Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US State Secretary John Kerry called for announcing the launch of Syrian-Syrian talks by the UN special envoy to Syria Staffan …
Read More »Homs Governor to UNRWA Director: Economic and social situation in Homs recovering quickly
Homs, SANA – Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi on Sunday met Director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Syria, Michael Kingsley-Nyinah, …
Read More »Education, Science and Culture Committee discusses cooperation with UNESCO
Damascus, SANA – Members of the National Committee for Education, Science and Culture discussed on Monday means to expand cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …
Read More »O’Brien: Budget for 2016 humanitarian response plan in Syria set at USD 3.2 billion
Damascus, SANA – United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien stated that the UN and its partners have put the final touches on the 2016 …
Read More »Women’s Union organizes events to protest violence against women
Damascus/Aleppo, SANA – The General Women’s Union organized a sit-in on Wednesday in front of the UN headquarters in Damascus to protest all forms of violence against women on occasion …
Read More »Al-Jaafari: Terrorism and Israeli occupation among main causes for immigration in Middle East
New York, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari said that the main causes for immigration are terrorism, the Israeli occupation of Arab territories, the …
Read More »Vienna meeting on Syria concluded, agreement reached on steps to launch dialogue
Vienna, SANA – The second international meeting held in Vienna to discuss how to push forward with the political settlement of the crisis in Syria concluded its activities on Saturday …
Read More »Syria calls on Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities in fighting terrorism
Damascus, SANA – The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council on the terrorist attacks which took place …
Read More »Education Minister, UNESCO Director-General discuss cooperation
Paris, SANA – Education Minister Hazwan al-Waz met on Wednesday Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova, and discussed with her means of expanding …
Read More »UNESCO General Conference to kick off on Tuesday with Syria’s participation
Damascus, SANA- Activities of the 38th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are set to kick off at the organization’s headquarters …
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