Children and Peace: An Artwork by Istgah Orchestra
Istgah orchestra has made a video for the International Day of Peace in which they have interviewed 8 children from seven countries on the issue of rejecting war
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'Time to shift from logic of war,' put interests of Syrian people first, UN Security Council told
Calling for creative ways to work towards peace in Syria, the United Nations Special Envoy outlined the political path forward, which includes holding another round of the so-named Astana talks and...
US must pay $245mn compensation to chemical victims of Iraq-Iran war
Tehran (ISNA) - The Iranian Judiciary has issued a ruling demanding the US government pay around $245 million compensation to a number of victims of chemical attacks carried out by Saddam Hussein’s...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, on reported attacks on civilians in Sa’ada Governorate
As I have said before, even wars have rules and such rules must be respected. Said Mr. Jamie McGoldrick
Do not stand silent while Syrian parties use starvation, fear as ‘methods of war,’ urges UN aid chief
Though there are significantly fewer reports of violence in some parts of Syria, the consequences of the conflict continue to devastate lives, the top United Nations relief official said on May...
Attack on Yemeni city could overwhelm humanitarian capacity, warns UN migration agency
Warning of the disastrous impact of an imminent attack on a western city and port and Yemen, the United Nations migration agency has called on all actors to use dialogue and talks rather than...
Japanese scholar’s studies on Iranians injured by chemical weapons published in Persian
The studies of Japanese scholar Shizuko Tsuya about Iranian victims of chemical warfare have recently been published in Persian.
The UK is training Saudi pilots amid accusations of war crimes in Yemen
The Saudi Air Force is being trained by the British Government amid accusations that it is carrying out atrocities in neighbouring Yemen, it has emerged.
UN envoy announces restoration of nationwide cessation of hostilities
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced a plan for the resumption of a comprehensive cessation of hostilities in the war-torn Gulf nation.
More than 16 million babies born into conflict this year: UNICEF
More than 16 million babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 – 1 in 8 of all births worldwide this year – UNICEF said today, a figure that underscores the vulnerability faced by increasing...
A Nation that One Time was Host to Refugees from all Corners of the World
While these days there's news of Syrian refugees from corners of the world, and the disgraceful treatment of them by some countries, it would be very apt to remind that for decades the kind people...
ODVV Holds Panel in the 30th Session of the HRC
The ODVV holds a sidelines panel on the Human Rights Situation in Yemen, in the ongoing 30th Session of the Human Rights Council.
UNICEF: Over 20 Million in Yemen in Need of Aid
TEHRAN (FNA)- Eighty percent of Yemen's population, or more than 20 million people, need some form of humanitarian assistance as the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes ravage the impoverished country,...