The White House announced today another $12 million in financial assistance to help Syrians that have been impacted by their country’s humanitarian crisis.
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Kofi Annan Resigns As Top UN Mediator in Syria
UN Envoy Kofi Annan slams the Security Council for “finger-pointing” and “name calling” on Syria. (UN Photo/Violaine Martin)
Aid Agencies Increasingly Concerned for Syrian Civilians, Refugees As Battle for Aleppo Continues
by Ashley Martin Intense fighting between Syrian Armed Forces and rebel groups continued in Aleppo late Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies and aid organizations urged both sides to the conflict to allow for the evacuation of civilian trapped in combat zones. The Syrian air force has reportedly continued its bombing of neighborhoods in Aleppo, the country’s [...]
Syria: UN Human Rights Chief Warns Against Imminent Escalation in Fighting
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Friday said she was alarmed by increased reports of violence in Damascus and Aleppo and warned against any escalation in fighting in the country’s two most populated cities. Her comments come after U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland Thursday said the Obama administration was concerned the Assad regime would [...]
Israel Blames Iran, Hezbollah for Surge in Syrian Fighting
Israel’s envoy to the United Nations Wednesday accused Tehran and Hezbollah assisting the Syrian regime in its military campaign against anti-government groups. “Hezbollah and Iran are an integral part of Assad’s killing machine.” Deputy Ambassador Haim Waxman told a UN Security Council open debate on the Middle East. “Assad’s allies in this trio of brutality [...]
Feinstein: World Must Watch Syria’s Chemical Weapons Sites
At a luncheon hosted by the World Affairs Council at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Monday, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that in approaching the situation in Syria, weapons and gasoline must be kept out of Syria and chemical weapon sites must be protected. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120723FeinsteinChemicalWeapons.mp3]
UN Votes To Extend Syria Mission, Council Members Disagree On Implications
While UN monitors will remain in Syria for 30 more days, the US and Russia are already at odds over the mission’s new mandate (UN Photo/David Manyua)
Syria: UN, Red Cross Alarmed at Escalating Violence, Growing Refugee Crisis
by: Ashley Martin The United Nations refugee agency Friday voiced concern at intensifying clashes in Syria which have reportedly forced a growing number of civilians to seek refugee in neighboring countries. According to various reports, anywhere between 8500 and 30 000 Syrians have crossed into Lebanon in the last 48 hours alone. “With the spread [...]
UN Replacing Head of Syria Mission
The United Nations is sending a new military advisor to replace the head of its supervision mission to Syria, a senior UN official told reporters Thursday. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson says UN military advisor General Babacar Gaye will take over from Norwegian Major General Robert Mood, with the UN Supervision Mission in Syria’s (UNSMIS) set to expire [...]
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Aleppo: UN Says Syrian Rebels Now Have Tanks, Heavy Weaponry
United Nations observers in Syria say that armed opposition groups in Aleppo are now in possession of heavy weapons including tanks, after more than a week of fighting between government forces and rebels has pushed nearly 200 000 people to flee the country’s largest city. The UN Supervision Mission in Syria voiced concern Wednesday at [...]