A report issued May 10 by Amnesty International has accused Russia and the Syrian government of committing war crimes in northwestern Syria. The human rights organization urged the UN not to cut humanitarian aid to the area.
The UNHCR has warned that conflict and serious flooding have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes amid risks of COVID-19 in Somalia.
The UN reports that fear of the coronavirus pushes thousands of displaced Syrians in the country's northwest to return to their homes after fleeing in recent months.
The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday expressed grave concerns for the fate of hundreds of migrants returned to Libya by the coast guard this year who are now unaccounted for. The organisation stressed that it is ''unacceptable for people rescued at sea to be returned to abuse, trafficking, and war'' and reiterated its call to the European Union for urgent action to establish a clear and swift disembarkation mechanism to end returns to Libya.
No soap, hardly any water and no space for quarantine: In the Idlib region of Syria, there is growing concern over the possible spread of coronavirus. A women's center there is trying to educate people.
The EU has called for an end to the Russian-backed Syrian government military offensive in the rebel-held city of Idlib. Almost one million people have been displaced in "horrendous conditions" in the area.
Children have frozen to death in Syria's Idlib region as Bashar Assad's troops squeeze its 3 million people. The UN said the exodus could be the biggest "humanitarian horror story of the 21st century."
The bloc has resolved to monitor a UN arms embargo, which is routinely flouted. The naval element had been a sticking point for some countries because of the possible incentive for migrants looking to reach Europe.
The situation is growing worse in Syria's northwestern opposition-held province of Idlib, where clashes have taken place between Turkish forces and the regime under Bashar al-Assad.
Aided by Russia, Syrian strongman Bashar Assad has continued to indiscriminately bomb the civilian population of Idlib. People there are desperate to flee to Turkey, but Ankara has closed its borders to keep them out.
The security situation in Libya has worsened and the region is bracing itself for a possible crisis. Tunisia has already prepared an emergency medical plan to deal with the situation should the violence escalate and spill into its territory.
UNICEF has launched a new appeal for humanitarian support for children who are bearing the brunt of intensifying violence in northwest Syria.