Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war

Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war

“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefing the Security Council on recent political and humanitarian developments. A range of diplomatic initiatives have quickened the pace towards finding solutions on, among other things, continuing a direct dialogue with the…

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Order to ground American pilots

Order to ground American pilots

US military officials have grounded all non-mission-critical helicopter pilots after four helicopter crashes in the past few weeks. According to the details, the Chief of Staff of the Army ordered the pilots to be grounded after frequent incidents of American military helicopters falling. According to the French news agency AFP, 4 US military helicopters crashed…

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Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Denise Brown is the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Based in the capital Kyiv, she works alongside around 20 UN agencies with some 2,600 staff, the majority Ukrainians. She spoke to UN News about the challenges of supporting communities in a country at war. “Conditions have been pretty difficult in Ukraine over the…

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