UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the ...
UN urges West to lift sanctions against post-Assad Syria
The UN refugee agency says 200,000 Syrians have already returned home since the fall of Bashar Assad. But Western sanctions ...
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Syria: UN envoy urges inclusive political transition in Syria
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen urged all parties involved to maintain a credible and effective ...
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What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
On the heels of the Israeli-Egyptian war in 1973, the situation in the Israel-Syria sector became increasingly unstable in ...
Syria's de facto leader says country ready to welcome UN forces in buffer zone with Israel
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN established ...
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...
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Syria’s new administration leader meets UN refugee agency chief
Syria’s new administration leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met in Damascus on Saturday with the United Nations High Commissioner for ...
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Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, up from almost zero: UN refugee chief
The shift is based on an assessment done by the UN in January, weeks after Assad was ousted by Islamist rebels, bringing an abrupt end to a 13-year civil war that had created one of the biggest refuge ...
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Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...
UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
The director of the U.N. World Food Program says that some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian ...
UN rights chief arrives in Syria for first ever visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...
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Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...