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Ban calls for preventing further tensions after reported Israeli air strikes on Syria

31 January 2013
... two people and wounding five. “The Secretary-General notes with grave concern reports of Israeli air strikes in Syria. At this time, the United Nations does not have details of the reported incident. Nor is the United Nations in a ... to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which monitors the ceasefire in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, that Israeli planes had flown over the area of separation. “UNDOF did not observe any planes flying over the area ... reported bad weather conditions.” Wednesday’s reported air strikes are the latest development in the conflict in Syria – which has already claimed more than 60,000 lives since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in ...
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More than $1.5 billion pledged for Syria humanitarian response – UN

30 January 2013
... “Today, we have seen global solidarity in action,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the pledging conference for Syria, which was held in Kuwait City. “We have brought a message of hope to the millions of Syrians who have been ... necessity of a political solution to the crisis, which cannot be solved by humanitarian aid alone. “The situation in Syria is catastrophic and getting worse by the day,” Mr. Ban said. “And every day Syrians face a cascading catalogue ... Valerie Amos said that $519 million of the $1.5 billion appeal will be used for humanitarian work in ten sectors inside Syria to meet essential needs, adding that the plan is based on four priorities which consist of: providing relief ...
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UN-Arab League envoy watching for Syrian reactions to opposition offer on talks

30 January 2013
... opposition coalition, Moaz Al Khatib, said that he was willing to talk to representatives of the Government outside of Syria and under certain conditions. “And let’s see how the colleagues of Moaz Al Khatib are going to react,” Mr. ... Security Council on the latest developments and told reporters afterwards that the 15-member body must act now because Syria was being destroyed “bit by bit,” with that destruction posing a threat to the entire region. Today, he called ... in a unified manner, using the Geneva communiqué, which was issued after a meeting of the so-called Action Group for Syria last June and which lays out key steps in a process to end the violence in Syria. Amongst other items, the ...
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Security Council must act now to address Syria crisis, UN-Arab League envoy stresses

29 January 2013
Middle East “Syria is being destroyed bit by bit. And in destroying Syria, the region is being pushed into a situation that is extremely bad and extremely important for the entire world,” ... this problem now,” he stated. Mr. Brahimi’s briefing comes on the eve of a humanitarian pledging conference for Syria that will be chaired by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tomorrow in Kuwait. The conference seeks to raise $1.5 billion ...
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Syria humanitarian needs growing more acute, UN official stresses ahead of donor forum

28 January 2013
Middle East “The situation in Syria, as we all know, continues to deteriorate and that means that there are greater needs… more people in need but ... of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ), told a news conference in New York. “The biggest humanitarian effort in Syria is the effort of the population to support their brothers and sisters at this incredibly difficult time,” he ... themselves are also affected by the situation.” Mr. Ging, who recently led an inter-agency humanitarian mission to Syria and Lebanon, cited a funding shortfall that is affecting the ability of the UN and its partners to deliver vital ...
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UN to open new refugee camp in Jordan amid growing influx of displaced Syrians

25 January 2013
... the Director of Emergency Programmes for the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ), Ted Chaiban, said infrastructure inside Syria was being systematically destroyed, with restricted availability of water, and warned that many schools are now ...
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Syrian harvests devastated as conflict continues, UN agricultural agency says

23 January 2013
... Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos, who last week sounded the alarm over catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Syria at the UN Security Council, brought her plea for an urgent ramp-up of aid to Davos, Switzerland, where the World ... that the humanitarian community had also requested $1.5 billion to help displaced people and their host communities in Syria and neighbouring countries for the next six months. A funding conference for humanitarian aid for Syria is planned for 30 January in Kuwait, to be hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Emir of that country, she ...
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Ban and Arab League chief confirm support for their joint representative on Syria crisis

23 January 2013
... to a political transition as agreed at Geneva last June. More than 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in ... people in need of humanitarian assistance. Ban and Arab League chief confirm support for their joint representative on Syria crisis ...
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Despite trickle in funding flow, UN boosts Syria refugee assistance

22 January 2013
... to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ), less than a month after the ambitious and wide-ranging 2013 Syria Regional Response Plan was launched – with the aim of supporting Syrian refugees in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey ... registration, outreach and financial assistance envisaged in the $1.1 billion initiative, which, together with the 2013 Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan covering relief activities inside Syria, constitutes the UN’s largest short-term humanitarian appeal ever. The number of Syrians fleeing the continuing ...
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Ban, Joint Special Representative meet on ending suffering in Syria

21 January 2013
... an end to the desperate suffering of the Syrian people. More than 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in ... humanitarian pledging conference in Kuwait. Also discussed were the positions of many of the key players inside Syria, the region, and the international community, the spokesperson said. Meanwhile in Syria today, according to the spokesperson, a team from seven United Nations humanitarian agencies, led by John Ging, ...
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