Filippo Grandi (centre left) visits a health centre at the Djedeidet Yabus border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. UN calls for support for Syrians returning Humanitarian aid UN […]
UN Special Envoy: Consensus Forming Around the World on Political Transition in Syria
Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Damascus on the first Friday since the fall of the Assad regime in December. Archive photo. UN envoy: consensus emerging […]
UN hopes for success of transition period in Syria
Since November 27 last year, more than 3.2 million Syrians have received bread, and about 400 thousand have received other food aid. UN hopes for success of transition […]
INTERVIEW | Hope and Persistent Threats: Syria in the Context of Political Change
Even before the recent events, Syria was in the midst of one of the deepest humanitarian crises in the world. INTERVIEW | Hope and Persistent Threats: The Situation […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Completes Historic Visit to Syria
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Sednaya prison. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concludes historic visit to Syria Human Rights This is a “historic […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Begins Visit to Syria and Lebanon
Since November 27, more than a quarter of a million children in Syria have been forced to flee their homes due to the escalating conflict. UN High Commissioner […]
UN Special Envoy: ‘We Will Help Syria Go Through the Transition Period Peacefully’
Pedersen met with Syrian Acting Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaybani in Riyadh. UN Special Envoy: “We Will Help Syria Go Through the Transition in a Peaceful Way” Peace and […]
Syria: A Chance to Come Out of Darkness into Light
Najat Rochdi, Deputy UN Special Envoy for Syria. Syria: A Chance to Escape from Darkness to Light Peace and Security Syria today stands on the threshold of historic […]
IOM requests $73 million to expand aid in Syria
Syrian refugees return from Turkey. IOM requests $73 million to expand aid in Syria Humanitarian Aid The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has increased its funding request for […]
The Security Council discussed the situation in Syria, where a “new course is currently being formed”
Geir Pedersen speaks via video link at Security Council meeting on Syria. The Security Council discussed the situation in Syria, where a “new course is currently being shaped” […]