L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
04 February 2021
The conflict in Yemen has exacerbated centuries of discrimination against the Muhamasheen minority.
02 February 2021
A 2020 UN report warns against potential crimes against humanity in the DRC and makes recommendations
07 February 2021
According to the United Nations (UN), the living conditions of civilians in Tigray have become increasingly worrying.
27 January 2021
Dominic Ongwen, former child soldier turned senior commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity
30 January 2021
The United Nations calls upon member states to repatriate 27,000 children from a camp in Syria.
26 January 2021
The OCHA has made the point on Ethiopia, South Sudan and Yemen’s situation.
23 January 2021
The U.N special envoy to Syria spoke about the lack of collective resolve on behalf of the international community to cooperate
19 January 2021
Aid groups call for access to the Tigray region as the federal government declares military victory over the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
28 January 2021
Increased military clashes in Yemen’s Hudaydah Governorate are putting at risk civilians’ lives affected by ongoing bombings in residential areas.
New clashes in the Deir-Zor area increase the civilian death toll.
The ongoing conflict in Tigray is causing concern about the health conditions of children particularly affected by malnutrition in the area
Two Yemeni families signed a petition to hold the United States accountable for the killing of 34 relatives