What Comes After? Strategy for Stabilization and reconstruction in the Middle East

The Shirazi Foundation attended an event hosted by the American Security Project titled What Comes After? Strategy for Stabilization and reconstruction in Syria. Experts started by looking into past conflicts and the ways in which money was wasted and distributed in the rebuilding process. Experts  presented  the question to their peers of how can they collectively help the conflict state  move towards a new vision of a sustainability.The panel explained the diversity of cultures that existed before the armed conflict took place and the many ways it was destroyed. The panel searched for answers as to the best route to effectively get humanitarian aid to the people in need at this point. Experts mentioned the United Nations Development Programme and spoke briefly on its sustainable development goals  through programs such as “Cash-for-Work” and how effective they can be  in the rebuilding process.