Outputs of the sixth dialogue session in Hasaka

Ezdina Organization held its first dialogue session in the city of Hasaka for the youth group, which is the sixth session within the project "A Constitution That Protects Us" on 01.04.2021, as the session started at 11:15 am and ended at 15:00.

Facilitator:
The discussion was moderated by Dr. Abeer Hassaf.

Participants:
10 young women and men participated in the session as representatives of community institutions and university students in northeastern Syria, according to the following percentages:

Female 40% - Male 60%

• Aladdin Al-Hassan - Member of Slav Center for Civic Activities.
• Abdul Karim al-Husaynu - Member of Slav Center for Civic Activities.
• Hevin Ma'o - Member of Ashna Development Organization.
• Slava Mahmoud - Member of Ashna Development Organization.
• Blend Ma'o - Member of Nujeen Association for Community Development.
• Hadeel Hashem - Member of Nujeen Association for Community Development.
• Iser Al-Hamid - Member of the Khabour Association for Civil Society.
• Simav Suleiman - Member of Khabour Association for Civil Society.
• Ali Ceto - Civil activist.
• Shivan Rasho - Civil activist.

The political analyst Shoresh Darwish, and a member of the Constitutional Committee, Dr. Dorsen Oskan, participated in the dialogue session, via the "Zoom".

National background of the participants:

Kurds 70% - Arabs 30%

The most important topics of the session:

• Geneva conferences on resolving the Syrian crisis.
• The importance of the political process in Geneva.
• Security Council Resolution 2254.
• The Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva (its components - actions - activities - decisions).
• The role of the constitution in supporting the role of youth in society.

Session results:
At the end of the session, the participants agreed on a set of proposals and recommendations in the political, economic and social aspects.

Political recommendations:

• Democratic decentralization.
• Young people joining the councils at specific rates.
• Determine the form of the state.
• The system of government is semi-presidential (distribution of power between Parliament and the President).
• Not specifying age, gender, religion and nationality for the presidency.
• The right of nationality.
• Not to nominate the president more than twice.
• Determine the period and provisions of the emergency law.
• Allocate a ministry for youth.
• The state be a secular state.

Social recommendations:

• Equality, non-discrimination and racism between religions and cultures
• The right of education and teaching the mother tongue of all components.
• The right to express opinion.
• Participation of women and youth in political decisions and civil society organizations
• Health and social guarantee.

Economic recommendations:

• Equitable distribution of wealth.
• Economic independence.
• Activating the role of youth by holding training courses for them and assisting them in submitting initiatives.
• Establishing youth groups and providing opportunities for youth to participate in them.
• Economic self-sufficiency.
• Taking advantage of wealth back home by its indigenous population.
• Restoration of stolen and occupied lands to their original owners.
• Activating the role of the concerned ministries and allocating salaries to citizens according to ages.
• The right to work (job opportunities).