Syria

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported to boost humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country. UN Spokesperson…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Development Programme published a new report on Thursday said that accelerating economic recovery is critical to reverse Syria’s decline and restore stability. The report noted the 14 years of conflict…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday told reporters in New York that explosive ordnance claim lives across Syria, with over 430 deaths and injuries reported since December,  a third of them are…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON - Israel Defence Forces on Sunday said in a statement issued that Israeli fighter jets on Saturday conducted an intelligence-based strike on a Hamas weapons storage facility in the southern Syrian town of Deir…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters in…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN aid coordination office, OCHA in an update on Thursday said that relief aid workers warned that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN human rights investigators for Syria in a new report released on Monday has revealed the systematic use of arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances by the deposed Bashar Assad regime.…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Wednesday emphasized the strong international consensus that is emerging in support of the country’s political transition since the fall of the Assad regime last…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities in the northeast of Syria. OCHA noted that between 16 and 18 January, at least three…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Major General Patrick Gauchat, Head of the UN Truce Supervision Organization who is in charge of the UN force in the Golan, UNDOF on…