Syrian crisis: EU pledges €100 million for humanitarian aid< (29.01.2013)

The European Commission will pledge €100 million of humanitarian funding at the International Pledging Conference for Syria convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and hosted by Kuwait on 30 January. This funding, to be disbursed in 2013, will add to the €100 million already contracted for the crisis in 2011/2012, bringing the Commission's humanitarian funding for the crisis to €200 million.

Assistant Secretary Anne Richard Meets With Syrian Refugees< 

"We are working to ensure that if more people come out of Syria they will also get a reception like this," Assistant Secretary Richard said. "We are supporting the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. USAID is working with the World Food Programme so we want to continue the ability for refugees to cross open borders and get the help they need. They are not alone, they are supported by the United States and the American funding is coming through international organizations, to reach them, and to help them, and to help their compatriots."

UN mission sheltering civilians after fighting in South Sudanese town< (28.01.2013)

The United Nations peacekeeping operation in South Sudan is sheltering around 2,500 people who fled an outbreak of violence over the weekend in the eastern town of Pibor, a spokesperson for the world body said today.

UN agencies and NGOs call for appropriate feeding of infants and young children in the Syria emergency< (28.01.2013)

UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, WFP, IMC, GOPA/ IOCC strongly urge all who are involved in funding, planning and implementing the emergency response in Syria and neighboring countries to avoid unnecessary illness and death and to protect their infants and children by promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding and by preventing uncontrolled distribution and use of breast-milk substitutes and other milks.

Photocredit © UNHCR/ F.Noy / November 2012