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22 April 2013 - 9:49amOCHA Operations Director, John Ging, has described how Syrian authorities are actively obstructing already constrained aid efforts, and has repeated a call for the international community to find an urgent political solution to the crisis. Speaking upon his return this week from the war-torn country, Mr... -
18 April 2013 - 3:57pmThe United Nation’s Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos, has called on the Security Council to find an immediate political solution to the conflict in Syria, warning that continued failure could see the country reach a “point of no return”. “The situation in Syria is a humanitarian... -
19 February 2013 - 11:34amUN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos chaired the 7th Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva today, calling on the international community not to let the people of Syria down. “We know that humanitarian action alone cannot solve the problems facing the Syrian people,” she told the media after... -
11 February 2013 - 4:40pmIn a frigid two-room apartment in the Damascus suburb of Saboura, Fatimah fights back the tears. It’s been six months since she and her family fled their home under the cloak of night. Six months since she saw neighbours and friends, six months since she last watered the rose bushes that grew in her... -
30 January 2013 - 2:01pmRepresentatives from Member States, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations gathered in Kuwait City today (30 January) to attend the high-level International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. “Today, We have now seen global solidarity in action,” said UN Secretary-General Ban...
