Airstrikes, shelling continue in Syria despite Security Council’s ceasefire call – top UN officials
28 February 2018-Humanitarian Aid-Despite the Security Council’s demand for a ceasefire throughout Syria, violence continues to plague the war-ravaged country, worsening the humanitarian situation and the suffering of its people, top United Nations political and relief officials said Wednesday, calling on all parties to the conflict to “fulfil their obligations to end the fighting.”
Syria: ‘Actions, not words’ needed to save lives in East Ghouta – UN humanitarian wing
27 February 2018-Peace and Security-Following Sunday’s military operations in Syria’s east Ghouta, which claimed 30 lives, including women and children, reliable reports indicate that fighting continued and that shelling between East Ghouta and Damascus was ongoing in both directions, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported Tuesday.
UN can help, but Yemen’s warring parties must make concessions, commit to peace – outgoing UN envoy
27 February 2018-Peace and Security-A destructive pattern of zero-sum politics has plunged Yemen into ever deeper poverty and desolation, the United Nations envoy for the war-torn country said Tuesday, emphasizing that while the UN and the wider international community can try to bring about a favourable environment for a path to peace, Yemeni decision-makers must stop the fighting and bloodshed.
UN peacekeeping chief wraps up three-day visit to Lebanon
27 February 2018-Peace and Security-The head of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations has wrapped up a visit to Lebanon with a call on leaders from Lebanon as well as Israel to take advantage of the role UN peacekeeping can play in finding political solutions to conflict.
Syrian refugee children in Jordan deprived of the most basic needs – UNICEF
26 February 2018
Eighty five per cent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan are living below the poverty line and a staggering 94 per cent of those under five in “multidimensional” poverty, meaning that they are deprived of some of the most basic needs such as education, health or protection, an assessment by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed.