Syria said Wednesday that a British doctor alleged to have been effectively murdered in custody had hanged himself after being arrested for “unauthorised activities.” Regime warplanes meanwhile pounded Aleppo for a fourth straight day in raids that…
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16 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored the shooting on Sunday of an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier…
13 December 2013 – Syrians continue to fall victim to a callous indifference towards human life and disregard for safety,…
13 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to hold accountable those responsible for the…
12 December 2013 – The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are ramping up efforts to assist more than 800,000…
12 December 2013 – The United Nations team probing the use of chemical weapons in Syria, which in September found…
11 December 2013 – A senior United Nations humanitarian official today voiced concern as Israeli demolitions in the Jordan Valley…
10 December 2013 – As the Syrian crisis passes the tragic 1,000-day mark, the United Nations refugee agency is working…
10 December 2013 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced grave concern…
9 December 2013 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today called on the Iraqi Government to…