The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy.

Tensions in northeast Syria between Kurdish-led authorities and Turkish-backed groups should be resolved politically or risk "dramatic consequences" for all of Syria, the United Nations envoy for the country Geir Pedersen told Reuters on Monday.

Resolution 2254, agreed upon by the UN Security Council in 2015, outlined how the Syrian civil war might end and how the country could transition to democracy. But is it still fit for purpose now so much has changed?

The UN investigative body for Syria says it's possible "more than enough" evidence will be found to convict people of crimes against international law.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could operate in Syria’s contested airspace.

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.

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating serious crimes in Syria received a positive response from the new authorities, enabling potential deployment. The team's leader, Robert Petit, emphasized the urgency of preserving documents as Syria undergoes significant political changes following the fall of Assad.

The visiting head of a UN investigative body for Syria said Sunday it was possible to find "more than enough" evidence to convict people of crimes against international law, but there was an immediate need to secure and preserve it.

The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended a long-running peacekeeping mission between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for six months and expressed concern that military activities in the area could escalate tensions.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that there was a "flame of hope" in Syria following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime but warned of significant challenges ahead.

Many of the100,000 have entered Syria from neighboring countries such as Lebanon as they attempt to travel to their former homes.

Geir Pedersen, the UN's special envoy for Syria, is calling on Israel to end its ground operations and bombing raids in Syria, calling them "very troubling." "We are continuing to see Israeli movement and bombardments into Syria,