This statement was made to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 41st session, during the Interactive Dialogue (ID) with Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom is gravely concerned about the humanitarian situation unfolding in northern Syria. The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has repeatedly warned this Council about the catastrophic consequences that an attack by the Syrian regime in the area of Idlib would have on civilians. The Commission has emphasised that a military offensive “would trigger mass displacement and gravely affect the lives, livelihoods and basic human rights of up to three million civilians in north-western Syria.” Despite those repeated warnings, States took no concrete action to prevent the escalation of violence that we are witnessing today.