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.
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.
Condemning death of Syrian journalist, UNESCO head highlights protection of civilians in conflicts
Jul 01, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, June 30 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending the freedom of the media on Thursday denounced the death of Syrian photojournalist, Khalid Al Issa, who was killed after a homemade bomb detonated in his building.
Ban names humanitarian coordinator in Syria as new Deputy Special Representative for Liberia
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan as his Deputy Special Representative in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), succeeding Antonio Vigilante of Italy, who concluded his assignment on 15 June 2016.
‘Medieval’ sieges, barrel bombs are ‘disgusting reality’ in Syria – senior UN officials
Jun 24, 2016, at 03:19 pm
New York, June 24 (Just Earth News):The recent “stuttering momentum†in delivering humanitarian aid to Syria’s besieged and hard-to-reach populations must be significantly expanded in the second half of 2016, the United Nations humanitarian chief told the Security Council today, warning that progress made to date was only “a trickle†of the country’s overwhelming needs.
Jun 20, 2016, at 03:03 pm
Hasaka, June 20 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Syria's Hasaka area n Sunday has killed at least three people, media reports said on Monday.
Alleged IS leader killed in air strike in Syria
Jun 14, 2016, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (IBNS): The Islamic State's alleged leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed during an air raid by the US-led coalition in Syria, according to media reports.
Syria: Twin blasts kill 12, ISIS claim responsibility
Jun 12, 2016, at 12:38 am
Damascus, June 11 (IBNS): Twin blasts rocked a suburb of Damascus area in Syria which left at least 12 people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Jun 11, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Damascus, June 11 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed and 13 others were injured as two blasts hit Damascus countryside in Syria on Saturday, media reports said.
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.
Jun 04, 2016, at 03:27 pm
New York, June 4 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations relief official said on Fridayhe remains extremely concerned about the welfare of civilians across Syria, who he said continue to face “horrific deprivation and violence,†particularly those trapped in besieged areas.
UN advisor foresees more humanitarian deliveries this month to besieged areas in Syria
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:33 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)United Nations Senior Advisor Jan Egeland said on Thursdaythere are plans to go to 11 besieged areas in Syria in the next few days, following the delivery yesterday of humanitarian supplies in the city of Darayya for the first time since it was besieged in 2012.
Syria: UN experts urge protection of civilians amid ISIL offensives in country’s north
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:30 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urged immediate protection for thousands of civilians caught up in offensives by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in the Aleppo region of northern Syria.
Senior UN relief officials express concern over Syrians trapped by fighting in northern Aleppo
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations humanitarian officials expressed deep concerned over the fate of an estimated 8,000 Syrians trapped by fighting around the towns of Mare’a and Sheikh Issa in northern Aleppo Governorate following advances in the past three days by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) into areas controlled by non-State armed groups.
Syria: Australian man reportedly killed fighting ISIS
May 30, 2016, at 03:02 pm
Sydney, May 30 (IBNS) An Australian man has been killed while he was fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, media reports said.
Syria: Over 6000 escape due to IS attacks
May 30, 2016, at 12:12 am
Damascus, May 29 (IBNS): Due to attacks carried out by militant group Islamic State, more than 6000 people have escaped from different parts of northern Syria, a monitor group reported on Sunday.
UNHCR concerned about fighting in northern Syria affecting thousands of vulnerable civilians
May 29, 2016, at 10:13 pm
Geneva, May 29 (IBNS) The UNHCR on Sunday said it is deeply concerned about the plight of some 165,000 displaced persons reportedly massing near the Syrian town of Azaz in northern Syria.
Syria: MSF evacuates hospital as front line approaches
May 28, 2016, at 02:29 am
New York, May 27 (IBNS) Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is evacuating most of its staff and patients from Al Salamah hospital in northern Syria after an Islamic State offensive in Azaz, in Aleppo governorate, approached the area.
UN envoy for Syria tells Security Council peace talks will resume ‘as soon as feasible’
May 27, 2016, at 11:12 am
New York, May 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Syria on Thursday told the Security Council that he intends to begin the next round of intra-Syrian talks 'as soon as feasible, but certainly not within the next two to three weeks,’ the Organization reported on Thursday.
May 24, 2016, at 01:44 am
Tartous/Lattakia, May 23 (IBNS): At least 78 people were killed as series of bombings, which was carried out by militants, rocked the coastal cities of Tartous and Jableh in Syria on Monday, media reports said.
May 18, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, May 18 (Just Earth News): Warning of a return to a full-scale war in Syria, an international group of diplomats reaffirmed its determination to bolster a fragile ceasefire, ensure aid reach those in need, and make progress toward a peaceful political transition, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
In Syria, head of UN agency for Palestine refugees calls for protection to be strengthened
May 14, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, May 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The head of the United Nations relief agency charged with the well-being of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East has just completed a two-day visit to Syria where he met with Palestine refugees and called for their protection to be strengthened.
Syria: first 10 days of May ‘disappointing’ for humanitarian work – UN advisor
May 13, 2016, at 01:51 pm
New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The first 10 days of May have been “disappointing†for aid work in Syria as the breakdown of a truce made aid deliveries dangerous and difficult to plan, the United Nations-appointed humanitarian adviser said on Thursday,as aid agencies announced that Syrian authorities had turned away a convoy to the long-besieged town of Daraya.
UN human rights panel condemns civilian attacks in Syria; calls for accountability
May 12, 2016, at 01:15 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Strongly condemning recent attacks on civilians, hospitals and clinics, and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria, a United Nations-mandated human rights inquiry on Wednesday called on all parties to cease the unlawful attacks and return to a full cessation of hostilities.
Syria: UN relief chief calls for probe into air strikes that left dozens dead in Idleb
May 06, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the air strikes that on Thursday left dozes of civilians dead and injured in the northern Syrian Governorate of Idleb, which, if found to be deliberate, could amount to a war crime.
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.
Security Council demands protection for hospitals and health workers in conflict zones
May 04, 2016, at 01:51 pm
New York, May 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With increasing wartime assaults on and patterns of systematic destruction of health facilities in countries affected by conflict, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday to strengthen protection for health care workers, the sick and wounded, hospitals and clinics, in war zones.
Syria: UN chief calls on warring parties to put cessation of hostilities 'back on track'
May 03, 2016, at 12:59 pm
New York, May 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the warring Syrian sides to immediately recommit to the cessation of hostilities and uphold their responsibility to protect civilians, his spokesman said on Monday.
'Monstrous disregard' for civilians, says UN rights chief, as hospitals bombed in Syria
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said that the latest reports of civilian deaths and injuries in Syria, including bombings of marketplaces and medical facilities, reveal a “monstrous disregard for civilian lives by all parties to the conflict,†calling for urgent action by all relevant actors to resolve to help the people of Syria.