Syria: UN health agency steps up services for thousands of people in Raqqa

Oct 26, 2017, at 04:34 am

New York, Oct 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency is stepping up the delivery of medicines and medical supplies to thousands of people in newly accessible areas of Raqqa.

Watchful of the situation in Raqqa, Syria, UN chief urges need to revive political process

Oct 20, 2017, at 04:35 am

New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is urging all sides involved in the fight for Raqqa, Syria, to protect civilians, abide with international law, and allow humanitarian access to those in need.

No 'worse place on earth' than Syria's Raqqa, says senior UN adviser urging pause in fighting

Aug 25, 2017, at 09:51 am

New York, Aug 25(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations aid official On Thursday urged the international community to do whatever is needed to allow citizens to flee from Raqqa, describing the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), the “worse place on earth.”

Syria: UN relief officials condemn targeting of civilians, infrastructure as airstrikes hit Raqqa

Aug 23, 2017, at 09:42 am

New York, Aug 23(Just Earth News): Senior United Nations humanitarian officials for Syria on Tuesday expressed deep concern over many civilians reportedly killed in airstrikes and other attacks in the last few days in Raqqa city, where coalition forces are fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.

Civilians must not be sacrificed for military victories – UN rights chief, as thousands trapped in Raqqa

Jun 29, 2017, at 05:05 am

New York, June 28(Just Earth News): Voicing grave concern over the fate of as many as 100,000 civilians “effectively trapped” in Syria's Raqqa governorate amid the ongoing offensive against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) fighters, the top United Nations rights official urged all parties to the conflict to enact measures to allow civilians who wish to flee the fighting to do so in safety.

UN refugee agency urges sustained access as civilians flee Raqqa fighting

Jun 17, 2017, at 01:39 pm

New York, June 17(Just Earth News): As fighting in and around the Syrian city of Raqqa continues to take a toll on civilians and displaces thousands every day, the United Nations refugee agency has called for greater and sustained access to that it can reach those in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.

Syria: UNICEF warns 40,000 children in the line of fire in Raqqa

Jun 10, 2017, at 01:33 pm

New York, June 10(Just Earth News): An estimated 40,000 children are trapped in extremely dangerous conditions in Raqqa as fighting intensifies in and around the Syrian city, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday, warning that “many are caught in the crossfire.”

Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians

Jun 07, 2017, at 05:48 am

New York, June 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 400,000 civilians in Syria's war-torn Raqqa Governorate, “who continue to be exposed to daily fighting and airstrikes.”

Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians

Jun 07, 2017, at 05:47 am

New York, June 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 400,000 civilians in Syria's war-torn Raqqa Governorate, “who continue to be exposed to daily fighting and airstrikes.”

ISIS fighter publicly executes his own mother

Jan 08, 2016, at 09:58 pm

London Jan 8 (IBNS): In a shocking episode, an ISIS fighter has executed his own mother in front of hundreds of citizens on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.

ISIS orders the closure of women's clinic in Syria's Raqqa

Oct 30, 2015, at 12:00 am

Damascus, Oct 29 (IBNS) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Thursday ordered the closure of all women clinic in the Raqqa to stop male gynecologist from treating female patients.