A delegation from the US-led international coalition convened on Tuesday with the leadership of the Deir Ezzor Civil Council at Al-Omar oil field to discuss means of supporting stability and improving services in towns in the Syrian city’s eastern countryside.
Ghassan al-Youssef, the co-chair of Deir Ezzor Civil Council, told the press that the meeting discussed ways to develop services in the eastern countryside as part of attempts to reach full stability in the region.
Youssef said the Council is working on restoring security and improving infrastructure, in addition to boosting the economy and alleviating the people’s suffering.
The meeting came as the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (NES) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced a mechanism for civil complaints as part of pledges made to the UN.
NES and SDF revealed the joint mechanism in an attempt to halt the recruitment of minors in armed conflicts.
Abdul Hamid al-Mahbash, the co-chair of the Executive Body of NES, told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that this mechanism allows citizens, households, parents and active humanitarian parties to submit a complaint and to disclose any recruitment of child soldiers.
Mahbash affirmed that NES is fully committed to international legal standards and codes on children's rights and protection, especially those who are impacted by the armed conflict in Syria.
Earlier, SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi signed with Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba an agreement on child protection aimed at ending and preventing the recruitment of children under the age of 18.
