UN says US-Russia talks on Syria crucial as aid stops rolling in
"We ask any party which has influence on any of the warring parties to ensure that they recognise that the demand for humanitarian access is paramount"
Faulted by charities, UN plans to keep up relief work in Syria
In open letter to U.N., charities say Assad government manipulates relief efforts to deprive Syrians in besieged areas outside government control from much needed services
Kurdish role a sticking point as U.S., Turkey discuss Raqqa operation
Turkey will not allow YPG forces to extend their territory and gain power by using the Daesh operations as an excuse"
EU grants 348 million euros in aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
"This is the largest humanitarian programme the EU has ever financed"
Syrian army and allies regain important Aleppo district - monitor
The battle for Aleppo has become the focus both for President Bashar al-Assad and for the Sunni rebels seeking to overthrow him
Chemical weapons watchdog chief says Aleppo gas attack disturbing
The Syrian government has denied previous accusations it used chemical weapons during the five-year-old civil war
Fighting in Syria's Hama province displaces 100,000 - UN
Some 2,800 families in the town of Halfaya remain trapped by fighting, U.N. says
Remember toddler Aylan Kurdi, UNICEF chief says ahead of refugee summits
"Each girl or boy represents many millions of children in danger - and this demands that our compassion for the individual children we see be matched with action for all children"
Paralympic Syrian swimmer, Iran discus thrower hope to put spotlight on refugees
"My friends helped me across the border. I used sticks to walk... Now I dream of being the first paralympic refugee to win a gold medal" said swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein