Qatar participates in high level international conference on 'Repatriation of Persons from Al Hol, Surrounding Camps and Places of Detention in Syria'

New York: The State of Qatar has participated in the High Level International Conference on the Repatriation of Persons from Al Hol, Surrounding Camps...

New York: The State of Qatar has participated in the High Level International Conference on the Repatriation of Persons from Al Hol, Surrounding Camps and Places of Detention in Syria, convened by Iraq and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The State of Qatar was represented at the conference by Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. In his remarks during the conference, His Excellency said that Al Hol and Al Roj camps, as well as detention centers in northeastern Syria, pose a threat to peace and security at various levels and represent a major humanitarian and human rights dilemma.

He believed that addressing these problems primarily requires political will and international cooperation to return detainees to their countries for trial, as appropriate, and to ensure their reintegration and rehabilitation, especially innocent women and children.

His Excellency added that they have repeatedly heard from those who were detained that they were striving to survive amid constant fear and great hardship, including chronic shortages of food, clean water, medical care, and security risks, and that the common denominator among detainees is the desire to return home.