A cry for mercy: A snapshot of Aleppo during Syria’s uprising
In December 2010, protests erupted in Tunisia, triggering similar demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa, including in Egypt,…
Lebanon vaccine rollout neglects refugees, migrants: HRW
Lebanon’s vaccine rollout is at risk of marginalizing refugees and migrant workers who make up a third of the crisis-hit…
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union, the U.S. and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to…
UN deputy Syria coordinator on funding conference
Despite the worsening humanitarian situation across war-ravaged Syria, it’s been getting tougher every year to raise money from global donors.…
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
At age 19, Fatima al-Omar is at her wits’ end. In the last year alone, she lost her home to…
EU-UN Aid Conference Should Focus on Syrians’ Rights
The European Union-United Nations sponsored aid conference for Syria on March 29-30, 2021, should prioritize a rights-respecting aid framework that…
Thousands of Foreigners Unlawfully Held in NE Syria
Nearly 43,000 foreign men, women, and children linked to ISIS remain detained in inhuman or degrading conditions by regional authorities…
First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
Amineh Abou Kerech’s poem “Lament for Syria” won the United Kingdom’s Betjeman Poetry Prize in 2017 and in February this…