United Nations says Syria conflict a humanitarian catastrophe Apr 19th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian families have been burned in their homes, people bombed waiting for bread, children tortured, raped and murdered and cities reduced to rubble in Syria's two-year-old war that has sparked a hu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : united, nations, says, syria, conflict, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

UN nearly doubles humanitarian appeal for Syria Sep 7th, 2012 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) The United Nations announced Friday it is nearly doubling its humanitarian appeal for Syria, seeking $347 million for people in need, including more than half a million children forced to flee their homes. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nearly, doubles, humanitarian, appeal, syria, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

UN humanitarian chief in Syria to discuss crisis Aug 14th, 2012 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos arrived in Syria Tuesday to address the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" in the conflict-ravaged country and discuss ways of scaling-up relief efforts. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : humanitarian, chief, syria, discuss, crisis, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

Humanitarian problems grow in besieged Aleppo Jul 31st, 2012 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) Humanitarian conditions have grown even more dire in the besieged Syria city of Aleppo with activists reporting on Tuesday dwindling stocks of food and cooking gas and only intermittent electricity supplies as droves of residents flee 11 days of inte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : humanitarian, problems, grow, besieged, aleppo, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

1.5 million Syrians need humanitarian help: UN Jun 22nd, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) The number of Syrians in need of humanitarian aid has shot up by 500,000 to 1.5 million in less than three months, the UN said on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : million, syrians, need, humanitarian, help, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

Prince Harry in Washington for humanitarian award May 8th, 2012 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) Prince Harry accepted a humanitarian prize from a major Washington think-tank on Monday for his work supporting charities that help injured British and US military personnel. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : prince, harry, washington, humanitarian, award, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

Sarkozy call for humanitarian corridors in Syria Apr 19th, 2012 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for humanitarian corridors in Syria to help those opposing Syria's President Bashar Assad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sarkozy, call, humanitarian, corridors, syria, humanitarian, catastrophe, Top Keywords

Jolie fame to highlight humanitarian crises: UNHCR Apr 17th, 2012 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) GENEVA (Reuters) - Film star Angelina Jolie will use her powerful box office fame to draw attention to some of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. Jolie, who has already served more than 10 ye... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jolie, fame, highlight, humanitarian, crises, unhcr, catastrophe, Top Keywords

Annan calls for humanitarian access in Syria Apr 13th, 2012 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) Syria must allow humanitarian access to aid those in need after 13 months of deadly violence, a spokesman for international peace mediator Kofi Annan said on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : annan, calls, humanitarian, access, syria, unhcr, catastrophe, Top Keywords

Syrians need $70 mln of humanitarian aid: OIC Apr 7th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) At least one million Syrians affected by violence need urgent humanitarian aid worth $70 million, said the head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrians, need, humanitarian, access, syria, unhcr, catastrophe, Top Keywords