by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Oct 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh – The United Nations praised Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for the major efforts deployed in humanitarian relief, through the King Salman Humanitarian and Aid Relief Center (KSRELIEF). Visiting U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency...
by Jordan Dakamseh | Jun 23, 2016 | Middle East
New York-United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Tuesday he hoped that stalled Syrian peace talks would resume in July, but only if the security and humanitarian situation on the ground showed clear improvement. “The window of opportunity is...
by Jordan Dakamseh | May 30, 2016 | Middle East
New York- U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Stephen O’Brien said there was an urgent need for political action to bolster the ceasefire and end the suffering in Syria. However, he emphasized, “humanitarian access to the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2016 | World
Outgoing U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on government and business leaders, aid groups and donors to commit to halving the number of displaced civilians by 2030. “We are here to shape a different future,” Ban said in a speech at the start of a...
