... any engagement in direct or indirect trade of oil from Syria and Iraq involving terrorist groups, and emphasized that such engagement ... of ISIL and Jabhat Al-Nusra with respect to oil in Syria and Iraq. Security Council concerned about illicit oil trade as ...

... appointment to the posts last week. The conflict in Syria, which began in March 2011, has led to well over 150,000 deaths, and more ... least 10.8 million people are in need of assistance inside Syria, including at least 6.5 million who are internally displaced. The ... In response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria, the Security Council earlier this week adopted a resolution aimed at ... addresses one challenge, many others remain: large parts of Syria are a war zone, making aid delivery difficult; there are onerous ...

... he said will allow the delivery of aid to people in need in Syria by the most direct routes. “At least 10.8 million people inside Syria are in urgent need of assistance. Nearly half these people are in ... of humanitarian assistance directly to people throughout Syria, by the United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing ... unhindered humanitarian access to those in need inside Syria, where the conflict has raged for over three years. In her most ...