Rights
New York: Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the General Assembly on Friday. more
Syria: Progress still possible, following ‘disappointment’ over constitutional talk

New York: Although the outcome of the latest meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee was “a disappointment”, members must continue their vital work, the UN Special Envo ...

Four children killed on their way to school in northwest Syria

New York: Four children – three boys and a girl - were killed on Monday morning while travelling to school in northwest Syria, along with a teacher, the UN Children’s Fund (UN ...

UN chief appeals for end to Syria’s ‘man-made humanitarian nightmare’

New York : In a tersely delivered statement on Friday, the UN Secretary-General appealed for an end to the “man-made humanitarian nightmare” currently unfolding in Syria, wher ...

Syria: ‘Massive waves of civilian displacement and loss of life must stop now’: UN Special Envoy

New York : Air and ground strikes in the region of Idlib, northwest Syria, are causing “massive waves of civilian displacement and major loss of civilian life”, causing unacce ...

Syrian conflict has ‘erased’ children’s dreams: new UN report

New York : Nearly nine years of conflict in Syria have robbed boys and girls of their childhood and subjected them to “unabated violations of their rights”, including being ki ...

Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December, Security Council hears

New York : Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s most senior humanitarian and politica ...

Life for civilians in Syria ‘worse than when the year began’

New York: The humanitarian situation facing civilians in many parts of Syria is “worse than when the year began”, the UN deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security ...

Over 800 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 800 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center ...

Paying tribute and strengthening the role of #WomenHumanitarians on World Humanitarian Day

New York, Aug 19 (IBNS): The work of women humanitarians makes a “huge difference” to the lives of millions of women, men and children in urgent need, the United Nations chief ...