In Focus

The “In Focus” column includes an annotated, analytical selection of web material presenting alternative points of view of civilian victims’ experience of conflict to arouse readers’ interest.

UNICEF: children’s lives must be further protected in Africa

children walking to school, Nigeria

In Focus by Alessia Rossinotti; Editor: Alexander Collin

Africa, increase in people internally displaced by crisis and conflict

Staff members of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA)

In Focus by Alessia Rossinotti; Editor: Alexander Collin

UN peace operations to strengthen protection for blue helmets

United Nations State members' flags

In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor: Xavier Atkins

Civilians account for 91% of casualties by explosive weapons in cities

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip, about 8 rockets targeted one site in the north of Gaza strip.

25 May 2021

Over the last ten years, explosive weapons in populated areas have killed and injured civilians 91% of the time, for a total of 238,892 people. 

Healthcare facilities are attacked across the globe

ICRC headquarters, Geneva.

In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor: Xavier Atkins

Thousands displaced following Kyrgyzstan border clashes

Market in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan

In Focus by Martina Apicella; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

UN to increase women’s participation in peace operations

Flag of the United Nations

In Focus by: Carla Leonetti; Editor: Eleonora Gonnelli

The consequences of the Abkhaz region conflict

Map of Georgia

 In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor: Xavier Atkins

UN: protecting civilian objects in armed conflict is fundamental

United Nations flag

In Focus by Eleonora Gonnelli; Editor: Carla Leonetti

Peace operations over the past decade

United Nations Office in Geneva

In Focus by Sitara Sandhu; Editor: Gabriella Pavlakis; Translator: Sara Fontana

Gender-based violence in conflict: a global problem

Two Kenyan women holding hands

In Focus by Sofia Antonelli; Editor: Shrabya Ghimire

UN declares the world must be rid of landmines

A warning sign in the Falkland Islands, marking an area still not cleared of mines

In Focus by Sitara Sandhu; Editor: Gabriella Pavlakis; Traduzione: Sara Fontana

Towards a declaration to outlaw explosive weapons in populated areas

Rubble in the city of Aleppo, Siria

In Focus by: Carla Leonetti; Editor: Francesca Mencuccini

The relationship between humanitarian law and the environment

The Sahel with a flooded river at Dogondoutchi, Niger

In Focus by Sitara Sandhu; Editor: Gabriella Pavlakis

Peacekeeping to evolve in response to new crises

UN military peacekeeping vehicle

 In Focus by Carla Leonetti; Editor: Francesca Mencuccini

EU commits to full implementation of the Ottawa Convention

A mine field in Israel

In Focus by Alessia Rossinotti; Editor: Alexander Collin

A new chapter for nuclear disarmament

The United Nations logo at the entrance of the Geneva headquarter

In Focus by Carla Leonetti; Editor: Francesca Mencuccini

United Nations Security Council’s 2020 round-up

The Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

In Focus by Tan Zhong Chen; Editor: Xavier Atkins
Page 1 of 2