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.
September ‘deadliest month’ of 2017 for Syrians, UN relief official reports
Oct 07, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): Hospitals, ambulances, schools and displaced people escaping violence are being routinely targeted by airstrikes in Syria, resulting in high numbers of deaths and injuries, and making September the deadliest month of the year, according to the United Nations regional relief coordinator for the crisis.
Syrian parties should join next round of Geneva talks ‘without preconditions’ – UN envoy
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:21 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations is set to convene the next round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva by the end of October or in early November, the UN mediator told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Sustained engagement vital to address immense humanitarian needs in Syria – UN official
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:28 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Sustained international attention and engagement is vital as the Syrian conflict moves into its seventh year and the suffering of civilians shows no signs of waning, a top United Nations official said on Thursday.
Syria: UN probe documents use of chemical weapons and other crimes against civilians
Sep 07, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): Despite reduced violence in some places in Syria, warring parties continued to perpetrate unthinkable crimes against civilians, including the use of chemical weapons by Government forces, a group of United Nations investigators said on Wednesday as they released a new report.
Casualties from cluster munitions double in 2016; Syrians most-affected – UN-backed report
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:38 am
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Even as countries continue to ratify and implement the international treaty prohibiting the use of cluster munitions, casualties from these notorious weapons doubled in the past year, with civilians accounting for nearly all the victims, according to a United Nations-backed civil society report.
More than 350,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UN
Aug 19, 2017, at 12:14 pm
New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult.
Syria: UN study finds foreign fighters return 'disillusioned' by groups they joined
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:40 am
New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): A number of “disillusioned and disappointed†foreign terrorist fighters left Syria and returned to their countries of origin when they found these groups hardly make good on their promises, except promise of death and destruction, according to a report issued by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
Despite some improvements, food security remains dire in Syria – UN agencies
Jul 19, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, July 18(Just Earth News): In spite of improvements in wheat production in war-torn Syria – about 12 per cent more than last year's record low – the overall food security situation remains far worse than before the conflict, the United Nations food security and emergency food relief agencies have said.
Jul 12, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, July 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday that the opening of the road to Syria's north-eastern Hassakeh governorate is already making a difference for humanitarian aid delivery on the ground.
At UN, panel probing chemical weapons use in Syria urges independence
Jul 07, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, July 7(Just Earth News): Noting that its members are working in a highly politicized environment, the panel investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria on Thursday appealed to the international community to allow it to complete its work in an independent, impartial and professional manner.
UN 'appalled' by terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus
Jul 05, 2017, at 01:16 pm
New York, July 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has condemned the terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and underscored the need to bring those responsible to justice, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
Challenges abound as ‘significant’ numbers of displaced return within Syria, warns UNHCR
Jul 01, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, June 30(Just Earth News): Citing “significant†returns of displaced persons to and within Syria, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that while it will be scaling up its response to assist those coming back, it can neither promote nor facilitate returns given the security and humanitarian situation in the war-torn country.
Delays in access in Syria ‘will mean further death,’ warns top UN relief official
Jun 30, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, June 30(Just Earth News): Citing attacks against aid workers in Syria, the removal of live-saving supplies from convoys and bureaucratic impediments restricting access, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has called for ensuring immediate and safe humanitarian access to save lives that are dependent on assistance.
Protection of civilians in Syria must be ensured, stresses UN chief Guterres
Jun 22, 2017, at 06:02 am
New York, June 22(Just Earth News): Expressing alarm over the suffering of people Syria, in particular those in Raqqa and in other locations where fighting continues, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all those conducting military operations in the country to ensure the safety and protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
UNICEF-backed projects for millions of children in Syria on verge of being 'cut off'
Jun 17, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Programmes supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to assist more than nine million children in Syria and neighbouring countries are on the verge of being cut off due to a critical funding shortage.
Head of UN human rights inquiry decries 'disastrous' civilian death toll in Syria
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Conflict in Syria continues to rage with “disastrous consequences†for civilians who continue to bear the brunt of the six-year war, the head of a United Nations-mandated human rights investigation said on Wednesday.
Civilians in Syria must be spared from anti-ISIL airstrikes – UN rights chief
May 27, 2017, at 08:24 am
New York, May 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday urged all warring parties in Syria to take every feasible measure to spare the civilian population from the effects of the armed conflict, noting that civilians are increasing caught in fighting between the Government forces and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group.
May 24, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): A fact-finding mission in Syria has found evidence of sulfur mustard in samples taken from an alleged attack on 16 September 2016, while samples from a 4 April incident have revealed exposure to sarin or a sarin-like substance, the United Nations disarmament chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): Speaking to journalists after a meeting of the Humanitarian Taskforce (HTF), Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, stated that the horrific attack on a convoy of evacuees this past weekend had impacted everyone at on Thursday’s talks.
Recent attack on evacuated civilians in Syria ‘likely a war crime,’ says UN rights office
Apr 19, 2017, at 06:06 am
New York, Apr 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed great concern about the safety of civilians being evacuated in Syria, saying a weekend attack on a convoy near Aleppo likely amounts to a war crime and the situation in Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court.
Recent attack on evacuated civilians in Syria ‘likely a war crime,’ says UN rights office
Apr 19, 2017, at 06:02 am
New York, Apr 19 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed great concern about the safety of civilians being evacuated in Syria, saying a weekend attack on a convoy near Aleppo likely amounts to a war crime and the situation in Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court.
Apr 16, 2017, at 02:51 pm
New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News): Condemning today’s attack in Rasheedin, western Aleppo, Syria, on some 5,000 evacuees travelling from the besieged towns of Foah and Kefraya to Government-controlled areas, the United Nations has underlined the need to bring those responsible for the violent act to justice.
Russia blocks Security Council action on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Khan Shaykhun
Apr 13, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Apr 13(Just Earth News): With a ‘no’ vote from permanent member Russia, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday failed to adopt a resolution that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and called on the Government to cooperate with an investigation into the incident.
‘Moment of crisis’ in Syria calls for serious search for political solution – UN envoy
Apr 13, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Apr 13(Just Earth News): In the wake of yet another dire turn in the Syrian crisis, the United States and the Russian Federation “must find a way to work together†to stabilize the situation and support the political process, the United Nations envoy for the war-torn country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Syria: As US responds militarily to chemical attack, UN urges restraint to avoid escalation
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:21 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Fridayurged restraint to avoid any escalation of the situation in Syria, after the United States responded militarily to an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this week.
US strikes Syrian military base, Trump defends move as 'national security interest'
Apr 07, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Washington, Apr 7 (IBNS): The US government on Thursday launched at least 59 Tomahawk Missiles at the Syrian military airbase, reports said.
Chemical attack, if confirmed, would be largest in Syria, UN Security Council told
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:12 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): Briefing an emergency meeting of the Security Council following the reports of alleged chemical weapons use in Khan Shaykhun, southern rural Idleb, Syria, a senior United Nations official for disarmament affairs said that while many details are not yet fully known, new information continues to come in on the incident.
Humanitarian needs have never been greater in Syria, UN chief tells Brussels conference
Apr 06, 2017, at 04:07 am
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): Speaking at a major international conference on Syria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to increase support for the victims of the conflict in the war-ravaged country as well as for the neighbouring ones that are sheltering millions of refugees.