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Syria: Civilians bear brunt of unilateral sanctions, exacerbating ‘unparalleled suffering, destruction,’ says UN expert

New York, May 18 (IBNS): Syrian civilians are frequently being denied live-saving humanitarian support – an unintended consequence of unilateral sanctions, that are exacerbating an already dire situation, according to a United Nations rights expert.

‘We need accountability’ to end the crime of chemical weapons use in Syria, says Guterres

New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): The members of the United Nations Security Council need to find a way to unite and punish anyone found to have used chemical weapons in Syria, in line with international law.

Syria: Four civilians killed in terrorist shelling attack on Homs northern countryside

Damascus, Apr 17 (IBNS): At least four civilians were killed when terrorists attacked with shells at al-Ashrafiyeh, Akrad al-Daseniyeh and Ghawr al-Assi towns in Syria's  northern countryside of Homs, media reports said on Tuesday.

Security Council rejects Russian request to condemn airstrikes in Syria

New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): In an address to an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Saturday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned against the crisis in Syria “spiraling out of control."

British Cabinet agrees 'need for action' in Syria

London, Apr 13 (IBNS): The British Cabinet has decided that 'action' is needed to be taken in Syria to "deter the further use of chemical weapons", Downing Street said.

Syria: Break impasse in Security Council, avoid situation ‘spiraling out of control’ – UN chief

New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): Amid the risks of the situation in Syria “spiraling out of control,” the United Nations chief has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in the war-torn country.

Donald Trump talks with Theresa May over 'chemical attacks' in Syria

Washington, Apr 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke over phone on the recent alleged chemical attacks in Syria which killed several people, the White House confirmed on Wednesday.

Security Council urged to prevent ‘uncontrollable escalation’ in Syria

New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): The recent escalating violence across Syria, including allegations of chemical weapons use in a Damascus suburb, could have consequences so devastating they are “difficult to even imagine,” a United Nations envoy warned Monday, calling for unity among global powers to prevent a chain of events that could draw in actors far beyond the region.

Efforts to discover those responsible for chemical weapons use in Syria at a standstill, Security Council told

New York, Apr 5 (JEN): A senior United Nations official on Wednesday stressed the need for an independent investigation to determine who used chemical weapons in Syria, and called on the Security Council to show unity to not let the perpetrators get away with it.

‘When weapons speak, civilians pay the price,’ says UN aid chief as Syria war grinds on

New York, Mar 28 (JEN): More than 1,700 people have reportedly been killed in military operations and airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta since late February, the United Nations aid chief said on Tuesday, describing the past few months of relentless bloodshed as “some of the worst yet” for civilians inside war-torn Syria.

Syria conflict: 2017 deadliest year for children, UN aid official reports

New York, Mar 14 (JEN): More than 900 children in Syria were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year for children in the country’s ongoing conflict, a senior United Nations official told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday, warning that the grim statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg.

Syria ‘bleeding inside and out’ as conflict enters eighth year, says UN chief

New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Despite a United Nations Security Council demand to institute a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, airstrikes, shelling and ground offensives have intensified in Eastern Ghouta, Secretary-General António Guterres reported Monday, warning that the conflict is entering its eighth year with the “grimmest” reality on the ground.

Fighting prevents UN and aid partners from returning to Syria’s war-battered east Ghouta

New York, Mar 9 (JEN): Continuing fighting forced the postponement on Thursday of a United Nations inter-agency relief convoy to Douma, a neighborhood in Syria’s war-ravaged Eastern Ghouta, a UN spokesman reported.

Those responsible for war crimes in Syria ‘will be held accountable for what they have done,’ says UN rights chief

New York, Mar 3 (JEN): War crimes, potentially crimes against humanity, are likely being committed in east Ghouta and elsewhere in Syria, and the United Nations human rights chief warned on Friday that the perpetrators of these acts must know they are being identified and will be held accountable.

Airstrikes, shelling continue in Syria despite Security Council’s ceasefire call – top UN officials

New York, Mar 1 (JEN):Despite the Security Council’s demand for a ceasefire throughout Syria, violence continues to plague the war-ravaged country, worsening the humanitarian situation and the suffering of its people, top United Nations political and relief officials said Wednesday, calling on all parties to the conflict to “fulfil their obligations to end the fighting.”