Up to major states to decide on Syria terror groups: UN envoy
The United Nations (UN)’s special envoy for Syria says it is up to the major countries participating in the negotiations on the Syrian conflict to develop a shared view of what groups should be...
View ArticleAngela Merkel and Malcolm Turnbull forge post-Abbott relations during first...
Berlin: Malcolm Turnbull and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed submarines, people smuggling, and the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian civil war in their first ever one-on-one talks...
View ArticleG20: Rich countries must pull a U-turn on shameful refugee response (Amnesty...
(Source: Amnesty International United Kingdom Section) The world's wealthiest countries must end their shocking inaction and begin to lead a coordinated response to the spiralling global refugee crisis...
View ArticlePress Releases: Deputy Secretary Blinken Travels to the Philippines, Jordan,...
(Source: US Department of State) Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to the Philippines, Jordan, and Turkey, November 15-21, to discuss key political, economic, and security...
View ArticleG20 Summit: Rich countries must pull a U-turn on shameful refugee response...
(Source: Amnesty International Australia) The world's wealthiest countries must end their shocking inaction and begin to lead a coordinated response to the spiralling global refugee crisis by proposing...
View ArticleG20 Summit: Rich countries must pull a U-turn on shameful refugee response...
(Source: Amnesty International USA) The world's wealthiest countries must end their shocking inaction and begin to lead a coordinated response to the spiralling global refugee crisis by proposing a...
View ArticleBan calls on world leaders to shun xenophobia and open their hearts to...
Print 11 November 2015 Voicing deep concern at those who exploit the suffering of refugees to stoke xenophobia and spew hate speech, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on...
View ArticleDavid Cameron 'to use £475m of UK aid budget to ease migration crisis'
PM poised to offer £275m to Turkey on top of £200m pledged to help African countries prevent migrants fleeing to Europe, source says...
View ArticleMock 2026 Food Crisis Offers Insight to Unintended Consequences
The year is 2026. Flooding, worsened by climate change, has devastated Bangladesh and driven millions of hungry refugees to its border with India. Worried about unrest and disease, India asks other...
View ArticleEl Nino threatens millions of children in Africa: UN
Some 11 million children in eastern and southern Africa face hunger, disease, and water shortages as a result of the strongest El Nino weather phenomenon in decades, the United Nations children's fund...
View ArticleG20 leaders – A Marshall Plan is needed to pull Syria’s neighbors back from...
(Source: CARE USA) The coalition, made up of international NGOs, international political and labor leaders and the global campaigning organisation Avaaz, called on leaders meeting directly across the...
View ArticleZain scoops three prestigious prizes at CommsMEA awards (ZAIN - Mobile...
(Source: ZAIN - Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC) - Zain Group wins CSR Initiative of the Year award for its Family Reconnect Program in partnership with Ericsson, Refugees United and...
View ArticleCanada's response to the Syrian refugee crisis
Dear Mr Brown: I have heard that, historically, Canada has taken care of and accepted refugees. However, the previous Canadian government was criticised by its handling of the Syrian Refugee crisis....
View ArticlePalestinian refugees in vulnerable situation: UNRWA
The United Nations warns that the “vulnerability and isolation” of Palestinian refugees have reached an unprecedented level in generations. Pierre Krahenbuhl, the commissioner-general for the UN Relief...
View ArticlePress Releases: Remarks on the U.S. Strategy in Syria (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) SECRETARY KERRY: Nancy, thank you very, very much. I apologize for being a couple minutes late over here. And I'm delighted to see a lot of friends and pleased that all...
View ArticleWhat the US Owes Syria
Syria today is gripped by a human tragedy of staggering proportions--with Russian airstrikes and the American decision to send Special Operations forces only the latest stories to dominate the...
View ArticleWill G20 Leaders Act Decisively on Syrian Crisis? InterAction releases online...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This weekend (Nov. 15-16) leaders from the world's 20 largest advanced and emerging economies will meet in Antalya, Turkey to discuss policy and...
View ArticleWounded toll at 25,000 a month in Syria, medicines lacking, cholera feared: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - About 25,000 people are wounded each month in escalating warfare in Syria and it getting harder to deliver medical supplies for civilians trapped in areas held...
View ArticleSyrians to be Utah's next refugee community
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It's not easy to run from bullets and bombs when you have two children in wheelchairs, so Nour Eddin Abdul Bari and his wife, Rzan, decided it was better to flee Syria in 2011,...
View ArticleUK aid for Turkey to help address impact of the Syria conflict (DfID - UK ...
(Source: DfID - UK Department for International Development) The UK will contribute up to £275 million over the next two years to help Turkey address the consequences of the Syria conflict. This...
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