New York, Jan 27 (JEN): With families in Syria’s besieged northern town of Afrin on the run or hiding in basements to escape intense shelling, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) operations in the country has strongly denounced the rising number of child casualties, questioning whether the world is “becoming numb to the killing of children.”
Syria: UN rights officials decry ‘devastating’ impact of surging violence on civilians
New York, Jan 20 (JEN): Concerned over the devastating impact of escalating violence in Syria, where dozens of people in eastern Ghouta have been killed in recent airstrikes, and schools and hospitals are being deliberately destroyed, senior United Nations officials have underscored the obligation on all parties to the conflict, and the international community, to protect civilians from atrocity crimes.
Intensified fighting across Syria having 'devastating' impact on civilians, warn UN agencies
New York, Jan 18 (JEN): Intensification in hostilities across Syria is having a “devastating” impact on civilians, United Nations agencies in the war-ravaged country said Wednesday, warning that the fighting is also severely limiting life-saving humanitarian operations.
Syria: Uptick in violence exacerbates already dire situation, says UN food relief agency
New York, Jan 17 (JEN): On top of the already-desperate conditions in Syria’s war-ravaged East Ghouta and north-west Idlib governorate, a violence upsurge is intensifying insecurity, the United Nations food relief agency said Tuesday.
A bloody start to 2018 in Syria; Over 30 children killed in two weeks – UNICEF
New York, Jan 15 (JEN): Only in the first 14 days of the year, more than 30 children have been killed in escalating violence in Syria's East Ghouta, where an estimated 200,000 children have been trapped under siege since 2013, the top United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official in the Middle Eastern country said Sunday.
In Damascus, UN aid chief outlines measures to improve response to Syrian crisis in 2018
New York, Jan 12 (JEN): After seven years of bloody conflict, the Syrian war has wreaked a “colossal toll” on the country and its people, the United Nations relief chief said on Thursday from the capital, Damascus, where he outlined ways to sustain and improve humanitarian assistance and protection for everyone affected by the crisis this year.
Syria: UN rights chief condemns spike in civilian casualties in 'de-escalation' areas
New York, Jan 11 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned an upsurge in civilian casualties in Eastern Ghouta in Syria amid the recent escalation in airstrikes and ground-based attacks by Government forces and their allies, noting that at least 85 civilians have been killed since 31 December.
As Syria war grinds on, Syrian refugees in Lebanon are becoming poorer, more vulnerable – UN
New York, Jan 10 (JEN): More than half the war-weary Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty and borrowing money for food and to pay rent has become commonplace, the United Nations reported Tuesday.
Syria: 13 million people in desperate need as seventh war-torn winter sets in, UN warns
New York, Jan 9 (JEN): With millions of desperate people across Syria now facing their seventh winter of war, the United Nations warned on Tuesday that intensified military operations in the country's north are forcing families to flee, in the cold, to areas without enough resources to support them.
Syria: Blast kills at least 23 in rebel stronghold Idlib
Damascus, Jan 8 (IBNS): At least 23 people have been reportedly killed in a blast in Syria's Idlib city, reports said.
UN aid wing sounds alarm on behalf of civilians caught up in rising violence in northern Syria
New York, Jan 4 (JEN) The United Nations humanitarian wing and its partners in Syria on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the protection and wellbeing of tens of thousands of civilians in north-eastern Hama and southern Idlib governorates, following increased hostilities, which have reportedly resulted in scores of deaths and injuries and displacement in the area.
Syria: Eight killed in suicide blast
Homs, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a blast that hit Ekrema neighborhood in Homs city of Syria on Tuesday, media reports said.
Syria: UN-supported talks in Geneva extended until mid-December
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): Previewing what he said will be “not just a normal round of talks,” Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, insisted Thursday there should be no preconditions heading into the current round of discussions aimed at resolving the over six-year-long Syrian conflict that has resulted in immense human suffering.
Russia airstrikes kill at least 53 civilians in Syria
Damascus, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least 53 civilians have been killed in airstrikes conducted by Russia in Syria, observers said.
Syria: UN health agency calls for immediate and unimpeded access to save lives in Ghouta
New York, Nov 13(Just Earth News): Amid worsening humanitarian, health and security situation in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta, the United Nations health agency has demanded that all parties to the conflict stop attacks on civilians, facilitate immediate medical evacuations, and allow safe passage of medical supplies.