage of the long journey to break the cycle of violence”.

He explained that he “had to be supplemented by responsibility as well as by supporting rehabilitation and reintegration adapted to the various needs of the various repatriates”, and promoting confidence in the communities that receive them.

“In this regard, it is absolutely crucial not to lose sight of the imperative of justice for the victims and the survivors of terrorism,” he added.

“This brings the total of functional hospitals to Gaza at only 14 … The situation in the remaining eight hospitals and a citykeepers in the city is essential,” said WHO Tarik Jasarevic spokesperson.

Development comes as Israeli forces continue to enter the city of Gaza with the declared goal of disloding the Hamas fighters who are based there. At the same time, repeated Israeli defense evacuation orders were issued to the communities of Gaza City, deractive hundreds of thousands of people and affecting hundreds of health establishments.

“Even if hospitals are not invited to evacuate, there is a lack of access, there is violence just nearby and which can put them out of service”, ” Jasarevic told journalists in Geneva.

The key role of health care of the city

Gaza City forms the backbone of the Gaza Strip Health System, as almost half of all the enclave campaign hospitals and hospitals are based there.

“South hospitals are overwhelmed and cannot absorb more”, ” Who warned in a declaration on Friday which noted that the remaining hospitals of the enclave include eight in Gaza City, three in Deir Al Balah and three in Khan Younis. None works at full capacity, said the United Nations Health Agency.

The situation in the remaining eight hospitals of Gaza City and a field hospital is “critical”, with medical teams “overwhelmed by the influx of victims resulting from strikes”, in addition to having to treat non -traumatic patients.

The four hospitals in North Gaza has been out of service since September 1 are the Children’s Hospital Al Ranti, the ophthalmic hospital, the St. John Eye hospital and Hamad hospital for rehabilitation and prostheses.

Which describes the Hamad hospital as one of the three main rehabilitation establishments specializing in the Gaza Strip. It served 250 external patients with rehabilitation services, in addition to providing medical care to injured people while asking North Gaza help at its trauma stabilization point, with around 200 patients served daily.

Devastating attacks

The Al Ranti Hospital underwent serious damage caused by a direct strike on September 16, while 80 patients were inside the establishment. It is the only pediatric hospital specializing in the Gaza Strip. No deaths were reported in the attack, but there have been significant damage to the water tanks on the roof, communication systems and medical equipment.

Half of the patients fled, while around forty people stay inside, including four children in the intensive care unit and eight newborns, according to the WHO. Most of his medical equipment have been transferred to Al Helou, as a Sahaba and friendly patients for patients, all in Gaza City.

In addition to the latest hospitals, the situation is “critical” at the remaining eight hospitals in Gaza City and a field hospital. They are all “overwhelmed by the influx of victims resulting from strikes”, weak on supplies and forced to treat patients on the soil.

Highlight critical shortages in blood units, blood bags and transfusion sets “the services could stop in a few days, without urgent reconstruction”, which insisted.

According to the United Nations Health Agency, all dozens of attacks reported health care between September 7 and 17 in Gaza City, with Khan Younis on 12.

Drugs required without delay

“More violence only means more injured people. This means more victims, more dead and it means less access ”, Mr. Jasarevic said. “The inhabitants of Gaza suffer from multiple trips; There are shortages of medical supplies, there are access problems for both humanitarian workers, for health workers, also for patients. ”

The WHO spokesperson reiterated the call for the health agency to urgent evacuation of the thousands of seriously patient patients who need specialized care.

“More than 15,000 people … must be evacuated for medical reasons and evacuations are really very, very slowly,” he said. “Again, we cannot call on a ceasefire, calling on unhindered access so that we can try to support what remains of the health system in Gaza with medical supplies, with emergency medical teams and with everything else.”