U.N. Warns of New Wave of Displaced Iraqis as Fight Against ISIS Continues
A group of people resting last month after fleeing the area of Mosul’s Old City still controlled by the Islamic State. Nine months of...
Nick Cumming-Bruce | The New York Times
Aug 8, 2017
Japan calls for a 'world free of nuclear weapons' on 72nd anniversary of atomic bombing
Japan's Prime Minister has called for “a world free of nuclear weapons” at a ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Hiroshima...
The Independent
Aug 8, 2017
UN sees early warning signs of genocide in CAR
CAR was pitched into a war between Muslim and Christian armed groups in 2013 [File: Baz Ratner/Reuters] The UN is calling for more...
Reuters
Aug 7, 2017
Fearful and desperate: Future for Rohingyas in Myanmar Remains Uncertain
Children from Taung Bazar Rohingya village look on as a border guard stands in the background. (Photo: May Wong) She stood silently in a...
May Wong Asia Pacific
Aug 6, 2017
Government dismisses claims of abuse against Rohingya
Hundreds have been killed in violence across the Muslim-minority Rakhine state since October [File: Simon Lewis/Reuters] A...
Al Jazeera
Aug 6, 2017
Japan Calls For Denuclearized World On 72nd Anniversary Of Hiroshima
Sunday marked 72 years since the U.S. dropped one of two atomic bombs on Japan. On the eve of the anniversary, organizers of a peace...
NPR 1
Aug 6, 2017
Myanmar rejects allegations of human rights abuses against Rohingya
A Myanmar border guard police officer stands guard in Tin May village, Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar July 14,...
Genocide Watch
Aug 6, 2017
Why do some UN peacekeepers rape?
UN peacekeepers are sent to the most war-ravaged countries on Earth, ostensibly to help them transition to peace. But some stand accused...
Al Jazeera
Aug 2, 2017
Preventing and addressing armed conflict: The role of women in the implementation of the Responsibil
The international community continues not only to be challenged by its failure to prevent armed conflicts before they occur, but also in...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Jul 31, 2017
Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General on Peacekeeping in DRC
Your Excellency, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing its deepest crisis since the end of the 1998-2003 war. Prospects for a...
International Crisis Group 1
Jul 27, 2017
UN says Congo military ‘elements’ dug dozens of mass graves
By Carley Petesch Congo military “elements” are responsible for digging at least 42 mass graves in three Kasai provinces after clashes...
Washington Post
Jul 26, 2017
South Sudan sexual violence on 'massive scale,' report says
It's been five months since the shy, frail 13-year-old was snatched from his bed, drugged and raped in the middle of the night. The boy...
Associated Press 1
Jul 24, 2017
