Jul 28, 2018, at 08:10 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): More than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been maimed as a result of the brutal conflict in Syria, a senior United Nations official told the UN Security Council on Friday, stressing that they had been abused by the warring parties for far too long.
‘Warehouses emptying’ amid growing humanitarian needs in south-west Syria
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:00 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): More than 180,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in south-west Syria after weeks of escalating hostilities that have restricted aid access to the area, the UN said on Friday.
UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attacks in south-west Syria
Jul 27, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, has strongly condemned multiple suicide bombings on Wednesday in the government-held town of Sweida, in Syria’s south-west, which killed and injured scores of civilians.
Syria: Over 30 killed in suicide attacks, Islamic state claims offensive
Jul 25, 2018, at 11:57 am
Damascus, July 25 (IBNS): Over 30 people have been killed as a suicide blast rocked Syria's Sweida city on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered its airspace
Jul 24, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Jerusalem, July 24 (IBNS): The Israel defence forces said a Syrian warplane flying over its airspace was shot down in the country's Golan area on Tuesday.
Syria: Scaled-up assistance, ‘sustained access’ needed to 140,000 made homeless, says UNHCR
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:24 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Following a Government-led assault on Syria’s opposition-held areas, an estimated 140,000 people in the country’s south-west remain homeless and in need of help, the United Nation Refugee Agency (UNCHR) said on Friday, calling for sustained access to displaced communities.
Close to 7,000 evacuated from Syrian towns after enduring nearly 3-year siege
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:34 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): After close to three years of siege, 6,900 women, children and men were finally able to leave the Syrian towns of Foah and Kafraya over the past few days, following a local agreement between parties to the conflict.
Fresh airstrikes kill dozens in conflict-ravaged Syria
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:55 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): Despite the return of tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) to Syria following local agreements and changes in territorial control, the United Nations said on Friday that fresh airstrikes have reportedly killed dozens of civilians “in several areas” of the country.
Syria: Civilians caught in crossfire, UN refugee chief urges Jordan to open its border
Jul 06, 2018, at 07:53 am
New York, July 6 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed on Thursday for Jordan to open its border with south-west Syria to help protect around 750,000 civilians who are “caught in the crossfire”, amidst airstrikes and heavy shelling.
As many as 330,000 displaced by heavy fighting in south-west Syria – UN agency
Jul 04, 2018, at 08:01 am
New York, July 4 (IBNS): Intense air and ground-based strikes at multiple locations in Syria’s south-western Dara’a governorate has resulted in the “largest displacement” in the area since the conflict began more than seven years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.
UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ over military offensive in south-west Syria
Jul 01, 2018, at 05:02 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS): Expressing “deep alarm” over increased hostilities in southwestern Syria and its “devastating” toll on civilians, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate cessation of the military operations.
Jul 01, 2018, at 04:51 pm
New York,July 1 (IBNS): Adopting separate resolutions, the United Nations Security Council has extended the mandates of the Organization’s Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
Jun 29, 2018, at 03:11 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): Escalating conflict in Syria’s southwest has cut vital cross-border aid deliveries from neighbouring Jordan, a senior United Nations official said on Thursday, in an appeal to warring parties to halt the fighting immediately.
We must stop a devastating ‘battle to the end’ in southwest Syria, declares UN envoy
Jun 28, 2018, at 11:16 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): A “full-scale” ground and aerial offensive in southwest Syria could inflict an even heavier toll on civilians than the suffering caused by previous devastating battles in the war-ravaged country, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria has warned.
Aid teams respond to escalating southwest Syria conflict: 750,000 civilians are at risk
Jun 27, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Vital humanitarian relief continues to reach Dera’a in south-west Syria, where 750,000 people are at risk and at least 45,000 people have been displaced amid a government-led offensive to regain opposition-held areas, UN aid teams said on Tuesday.
Siege of Syria’s eastern Ghouta ‘barbaric and medieval’, says UN Commission of Inquiry
Jun 21, 2018, at 07:56 am
New York,June 21 (IBNS): The siege of eastern Ghouta in war-torn Syria, which lasted more than five years, has been labelled “barbaric and medieval” — “amounting” to war crimes, and crimes against humanity, a high-level UN inquiry said on Wednesday.
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The situation inside Syria’s Idlib threatens to become “highly explosive” amid an uptick in conflict between armed groups and a spike in the number of people displaced inside the war-torn country, a top UN aid official said on Monday.
Syria: Guterres concerned over reported attacks in Idlib, calls for ‘full investigation’
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern over airstrikes that reportedly targeted a village in northern Idlib last week, killing dozens – including children.
44 killed in air strikes in Syria's Idlib province
Jun 09, 2018, at 12:12 am
Beirut, June 8 (IBNS): At least 44 people were killed in overnight air strikes on a village in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province.
UN aid chief highlights 2 million Syrians in greatest need
May 30, 2018, at 03:53 pm
New York, May 30 (IBNS): Less than 20 per cent of the “desperate” civilians living in Syria’s hard-to-reach areas have got the humanitarian aid they need so far this year, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday, calling for the Security Council to help ease their plight.
Syrian terrorists relocating to Afghanistan, says Russian Defence Minister
May 23, 2018, at 08:54 pm
Moscow/Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): Sounding alert, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has reportedly said that militants from Syria are relocating to Afghanistan.
Putin, Assad meet in Sochi, discuss prevention of terrorism, bilateral ties
May 18, 2018, at 05:51 pm
Sochi, May 18 (IBNS): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad held a summit on Thursday at Sochi, media reports said.
May 18, 2018, at 02:00 pm
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Syrian civilians are frequently being denied live-saving humanitarian support – an unintended consequence of unilateral sanctions, that are exacerbating an already dire situation, according to a United Nations rights expert.
UN envoy ‘encouraged’ by latest talks on avoiding ‘worst-case scenario’ in Syria’s Idlib
May 17, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, May 17 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday detailed his most recent efforts to revive stalled peace talks which could end the brutal conflict that has been raging there for more than seven years.
Syria: UN-backed watchdog says chemical weapon ‘likely used’ in February attack
May 17, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New York, May 17 (IBNS): Deadly chlorine gas was likely used in an attack that took place in a Syrian town in rebel-held Idlib last February, said the United Nations-backed chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday.
Turkey's President says over 4,300 terrorists neutralised since Operation Olive Branch
May 05, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Ankara, May 5 (IBNS): At least 4,376 militants have been neutralised since the launch of Operation Olive Branch by Turkish military, said country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
UN chief ‘optimistic’ over peace efforts to denuclearize Korean Peninsula
May 04, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): The UN chief expressed optimism on Thursday that the full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula could become a reality, following last week’s historic joint declaration from the leaders of the north and south, which eased months of rising tension over North Korea’s nuclear programme.
‘Marathon of suffering’ in Syria conflict, far from over: UN humanitarian adviser
May 04, 2018, at 01:27 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): The fighting in Syria “is not over” and neither is the “marathon of suffering” for millions of people in the war-torn country, a senior aid official at the UN said on Thursday.
Syria: Missile strikes on military sites kill several
May 01, 2018, at 01:23 am
Damascus, Apr 30 (IBNS): Missiles strikes on military sites in northern Syria have killed several people, including Iranians, media reports said.
‘Gaza is about to explode,’ UN envoy warns Security Council
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing with no prospects for a political resolution and “Gaza is about to explode,” a senior United Nations official said Thursday, urging both sides to avoid further clashes along the enclave’s border.