Search results for "syria"
-
War devastation, uncertain future weigh heavily on displaced Syrians
The war in Syria may have abated a little bit but it has certainly not ended. For millions of Syrians displaced internally or made refugees on foreign lands, the suffering continues. Torn between uncertainty and the...Aug 11, 2017 1202 0 -
Syrian teen refugees say they find hope in America
The unspeakable horrors of the Syrian conflict will perhaps never be fully told partly because the continuing imbroglio has destroyed lives and hopes of so many millions. The tepid international response to the staggering humanitarian crisis...Jul 29, 2017 2233 0 -
Syrian refugee girl named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon Almellehan skips rope with students at the School of Peace at a internally displaced peoples site in the Lake Region, Chad. She visited the conflict-affected region in April 2017. UNICEF/Sokhin With millions...Jun 19, 2017 1512 0 -
‘Syrian refugee children want respect and opportunity, not pity’
File photo show displaced childrn sheltered under makeshift tents on Muhalak highway in the western part of Aleppo, Credit: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa Even in the midst of extreme adversity – displacement from home with an uncertain future ahead...Apr 29, 2017 1910 0 -
US launches missile attack on Syrian military airfield under Assad’s control
A photo shows scene of Syrian conflict’s devastation Credit: British Foreign and Commonwealth Office via Wikimedia Commons In a turnabout of American strategy on Syria and representing first major foreign policy decision under Donald Trump White House, the United...Apr 7, 2017 1457 0 -
No end to suffering of Syrian children as world fails
A seven-year-old child stands in front of her damaged school in Idleb, Syria. October 2016. Photo: UNICEF While the world fails to end thee Syrian conflict and Bashar al Assad struts around, a new report has...Mar 13, 2017 1226 0 -
Obama on Syria : ‘I always feel responsible’
With the Syrian imbroglio likely to cast a shadow on his foreign policy record, President Barack Obama told a news conference that he has always felt responsible on the issue but defended his strategy to deal...Dec 17, 2016 1232 0 -
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...Dec 16, 2016 915 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...Nov 30, 2016 909 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...Nov 17, 2016 1858 0