A women's delegation represents Syria for the first time in the Women's, Peace and Security Week at the United Nations Details: An official delegation of Syrian women participated for the first time in the Women's, Peace and Security Week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, as part of international events and meetings. The delegation participated in the Security Council's open discussion session on "Women, Peace and Security", in addition to a series of bilateral meetings with representatives of countries and UN officials. The delegation included the Director of Expatriate and Refugee Affairs Nahla Othman, Member of the People's Assembly Noor Jandali, Deputy President of the National Authority for Transitional Judge Zahra Al-Barazi, Member of the National Authority for Missing Persons Myasa Sheikh Ahmed and Foreign Ministry representative Farish Laba Saif. Director of Expatriate and Refugee Affairs, Nachala Othman, delivered Syria's statement to the Security Council during the open session dedicated to women, peace and security issues. The members of the delegation participated in an event organized by the Syrian delegation in collaboration with UN Women, entitled "Women in Shaping Transitional Justice and Searching for Missing Persons in Syria".