Efforts to discover those responsible for chemical weapons use in Syria at a standstill, Security Council told

Apr 05, 2018, at 03:38 pm

New York, Apr 5 (JEN): A senior United Nations official on Wednesday stressed the need for an independent investigation to determine who used chemical weapons in Syria, and called on the Security Council to show unity to not let the perpetrators get away with it.

‘When weapons speak, civilians pay the price,’ says UN aid chief as Syria war grinds on

Mar 28, 2018, at 02:46 pm

New York, Mar 28 (JEN): More than 1,700 people have reportedly been killed in military operations and airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta since late February, the United Nations aid chief said on Tuesday, describing the past few months of relentless bloodshed as “some of the worst yet” for civilians inside war-torn Syria.

Syria conflict: 2017 deadliest year for children, UN aid official reports

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:52 pm

New York, Mar 14 (JEN): More than 900 children in Syria were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year for children in the country’s ongoing conflict, a senior United Nations official told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday, warning that the grim statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg.

Syria ‘bleeding inside and out’ as conflict enters eighth year, says UN chief

Mar 13, 2018, at 02:21 pm

New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Despite a United Nations Security Council demand to institute a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, airstrikes, shelling and ground offensives have intensified in Eastern Ghouta, Secretary-General António Guterres reported Monday, warning that the conflict is entering its eighth year with the “grimmest” reality on the ground.

Seven years of war in Syria has left ‘colossal human tragedy’ in its wake – UN refugee chief

Mar 10, 2018, at 02:35 pm

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): After seven years of brutal conflict in Syria, there are no clear winners, “but the losers are plain to see,” the United Nations refugee agency chief said Friday, describing the “colossal human tragedy” that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven 6.1 million people from their homes and forced 5.6 million others to seek safety in neighbouring countries.

Fighting prevents UN and aid partners from returning to Syria’s war-battered east Ghouta

Mar 09, 2018, at 03:13 pm

New York, Mar 9 (JEN): Continuing fighting forced the postponement on Thursday of a United Nations inter-agency relief convoy to Douma, a neighborhood in Syria’s war-ravaged Eastern Ghouta, a UN spokesman reported.

Those responsible for war crimes in Syria ‘will be held accountable for what they have done,’ says UN rights chief

Mar 03, 2018, at 09:13 pm

New York, Mar 3 (JEN): War crimes, potentially crimes against humanity, are likely being committed in east Ghouta and elsewhere in Syria, and the United Nations human rights chief warned on Friday that the perpetrators of these acts must know they are being identified and will be held accountable.

Airstrikes, shelling continue in Syria despite Security Council’s ceasefire call – top UN officials

Mar 01, 2018, at 02:53 pm

New York, Mar 1 (JEN):Despite the Security Council’s demand for a ceasefire throughout Syria, violence continues to plague the war-ravaged country, worsening the humanitarian situation and the suffering of its people, top United Nations political and relief officials said Wednesday, calling on all parties to the conflict to “fulfil their obligations to end the fighting.”

Humanitarian diplomacy ‘getting nowhere’ in Syria warns UN special adviser

Feb 02, 2018, at 01:59 pm

New York, Feb 2 (JEN): Civilians in Syria’s besieged areas have not seen a single convoy of humanitarian aid arrive for a full two months, a senior United Nations adviser said on Thursday, lamenting that diplomatic efforts appear “totally impotent,” and that hundreds of lives are being lost as a result.

Relentless fighting in Syria continues to exact terrible toll on civilians, says UN deputy aid chief

Jan 31, 2018, at 02:24 pm

New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Hostilities in Syria continues to drive hundreds of thousands from their homes and the number of displaced in the seemingly unending conflict continues to rise along with the suffering of affected communities, the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief said Tuesday, calling on all parties to ensure the safety and protection of civilians caught up in the violence.

Syria: UN rights chief condemns spike in civilian casualties in 'de-escalation' areas

Jan 11, 2018, at 01:11 pm

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned an upsurge in civilian casualties in Eastern Ghouta in Syria amid the recent escalation in airstrikes and ground-based attacks by Government forces and their allies, noting that at least 85 civilians have been killed since 31 December.

Young Syrian refugees don't want pity; respect their rights and empower them – UNICEF Advocate

Apr 29, 2017, at 10:21 pm

New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Concluding a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Jordan where he met with young people displaced from their homes, an advocate for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) underlined the need to respect their rights and empower them so that they can grow to their full potential.

Syria: IS cuts off main source of water for Aleppo

Dec 30, 2016, at 11:11 pm

Aleppo, Dec 30 (IBNS): Creating trouble, militant group ISIS on Friday cut off water for Aleppo city in Syria from its main source, media reports said.

Thousands leave war-ravaged Aleppo as ‘dangerous, complex’ evacuation nears end – UN envoy

Dec 23, 2016, at 03:16 pm

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): A “very large, dangerous, difficult and complex evacuation” entered its final phase on Friday–mainly from eastern Aleppo and from the two villages Foah and Kefraya – a senior United Nations humanitarian envoy announced, adding that it is “now a race against the clock and the winter to provide safety for the desperate people that have been trapped in the besieged city.