Urgent measures must be taken to resolve situation in US-controlled areas of Syria

The humanitarian situation in Al-Tanf and Raqqa, controlled by the US-led coalition, is the most difficult is Syria, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday. According to him, international organizations need to take urgent measures to resolve the situation.

Crise humanitaire au Yémen: Paris demande à Ryad de lever le blocus

Le président français Emmanuel Macron a demandé au roi Salmane d'Arabie saoudite de "lever entièrement le blocus" du Yémen, afin de permettre l'acheminement de l'aide dans ce pays en proie à la pire crise humanitaire au monde.

Yémen: l'ONU exhorte l'Arabie Saoudite à mettre fin à un blocus "catastrophique"

Les Nations unies ont appelé mardi l'Arabie Saoudite à mettre un terme au blocus qui empêche l'acheminement de l'aide au Yémen, alors même que le pays connaît la pire crise humanitaire de la planète.

Rights groups demand UN probe into Yemen abuses

Fifty-seven rights groups from around the world on Tuesday demanded a United Nations inquiry into abuses in Yemen, where an escalating conflict has killed thousands and fueled a humanitarian crisis.

Libye : Le "Conseil Présidentiel" condamne le siège imposé par Haftar à Derna

Le Conseil Présidentiel du Gouvernement libyen de consensus, a dénoncé, lundi, la situation humanitaire critique dans la ville de Derna dans l’Est du pays, en raison du siège imposé par les forces sous le commandement du maréchal Khalifa Haftar, soutenues par le Parlement à Tobrouk (Est).

Yemen Grappling with World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis: UN

Yemen is grappling with the world's worst cholera outbreak amid the world's largest humanitarian crisis and crippling health, water and sanitation facilities in the Arab country, the United Nations warned.

EU court rules against obligation to issue humanitarian visas

European Union member states do not have to issue entry visas to people at risk of torture or inhuman treatment, the EU's top court ruled has ruled, cutting off a possible channel for refugees.

Thousands flee W. Mosul amid humanitarian crisis

Thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled western Mosul over the past 24 hours amid an ongoing army offensive aimed at driving Daesh "militants" from the city, according to an Iraqi humanitarian aid official.

Syria: ISIL Terrorists Damage Euphrates-Aleppo Water Pipelines

Informed sources in Aleppo city said the ISIL terrorists have damaged the facilities that take drinking water from the Euphrates River to Aleppo city.

Lavrov to de Mistura: Politicization of humanitarian issues in Syria by some UN officials should be stopped

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed on Wednesday the need to stop the politicization of humanitarian issues in Syria by some UN staff regarding the publishing of false information about the humanitarian situation in Aleppo and exploiting this information to inflame the hostile rhetoric against the Syrian government.

Al-Jaafari: The reason behind humanitarian crisis in Syria is the siege imposed by terrorist organizations and lack of coordination with Syrian government

Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said on Monday that the reason behind the humanitarian crisis in Syria is the siege imposed by terrorist organizations and attacks on convoys in addition to the lack of security in the areas where those organizations exist.

Aleppo: Russia offers humanitarian pause

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a new humanitarian pause in Syria's Aleppo, urging "opposition fighters" to use it to leave the besieged eastern districts.

New Desert Camps Surrounding Mosul Start to Receive Fleeing Villagers

As Iraqi families speed away from the frontlines of the battle against "Islamic State" in trucks, the thousands of tents in the desert countryside surrounding Mosul are slowly being occupied by fleeing villagers.

Russia-Proposed 8-Hour Aleppo Humanitarian Pauses 'Positive Step' - Mogherini

The announcement of Russia-proposed humanitarian pauses in Syria’s Aleppo is a positive step, but it remains to be seen whether eight hours is long enough to deliver aid, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday.

Venezuela's U.N. ambassador: We have problems but no humanitarian crisis

Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations has denied U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's comments that there is a humanitarian crisis occurring in the country.

Thousands flee fierce fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand

Thousands of civilians in Afghanistan's Helmand province have fled their homes in the past weeks, as fierce fighting raged between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters, sparking a humanitarian crisis.

Morocco Arrests Belgian with ’Direct Links’ to Paris Attackers

Morocco said Monday it had arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent who it said was directly linked with some of those behind the "jihadist" attacks in Paris in November.

Kurds in Iraq Launch Offensive to Retake Sinjar

Thousands of Kurdish fighters launched an operation Thursday to recapture the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group.

Russia expects UN to "more actively" help Europe with refugee crisis

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov on Tuesday urged the United Nations to play a more active role in solving European refugee crisis.

Migrant Crisis Will Plague Europe 'For Many Years to Come' - (Donald Tusk)

European states must stop shifting blame for the migrant crisis and need to find a common solution to the problem instead of sealing off national borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said in an invitation letter to the upcoming informal summit that will take place in Brussels on September 23.