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UN Appeals for $397 Million to Help Syrian Quake Survivors

The United Nations chief launched a $397 million appeal Tuesday to help nearly 5 million survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in opposition-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance because of deep divisions exacerbated by the country’s 12-year war. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appeal a day after…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Syrian White Helmets Criticizes UN over Assad Say on Aid Deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a UN decision to give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad authorization over aid deliveries through border crossings with Türkiye, saying it gave him "free political gain". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday Assad had agreed to allow UN aid…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Seven Pulled from Türkiye’s Rubble, Millions Need Humanitarian Aid

Seven survivors were rescued from the rubble in Türkiye on Tuesday, more than a week after a devastating earthquake, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold. The disaster, with a combined death toll in Türkiye…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Children found alive as quake toll tops 22,000

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: Rescuers pulled children alive on Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the death toll surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless.

Bangkok Post · Feb 10, 2023

Rescuers Race to Find Türkiye-Syria Quake Survivors as Toll Tops 21,000

Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century. The first UN aid deliveries arrived on Thursday in Syrian rebel-held zones, but chances of finding survivors have…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2023

UN chief pushes for more aid access to Syria from Turkey

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pushed for more aid access to northwestern Syria from Turkey, seeking an expanded mandate from the UN Security Council to allow UN help to be delivered through more than one border crossing after a devastating earthquake struck the region earlier this week.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2023

UN chief says world ‘walking into wider war’ in Ukraine

Russian forces have been advancing for the first time in six months in relentless battles in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake kills thousands

The medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders says a staff member has been found dead under the rubble of his house in Syria’s Idlib province following the powerful earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

UN chief warns of ‘wider war’ as Ukraine conflict intensifies

Antonio Guterres says prospects of ‘further escalation and bloodshed’ in the Russia-Ukraine war keep growing.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2023

For 2023, U.N. chief amplifies warnings on Ukraine, climate

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday told fossil fuel producers they "should not be in business" unless they are credibly aiming for net-zero emissions and warned that the world is walking into a "wider war" over Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023