{"id":129529,"date":"2025-09-10T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=129529"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:09:48","slug":"suicide-awareness-efforts-intensify-in-northeast-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/129529\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide awareness efforts intensify in northeast Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RAQQA, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 The Women\u2019s Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) revealed on Wednesday that 16 cases of suicide and 74 attempts were recorded across the region over the past six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edalet Omar, co-chair of the Women\u2019s Board, made the announcement on the occasion of the World Suicide Prevention Day, stressing the importance of solidarity with international efforts to combat the phenomenon. \u201cThe board aimed to organize events to oppose this issue, especially as northeast Syria works to fight various forms of violence and killings affecting women in particular,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar emphasized that the documented figures do not reflect the full scale of the issue, noting that actual numbers are likely higher than officially recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning of the revolution, women in northeast Syria have achieved significant milestones, she said, including full participation in political structures, the adoption of a co-chair system, guaranteeing 50 percent representation in the social contract, and drafting a women-specific social contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite these achievements, women continue to face different forms of violence, including a rise in suicides and attempts in some areas,\u201d Omar added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Women\u2019s Board has collaborated with the joint platform of women\u2019s movements and organizations to conduct workshops aimed at understanding the root causes of suicide. As part of World Suicide Prevention Day, the board issued statements in Arabic, Kurdish, and English to raise awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar concluded that the board\u2018s goal is to continue combating violence, emphasizing that suicide affects not only women but men as well, and spans multiple age groups. She reaffirmed the boarf\u2019s commitment to finding solutions to build a society free from suicide and related violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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