UN Security Council convenes over situation in SyriaThe UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting to address the unexpected fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after a swift rebe...
10 Dec, 2024, 06.58 AM IST
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasonsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Griffiths "for his tremendous leadership and service to the United Nations and the humanita...
26 Mar, 2024, 06.57 AM IST
Six killed after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria borderA new 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45...
21 Feb, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
Israeli FM Eli Cohen visits Kyiv as pressure mounts over military aidIsrael's foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, the first public visit to Ukraine's capital by a senior Israeli official since Russi...
16 Feb, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
Children rescued as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll nears 24,000The United Nations warned that at least 870,000 people were now in urgent need of hot meals across Turkey and Syria. In Syria alone, up to ...
11 Feb, 2023, 07.52 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolts Turkey's MalatyaThe European Mediterranean Seismological Centre tweeted, "#Earthquake (#deprem) M4.6 occurred 19 km SW of #Malatya (#Turkey) 14 min ago (lo...
10 Feb, 2023, 08.50 AM IST
NDRF reaches Turkey's Gaziantep, starts search and rescue operationThere have been several precedents in the recent past of India mobilising emergency relief and assistance to countries struck by natural di...
09 Feb, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quakeCountries around the world mobilised rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 2,300 peo...
06 Feb, 2023, 09.52 PM IST
UNSC needs to introspect about the cost of its 'actions and inactions' on Syria: IndiaThe UN Security Council needs to introspect about the cost of its "actions and inactions" on Syria, India has said, emphasising that the po...
30 Mar, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
UN restarts cross-border aid to Syria but shuts access pointFollowing a week of division and seven ballots, the Council passed a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium allowing the use of the Bab ...
12 Jul, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
Covid Diplomacy in Central Asia: Humanitarian Aid by KazakhstanPresident of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in an effort to provide economic support to the country’s neighbors amid the fight against ...
18 Apr, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on SyriaThe Canada-led resolution, which expressed "outrage" at the escalation of violence in Syria, particularly war-battered Aleppo, was adopted ...
12 Jul, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
'No deal with Russia till 7 days of reduced violence in Syria': White HouseUS can apply pressure on Russia to see if they will use their influence with the Assad regime to facilitate negotiations around a political...
17 Sep, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
John Kerry to visit Russia next week to hold talks on ISISJohn Kerry will travel to Russia next week for talks with Russian leaders on the international efforts against ISIS.
19 Mar, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
India to announce medical aid worth $4 mn besides cash for SyriaIndia will announce medical aid worth $4 million besides cash for war-torn Syria at an international donor pledging conference due to begin...
02 Feb, 2016, 08.03 PM IST
UNSC strongly condemns 'heinous' murder of Briton by ISILCouncil members expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the family of the victim, to the Government of the UK as well as to the fa...
15 Sep, 2014, 10.32 AM IST
- UN announces $30 mn aid in seven countries
The United Nations has announced allocation of $ 30 million from Central Emergency Response Fund to its agencies conducting humanitarian wo...
31 Jul, 2008, 03.58 PM IST