Press Releases

Damascus, 28 July 2019 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Syria in cooperation with Peace Lens and the generous support from the government of Finland has officially launched [...]

On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. This year, for 4 April, [...]

Warm greetings on International Women’s Day. This year’s observance falls at a time when our world faces many global challenges, from climate change, inequality, armed conflict, humanitarian [...]

DAMASCUS, 30 November 2018 The United Nations (UN) in Syria strongly condemns yesterday’s attack on a joint humanitarian mission in northeast Syria in the eastern line of Deir-ez-Zor, namely the [...]

Damascus, 11 November 2018 During the period from 3 to 8 November, the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent conducted a life-saving assistance mission for 50,000 people in Rukban, in [...]

Statement by Ali Al-Za’tari, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Syrian Arab Republic on Rukban Aid Damascus, 17th October 2018 The United Nations in Damascus confirms “preparations [...]

Statement by Ali Al-Za’tari, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Syrian Arab Republic on Idlib Damascus, 18 September 2018 The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Mr. Ali [...]

Damascus, 4 March 2018 The UN and partners plan to deliver humanitarian assistance to Duma in eastern Ghouta tomorrow, 5 March 2018. Tomorrow’s convoy will consist of 46 truckloads of health and [...]

Damascus, 16 February 2018 – On 14 February, after 78 days without any access to East Ghouta, an inter-agency convoy of the UN and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent delivered life-saving food, [...]

Damascus, 16 February 2018 On 14 February, after 78 days without any access to East Ghouta, an inter-agency convoy of the UN and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent delivered life-saving food, nutrition [...]