The UN OCHA team visited the protection sector teams in the city of Ariha to understand the main challenges faced by the working teams, which include general protection teams, child protection teams, and women’s protection teams.
Farah Fawzi, the team spokesperson, stated, “We came from Gaziantep as the heads of the protection sector in northwestern Syria. Our aim in this visit is to meet with the active protection teams (child protection teams, women’s protection teams, and general protection teams) to listen to them, discuss with them, and understand the main challenges they face in their work, as well as the recommendations they can provide us to evaluate the project or improve the existing services.”
OCHA, known as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, focuses on coordinating humanitarian response, policy setting, humanitarian advocacy, and unifying efforts and appeals.
SEMA was among the first organizations to integrate the protection sector into the health sector services in northern Syria. It now has a series of protection centers in various areas and towns in northern Syria, including centers dedicated to child protection, women’s protection, social centers, and centers designed to support people with disabilities, among other vulnerable community groups.
