Syria: Joint UN-Red Crescent relief convoy reaches besieged cities for first time in five months
Sep 27, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Sept 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) have delivered life-saving food aid to 60,000 people under siege in four Syrian towns, their first supplies since April, but extreme concern persists for 250,000 people trapped in Aleppo, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Monday.
Jul 16, 2016, at 12:46 pm
New York, July 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday urged the forces advancing on Aleppo and two other cities in Syria to not harm the hundreds of thousands of civilians surrounded by fighting between the Government forces and the opposition.
UN humanitarian coordinator alarmed at deteriorating conditions in besieged Syrian towns
Jul 06, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, July 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Syria has expressed alarm over reports of deteriorating humanitarian conditions and urgent medical evacuation needs in the towns of Madaya, Foah, Zabadani and Kefraya, where more than 62,000 people are besieged.
Much-needed aid reached some 87,500 people in Syria’s besieged cities, UN reports
Jun 18, 2016, at 04:48 am
New York, June 17 (Just Earth News):Over the past two days, humanitarian convoys have delivered aid to thousands of beneficiaries in several besieged areas of war-torn Syria, including some 50,000 beneficiaries in Afrin, in the country’s north, and an estimated 37,500 residents of Al-Waer, near Homs, according to the United Nations relief wing.