Delivering their latest update, the members of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria commended the Government and people for significant achievements made since the fall of the Assad regime nearly two years ago, including establishing a legislative body and constitutional court. Difficult test They noted the inherent difficulties in building institutions that respect human rights […]
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This action is strengthening the military capabilities of the warring parties and enabling increasingly sophisticated military operations with devastating consequences for civilians, according to the report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan. The report documented the involvement of transnational entities operating in several countries in recruiting, training, and deploying foreign personnel […]
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The conflict there killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and caused severe damage to infrastructure across the country estimated at over $100 billion. Joelle-Seme Park works for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and recently travelled to Syria to visit recovery projects. “Standing in the middle of a neighbourhood in Rural Damascus, it was […]
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