UN warns of `looming catastrophe` in 4 besieged Syria towns
The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria, calling for immediate access to deliver aid to some 60,000 residents.
Feb 14, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
Aid enters besieged Syrian towns in `test` for warring sides
Trucks carrying aid entered four besieged towns in Syria on Wednesday, in what the United Nations described as a test for the country`s warring sides ahead of a hoped-for ceasefire.
Feb 18, 2016, 13:17 PM IST
Syria welcomes UN aid to besieged towns as children eat grass to survive
The Syrian Government has approved the United Nations bid for aid deliveries to three besieged towns in the country where children eat grass to survive.
Feb 02, 2016, 11:18 AM IST
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria's besieged Madaya
UN children`s fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where aid was delivered this week to thousands of people affected by the months-long blockade.
Jan 15, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
Aid must be allowed into areas in Syria blockaded by militants: Russia
It said the situation in three places -- Madaya, Fua and Kafraya -- was a source of particular concern.
Jan 15, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
UN warns 'many more will die' if Syria sieges are not lifted
The United Nation's top aid official in Syria warned today that "many more will die" unless government forces and rebels lift their sieges of towns across the country.
Jan 13, 2016, 01:38 AM IST
U.N. Security Council discusses starving, besieged areas of Syria
The U.N. Security Council on Monday discussed the besieged towns of Syria after reports emerged that tens of thousands of civilians have been trapped for months without supplies and are starving to death.
Jan 12, 2016, 07:16 AM IST
Aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
An aid convoy entered a besieged Syrian town on Monday where thousands have been trapped without supplies for months and people are reported to have died of starvation.
Jan 12, 2016, 03:50 AM IST
Madaya - The sad tale of starvation deaths in besieged Syrian town
Starvation deaths in the Syrian town of Madaya is on the rise.
Jan 11, 2016, 18:14 PM IST
Aid convoys depart for besieged Syrian town, villages: Red Cross
Aid convoys headed for a besieged Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two villages in the northwest of the country on Monday as part of an agreement between warring sides in areas where thousands of people are trapped, the Red Cross said.
Jan 11, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
Syria government to allow aid into besieged Madaya: UN
The UN said there were "credible reports of people dying from starvation" in Madaya, including a 53-year-old man who reportedly perished on Tuesday.
Jan 08, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
