Syria
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Health
Syria coronavirus threat sparks broad UN containment effort
The United Nations and its partners are doing their utmost to support a comprehensive, multi-pronged effort to stem the impact…
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Peace and Security
‘Immediate nationwide ceasefire’ needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria
Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for the country…
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Peace and Security
Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December, Security Council hears
Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s…
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International
UNICEF chief hopes 2020 will be ‘a year of peace’ for Syria’s children
Only an end to the war in Syria can bring safety to children there, the head of the UN child rights agency said…
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International
Amidst uptick in violence and displacement, UN chief calls for ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
NEW YORK| UNITED NATION: “Deeply concerned” over a recent military escalation in northwest Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres called for an “immediate…
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