The Ministry of Social Affairs clarifies the proposal to grant citizenship to the children of Syrian women married to non-Syrian men.
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The Ministry of Welfare and Labor explained that Minister Hind Kabwat discussed the proposal to grant Syrian citizenship to the children of Syrian women married to non-Syrian men, during a side event held at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, on Wednesday, November 4, in collaboration with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Affairs, and in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry noted that the proposal was discussed within the committee established according to Resolution No. 556 issued on 4/29/20, chaired by the Assistant Minister of the Interior and the representatives of the relevant government authorities.
Kabawat confirmed that the proposal needs the approval of the People's Assembly, according to the approved legislative stages, starting with the proposal and approval, all the way to the issuance and publication.
The ministry noted that the event referred to the obstacles that prevent children from obtaining legal identity, including children of detainees and missing persons, children of detainees, displaced persons and immigrant women whose children's births could not be registered, in addition to the children of dead and missing fighters, whether Syrian or foreign.