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Turkey-Syria Earthquake Region's "Worst Event In 100 Years": UN
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths described on Saturday the devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria as the "worst event in 100 years in this region".
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Syria An 'Unwinnable' War: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
The Syrian conflict is "unwinnable", Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday in his first speech in Britain since taking over as UN Secretary General.
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UN Chief Urges World Powers To End Syria's 'Nightmare'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged world powers to work harder to end the nightmare in Syria as the Security Council met for urgent talks on the escalating war.
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UN Aid Chief Says 'Pained, Disappointed' That Aid Has Not Reached Aleppo
A UN aid chief said on Monday he was "pained and disappointed" that aid which has been sitting on the Turkey-Syria border for a week has not yet reached besieged eastern Aleppo.
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UN's Ban Ki-Moon Presses For Syria Aid As Truce Holds
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday pressed Russia and the United States to do more to ensure the delivery of much-needed aid to Syrians as a ceasefire was largely holding.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns Syria Abuses Under Assad's Rule
UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein condemned the Syrian government on Tuesday, in a wide-ranging speech cataloguing human rights abuses around the world.
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United Nations To Ask Syria To Approve Air Drops Of Aid: Diplomats
The United Nations will ask the Syrian government on Sunday to approve air drops and air lifts of humanitarian aid to besieged areas, UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council, according to diplomats in the closed door meeting on Friday.
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United Nations Rights Chief Condemns Strikes On Syrian Camp
The UN human rights chief is condemning as "murderous attacks" air strikes on camps for displaced people in Syria that left at least 28 people dead, including women and children.
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UN Chief Appeals For Re-Launch Of Syria Ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Russia and the United States to put Syria's ceasefire back on track and stressed that new truce arrangements in place for two areas must be extended to Aleppo.
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UN Finalises Common Ground Document For Syria Talks
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrived unexpectedly in Geneva on Wednesday, possibly highlighting concerns that talks on Syria risk getting deadlocked unless headway on the matter of political transition is made soon.
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Thousands May Have Starved To Death In Besieged Syrian Areas: UN Rights Chief
The UN human rights chief on Monday warned that thousands may have died of starvation during sieges affecting nearly half a million people in Syria.
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UN Air Drops Aid To Syria's Deir al-Zor, Success Uncertain
The United Nations carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, said UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien, delivering 21 tons of relief to civilians besieged by ISIS terrorists.
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UN Chief Welcomes Syria Ceasefire Deal As 'Signal Of Hope'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed a ceasefire agreement for Syria as a "long-awaited signal of hope" and urged all sides to abide by it.
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Russia Slams United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon For Syria Comments
The Russian foreign ministry on Monday criticised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over his claim that Russian air strikes in Syria had undermined last week's peace talks to end the country's five-year war.
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UN Refugee Chief Calls For Mass Resettlement To Save Europe's Asylum System
The United Nations refugee chief called on Friday for a "massive resettlement" of Syrian and other refugees within Europe, to distribute many hundreds of thousands of people before the continent's asylum system crumbles. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, welcomed an agreement for the European Union's border agency Frontex to boos...
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake Region's "Worst Event In 100 Years": UN
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths described on Saturday the devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria as the "worst event in 100 years in this region".
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Syria An 'Unwinnable' War: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
The Syrian conflict is "unwinnable", Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday in his first speech in Britain since taking over as UN Secretary General.
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UN Chief Urges World Powers To End Syria's 'Nightmare'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged world powers to work harder to end the nightmare in Syria as the Security Council met for urgent talks on the escalating war.
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UN Aid Chief Says 'Pained, Disappointed' That Aid Has Not Reached Aleppo
A UN aid chief said on Monday he was "pained and disappointed" that aid which has been sitting on the Turkey-Syria border for a week has not yet reached besieged eastern Aleppo.
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UN's Ban Ki-Moon Presses For Syria Aid As Truce Holds
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday pressed Russia and the United States to do more to ensure the delivery of much-needed aid to Syrians as a ceasefire was largely holding.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns Syria Abuses Under Assad's Rule
UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein condemned the Syrian government on Tuesday, in a wide-ranging speech cataloguing human rights abuses around the world.
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United Nations To Ask Syria To Approve Air Drops Of Aid: Diplomats
The United Nations will ask the Syrian government on Sunday to approve air drops and air lifts of humanitarian aid to besieged areas, UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council, according to diplomats in the closed door meeting on Friday.
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United Nations Rights Chief Condemns Strikes On Syrian Camp
The UN human rights chief is condemning as "murderous attacks" air strikes on camps for displaced people in Syria that left at least 28 people dead, including women and children.
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UN Chief Appeals For Re-Launch Of Syria Ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Russia and the United States to put Syria's ceasefire back on track and stressed that new truce arrangements in place for two areas must be extended to Aleppo.
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UN Finalises Common Ground Document For Syria Talks
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrived unexpectedly in Geneva on Wednesday, possibly highlighting concerns that talks on Syria risk getting deadlocked unless headway on the matter of political transition is made soon.
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Thousands May Have Starved To Death In Besieged Syrian Areas: UN Rights Chief
The UN human rights chief on Monday warned that thousands may have died of starvation during sieges affecting nearly half a million people in Syria.
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UN Air Drops Aid To Syria's Deir al-Zor, Success Uncertain
The United Nations carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, said UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien, delivering 21 tons of relief to civilians besieged by ISIS terrorists.
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UN Chief Welcomes Syria Ceasefire Deal As 'Signal Of Hope'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed a ceasefire agreement for Syria as a "long-awaited signal of hope" and urged all sides to abide by it.
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Russia Slams United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon For Syria Comments
The Russian foreign ministry on Monday criticised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over his claim that Russian air strikes in Syria had undermined last week's peace talks to end the country's five-year war.
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UN Refugee Chief Calls For Mass Resettlement To Save Europe's Asylum System
The United Nations refugee chief called on Friday for a "massive resettlement" of Syrian and other refugees within Europe, to distribute many hundreds of thousands of people before the continent's asylum system crumbles. Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, welcomed an agreement for the European Union's border agency Frontex to boos...
