Syrian Women Urged to Participate in the Political Process
As the United Nations (UN) is planning to resume intra-Syrian talks with the warring parties, it has invited them to participate without any preconditions. The UN Special Envoy Staffan de…
Syria Conflict: Intra-Syrian Talks Conclude in Geneva
The United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian talks are “moving in the right direction,” the UN Special Envoy for Syria said Friday. Staffan de Mistura concluded the latest round of discussions in Geneva…
Actor Liam Neeson Meets Syrian Children in Jordan
Top actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson wrapped up a two-day visit to Jordan this week, along with his eldest son Micheal. They met with Syrian children, young people…
Intra-Syrian Talks Officially Start in Geneva
The delayed intra-Syrian talks to end five years of bloody warfare officially started in Geneva on Monday with two hours of talks between the United Nations mediator and the opposition…
UN Sets Date to Begin Intra-Syrian Peace Talks
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria has set 25 January 2016 as the target date to begin talks between the parties aimed at ending the five-year-old conflict, it was…
Syrian Journalist’s Murder Denounced by UN Agency
The United Nations agency responsible for defending the freedom of the media denounced Monday the murder of a Syrian journalist from an organization reporting on human rights abuses in the…