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Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Sunday, Syria has entered a period of profound uncertainty, and the UN will have a vital...

Syria’s historic power reset coupled with the highly volatile situation there, has increased basic needs in a country where nearly 17 millio...

Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, t...

The historic shift of power in Syria at the weekend has added yet another layer of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with hostilities on...

As reports continued to emerge from Damascus where opposition forces declared victory on State television on Sunday, the UN’s top humanitari...

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Syria announced on Saturday that the Organization is removing non-critical staff from the co...

The UN General Assembly-mandated team investigating serious crimes in Syria released a new report on Friday, documenting systematic torture...

The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution helping strengthen the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property and fac...

Intore dance in Rwanda, equestrian art in Portugal, Tomyum soup in Thailand, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding the making of sake in J...

There have been significant developments in Iraq in recent months – which  has so far avoided being dragged into the widening Middle East co...

One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four heal...

More than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the sudden and massive offensive into Governmen...

The UN human rights chief on Thursday told a conference in the Ukrainian capital that in the face of Russia’s continuing full-scale invasion...

Humanitarians continue to provide support to people caught up in conflicts in the Middle East region, the UN reported on Thursday. 

Global trade is poised to hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, showcasing remarkable resilience despite persistent economic and geopolitical c...

The UN Secretary-General appealed on Thursday for an end to the fighting in Syria, where a recent escalation raises the risk of further divi...

The Middle East crisis continues to deepen, with families in Gaza struggling to secure basic food amid constant displacement, plummeting tem...

Syria’s status quo has been “radically altered” in a matter of days, with a surge in fighting resulting in an “extremely fluid and dangerous...

More than 2,000 people have been impacted by a new Israeli evacuation order issued in Khan Younis governorate in Gaza, the UN humanitarian a...

The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that that peace and security in Middle East cannot be achieved through force...

The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured,...

The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm over the sharp escalation of violence across northwest Syria, calling for an immediate cessatio...

Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on world leaders to act dec...

A sharp escalation in fighting in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate has displaced thousands and caused heavy civilian casualties, prompting urgent...

The final repatriation flight for Brazilians escaping the conflict in Lebanon touched down at São Paulo’s Guarulhos Air Base early Wednesday...