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UNICEF: 384 children killed so far in Syria

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:47 GMT

UNICEF, Geneva- At least 384 children have been killed during Syria’s 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday

Bid to oust Syria from UNESCO

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:16:24 GMT

PARIS- A group of UNESCO member states is trying to remove Syria from a committee with a human rights mandate, a panel it quietly rejoined despite its deadly crackdown on protesters.

Syria Chaos claims ICRC Aid Official

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:36:05 GMT

SYRIA- Local Syrian NGOs along with International ones condemned late on Wednesday the killing of Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Dr. Abdel Razaq Jbeiro and a Christian

Syria participated at WHO Deliberations

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:01:54 GMT

GENEVA- The Executive Board of WHO in Geneva, with the participation of Syria, resumed deliberations of its 130th session for discussing articles on the reform of the organization and the progress

ICRC MENA discuss Situation in Syria

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:59:16 GMT

DAMASCUS- During the meeting held on Monday with Middle East and North Africa Head of Operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Beatrice Megevand-Roggo

Syrian Gov. files Crisis` to WHO

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:01:25 GMT

DAMASCUS- Minister of Health Dr. Wael al-Halqi to head Syria's delegation to the 130th session of World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board which will take place in Geneva from

ICRC sounds alarm over Syria violence

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:39:56 GMT

Geneva, Switzerland- There is grave concerns about the deteriorating situation in Syria where violence is extracting a heavy toll on civilians, the Red Cross said.

ICRC halts some Monitoring inside Syria

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:57:01 GMT

GENEVA- The International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended efforts to monitor treatment of detainees inside Syria because of difficulties working with the regime, ending one of the

Syrian ICRC Volunteers & Unrest

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:01:31 GMT

DAMASCUS- After one of them lost his life a few months back evacuating an injured person in an ambulance, his fellow at the Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers became more determined

Syria to combat Human Trafficking

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:05:10 GMT

DAMASCUS- Syrian Première Dr. Adel Safar issued Thursday a decision on forming a national committee chaired by Director on combating Human Trafficking Department at the Ministry

Entrepreneurship in Syria

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:13:00 GMT

DAMASCUS- The Syrian Center for Development Research, a division of the Syria Trust for Development, and the Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association (SYEA) launched on Monday the

Demographic Changes Conference in Syria

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:47:37 GMT

DAMASCUS- The 51st Science Week entitled "Conference of Demographic Changes in Syria and its Developmental Dimensions" kicked off on Monday at Rida Said Conferences Center.

Syria & WHO

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:11:12 GMT

GENEVA- Minister of Health, Dr. Wael al-Halaki reviewed on Tuesday with the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, some topics which have been listed at

After UNESCO; Palestinians aim to join 16 other UN agencies

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:48:54 GMT

GENEVA- It's not just UNESCO; the Palestinians' top envoy in Geneva said Tuesday he believes that joining the U.N. agency for culture, education and science will "open the door" to joining

Syria supports Palestine's membership at UNESCO

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:46:41 GMT

PARIS- In Syria's speech at the 36th UNESCO General Conference, Minister of Education Dr. Saleh al-Rashed affirmed Syria's support for Palestine's request for full membership in the United

World Population is almost 7 Billion

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:45:10 GMT

UN- As the global population hits 7 billion in the coming days, nations can take steps to tackle critical challenges and prepare for the arrival of billions more people this century, the United Nations

Syria launches National ‘Catch-up’ Immunization drive

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:27:31 GMT

DAMASCUS- When the civil unrest began in Syria last march, the small agricultural town of Daraya was one of the first to be impacted. Due to the resulting insecurity, access to the health centers

Syria celebrates World Food Day

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:14:14 GMT

DAMASCUS- Increasing awareness about hunger is the objective of World Food Day, which is being observed Sunday by 150 nations. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United

For Women in Science

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:37:20 GMT

BEIRUT- The winners of the 2011 l’Oréal-UNESCO Pan-Arab For Women In Science Fellowships program were announced on Tuesday October 4th at the fellowships’ ceremony held under

Syria joined Nice Agreement

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:13:48 GMT

DAMASCUS- Global Intellectual Property News Agency reported on Sunday that Syrian Ministry of Economy and Trade has agreed with the WIPO on translating Nice Agreement (International