Conflict

As war continues, UN agency maps extensive destruction to Syria’s cultural heritage

New York, Dec 24 (JEN) The extensive destruction and damage of Syria’s historical and cultural heritage sites demands increased efforts to protect them from the violence of the country’s continuing conflict, a new United Nations report based on exclusive satellite imagery has revealed. more

Syria: humanitarian efforts falling short, UN relief chief warns, calling for end to violence

New York, Nov 26 (JEN): While humanitarians have made some progress in delivering much-needed supplies to the growing numbers of people in conflict-riven Syria, efforts by the United Nations ...

Syria: UN envoy proposes new plan to ‘freeze’ conflict, promote political solution

New York, Nov 4 (JEN) The war in Syria must be "frozen locally" on the ground so that the growing threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may be fully confronted, a U ...

UN humanitarian chief urges ongoing assistance, political solution for war-torn Syria

New York, Oct 21 (JEN): Spotlighting the plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as the Turkish Government’s efforts to meet the needs of an influx of an estimated 1.6 million people, ...

Syria: Security Council condemns bomb attacks on school in Homs

New York, Oct 4 (JEN) The members of the Security Council on Friday added their voices to growing condemnation of twin bomb attacks on a school complex in Syria that killed dozens of childre ...

Syria’s brutal war threatens international peace and security, says UN rights panel

New York, Aug 28 (JEN) Mass atrocities by Government forces and non-State armed groups continue to take place in Syria, causing immeasurable suffering to civilians and contributing to a spil ...

More than 191,000 people killed in Syria with ‘no end in sight’ : UN

New York, Aug 23 (JEN) The number of people killed in Syria is double the number documented a year ago, the United Nations human rights chief on Friday announced, criticizing the internation ...

‘Flagrant’ violations of international law continue in Syria, top UN relief official warns

New York, July 31 (JEN) ‘Flagrant’ violations of international law continue in Syria, Top UN relief official warns With the United Nations and its partners in Syria begin to ramp up aid ...

Syria: UN agency urges Europe to shoulder more of refugee challenge

New York, July 12 (JEN) With Syria heading into its fourth year of conflict, a United Nations agency on Friday called on Europe to do more to help Syrian refugees, after a new report found t ...

Humanitarian needs outpacing response amid ongoing obstacles to aid delivery in Syria – UN

New York, June 27 (JEN): Four months after the Security Council adopted a resolution demanding unimpeded access to people in need of assistance in Syria, relief agencies continue to face ob ...