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Middle East
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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Middle East
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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Middle East
‘Limited’ progress in closing Syria chemical weapons file, UN Disarmament Chief tells Security Council
Seven years after the Security Council mandated the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons programme, there have been only “limited developments”…
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Middle East
Fate still unclear of ‘tens of thousands’ of civilian detainees in Syria
The fate of tens of thousands of civilians being held in Syria’s “notorious” prisons or detention centres is still unclear, 10 years after the country’s civil war began, UN investigators said on…
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Middle East
Syria: Economic decline, rising hunger and surging humanitarian needs
Syria’s fragile economy has “suffered multiple shocks” over the past 18 months, with its currency plummeting and joblessness swelling as…
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Humanitarian Aid
Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels: WFP
The number of Syrians who lack access to sufficient food has reached a record 12.4 million, or nearly 60 per…
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Middle East
‘Put Syrians first…finally’, UN rights investigators urge after deadly decade of conflict
Along with an end to the “instrumentalization” of humanitarian aid, victims of Syria’s decade-long civil war and their families need…
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Middle East
Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels: WFP
The number of Syrians who lack access to sufficient food has reached a record 12.4 million, or nearly 60 per…
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Humanitarian Aid
Without ‘constructive international diplomacy’ Syria’s peace process will not move forward
The UN Special Envoy for Syria said there had to be “constructive international diplomacy” if the peace process is to…
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Migrants and Refugees
Migrating online: The digital tools preparing refugees and migrants with an economic lifeline
Whilst the global economy has taken a battering during the COVID-19 pandemic, online commerce has thrived. A UN-supported initiative is…
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