Martin Griffiths, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis, noting that 16.7 million people now require humanitarian assistance – the highest number since the conflict began 13 years ago. He stressed that the situation is deteriorating year by year, with a particular emphasis on the ongoing protection crisis, as children continue…
Fionnuala Ni Aolain, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, is the first independent rights expert to gain access to the infamous facilities Al Hol and Al Raj, as well as other places of detention. After her six-day visit to northeast Syria, Ms. Ni Aolain said…
Contact between Saudi Arabia and Syria for the first time since 2011; Photo: File Riyadh: Since the historic move by other Arab countries, including the UAE and Bahrain, to restore diplomatic relations with Israel, the Gulf Arab countries are now trying to resolve other unresolved issues in the region. An end to wars is being…
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan says that increasing relations with Syria will pave the way for its return to the Arab League, but it is too early to talk about it. Speaking to media representatives in London yesterday, he said that there is a consensus in the Arab world that it is not…
The United Nations appealed for nearly 400 million dollars in aid for the victims of the earthquake in Syria. The United Nations says that the aid appeal for earthquake victims in Turkey is in the final stages. According to the United Nations, 9 million people have been affected by the earthquake in Syria, and the…
A total of 14 trucks crossed into opposition-held areas of Syria from Türkiye at Bab al-Hawa, the UN migration agency, IOM, confirmed. That crossing is the only one authorised for aid deliveries by the UN Security Council, which has prompted calls – including from the Secretary-General – “to explore all possible avenues to get aid and personnel into all affected…
“Aid, life-saving aid, is desperately needed by civilians wherever they are irrespective of borders and boundaries,” he told journalists in Geneva. “We need it urgently, through the fastest, most direct, and most effective routes. They need more of absolutely everything.” According to UN aid coordinating office, OCHA, six trucks carrying “shelter items and non-food item…
