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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy warns of limited options, dangers of fragmentation

30 December 2012
... of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, at a news conference today in Cairo, the latest stop in ... Eastern country. “People are speaking about a divided Syria into many small states like Yugoslavia. Absolutely no! This is not what ... thousands of people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria since the uprising against President al-Assad began in early 2011. Recent ... number of people in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria has quadrupled from one million in March this year to four million in ...
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Ban to chair high-level donor conference next month for Syria humanitarian effort

28 December 2012
... the appeal – $1 billion – is to support refugees fleeing Syria to Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt. It is based on planning ... be needed to support an estimated four million people inside Syria who need urgent humanitarian assistance, including an estimated two ... least 20,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in early 2011. ... Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, will travel to Moscow to meet with Foreign Minister ...
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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy calls for transitional government with full powers

27 December 2012
... during which he met with President Bashar al-Assad. “Syria and the Syrian people need, want and look forward to real change. And the ... six months ago from an international meeting in Geneva on Syria for the establishment of a national unity government for the country, ... territory as well as a number of military installations in Syria’s north, media reports say. Anti-Assad forces are also reported to be ... help in searching for solutions that we look forward to in Syria,” Mr. Brahimi said. The official noted that statistics no longer ...
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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy holds talks on crisis with President Bashar Al-Assad

24 December 2012
... of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, met with President Bashar al-Assad on Monday for ... a negotiated, political solution to end to the fighting in Syria, where at least 20,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since ... after a meeting in the Swiss city of the Action Group for Syria – made up of interested parties – in late June and which lays out key steps in a process to end the violence in Syria. “The situation is Syria is still worrying and we hope that all ...
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UN genocide adviser warns of increasing risk of sectarian violence in Syria

21 December 2012
... issued on Thursday night. “As the situation in Syria deteriorates further, there is a growing risk that civilian communities, ... an independent UN panel probing human rights violations in Syria which yesterday stated in an update covering the 28 September-16 December ... sectarian in nature.” The Commission of Inquiry on Syria also stated that, in addition to the Alawites, the country’s other ... most sharply, the Commission said in its update, between Syria’s Alawite community, from which most of the Government’s senior ...
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In latest update, UN independent panel finds more breaches of human rights law by parties to Syrian conflict

20 December 2012
... independent panel investigating human rights violations in Syria has released a new update on the situation in the Middle Eastern ... there. “The war of attrition that is being fought in Syria has brought immeasurable destruction and human suffering to the civilian ... breach of international law,” the Commission of Inquiry on Syria stated in its latest update , covering the period between 28 September ... of the UN and League of Arab States for the crisis in Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, in his efforts to bring the parties towards such a ...
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UN and humanitarian partners seek $1.5 billion for ongoing Syria crisis

19 December 2012
... to assist civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria over the next six months, including those inside the country as well as ... The bulk of the appeal – $1 billion – is for the Syria Regional Response Plan, which will support refugees fleeing Syria to Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt. It is based on planning ... be needed to support an estimated four million people inside Syria who need urgent humanitarian assistance, including an estimated two ...
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Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Golan Heights

19 December 2012
... the ceasefire in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, and expressed grave concern at recent violations by the Syrian Armed ... his deep concern about the evolution of the conflict in Syria, its impact on the Syrian population and its potential implications for ... least 20,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. ...
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UN envoy welcomes move to allow independent checking of alleged violations of children in Syria conflict

18 December 2012
... Leila Zerrougui. “The situation I witnessed in Syria is dire for children,” she added. “The immediate end to the violence ... option, if we are to preserve the future generation of Syria’s children.” The UN official’s comments followed a four-day visit to Syria, which ended on Monday, and during which she engaged State authorities ... horrors that children continue to face each and every day in Syria,” the Special Representative said. According to the UN Relief and ...
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Alarmed at rising violence, Ban urges protection of civilians and end to Syria fighting

17 December 2012
... “The Secretary-General reminds all parties in Syria that they must abide by their obligations under international ... region – there are some 500,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria. In addition to expressing grave concern over the safety of Palestinian refugees in Syria and calling on all parties to refrain from any action that endangers ... the security of Palestinian refugees wherever they reside in Syria. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( ...
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