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Syria committed to ‘combating and eradicating terrorism’, General Assembly hears
In his speech to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Fayssal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of…
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Syria: 10 years of war has left at least 350,000 dead
A decade of war in Syria has left more 350,200 people dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights…
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Syria ‘caught in a downward spiral’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
The UN humanitarian affairs chief warned on Wednesday that Syria, after more than a decade of war, remains “caught in a downward spiral” and that “the country…
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After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics still threaten civilians
The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas…
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Syria: Prevent ‘entire generation from being lost’, urges UN humanitarian chief
Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday,…
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Increased Syria violence prompts largest civilian displacements in a year, as gridlock stymies political talks
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Security Council on…
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Civilians in southern Syria ‘under siege’ – UN human rights chief
The top UN rights official once more sounded the alarm on Thursday over the plight of civilians in Syria, as intense fighting and indiscriminate shelling…
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Work still remains on Syria chemical weapons destruction, Security Council hears
Identifying perpetrators of chemical weapon attacks, and holding them accountable, must remain a priority, a senior UN official said on…
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First Person: ‘Syrians still have ambition and hope’
As a witness to the impacts of Syria’s internal conflict over the last decade, Bassel Al-Madani, a young engineer and…
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Syria’s last cross-border aid lifeline must stay open, insist UN humanitarians
The imminent closure of the last cross-border aid lifeline to northwest Syria must be postponed beyond the 10 July deadline,…
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