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UN Calls For 48 Hour Ceasefires To Aid Besieged Syrian Zones
The United Nations called for Syria's warring sides to observe 48-hour local truces today to let aid reach eastern Aleppo and other besieged zones where civilians may be starving.
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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 On Syria: Major Powers Feeding 'Military Escalation'
War crimes are "rampant" in Syria, and the conflict has become "a multisided proxy war steered from abroad by an intricate network of alliances," UN investigators said in a new report today.
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UN Fears For Hundreds Of Thousands If Syria Troops Encircle Aleppo
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a massive new flight of refugees.
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Mass Deaths In Syrian Jails Amount To Crime Of 'Extermination': UN
Detainees held by the Syrian government are being killed on a massive scale amounting to a state policy of "extermination" of the civilian population, a crime against humanity, United Nations investigators said today.
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UN suspends Syria monitoring as violence rages
Escalating violence in Syria forced United Nations observers to suspend operations on Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that a peace plan brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan has collapsed.
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Syria forces may face prosecution for attacks: UN
Syrian forces and allied "shabbiha" militia who stand accused of committing a massacre in Houla may be liable for prosecution for crimes against humanity, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Friday.
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UN chief wants 300-member supervision mission in Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday described the situation in Syria as "highly precarious" and recommended the Security Council to authorise a 300-member strong supervision mission in the troubled country to help monitor the cessation of armed violence.
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At least 24 killed in Syria even as UN ceasefire deadline nears
Syrian opposition groups say government shelling and firefights between troops and army defectors have killed at least 24 in a village in central Syria. Syrian forces have launched offensives across the country as a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan nears. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that increased attacks by ...
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UN rights body slams Syria, calls for aid access
The United Nation's top human rights body voted Thursday to condemn Syria for its "widespread and systematic violations" against civilians in a violent crackdown on opposition groups, as more western governments closed their embassies in Damascus over worsening security.
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Stop killing your own people: Ban tells Assad
In a strongly worded statement, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately stop violence against his own people.
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UN Calls For 48 Hour Ceasefires To Aid Besieged Syrian Zones
The United Nations called for Syria's warring sides to observe 48-hour local truces today to let aid reach eastern Aleppo and other besieged zones where civilians may be starving.
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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 On Syria: Major Powers Feeding 'Military Escalation'
War crimes are "rampant" in Syria, and the conflict has become "a multisided proxy war steered from abroad by an intricate network of alliances," UN investigators said in a new report today.
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UN Fears For Hundreds Of Thousands If Syria Troops Encircle Aleppo
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a massive new flight of refugees.
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Mass Deaths In Syrian Jails Amount To Crime Of 'Extermination': UN
Detainees held by the Syrian government are being killed on a massive scale amounting to a state policy of "extermination" of the civilian population, a crime against humanity, United Nations investigators said today.
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UN suspends Syria monitoring as violence rages
Escalating violence in Syria forced United Nations observers to suspend operations on Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that a peace plan brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan has collapsed.
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Syria forces may face prosecution for attacks: UN
Syrian forces and allied "shabbiha" militia who stand accused of committing a massacre in Houla may be liable for prosecution for crimes against humanity, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Friday.
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UN chief wants 300-member supervision mission in Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday described the situation in Syria as "highly precarious" and recommended the Security Council to authorise a 300-member strong supervision mission in the troubled country to help monitor the cessation of armed violence.
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At least 24 killed in Syria even as UN ceasefire deadline nears
Syrian opposition groups say government shelling and firefights between troops and army defectors have killed at least 24 in a village in central Syria. Syrian forces have launched offensives across the country as a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan nears. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that increased attacks by ...
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UN rights body slams Syria, calls for aid access
The United Nation's top human rights body voted Thursday to condemn Syria for its "widespread and systematic violations" against civilians in a violent crackdown on opposition groups, as more western governments closed their embassies in Damascus over worsening security.
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Stop killing your own people: Ban tells Assad
In a strongly worded statement, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately stop violence against his own people.
