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New York/IBNS: Rapidly escalating conflict in northwest Syria has created healthcare “mayhem”, amid reports of displaced people moving closer to the Turkish border in search of shelter, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, as the UN Secretary-General appealed for all warring parties to "step back from the edge of further escalation." more
End Syria fighting to avoid ‘even greater humanitarian catastrophe’

New York: The “dire and deteriorating humanitarian situation” affecting women and children in northwest Syria was the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator’s top concern on We ...

Syria: Lack of consensus following face-to-face talks, underscores need for broader process

new York: The second session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, aiming to create a new post-war political road map for the country, failed to get off the ground due to lack of consen ...

Hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk in Syria amid ongoing violence in northeast and northwest

New York: Almost daily violence targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria continues to threaten the lives of civilians there, UN rights experts and humanitarians said on Fri ...

‘Historic’ new Syria talks should focus on relief for war-weary civilians, says UN negotiator

New York: Work on drafting a new foundational text for war-torn Syria officially began at the UN in Geneva on Wednesday with representatives from the Syrian Government and opposition sitt ...

Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria

New York: The United Nations welcomes efforts to de-escalate the crisis in northeastern Syria in the wake of Turkey’s incursion, a senior official with responsibility for the region ...

UN chief announces progress on committee to shape Syria's political future

New York: UN-led discussions to secure a peaceful future for the people of Syria have resulted in agreement by the country’s Government and opposition representatives to the formati ...

UN human rights chief fears world has grown numb to Syrian carnage

New York, July 27 (JEN): The relentless campaign of airstrikes in Syria has been met with a “collective shrug,” the top United Nations human rights official said on Friday, de ...

Syria: Ease suffering, save lives, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator tells Security Council

New York, June 26 (JEN): “Week after week, month after month, year after year”, the Security Council has been briefed on Syria’s humanitarian suffering, and on Tuesday, ...

Thousands risk lives fleeing fighting in Syria’s last ISIL stronghold

New York: North-east Syria is seeing increasing numbers of civilian casualties and large-scale displacement amid intensifying efforts to defeat extremists from ISIL, otherwise known as Da ...