Syrian deaths continue; Arab League pushes for dialogue
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Deaths of civilians in Syria, at the hands of their government, and deaths of soldiers continue unabated, even as the Arab League pushes President Bashar al-Assad...
View ArticleInt’l aid from Geneva: Haiti looking better, Syria mixed picture
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two of the main Geneva-based aid organizations are reporting very different situations in the field this week. The IOM (International Organization for Migration)...
View ArticleSyria lambasted by UN in Geneva as situation worsens; Swiss embassy shuts
GenevaLunch News British embassy personnel withdrawn from GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva voted 38-3 to condemn Syria in a resolution that refers to “widespread...
View ArticleICRC calls Syria conflict “civil war”
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) declared the conflict in Syria on Sunday 15 July as amounting to a civil war, just as fighting intensified...
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