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Middle East
End impunity for use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN disarmament chief urges Security Council
The United Nations top disarmament official, on Wednesday, stressed the urgent need to not only identify those who have used…
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Middle East
Children among dead following bomb attacks in northern Syria
Several people, including four children, are reported dead, with many more injured, following a weekend of deadly bomb attacks in…
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Middle East
‘We can’t continue like this’: UN envoy’s grim assessment of Syria peace process
Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, lamented the slow progress of the peace process in the country, in remarks…
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Humanitarian Aid
Syria floods: Humanitarians working ‘round the clock’ to provide urgent relief
Humanitarian staff have been working “round the clock” to reopen access roads and provide emergency relief from the disastrous impact…
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Middle East
Senior panel probing violations in Syria, examining new measures to safeguard humanitarians
The UN chief announced on Thursday that he has set up an independent Senior Advisory Panel on strengthening the mechanism…
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Humanitarian Aid
Tens of thousands in northwest Syria lose shelter after floods inundate camps
Heavy rains and floods in north-west Syria has worsened the plight of tens of thousands of internally displaced persons, destroying…
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UN Affairs
UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be ‘a year of peace’ for Syria’s children
Only an end to the war in Syria can bring safety to children there, the head of the UN child…
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Middle East
First Person: Cheese proves key to survival for Syrian refugee family amid pandemic
Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad, a mother of four, lives on a farm with 50 other workers in Sahba,…
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Humanitarian Aid
Syria: 18 children killed since the start of the year, UNICEF reports
The brutal fighting in Syria continues to exact a terrible toll on children, with at least 18, including a one-year-old…
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Humanitarian Aid
Decade of conflict triggering ‘slow tsunami’ across Syria, Security Council hears
After a decade of conflict, economic collapse compounded by COVID-19, corruption and mismanagement, the UN Syrian envoy told the Security…
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