In Syria, intensive fighting continued in Aleppo, Ar-Raqqa, Rural Damascus and Homs. Intensive clashes which ignited at the start of the month between Government and opposition groups in the...
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In Syria, intensive fighting continued in Aleppo, Ar-Raqqa, Rural Damascus and Homs. Intensive clashes which ignited at the start of the month between Government and opposition groups in the...
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In Syria, fighting continued in Aleppo, Al-Hasakeh, Dar’a, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Hama, Homs, Idleb, Rural Damascus and Quneitra. A large-scale chemical weapons attack in Ghouta killed hundreds of...
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Snapshot 12 – 19 August In Syria, fighting between governmental forces and opposition groups has been concentrated in Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor, Homs, Lattakia and Rural Damascus this week. Meanwhile,...
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In Syria, large-scale fighting between opposition and Government forces has been reported across Al-Hassakeh, Ar-Raqqa, Homs, Aleppo, and especially Lattakia and Damascus governorates. Increasing...
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In Syria, Government forces are advancing in Homs and expected to retake opposition-held districts in the short-term, while operations have been ongoing in other major cities, including Aleppo and...
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Snapshot 22– 29 July In Syria, large-scale operations have been ongoing in several major cities, including Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, and Idleb with regime forces pushing to extend the gains obtained...
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In Syria, despite the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan on 9 July, large-scale operations have been ongoing in several major cities, including Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, and Idlib with regime forces...
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In Syria, the regime’s offensive on Homs governorate and city is on-going with artillery and air strikes, displacing 400,000 and leaving an estimated 2,500 and 4,000 civilians trapped in and around...
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In Syria, the regime’s offensive on Homs governorate and city is on-going with artillery and air strikes being reported. An estimated, 2,500 and 4,000 civilians are allegedly trapped in and around...
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Snapshot 17 June - 24 June 2013 In Syria, Damascus forces are reportedly preparing for a large-scale assault on the opposition-held countryside surrounding Aleppo. Reacting to the government’s...
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Snapshot 10 June - 17 June 2013 In Syria, heavy shelling was reported in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Dar’a, Deir-ez-Zor, Homs, and Rural Damascus. Heavy fighting continued in Aleppo...
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In Syria, the Syrian Government forces captured Qusayr, a strategic city in Homs province connecting the capital to the Mediterranean coast. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were...
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Snapshot 27 May – 03 June In Syria, the government military continued its offensive on opposition-controlled Qusayr, a strategic city in Homs province connecting the capital to the Mediterranean...
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Snapshot 21 - 27 May 2013 In Syria, fighting has been intensifying around the opposition-held stronghold of Qusayr and heavy casualties are reported as the Syrian army has allegedly seized about...
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Snapshot 06 - 13 2013 In Syria, fighting between the Government and opposition groups continued in all governorates apart from Tartous and As-Sweida. Between 9-13 May, Syrian regime forces have...
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Last week a cold front with historically low temperatures and extreme weather conditions such as torrential rains and flash floods affected Asia and the Middle East. 420,000 people in China’s...
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Introduction UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children 2012 describes the daily situation of some of the world’s most vulnerable children and women in more than 25 countries and territories beset by...