The Syrian Development Organization and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Ministry of Justice to implement the “Access to Justice” project in several provinces, in the presence of Minister of Justice Mazhar Abdul Rahman al-Wais.
The MoU, signed by Farouk Bathish, Director of the Syrian Development Organization, and Mohammedsiddig Mudawi, UNDP Resident Representative in Syria, aims to improve citizens’ access to legal services in Aleppo, Damascus countryside, Homs, Latakia, and Idleb through:
• Rehabilitation of Sharia courts in Aleppo, Idleb, and Latakia.
• Deployment of a mobile court to provide legal support in rural areas.
• Development of four citizen service centers, both mobile and fixed.
• Legal awareness sessions on personal and civil documentation.
The project comes as part of the Ministry of Justice’s efforts to modernize the sector’s infrastructure, promote digital transformation, and strengthen cooperation with international organizations to support reconstruction.
