War crimes committed by all parties in battle for Aleppo – UN-mandated inquiry on Syria

Mar 02, 2017, at 05:30 am

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The battle late last year for control over Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo was a stage of unrelenting violence, with civilians on both sides falling victim to war crimes committed by all parties, read a report issued on Wednesday by the United Nations-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply

Feb 07, 2017, at 01:49 pm

New York, Feb 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo who have been without water for almost a month, as UN agencies are helping to provide emergency access to some of the people in need.

Think of those fleeing Syria and elsewhere not with fear but with open arms and open heart – UN agency chief

Feb 02, 2017, at 01:49 pm

New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United Nations refugee official on Wednesday made an impassioned plea for the world to stand in solidarity with those suffering from the effects of conflict there in Syria, as well as in other places such as Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.

Top UN humanitarian official in Syria allocates $19 million for emergency response in Aleppo

Jan 19, 2017, at 01:45 pm

New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): Amid an overall scale-up in relief operations in Syria, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, Ali Al-Za’tari, approved on Wednesday $19 million from the Syria Humanitarian Fund to sustain immediate life-saving and early recovery assistance for tens of thousands of people in war-ravaged Aleppo.

UN agencies assess dire hygiene, protection needs for women in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:51 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The health, hygiene and protection needs of women and girls displaced in Aleppo are staggering, the United Nations has observed, voicing concern for civilians in the Syrian city that has endured intense fighting for about four years.

‘Give peace a chance,’ urges UN official, reporting sense of optimism as Aleppo ceasefire hold

Jan 05, 2017, at 10:56 am

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported on Wednesday that though damage to Aleppo was extreme, aid workers were nonetheless inspired by signs of optimism and hope, and asked that peace be given a chance.

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.

Russian diplomat assassination: Putin says action aimed to foil Syria solution

Dec 20, 2016, at 05:31 pm

Ankara, Dec 20 (IBNS): Apparently protesting against Russia's involvement in Aleppo, the Russia's Ambassador to Turkey has been shot dead on Monday by a Turkish gunman at an art gallery exhibition opening as the assailant shouted "God is Great" and "Don't Forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria" even as Russia condemning the attack called it an action aimed at spoiling its ties with Turkey and foiling a solution on Syria.

Sides ‘poles apart’ on agreeing access to civilians in Aleppo, UN envoy reports

Dec 09, 2016, at 12:44 pm

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): Discussions on how to assist civilians caught in the crossfire inside war-ravaged Aleppo continue to be difficult “because the Member States that are supposed to help us get access [are] poles apart on what is happening in Syria,” United Nations Senior Adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday in Geneva.

'No safe place left' for children in war-ravaged Aleppo, says senior UNICEF official

Dec 08, 2016, at 01:21 pm

New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Returning from a mission to Aleppo, a senior United Nations Children's Agency (UNICEF) official in Syria described “haunting images” of children killed by mortars and malnourishment, and said that the terrible situation “continues to plummet to even greater lows.”

Security Council fails to adopt resolution calling for ceasefire in Aleppo

Dec 06, 2016, at 01:26 pm

New York, Dec 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a resolution calling for a seven-day ceasefire in Aleppo that would allow humanitarian aid to reach people trapped in the war-ravaged Syrian city.

Syria: With winter closing in, UN envoys highlight humanitarian urgency of situation in Aleppo

Dec 02, 2016, at 01:18 pm

New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News): With the humanitarian crisis in Syria’s devastated city of Aleppo deteriorating by the day, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country appealed for a pause in fighting so that much needed relief can reach the city’s population and those with urgent medical emergencies can be evacuated.

Without urgent steps to end violence, Aleppo may become ‘giant graveyard,’ Security Council told

Dec 01, 2016, at 01:07 pm

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): With thousands of civilians fleeing neighbourhoods in eastern Aleppo, senior United Nations officials on Wednesday appealed to the Security Council and the wider international community to come together and “do everything in their power to protect civilians and enable aid access to the besieged parts of the [war-battered city] before it becomes one giant graveyard.”

Syria: Amid ‘chilling’ situation in Aleppo, 16,000 flee intense fighting, UN aid chief warns

Nov 30, 2016, at 05:25 am

New York, Nov 29 (Just Earth News): Citing preliminary reports that that up to 16,000 people have fled fighting in the eastern neighbourhoods of Syria’s Aleppo city, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Tuesday warned that thousands more will have no choice but to flee should the attacks spread and escalate over the coming days.

‘We are not giving up,’ despite evacuation failure – UN envoys on Syria

Oct 28, 2016, at 01:48 pm

New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): Expressing their disappointment that the sick and wounded were not evacuated from Syria’s war-torn eastern Aleppo, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria and his Senior Advisor on Thursday vowed to press on with their efforts to extract those with medical emergencies and get assistance to those with desperate needs inside the city.

‘Crimes of historic proportions’ being committed in Aleppo, UN rights chief warns

Oct 22, 2016, at 05:19 am

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): Describing the bombardment and crippling siege of Syria’s war-ravaged eastern Aleppo as “crimes of historic proportions” the top United Nations rights official on Friday urged the members of the UN Human Rights Council to “speak with one voice” in an effort to end the bloodshed.

