Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:57 pm
New York: Almost two months after deadly earthquakes struck Türkiye and northern Syria, a large-scale humanitarian operation is underway for which funding is still desperately needed, the UN Humanitarian Affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
‘Bring them home’: UN experts call for repatriating detained Syria children
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:53 pm
New York: Independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Friday called for the urgent repatriation of children from northeast Syria, as they enter their fifth year of detention.
ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria
Mar 29, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in new assessment reports.
UN officials call for durable solution to end the war in Syria
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:16 pm
New York: Three senior UN officials underscored the need for a political solution to end the war in Syria, in statements marking the 12th anniversary of the conflict on Wednesday.
More than half of all Syrians going hungry: WFP
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: More than half of the population in Syria is facing hunger as the country grapples with 12 years of war and recent devastating earthquakes, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.
Step up support to Syria-Türkiye earthquake survivors: UN refugee chief
Mar 14, 2023, at 07:22 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday underlined the need for greater and urgent international support for survivors of the recent deadly earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye following a five-day visit to the two countries.
Türkey-Syria quakes: Migration chief hails ‘proud and brave’ citizens of Antakya
Mar 12, 2023, at 11:37 pm
The head of the UN migration agency IOM, stood in the middle of the ancient Turkish city of Antakya on Saturday, and called on the international community to “strengthen its efforts” to ensure aid reaches the millions impacted by last month’s deadly earthquakes.
Syria: Guterres demands ‘renewed energy’ for peace as war enters 12th year
Mar 11, 2023, at 11:09 pm
New York: Support provided to Syria following the recent deadly earthquakes must be directed towards finding a political solution to the civil war, now entering its 12th year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.
Compromise is crucial in search for peace for sake of all Syrians, urges UN negotiator
Mar 10, 2023, at 06:03 pm
New York: The Syrian conflict will only be resolved if all parties involved in it are prepared to make the kind of compromises on humanitarian grounds that followed last month’s earthquake disaster, UN negotiator Geir Pedersen said on Wednesday.
More than 850,000 Syrian, Turkish children displaced by earthquakes
Mar 07, 2023, at 02:54 pm
New York: One month on from the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes amid millions in dire need of aid, UN agencies said.
WHO chief underscores need for ‘peace for health’ in landmark visit to northwest Syria
Mar 03, 2023, at 06:07 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday visited earthquake-ravaged northwest Syria, becoming the first senior UN official to enter the region since war erupted in the country 12 years ago this month.
UN officials call for Security Council’s support for post-quake Syria
Mar 01, 2023, at 08:28 pm
Ne York: Top UN officials on Tuesday called on the Security Council’s strong support for Syria following the 6 February earthquakes, which worsened an already dire situation in the wake of 12 years of brutal civil war.
WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkey
Feb 26, 2023, at 11:43 pm
New York: The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) concluded a visit on Saturday to devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes, calling on authorities to open more border crossings to help survivors of the earthquakes that hit both countries in early February.
UNICEF appeals for support for children affected by Türkey earthquakes
Feb 25, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for greater support for boys and girls affected by the powerful earthquakes in Türkey, which have left more than one million people homeless.
Syria-Türkey earthquakes: Food, shelter and medicines among latest aid deliveries
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:41 pm
New York: Aid continues to roll into northwest Syria, with 53 trucks crossing from southern Türkey on Thursday, the UN reported in its latest update on response to the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries on 6 February.
6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Turkey-Syria border region
Feb 21, 2023, at 05:56 am
Antakya/IBNS: Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after both countries were devastated by three quakes leaving more than 47,000 people dead.
Turkey earthquakes leave over 40,000 people dead
Feb 19, 2023, at 03:49 pm
Ankara/UNI: The toll from two major earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey on Feb 6 has risen to 40,642, the country's disaster agency said Saturday.
Quake latest: Aid convoys will keep crossing into Syria ‘for as long as needs are there’
Feb 18, 2023, at 06:16 pm
New York: A steady flow of UN aid trucks filled with vital humanitarian relief, continues to cross the border from southern Türkiye into northwest Syria to help communities enduring terrible trauma caused by last week’s earthquake disaster – and “will continue every day for as long as the needs are there”, UN aid teams said on Friday.
UN launches $1 billion appeal to scale-up aid operations in Turkey
Feb 17, 2023, at 08:42 pm
New York: The United Nations on Thursday launched a $1 billion appeal for Turkey to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes last week, the largest to hit the country in a century.
Earthquake disaster: UN chief welcomes Syria decision to open aid corridors
Feb 14, 2023, at 08:38 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the decision on Monday by the Syrian president to open two further crossing points on the Turkish border to allow more aid into the stricken northwest of the country.
WHO announces $43 million appeal to scale up response in Syria and Turkey
Feb 13, 2023, at 09:41 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a $43 million appeal to support earthquake response in Syria and Türkey, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday.
Syria: ISIS terrorists kill four civilians
Feb 13, 2023, at 02:55 pm
Damascus: Suspected Islamic State terrorists have killed four civilians, including a woman, and hurt 10 others in Palmyra city of Syria, media reports said.
Islamic State kills 11 kidnapped in Syria: War monitor
Feb 13, 2023, at 04:14 am
Damascus: The Islamic State (IS) on Sunday killed 11 of the 75 people it kidnapped on Saturday in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.
Turkey: UN relief chief meets families affected by devastating earthquake
Feb 13, 2023, at 03:16 am
New York: Humanitarians will launch appeals for Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes this week, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Saturday.
Turkey quake: Two-month-old found alive in rubble after 128 hours
Feb 12, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Hatay/IBNS: Amid a huge number of deaths and massive destruction in Turkey, a miraculous rescue operation has emerged in which a two-month-old baby was brought out from under the rubble in Hatay.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in quake-hit Syria
Feb 12, 2023, at 03:46 pm
Cairo/UNI: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Syria, five days after the country was rocked by powerful earthquakes, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
More aid reaches Syria’s quake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies
Feb 11, 2023, at 08:43 pm
New York: A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria on Friday to help victims of the still-unfolding earthquake tragedy, but humanitarians have warned that far more lifesaving help is needed, and much more quickly.
Earthquake disaster: ‘We must put people first’ urges Guterres in race to save lives
Feb 10, 2023, at 07:23 pm
New York: Now is the time to stand up for the people of Türkiye and Syria living in the region of the deadly earthquake disaster, said the UN chief on Thursday, and show them “the same kind of support and generosity” which they have displayed in recent years, aiding millions of refugees and displaced people fleeing conflict.
First UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s quake-hit northwest since disaster
Feb 10, 2023, at 07:16 pm
New York: As a UN aid convoy reached Syria on Thursday for the first time since devastating earthquakes cut off supply lines from Türkiye three days ago, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called for assurances that desperately needed assistance inside Syria would not be held up or “politicized”.
Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Death toll crosses 20,000, rescue workers still in search for survivors
Feb 10, 2023, at 06:29 pm
Ankara/IBNS/UNI: As rescue workers rummage through the rubble of collapsed buildings to search for survivors of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the toll has crossed 20,000, four days since the natural disaster struck the region, according to official sources.