The Council of the Syrian Charter

[3] The name of the council is derived from a charter called 'Code of Conduct for Syrian Co-Existence' (مدونة سلوك لعيش سوري مشترك), which was signed by its founding members in November 2017.

[7] The members of the Council consider themselves influential figures in Syrian society, who are able to facilitate mediation between parties involved in the conflict[8] They comprise representatives of Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Alawites, Druze, Ismailis, Circassians, Yazidis, Turkmens and Christians of various denominations.

Sima Abd Rabo, a former political activist and digital expert from Damascus, served as a spokesperson until January 2020 with Ibrahim Shaheen, a lawyer from the Alawite community of Homs.

In view of the imminent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria in April 2020 the Council called on all conflict parties to release detainees "in an act of humanity" since detention facilities would not be able to deliver sufficient medical support.

[20][21] According to a report by the German news magazine Der Spiegel from April 2021 the initiative was "gaining momentum" while the official political process led by the United Nations had "stagnated".

The case was widely discussed among Syrians inside the country and in the diaspora[31] Citing security concerns, several members of the Council have not officially disclosed their names, a fact that several Arabic commentators have criticized.