Syria

January 16, 2019

Lack of access to medical care in Syria puts children's lives at risk, says UNICEF

UNICEF calls on all sides to urgently facilitate a humanitarian convoy to Rukban so that lifesaving supplies and services can be delivered.
January 14, 2019

US failure to accept responsibility for civilian deaths in Syria condemned

The US is unashamedly ignoring the devastating legacy of its bombing campaign, says Amnesty International.
November 15, 2018

Call for international action on the use of incendiary weapons

New report details "the exceptionally cruel harm" caused by incendiary weapons.
October 2, 2018

New research reveals deadly nature of urban warfare in Syria and Iraq

New research underscores the impact upon civilians of fighting in cities and towns in Syria and Iraq.
September 10, 2018

UN Syria Envoy calls for protection of civilian life in Idlib

With the ingredients for a "perfect storm” brewing in the Syrian province of Idlib, the international community cannot allow civilians there to succumb to such a fate, the UN Envoy for the country has told the Security Council.
September 9, 2018

UK must show leadership on UNRWA, say fifteen NGOs

Fifteen UK NGOs are calling upon the UK government to defend the rights of Palestinian refugees, now under severe threat.
September 5, 2018

Aid agencies say attack on Idlib would result in a humanitarian catastrophe

Following claims that Syrian government forces are preparing an attack on Idlib, aid agencies say it would cause vast suffering for the millions of civilians trapped in the region.
August 26, 2018

ISIL now a covert global network despite significant losses, says UN

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has morphed from a regional group into a covert global network, the head of United Nations counter-terrorism has told the Security Council.
August 24, 2018

Lack of commitment on refugee resettlement post-2020 'putting scheme at risk'

Refugee organisations have called on the Government to expand its successful Syrian resettlement programme.
August 24, 2018

Asylum-seekers denied food in Hungary

Hungarian authorities are denying food to rejected asylum seekers held in transit zones on the Hungarian-Serbian border, Human Rights Watch says.