The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on a group of private Russian military contractors it accuses of fomenting violence and committing human rights abuses in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine. EU foreign ministers agreed to slap asset freezes and travel bans on eight people...

The cold winter months can have detrimental affects, both on refugee camps as well as on private homes. Unicef has been active in Syria for the past ten years. Millions of children are concerned by the dramatic situation in the country, fighting conflicts, weather, and the pandemic all at...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hindering the very aid organizations combating those problems in a country whose government struggles to provide basic services. Few relief workers are willing to speak on the record about the...

UN special envoy Geir Pedersen called Sunday for a “step for step” approach in finding a political solution to Syria’s conflict, following his tour of Europe, the US, and Arab states. Several rounds of United Nations-brokered negotiations in Geneva since 2019 between the government and...