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UN welcomes expanded EU support to refugees fleeing conflict, urges speedy implementation

New York, Sept 25 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursdayin welcoming a decision by the European Union (EU) to increase resources for humanitarian assistance to countries neighbouring war-ravaged Syria. more

‘Horrified’ by immense human suffering in Syria, UN relief chief urges all parties to protect civilians

New York, Aug 18 (JEN): Horrified by the "total disrespect" for civilian life in Syria, as evidenced by airstrikes on a market in Douma, the top United Nations humanitarian official today wa ...

Syria: Security Council approves probe into the use of chemical weapons

New York, Aug 8 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday gave the greenlight for the establishment of a Joint Investigative Mechanism to identify those responsible for the use ...

UN delivers much needed humanitarian supplies to vulnerable groups Syria

New York, Apr 15 (JEN): Despite huge challenges in getting access, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has managed to deliver much-needed humanitarian supplies to Qamishli in north ...

Syria: UN convoy crosses lines to reach children fleeing besieged Kobane

New York, Oct 22 (JEN) Trucks carrying lifesaving supplies for Syrian children have managed to cross over the battle line in Aleppo for the first time in months, a spokesperson for the Unit ...

Syria, Iraq among crises driving some 330,000 to seek refugee status-UN agency

New York, Sept 27 (JEN)The number of people seeking refugee status in industrialized countries climbed again in 2014, driven largely by the wars in Syria and Iraq, as well as conflict and in ...

UN reports improved humanitarian access to Syria for first time in six months

New York, Aug 28 (JEN) For the first time in six months, there has been some improvement recently on humanitarian access to Syria, but much more needs to be done by the parties to the confli ...

UN agency provides assistance for hundreds fleeing town near Lebanon’s border with Syria

New York, Aug 9 (JEN) As violence escalates in Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are distributing humanitarian supplies in the north-eastern Bekaa Valley to ...

Syria: UN agency warns of grave risks to refugees if funding gaps remain unmet

New York, July 4 (JEN) Failure to close the funding gap to meet the needs of the growing number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria could mean grave risks for the refugees as well as for ...

Syria: UN denounces hardship wrought on Aleppo’s residents

New York, May 22 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the “flagrant disregard” for international human rights and humanitarian law – both by the Syrian G ...