{"id":13308,"date":"2025-01-06T14:08:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesopotamia.coop\/?p=13308"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:08:57","slug":"confederation-of-democratic-society-organizations-aims-to-be-umbrella-organization-in-ne-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mesopotamia.coop\/confederation-of-democratic-society-organizations-aims-to-be-umbrella-organization-in-ne-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Confederation of Democratic Society Organizations aims to be umbrella organization in NE Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Confederation of Democratic Society Organization of North and East Syria aims to be an umbrella organization for all organizations in the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raqqa –<\/strong> The Confederation of Democratic Society Organizations (CDSO<\/a>) was founded in North and East Syria on January 31, 2024, aiming at being an umbrella organization for all unions, cooperatives<\/a>, chambers, women’s and youth organizations based on democracy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with NuJINHA, Nesrin Hasan, Co-chair of the CDSO, emphasized the importance of women\u2019s roles in society to guarantee the rights of all women and to build a democratic and free society led by women<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The Confederation aims to be an umbrella organization for all organizations\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking about the foundation of the confederation, she said, \u201cFollowing the liberation of Raqqa<\/a>, Tabqa<\/a>, Manbij<\/a> and Deir ez-Zor<\/a>, we started to establish civil society organizations, as a result of a struggle that lasted more than ten years. In 2024, we founded the confederation, aiming at uniting all unions, cooperatives, women and youth organizations under an umbrella organization as part of the Social Contract<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nesrin Hasan also talked about the principles of the confederation. \u201cThe confederation aims to unite all segments in society. It adopts the system of the Autonomous Administration (of North and East Syria) based on equality, freedom, ecology<\/a> and democracy. It supports the decisions of the Autonomous Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the confederation works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving information about how the confederation works, Nesrin Hasan said, \u201cThe confederation is a non-government organization, aiming to defend the rights of the people. We have organized various seminars, campaigns and meetings in every canton to give information about the activities of the confederation. The confederation has six executive board members, two co-chairs and two vice co-chairs. It has a council consisting of 120 representatives of all organizations. The confederation has nine offices, including a women’s office responsible for organizing women, an anti-violence office, an office of foreign affairs and an environmental office aiming to raise environmental awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It aims to ensure public safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The confederation is also responsible for protecting the resources in the region against the Turkish attacks, Nesrin Hasan said. \u201cThe confederation also aims to ensure public safety and defend civilian infrastructure in the region against the Turkish attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Women play an important role in the confederation\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nesrin Hasan also mentioned the role of women in the confederation. \u201cWomen and women\u2019s organizations play an important role in the confederation. Women play an important role in representing themselves in all organizations and segments in northeastern Syria,\u201d she said, calling on all women to unite and increase women\u2019s participation in decision-making positions. \u201cWe will keep making efforts to ensure that women\u2019s thoughts and voices are taken into account in all decision-making processes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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