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"
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”
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
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.”
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
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
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
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
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
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”