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The United Nations voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo who have been without water for almost a month, as UN agencies are helping to provide emergency access...

The United Nations said that it remains deeply concerned by the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the eastern part of Syria’s Ghouta, where some 400,000 people are trapped.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus on 11 March , his spokesman said

Following the approval late last year of an independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria, the United...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that he is “deeply disturbed” by reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in an airstrike in the Khan Shaykhun area of southern Idlib, Syria.

The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart a political process for...

"The use of white phosphorus in densely populated areas poses an unacceptably high risk to civilians and would almost invariably amount to indiscriminate attacks." Middle-East Director of Campaigns...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged restraint to avoid any escalation of the situation in Syria, after the United States responded militarily to an alleged chemical...

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said that next week’s UN-facilitated talks in Geneva will benefit from the dynamics of the negotiations which began in Astana,...

With fighting intensifying on numerous fronts in Syria over the past months, the top United Nations humanitarian official urged consolidation of the nationwide ceasefire, most importantly a pause...

A gruesome video has emerged on the Internet, showing a foreign-backed militant in Syria cutting out the heart of a Syrian soldier and biting into it.

The conflict in Syria is the “worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” the United Nations human rights chief said, calling for an end to all tortures, executions and unfair...

Sustained international attention and engagement is vital as the Syrian conflict moves into its seventh year and the suffering of civilians shows no signs of waning, a top United Nations official...

Sustainable management and environment protection pave the way for urban health, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, 23 April.

Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries that have influence...

With the support of the ODVV, the Last Leaf play designed, written and directed by Mohammad Boroomand, an international play on peace and friendship went on stage in the Andisheh Culture Centre in...

The report of HRC Consultative Committee on the negative effects of sanctions on the enjoyment of human rights confirms that extensive violation of the rights of the people of Iran is the result...

Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be injured by police than whites are because police are more likely to stop them, according to a new study.

Continuing with its international activities, the ODVV experienced its strong presence in the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council. According to ODVV public relations the Session was held in...

Tehran. UNIC: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June 2016, said assisting victims of torture and stopping...