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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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.
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.
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
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
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.