Environment/Science
Renewed diplomatic attention on Syria, and the suffering of its people following the recent deadly earthquake, create new obligations and opportunities to forge lasting peace, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Thursday. more
UN underlines commitment to support communities affected by Syria-Turkiye earthquakes

New York: The head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has underlined on Monday the importance of addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected Syria and Türkiye, ...

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fresh aftershocks leave three people dead

Ankara: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Turkey on Monday which left three people dead and injured 294 others, media reports said.

Syria floods: Humanitarians working ‘round the clock’ to provide urgent relief

New York: Humanitarian staff have been working “round the clock” to reopen access roads and provide emergency relief from the disastrous impact that recent floods have unlease ...

Syria: bread prices up nearly 90 per cent, pushing more people into hunger, UN report warns

New York , July 24 (JEN) Syria’s food production in 2015 remains at 40 per cent below its pre-crisis levels, impacting the price of bread, which has spiralled by 87 per cent, and shrinkin ...