Geopolitics
New York, June 11 (Just Earth News):The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday announced it delivered food for the first time since 2012 to the besieged town of Darayya, a suburb of Damascus, as part of a joint UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) convoy. more
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 di ...

Syria: UN envoy to 'take stock' of peace talks by week's end

New York, Apr 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following reports that the opposition delegation had announced a pause in the intra-Syrian talks under way at United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, ...

Syria: Water restored in Aleppo after a 48-day shutdown, UNICEF reports

New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A facility that provides drinking water to more than two million people in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo has resumed its operations over the we ...

Syria: UN condemns archaeological destruction at major World Heritage site of Bosra

New York, Dec 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday condemned the destruction of parts of the ancient Syrian ci ...

Syria: UN chief meets with international partners on resolving crisis

New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday joined diplomats from the International Syria Support Group meeting in New York to discuss a ...

Syria: Ban names panel to probe accountability for chemical weapons use

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Virginia Gamba of Argentina to head the independent three-member panel that will lead the Joint Investigative Mechanism ( ...

Syria: Ban promises establishment of chemical weapons accountability probe

New York, Sept 11 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s authorization to set up an investigative mechanism to identify who i ...

Syria’s grim statistics speak for themselves: Security Council

New York, Jul 29 (JEN): A political solution is more urgent than ever to end the “futile, hopeless” cycle of brutality and violence in Syria, the top United Nations humanitarian ...

Syria: UN special envoy arrives in Damascus for talks with Government officials

New York, Jun 16 (JEN): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura has begun a visit to the capital, Damascus, following an invitation by the Government to visit the coun ...