According to a recent household survey conducted in northern Syria, 34 per cent of girls and 31 per cent of boys reported psychosocial distress.
Syria’s healthcare system on life support after 13 years of war and western sanctions
Thirteen years of grinding war and crippling western sanctions have left Syria’s healthcare system in ruins, with the stricken sector marred by collapsed hospitals and pharmaceutical factories, as …
Women bearing the brunt of crisis in Syria, UN Population Fund’s regional director says
Women and girls in Syria are far more disproportionately exposed to gender-based violence, exploitation and lack of healthcare access 13 years into the war, the UN Population Fund’s regional director …
UNICEF Won’t Stop Helping Children In Syria
UNICEF won’t stop helping children in Syria. Flexible funding allows UNICEF and its partners to respond with rapid and sustained action to changing needs on the ground — in Syria and other countries …
Major Iranian firms to take part in Syria international oil, gas exhibition
The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said his organization is going to dispatch a delegation comprised of major Iranian firms to Syria to take part in the country’s International Expo …
Iran reportedly pushed US to broker Gaza ceasefire during secret talks in Oman
NYT reports that US in turn asked for Tehran to halt attacks by its proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, which Iranian officials claim they can’t do unless fighting ends in Gaza The post Iran reportedly …
Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year
AL-NAYRAB, Syria (AP) — For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, …
Switzerland charges Rifaat Assad with war crimes in Syria’s Hama massacre
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, Rifaat al-Assad, has also been convicted of financial crimes in France. Switzerland charged the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes on …
Former Syria vice president Rifaat Al Assad to stand trial in Switzerland for war crimes
Syria’s former vice president Rifaat Al Assad is to stand trial in Switzerland accused of war crimes committed in 1982. It is alleged he ordered the deaths of about 60,000 civilians in Hama.
Switzerland to try Assad’s uncle for crimes against humanity
Switzerland’s Attorney General’s Office said on Tuesday that it would put on trial Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for war crimes and crimes against humanity dating back …