Large-scale returns of refugees to Syria could overwhelm the country and even stoke conflict following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad, the head of the U.N. migration agency said on Friday.

IOM head: Large-scale return of Syrians would ‘overwhelm’ Syria GENEVA — The head of the U.N. migration agency says that large-scale returns of Syrians to their homeland at this stage would “overwhelm” the country. Syria’s civil war has ...

A UN body established to investigate crimes under international law committed in Syria aims to be on site shortly to secure evidence that is being destroyed daily, its head said in Geneva on Tuesday.

The head of a U.N. investigative body has written to Syria's new authorities to express a willingness to engage with them and to travel to Syria to secure evidence that could implicate top officials of the former government,

Israel says it is striking Syrian military sites to keep them out of “the hands of extremists.” The rebels who toppled the Assad government began laying out their plans while rival groups fought fierce battles for territory.

The U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for accountability for perpetrators of abuse under toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, but said there was a "huge chance" for an inclusive political transition,

German diplomats held talks in Damascus on Tuesday with Syria's new transitional government, the latest in a series of countries seeking to re-establish ties following the sudden fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

UN investigators want to to preserve evidence of atrocities in Syria GENEVA — A U.N.-backed team investigating years of crimes in war-torn Syria says it has reached out to its new government and ...

Here's the Latest: UN resumes humanitarian operations in two areas of northwest Syria GENEVA — The United Nations says humanitarian operations in two major areas in northwestern Syria have ...

telling a reporter for Qatari network Al-Jazeera that he rejected political talks in Geneva to end the conflict. He said his goal was to see Syria ruled under Islamic law and made clear that there ...

U.N. special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, calls for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure 'orderly political transition'

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