Briefing the UN Security Council in New York, Geir Pedersen urged political leaders and the international community to act now to “arrest the downward slide in Syria” as suffering and the sense of hopelessness among the population deepens. Deliver hope “We cannot simply accept the status quo, because it will get worse and worse, it…
In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the resumption of deliveries after agreement was reached with the Syrian Government. The Bab al-Hawa crossing closed in July, after the Security Council failed to reach consensus on two competing resolutions which would have renewed the main aid corridor. Around four million Syrians in the last rebel-held…
In its latest report, the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) body found that attacks on civilians, escalating fighting, economic decline and human rights violations persist, despite the country’s re-admission to the League of Arab States. The continued war in Syria is a “monument to the failure of diplomacy” said Inquiry Chair, Paulo Pinheiro. Speaking in…
General Michael Corrella, head of the US military’s Central Command, visited Syria where he visited two camps housing thousands of people linked to ISIS fighters. Thousands of families of Daesh fighters live in the two camps, Al-Hul and Al-Ruj. There are 51,000 people in al-Hul camp, most of them women and children, the wives, widows…
13 fighters of Tahrir al-Sham were killed and more than a dozen were injured in the Russian airstrike, Photo: File Damascus: In an operation in Syria, the Russian Air Force fired missiles at the positions of the extremist organization “Al-Tahrir al-Sham”, as a result of which 13 fighters were killed. According to the World News…
For the next six months, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing will be accessible and allow much-needed assistance to reach millions of people in northwest Syria. Bab al-Hawa has been used since 2014, when the UN Security Council authorized cross-border relief deliveries “across conflict lines”. Around 85 per cent of aid deliveries have passed through Bab…
“I hope they will soon, because if not, it will be another missed opportunity to help the Syrian conflict to come to a negotiated end, at a time when the impact of the crisis is deepening,” Geir Pedersen said, briefing the Security Council. While there had been positive humanitarian gestures following the devastating earthquakes in…
Trucks loaded with relief goods from the United Nations World Food Program are parked at the Bab al-Hawa point in Syria. Russia has vetoed the renewal of a UN aid program in rebel-held territory in Syria. The UN is working in Turkey for this aid program, which provides assistance to 4 million people in northwestern…
The disruption comes as humanitarian needs are at an all-time high after more than 12 years of war and in the wake of the devastating double earthquakes that struck the region in February. The UN and partners were hoping for a 12-month extension of the mandate to transport aid through the Bab al-Hawa crossing point…
File photo The US has claimed to have killed the leader of ISIS in the northern region of Syria. According to US Central Command, ISIS leader Osama al-Muhajir was killed in a drone strike in Syria. The US says that the US drone strike in Syria was carried out on July 7. US Central Command…
