Middle East
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Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years – UNICEF
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of…
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Ten years on, Syrian crisis ‘remains a living nightmare’: UN Secretary-General
Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the UN’s determination to continue pursuing a negotiated political settlement to the Syrian civil war,…
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‘Hell’ in Yemen, with millions ‘knocking on the door of famine’ WFP’s Beasley warns
Over half the Yemen population is facing acute food shortages “with millions knocking on the door of famine”, the UN…
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‘Yemen can’t wait’, UN and partners warn in seeking $3.85 billion for humanitarian response
The UN and its humanitarian partners are seeking $3.85 billion to reach 16 million people in Yemen this year, or…
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UN envoy warns of ‘dramatic’ deterioration in Yemen conflict
The UN’s top official in Yemen has warned of a “dramatic” deterioration in the country’s ongoing conflict, telling the Security…
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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade…
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Syria: Grim 10-year anniversary of ‘unimaginable violence and indignities’
As the Syrian war reaches its grim decade-long milestone, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on…
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FROM THE FIELD: Syrian photographers find hope despite 10 years of civil war
The pain and deprivation of individual Syrians and the widespread destruction, a decade of conflict has wrought on Syria, has…
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First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
A young Syrian woman has told the United Nations how poetry helped her to convey the emotions of all the…
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FROM THE FIELD: Syria statistics tell tragic tale of decade-long conflict
Ten numbers for each year of Syria’s seemingly interminable conflict: the UN’s Humanitarian agency (OCHA) has marked this tragic milestone…
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