Over 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home so far this year – UN agency
More than 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home in the first seven months of 2017, the United Nations migration agency and partners have found.
Aleppo
UN condemns attack on evacuees in Syria; underscores need to ensure safety of those trying to evacuate
Condemning attack in Rasheedin on 15 April, western Aleppo, Syria, on some 5,000 evacuees traveling from the besieged towns of Foah and Kefraya to Government-controlled areas, the United Nations...
![Aleppo - Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]](https://odvv.org/resources/attachment/TH_1486577585_e83d1b57e96d658fe79b00dcd73a25fd.jpg)
Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]
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...
UN agencies assess dire hygiene, protection needs for women in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo
The health, hygiene and protection needs of women and girls displaced in Aleppo are staggering, the United Nations has observed, voicing concern for civilians in the Syrian city that has endured...
‘Give peace a chance,’ urges UN official, reporting sense of optimism as Aleppo ceasefire holds
A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported that though damage to Aleppo was extreme, aid workers were nonetheless inspired by signs of optimism and hope, and asked that peace be given a...
UN invited to monitor and assist fresh evacuation efforts under way in war-ravaged Aleppo
The United Nations was invited to monitor and assist in the renewed effort to evacuate sick and wounded civilians and opposition fighters from the remaining rebel-held areas of Syria’s war-ravaged...
'Speak With One Voice' On 'Crimes Of Historic Proportions' In Aleppo
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, addressing a special session of the Human Rights Council Friday (10/28/2016) called on all the member states to "speak with one...