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09/26/2016
Following the deadly attack on the United Nations aid convoy headed to Aleppo, the United States said Russia was probably responsible for the bombing, further shredding what remained of a severely weakened agreement between the United States and Russia aimed at halting the war.
09/23/2016
This event organized by Defenders for Medical Impartiality and cosponsored by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition will take place on Tuesday, 27 September, from 10-11 am in Room XXIV of Palais des Nations in Geneva.
09/22/2016
The coalition urges the United Nations Security Council in its upcoming briefing to take three immediate steps to implement Resolution 2286 and protect health workers and services in conflict.
09/20/2016
Following the deadly overnight attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria, most likely carried out by Syrian or Russian government aircraft, PHR condemns the attack that killed approximately 20 people, including aid workers and truck drivers, and destroyed 18 trucks loaded with vital food, medical, and other humanitarian supplies meant for tens of thousands of Syrians in opposition-held areas west of Aleppo city.
09/20/2016
Following the attack on an aid convoy A UN aid convoy that killed at least 12 people and destroyed 18 supply-trucks,the US said it blamed Russia for the attack whether or not Russian planes were involved.
09/20/2016
SAMS releases statement condemning the airstrike that hit the aid convoy taking supplies to Aleppo.
09/15/2016
After the end of peace talks in Yemen in early-August, violence has fully resumed in the country, and the constant attacks on health facilities have made travelling to seek health care life-threatening.
08/26/2016
The latest Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition newsletter covers the most recent attacks on health care and related news.
08/26/2016
Leading doctors across the world write an open letter to heads of state worldwide demanding action to protect Syria’s hospitals and doctors.
08/22/2016
"What is happening in Aleppo today and throughout Syria over the last five years is an outrage against every moral fiber in our being," said Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, on August 22. He asked the Security Council to honor the health and humanitarian workers in Syria and around the world by "agreeing to stop the guns, the shells, the airstrikes, and the bombs."