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Damascus Strongly Condemns U.S. and Turkey for Cutting off Water Supply in Hassakeh
from the Syrian Observer / al-Baath, July 20, 2023 Syria urgently calls upon the United Nations to take immediate and effective action to halt violations of international laws, according to al-Baath. In an official statement, the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs expressed Syria’s vehement condemnation of the heinous act …
Read More »Syria Calls for Sustainable Solutions and Sanctions Relief to Improve Humanitarian Situation
published on The Syrian Observer, July 26th, 2023 from AL-WATAN Syria’s Ambassador to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, emphasized the need for sustainable solutions to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria. He called for the immediate lifting of economic sanctions imposed on the country, stating that this would help reduce …
Read More »UN Slashes Food Aid to Syria as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
from the News Desk at The Cradle, June 14, 2023 The UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it has to cut food aid to Syria by 50 percent due to a lack of funding, Middle East Monitor reported on 14 June. “An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria is forcing …
Read More »Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye: Truces, Not Peace
by Hassan Illiak, published on The Cradle, April 4, 2023 The mid-March Moscow summit between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was notable for being publicized in advance. Since the outbreak of the Syrian war, Assad’s foreign visits have not been publicly revealed until after they …
Read More »UN Expert Calls for Lifting of Long Lasting Unilateral Sanctions ‘Suffocating’ Syrian People
UN Report, November 10, 2022 DAMASCUS/GENEVA (10 November) – UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights Alena Douhan today urged sanctioning States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they were perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people since 2011. “I …
Read More »UN Rapporteur to Meet Syria Regime Officials, Assess Sanctions Impact
by Staff at The New Arab, October 30, 2022 This publication is hostile to the Syrian Government, but the fact of Douhan’s visit is important, and the fact that her stated purpose is to evaluate secondary sanctions and over-compliance is even more important. [Editor] United Nations rapporteur Alena Douhan will …
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