National consultations began in Damascus to prepare for the examination of the human rights file in Syria before the United Nations.
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A national consultation session was launched in Damascus, organized by the Department of International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and a number of civil society organizations.
The consultations were aimed at preparing for the examination of Syria before the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group, within the framework of the UN's human rights mechanisms.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism associated with the UN Human Rights Council, which reviews the human rights situation in the 193 member states, once every four and a half years, and allows states to recommend to states to improve their human rights record and monitor their implementation.