‘Aleppo will not be there’ in two months if diplomatic stalemate continues, warns UN envoy

Oct 18, 2016, at 01:25 pm

New York, Oct 18 (Just Earth News): Between now and December, “if we cannot find a solution, Aleppo will not be there anymore,” warned United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, speaking to reporters after a meeting on Monday with Foreign Ministers of the European Union in Luxembourg.

Syria: Time running out to protect those trapped in eastern Aleppo, UN aid chief warns

Oct 03, 2016, at 01:31 pm

New York, Oct 3 (Just Earth News): Warning of an urgent humanitarian situation in Syria's eastern Aleppo city, the United Nations humanitarian chief today reiterated a call for a cessation of violence, medical evacuation of hundreds of patients in critical conditions, as well as safe, full, regular and unimpeded humanitarian access.

‘No words left’ to describe suffering of children in Aleppo –UNICEF

Sep 29, 2016, at 12:57 pm

New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Children in Aleppo are trapped in a “living nightmare,” a senior official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday, stressing yet again, the direness of the situation, particularly for the children, in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo.

UN officials condemn attacks against aid convoy and warehouse in rural Aleppo

Sep 21, 2016, at 12:19 pm

New York, Sept 21 (Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials have condemned attacks last night against a UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) aid convoy, as well as a SARC warehouse and health clinic in Urum al-Kubra (Big Orem), northwest of Aleppo city in Syria, in which about 20 civilians and one SARC staff member were killed and vital food and medical assistance was destroyed.

Syria: UN relief chief 'disappointed' that aid workers still unable to safely access eastern Aleppo

Sep 20, 2016, at 04:21 am

New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): Expressing disappointment that humanitarian actors have not been able to reach eastern Aleppo in Syria, the United Nations humanitarian chief urged all parties to the conflict to facilitate regular and sustained access to the besieged and hard-to-reach areas across the country.

UN envoy urges all sides to quickly agree truce to ease suffering in Aleppo

Aug 28, 2016, at 01:45 pm

New York, Aug 28 (Just Earth News): Stressing that “time is of the essence” amid the increasingly dire situation in Aleppo, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Saturday called for all sides in the conflict to agree by Sunday on allowing aid delivery and repairs for the war-ravaged city's power and water systems to provide some relief for the nearly two million people trapped there.

Set differences aside and end 'humanitarian shame' in Syria, UN aid chief tells Security Council

Aug 23, 2016, at 01:12 pm

New York, Aug 23 (Just Earth News): Stressing the need for a 48-hour pause to the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Monday urged the United States and Russia to rapidly reach agreement on the security guarantees and operational modalities for a ceasefire there so aid workers can deliver life-saving assistance to those in desperate need.

Some 25,000 people displaced by military attacks in western Aleppo – UNICEF

Aug 02, 2016, at 01:15 pm

New York, Aug 2 (Just Earth News): About 25,000 people, including more than 12,000 children, have been displaced last night from a neighbourhood in western Aleppo City by intense military attacks initiated by armed opposition groups, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in Syria said on Monday, calling on the warring parties to do their utmost to protect all civilians.

Recent attacks on hospitals in Aleppo 'can amount to war crimes' – UNICEF

Jul 27, 2016, at 11:41 am

New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reiterated on Tuesday that attacks on health facilities are a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and can amount to war crimes, in response to the recent airstrikes on four hospitals and a blood bank in eastern Aleppo city in Syria.

Syria: deploring hostilities spreading across Aleppo, UN urges end to indiscriminate attacks

Jul 14, 2016, at 04:27 am

New York, July 13 (Just Earth News): Deploring the spread of hostilities throughout the Syrian city of Aleppo, senior United Nations officials on Wednesday called on all parties to the conflict to end indiscriminate attacks on civilians and fully respect international humanitarian law.

Syria: UN relief wing sounds alarm on behalf of some 300,000 people trapped in war-torn Aleppo

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:11 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along the Castello road, the only road in and out of that part of the city.

Syria: UN agencies deplore recent attacks in Aleppo; hundreds of people killed or injured

Jun 09, 2016, at 02:02 pm

New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):The United Nations humanitarian wing on Wednesday spoke out against the latest escalation of violence in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where dozens of casualties have been reported in attacks on two medical facilities.

No corner of Aleppo is being spared, Security Council told, as UN officials urge end to ‘carnage’ in Syria

May 05, 2016, at 01:46 pm

New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The cessation of hostilities in Syria must be put back on track, the United Nations political chief on Wednesday told the Security Council, as the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said “there can be no explanation or excuse” for waging war on civilians, in Aleppo or anywhere else in the crisis-riven country.

Syria: Water restored in Aleppo after a 48-day shutdown, UNICEF reports

Mar 08, 2016, at 02:37 pm

New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A facility that provides drinking water to more than two million people in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo has resumed its operations over the weekend, following a 48-day deliberate shutdown, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported.