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World News in Brief: Floods in Syria, relief operations in Cuba at risk, ending child labour

·February 10, 2026·3 min read

According to the relief coordination office, OCHA, rainfall since Saturday caused widespread flooding across parts of Idleb and northern Latakia, damaging around 1,800 tents and destroying at least 150 in camps housing displaced families. A local hospital was also forced to suspend operations, with patients having been evacuated and mobile...

World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing children

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·January 31, 2026·2 min read

“We welcome efforts to bring stability to the region and now hope for a complete end to hostilities and a sustainable resolution,” said Chair of the independent UN Human Rights Council-mandated investigative team, Paulo Pinheiro, stressing the need to address acute humanitarian needs, including food, water and electricity. Recognition of...

World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in Syria, urgent appeal for millions in DR Congo

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·January 30, 2026·2 min read

The office established through a resolution in September, will provide support to the new Gang Suppression Force and the UN political mission in the country (BINUH). The Spokesperson’s updates included that Stephen McOwan has been selected as interim director of the office and he joined some 37 staff members already up...

Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria

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·January 27, 2026·3 min read

Now eight months pregnant and sheltering in a makeshift camp, the mother of three said her biggest fear isn’t the biting cold – it’s what will happen if she goes into labour. “I worry about my health, but I worry more about where to go if something happens,” said Fatima....

Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition

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·January 26, 2026·3 min read

They urged swift implementation of recent agreements to prevent renewed fighting, protect civilians and preserve fragile gains made during the country’s transition. A country still on edge One year into Syria’s post-Assad transition, nearly three million refugees and internally displaced people have returned home, a sign of cautious progress. But...

Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands

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·January 8, 2026·3 min read

Clashes resumed on Tuesday between General Security Forces of the transition Government and the mainly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following a brief pause after the ceasefire announced in late December 2025. Initial fighting near the Alleramoon roundabout – on the historic city’s western outskirts – spread to the predominantly...

Syria: Guterres deplores deadly mosque blast in Homs

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·December 27, 2025·1 min read

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in the explosion at the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque – a place of worship of the minority Alawite community – in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood. Syria has been on the path to political transition since the overthrow of the Assad regime last December but continues to face sectarian and other violence. ...

World News in Brief: Gaza aid restrictions, Syria humanitarian needs, lawyer reprisals in Burundi

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·December 24, 2025·3 min read

However, the humanitarian response has not been able to keep pace with needs due to ongoing restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Tuesday. This includes restrictions on the entry of supplies, such as new materials needed to maintain and repair sewage networks. Meanwhile, efforts are...

Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

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·December 22, 2025·1 min read

Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant, has been circulating illegally from the Middle East to Africa and back with 80 per cent of seizures since 2019 indicating Syria as the country of origin, according to the Office. But one year post-regime change in the country, the large-scale manufacturing of the synthetic...

Syria at a crossroads: UN warns fragile transition needs global support

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·December 9, 2025·3 min read

The UN on Monday hailed the determination of Syrians working to rebuild their country but cautioned that sustained international engagement is essential to keep the transition from the chaos of a year ago on track – amid ongoing security and humanitarian challenges. “Syrians astonished the world by overcoming years of...

Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’

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·December 6, 2025·1 min read

OHCHR is calling for more action to end the violence and achieve justice. “While the interim authorities have taken encouraging steps towards addressing past violations, these steps are only the beginning of what needs to be done,” spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheethan told journalists in Geneva. Summary executions and arbitrary killing Since last December, Syria’s interim authorities have established national commissions for transitional justice and missing persons, among other measures. A draft...

Syria: Hope emerges amid ongoing human rights challenges

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·December 4, 2025·4 min read

Coinciding with the anniversary of the collapse of the former regime, “things are improving,” Mohammad Al Nsour, Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Section at OHCHR told UN News. “Every time we go to Damascus, we can see the change.” OHCHR – blocked from operating inside Syria for...