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Humanitarian Aid
Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary
More than 825,000 people who were displaced within Syria have returned to their areas of origin since December, the UN…
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Human Rights
‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria during the Assad family’s rule, which stretches back to the early…
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Middle East
Security Council: Syrian leaders urged to prioritise inclusive transition
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on the country’s caretaker authorities to make the transition to democratic…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings
In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international watchdog dedicated to ending…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe
Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and…
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Peace and Security
Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria’s vulnerability
The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20…
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Middle East
Syria: Special Envoy applauds ‘shared conviction’ among Syrians on political transition
The UN Special Envoy for Syria said on Monday that Syrians across the political spectrum share a deep conviction that…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Will those responsible for atrocities in Syria finally face justice?
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar…
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Economic Development
Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come…
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Peace and Security
Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives
Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of…
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