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Carnage in Syria gaping hole in global conscience: UN Chief
Wounded children in Aleppo, File Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb report Aleppo, Syria via Wikimedia Commons United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Friday said “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global...December 16, 2016 904 0 -
May God be with children of Aleppo, even if world leaders are not- Malala
A child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi In an impassioned plea, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has urged safe passage for...December 15, 2016 1152 0 -
Before evacuation deal, Assad kills women, children in Aleppo
A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo. (file) Photo: OCHA/Romenzi A vague evacuation deal was reached Tuesday as killing of women and children led to international outcry and condemnations of the Bashar al...December 14, 2016 923 0 -
Antonio Guterres takes oath as UN struggles to wage peace in conflict-ridden world
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General-designate speaks to the General Assembly after taking the oath of office for his five-year term which begins on 1 January 2017. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Sworn in Monday as the ninth and next...December 13, 2016 959 0 -
‘No safe place left’ for surviving children in Aleppo; UN reports harrowing accounts
A Syrian child Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa A UNICEF official has come back from the battered Syrian city of Aleppo with descriptions of “haunting images” of children killed by mortars and malnourishment. “When I was there, nearly...December 8, 2016 1478 0 -
Half a million Syrian children under siege
Photo: On 20 November 2016, a group of children push a cart trying to sell some radish in Al-Sha’ar neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria. Food and other basic commodities are running out at one of East Aleppo’s once...November 30, 2016 903 0 -
Humanity in action as doctors, faith leaders provide healthcare to Syrian refugees
The Grove Dental Clinic in Falls Church became a microcosm of American diversity and generosity this past Sunday as doctors and interfaith leaders welcomed hundreds of Syrian refugees to provide them healthcare. The newly arrived Syrian...November 17, 2016 1849 0 -
Why is the Security Council not ending Syrian suffering?
With another 400 Syrians killed and 2000 more injured in besieged Aleppo alone, a UN humanitarian official has appealed to the Security Council for action to stop the bloodshed in the devastated Arab country. The latest...October 27, 2016 1140 0 -
‘Crimes of epic proportion’ in Aleppo as ceasefire shattered
Weeks of aerial bombings by Bashar al Assad regime and Russian forces and rebel counterattacks have heaped further misery on besieged Syrian civilians in Aleppo, who have refused to leave the shattered city during a three-day...October 23, 2016 772 0 -
Syrian children draw realities of war but keep hopes alive – Will the world help?
A generation of Syrian children maimed, tens of thousands killed as the five-year long conflict rages on in the last remaining streets of Aleppo. Schools, hospitals, houses destroyed, leaving deep imprints of excruciating moments of loss...October 17, 2016 2641 0
