The fall of Aleppo takes ‘immeasurably terrifying toll,’ U.N. rights chief says
Advancing Syrian forces are on the brink of retaking Aleppo from rebels. The U.N. reported that Syrian forces are entering homes and killing those inside – including women and children. One U.N....
View ArticleAid not reaching besieged parts of Syria, Save the Children warns
The two-week-old cease-fire in Syria has allowed aid groups to reach some areas, but cities under siege by government forces remain cut off from help, officials from Save the Children said on Friday....
View ArticleSyria continues dance around human rights violations
Activists accuse Syria of war crimes. The government denies the accusation. We saw this dance happen again this week, where activists level an accusation and the Assad regime side-steps with denial. In...
View ArticleRecord number of children killed in Syria last year, U.N. reports
A record number of children were killed in Syria last year, more than a third of them in or near a school, the U.N. children's agency said ahead of the sixth anniversary of the war. More than 850...
View ArticleNew administration, same problem: U.S.-backed forces keep killing civilians
The U.S. admitted over the weekend that the military coalition it leads in Iraq was responsible for recent airstrikes in Mosul that killed more than 100 civilians.
View ArticleIntervention in Syria comes with new obligations, aid groups say
The decision to attack an airbase in Syria in response to chemical attacks on civilians represents a shift in U.S. policy toward the civil war. That shift – driven by horrific images of victims –...
View ArticleAirstrikes damage Save the Children-supported hospital in Syria
A pair of airstrikes hit near a hospital in the Syrian city of Idlib, damaging the facility, Save the Children officials said. There were no fatalities at the hospital from the attack – the twelfth...
View ArticleAttacks on health workers go unpunished in at least 23 countries
Health workers and facilities were under attack in conflicts in at least 23 countries in 2016, and the perpetrators are getting away with it, according to a new report from the Safeguarding Health in...
View ArticlePolio outbreak in Syria poses dilemma for health workers
Vaccinating too few children in Syria against polio because the six-year-old war there makes it difficult to reach them risks causing more cases in the future, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
View ArticleWesterners don’t want to take in more refugees, survey says
Despite the record number of refugees and displaced people around the world today, rich countries appear to be increasingly reluctant to provide them safe haven. Many Westerners do think that most...
View ArticleThe fall of Aleppo takes ‘immeasurably terrifying toll,’ U.N. rights chief says
Advancing Syrian forces are on the brink of retaking Aleppo from rebels. The U.N. reported that Syrian forces are entering homes and killing those inside – including women and children. One U.N....
View ArticleAid not reaching besieged parts of Syria, Save the Children warns
The two-week-old cease-fire in Syria has allowed aid groups to reach some areas, but cities under siege by government forces remain cut off from help, officials from Save the Children said on Friday....
View ArticleSyria continues dance around human rights violations
Activists accuse Syria of war crimes. The government denies the accusation. We saw this dance happen again this week, where activists level an accusation and the Assad regime side-steps with denial. In...
View ArticleRecord number of children killed in Syria last year, U.N. reports
A record number of children were killed in Syria last year, more than a third of them in or near a school, the U.N. children's agency said ahead of the sixth anniversary of the war. More than 850...
View ArticleNew administration, same problem: U.S.-backed forces keep killing civilians
The U.S. admitted over the weekend that the military coalition it leads in Iraq was responsible for recent airstrikes in Mosul that killed more than 100 civilians.
View ArticleIntervention in Syria comes with new obligations, aid groups say
The decision to attack an airbase in Syria in response to chemical attacks on civilians represents a shift in U.S. policy toward the civil war. That shift – driven by horrific images of victims –...
View ArticleAirstrikes damage Save the Children-supported hospital in Syria
A pair of airstrikes hit near a hospital in the Syrian city of Idlib, damaging the facility, Save the Children officials said. There were no fatalities at the hospital from the attack – the twelfth...
View ArticleAttacks on health workers go unpunished in at least 23 countries
Health workers and facilities were under attack in conflicts in at least 23 countries in 2016, and the perpetrators are getting away with it, according to a new report from the Safeguarding Health in...
View ArticlePolio outbreak in Syria poses dilemma for health workers
Vaccinating too few children in Syria against polio because the six-year-old war there makes it difficult to reach them risks causing more cases in the future, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
View ArticleWesterners don’t want to take in more refugees, survey says
Despite the record number of refugees and displaced people around the world today, rich countries appear to be increasingly reluctant to provide them safe haven. Many Westerners do think that most...
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