The UN and other parties “failed to act quickly and decisively” over the situation in Aleppo, exacerbating hostilities in the war-torn Syrian city, the OIC’s advisory body on human rights has said.
The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) expressed “shock and dismay” over the latest atrocities in the city, which has seen scores of killings and civilian injuries.
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Arab permanent representatives to the Arab League (AL) observed on Thursday a minute of silence over the victims of Sunday's terror attack on El Boutroseya Church in Cairo.
This came at the request of Algeria's permanent representative to the pan-Arab body Nazir al Arabawy.
Addressing the opening session of an extraordinary meeting on the situation in Aleppo, Arabawy stressed hisRead more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo is likely to end in the next two to three days.
"I hope that in the next two to three days the situation in Aleppo will be resolved," Interfax news agency quoted Lavrov as saying.
"I expect that the rebels will cease resistance in theRead more
The UN general assembly is set to hold later on Thursday an unofficial session on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo, Syria, following the UNSC failure to issue a resolution ending the Syrian army's bombardment of the city.
The session, to be held at the request of 70 UN member states including Canada, will be opened by UN Secretary General BanRead more