World Feb 27 Watch Humanitarian aid groups prepare for long-term crisis in Syria Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy Lindborg of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Michael Gerson of The Washington Post about the devastating conditions for Syrian civilians and refugees, the barriers preventing aid organizations from reaching people in need and… By PBS News Hour
World Feb 27 Watch UN aid workers encounter grave desperation in Palestinian refugee camp cut off by Syria’s war By PBS News Hour
World Feb 17 Watch News Wrap: UN says Kim Jong Un could face charges for ‘crimes against humanity’ By PBS News Hour
World Feb 10 Watch Homs evacuations continue amid delicate ceasefire Aid officials rushed to evacuate more citizens as a humanitarian ceasefire in the blockaded Syrian city of Homs was extended three more days. Judy Woodruff talks to Patrick McDonnell, reporting from Damascus for the Los Angeles Times, about violence against… By PBS News Hour
Feb 07 Watch Homs evacuation is ‘crumb of comfort’ for Syrian civilians still trapped By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch UN says children caught in Syria’s civil war suffer ‘unspeakable’ abuse By PBS News Hour A UN report has found that in addition to the thousands of children who have been injured, killed or displaced as part of the war, the Syrian government has also tortured kids they suspect of being connected to the opposition,… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch News Wrap: UN report details Syrian civil war child abuses By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a U.N. report charges Syrian government forces have tortured children, while rebels have sometimes killed or recruited youths into their ranks. Meanwhile, in the Northeast and Midwest, a second winter storm in three days has… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Exiled Dictator ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Returns to Haiti After 25 years in exile, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier landed at the Port-au-Prince airport, leading human rights groups to urge authorities to arrest the ousted leader. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Two Weeks Later, Many Haitians Still Waiting for Aid Kwame Holman updates the situation in Haiti, where aid workers continue to struggle to reach quake survivors in urgent need. Continue watching