The IIIM is different in that it is not a judicial entity. It cannot adjudicate crimes. It is not a court or tribunal. The IIIM has been referred to as having a “quasi-prosecutorial” function. It has been mandated by the General Assembly in 2016 to assist in the investigation and prosecution of core international crimes committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011.
AbstractPrior to the Syrian civil war, access and delivery of health care and health care information over the past 4 decades had steadily improved. The life expectancy of the average Syrian in 2012 was 75.7 years, compared to 56 years in 1970. As a result of the civil war, this trend has reversed, with the life expectancy reduced by 20 years from the 2012 level. The Syrian government and its allies have specifically targeted the health care infrastructure not under government control. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:23–25)
Characterizing the smoking habit in specific populations is important for health planners and policy-makers. We studied the smoking patterns of schoolteachers in Saraqeb, Syrian Arab Republic and found that 52.1% of males and 12.3% of females were current smokers. Male daily smokers smoked 20 +/- 1 cigarettes per day, females 10 +/- 4. Males had smoked for, on average, 16 +/- 1 years, females for 9 +/- 4 years. Daily smokers buying foreign brands spent 22.0% of their monthly income on cigarettes, while those smoking local brands spent 12.2%. Most teachers who smoked did so openly at school. Smoking among teachers should receive attention because it is closely related to the attitudes and practices of young people towards smoking
Further Studies on Family Formation Patterns and Health: an international collaborative study in Colombia, Egypt, Pakistan and the Syrian Arab Republic (Book).
