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The General Union of Syrian Women spurs activity of women in order to raise social, economic, political and cultural standards of living. A majority of the Union’s early recruits were women living in rural populations who were socially and economically oppressed by societal norms and traditions. Recruitment in the 1980’s expanded from engaging women inside the privacy of the home, to also utilizing public platforms and building a media presence. The Union continues to offer a variety of social services aimed to improve education, political awareness, and skills for all Syrian women.^[1].

According to President of the Union Soad Bakkur, the goal of the Union is to implement the ideas set forth by the National Syrian Women’s Strategy, which core ideas were inspired by the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women and the Arab Plan Action for Women. The Union currently operates 14 different branches of governorates, 114 associations, and 1850 centers. Bakkur is also working to open over 300 childcare centers to provide mothers with care for children while they pursue training that will increase family or personal income. The Union has a specific focus on providing women access to information on topics such as human rights, rural development, health, education, environment, food security, and finance.^[2]

The group has been affiliated with the Ministry of Health, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Population Fund, United Nation Development Fund for Women, United Nations Development Program, and the World Food Program. The Union has politically campaigned in opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Israeli seize of Golan Heights, and the war in South Lebanon.^[2] In 2014, they protested against the funding of Syrian terrorist groups at UN Damascus headquarters. ^[3] Ashley Zafaranlou (talk) 03:12, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Very well written! You did a great job of relaying correct information. My only question is the citations you have, are they for the last sentence of the paragraphs or are they suppose to reference the entire paragraph? Besides that you provided a lot of information! Good job. Kpayne2 (talk) 02:48, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! The citations are for the paragraph, not just the last sentence. I am not sure if that is right. Ashley Zafaranlou (talk) 05:18, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

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3. Jump up^ "Syrian Women Union stages sit-in outside UN HQ in solidarity with Syria". Retrieved 17 November 2016.