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English - 27 Dicembre 2016

Italy on the UN Security Council at a Time of Terror

Just days from Italy's turn on the UN Security Council, we asked a few questions to Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, who reaffirms: "Italy is now preparing itself for its term in the spirit of guaranteeing continuity, on the trail of those values which it has always held, which characterize the Republic’s foreign policy"

Samantha Power

U.N. - 17 Dicembre 2016

Aleppo’s Hell, a Déjà vu Failure of the United Nations

Samantha Power, US Ambassador to the UN, gave a powerful speech at the Security Council in which she openly attacked Russia and Iran for the events taking place in Aleppo: “Your forces and your proxies are carrying out these crimes... Are you truly incapable of shame?”. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in his last press conference: "Aleppo is now a synonym for hell”

aleppo soccorsi

Primo Piano - 17 Dicembre 2016

Aleppo, Siria, anno 2016: il buio, l’ignavia, il silenzio dell’Inferno

In circa 24 ore 100 tra volontari e operatori della Croce Rossa Internazionale e della Mezzaluna Rossa hanno evacuato più di 4000 civili, tra cui più 300 bambini e qualche centinaio di feriti. Poi la tensione è risalita, un conflitto a fuoco è iniziato e l'operazione umanitaria si è fermata. Aleppo, come tutta la Siria, lancia un ennesimo grido disperato: fate qualcosa prima che sia troppo tardi

Lavrov Kerry de Mistura

Homepage - 7 Ottobre 2016

Russia Backs UN Envoy de Mistura’s Bold Proposal on Aleppo

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov supports a bold new proposal by Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, which would enable the removal of nearly 1,000 al-Nusra rebel fighters in Aleppo. Speaking to the rebels, de Mistura said, “If you did decide to leave, in dignity…I am ready physically to accompany you.”

pope francis staffan de mistura

U.N. - 29 Settembre 2016

From Rome, Calls for Peace as Aleppo Burns and Security Council Lags

Pope Francis and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura have called for an end to the recent airstrikes that have reigned down on the city of Aleppo. At least 250,000 people are trapped in what was once Syria’s largest city, the latest surge of violence part of a nearly six-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over half of the country’s population

Children in Aleppo

U.N. - 10 Agosto 2016

UN’s Answer to Russia’s Ceasefire: “Not Enough for Aleppo”

Infrastructure damages in Aleppo are "coming amid a heat wave, putting children at a grave risk of waterborne diseases," says UNICEF Representative to Syria. As the siege threatens to constitute war crimes if citizens are not allowed aid, Russia grants daily 3 hour ceasefire

Rana-Lebanon-AVSI

U.N. - 30 Luglio 2016

AVSI and the Epidemic of Out-Of-School Syrians in Lebanon

La Voce sat down with Rana Najib and Maria Laura Conte from AVSI to discuss the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, where of the 1.1 million refugees, more than half of the 500,000 that are children don't go to school. Ms. Najib tells of her experience as a Syrian and explains her efforts

Staffan-de-Mistura-Syria

U.N. - 29 Luglio 2016

De Mistura and the Uphill Battle to Mediate Peace in Syria

On July 26, de Mistura announced that he aims for the next round of intra-Syrian peace talks to take place in late August, rather than early August as he had hoped a month prior. Russia and Syria's plan to create humanitarian corridors in Aleppo further complicates the UN Envoy's mission

de-Mistura-Syria

U.N. - 30 Giugno 2016

UN Special Envoy for Syria De Mistura Presses Security Council

UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura announced yesterday that Security Council talks on the political transition in Syria will resume in August with the hope of executing a plan in September. He urged UNSC members to take responsibility and come prepared to cooperate

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Onu - 14 Giugno 2016

UNHCR: 1.19 Million in Need of Resettlement in 2017

The UNHCR projects that in 2017 Syrians will account for 40% of resettlement. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said, “We are seeing resettlement taken to a new level and that enhanced resettlement can be an effective means of sharing the responsibility for refugee protection”

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