17 September 2018
Over the years, children have often been manipulated and abused in contexts of armed conflict.
6 July 2018
“Sexual violence continues to be employed as a tactic of war, terrorism, torture and repression” (UN Secretary-General, Annual Report n. 250/2018)
4 July 2018
The report raises awareness to the importance of producing a new paradigm based on the interconnectivity and civilian dependence on essential services in urban areas
The UN Secretary-General examines the current state of the protection of civilians in armed conflict and promotes greater respect for international law
Following a round-table meeting in August 2017, the ICRC has published a report stating its conclusions about the relationship between ethics and autonomous weapon systems
17 May 2018
Human rights experts have issued a joint declaration in light of World Press Freedom Day
16 May 2018
Peacebuilding and atrocity prevention frameworks must be harmonized to prevent and reduce mass violence.
23 April 2018
United Nations Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, warns the threat of nuclear weapons is growing.
May 2018
The growing urbanisation of warfare remains a source of concern, as the vast majority of people killed or injured by explosive violence are civilians.
28 March, 2018
The UN Committee against Torture (the Committee) has issued new guidelines on the scope of the principle of ‘non-refoulement’.
12 March 2018
MONUSCO, the UN mission in DRC, saw its budget get drastically reduced. The Mission developed new approaches, although there are still doubts about their efficacy.
25 February 2018Save the Children published a report on the dire conditions of children affected by conflicts around the world.
19 February 2018The UN Support Mission in Libya launched a humanitarian response plan worth US$ 313 million to help 1 million people in the African country
4 March 2018Freedom House Report "Freedom in the World" illustrates global democratic trends in 2017, depicting a crisis scenario.
February 2018The violence in the Middle East and North Africa has had devastating consequences on the area’s children, according to UNICEF Regional Director.
January 2018According to the North Korea chapter of HRW’s annual World Report 2018, North Korea remains one of the most repressive states in the world.
February 2018The deepening humanitarian emergency in North Korea is the least reported in the world, according to international aid organization CARE.
February 2018In late 2017 Human Rights Watch published a report documenting evidence of violence in the streets and torture in tigritos.
January 2018From South Sudan to Yemen, armed conflicts to famine, 2018 is shaping up to be another year full of humanitarian crises. Here’s why:
January 2018The Security Council Report analyses how the Child Protection mandate shaped actions by the Council, and developments in the foreseeable future.
16 January, 2018On the 10th of January, the UN Security Council received a quarterly report concerning the complex process of reintegration of FARC-EP ex-combatants.
22 January, 2018A report from Human Rights Watch reveals the Government has failed to hold anyone responsible for serious abuses which occurred before the ceasefire.
24 September 2017After a 30-year struggle for the indigenous citizens of Guatemala victims and survivors of the genocide receive justice.
September 2017In the DRC central region, mass graves and displacement are the results of the conflict between the government and Kamuina Nsapu armed groups.
September 2017The first study looking at the psychological effect on journalists covering a humanitarian crisis found moral injury to be biggest mental challenge
September 2017A United Nations (UN) report describes a serious humanitarian crises caused by the metamorphosis of a political dispute turning into an ethnic-based massacre.
September 2017Humanitarian-security nexus in Syria report stresses need to address refugee conditions and support for safeguarding long-term regional security.
September 2017Continuous adjustment of war tactics is needed to protect civilians and reduce human suffering while fighting the enemy in densely populated areas.
August 2017The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has ranked 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness.
July 2017Internal conflict is tearing the Middle Belt region of Nigeria apart. The divisions between villages continue to threaten the lives of innocent Nigerians.
July 2017Catherine Marchi-Uhel’s appointment as head of a new United Nations’ task force to investigating crimes in Syria hailed by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
22 July 2017Equatoria, South Sudan's breadbasket, has been consumed with violence in the past year. Whether this is due to the government or rebels, the crisis is ongoing.
27 July 2017San Juan river basin is the theatre of increasing poverty and major abuses on civilians as a result of armed groups conflict for regional control.
22 June 2017A report from Human Rights Watch has documented the occupation and abuse of schools for military purposes, such as for barracks or bases.
6 July 2017IRIN News have released a report about the current state of the Burundi crisis. Burundi continues to face armed violence, human rights abuses, and more.
13 June 2017A report on May 18th, 2017 was launched by IRIN News regarding the violence between rebel groups in the Central African Republic.
4 July 2017IRIN News published a report on the use of farming in Nigeria against the current state of the Boko Haram war.
08 July 2017The New York University Centre on International Cooperation (NYU - CIC) analysed the UN response to crises and its ability to implement peace.
Civilians in Conflict has recently issued a policy brief on the threats faced by civilians in Mosul and recommendations for the military forces involved.
The latest Syrian report published by ICTJ concerns the views and experiences of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
7 March 2017A report on Women’s rights in Africa was launched today by the UN Human Rights Office, the African Union and UN Women, the first in a series addressing various thematic areas.
On March 21, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a memorandum prepared for the conference of the anti-ISIS coalition and summarizing the recommendations for better respect for civilians.
14 March 2017A rare film showing life of people besieged in the Nuba mountains.
10 January 2017This book analyses the role of education policies and transitional justice in post-conflict settings and how their interplay can contribute to reconstruction.
30 September 2016War, violence and poverty force children to migrate.
In August 2016 the ICTJ (International Centre for Transitional Justice) released the Recommendations for Victim Reparations in Côte d’Ivoire.
10 August 2016In June 2016, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) released the 2016 Global Peace Index Report (GPI).
3 June 2016May 23-24, 2016, marked the first-ever United Nations World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).
30 June 2016 Amnesty International interviewed migrants and refugees who faced abuse, violence and death on their journey to Europe.
17 May 2016 Falling crime rates and rising migrant numbers have allowed former prisons to be converted to shelters.
The Migrants Files is a project that began in 2013 to exemplify concerted efforts by journalists to accurately assess the number of migrants who lost their lives in the quest for a better life in a European country.
30 June 2016On 24 May 2016, the Turkish NGO Support to Life launched a floating memorial to more than 4,000 Syrian refugees who are known to have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean.
According to Amnesty International, Afghanistan continues to experience increasing insecurity due to insurgency and continuing failures of government to hold perpetrators of the violence accountable.
According to Human Rights Watch, Ecuadorian Police used excessive force, arbitrary detentions, and illegal home searches against protestors across the country.
According to the International Center of Transitional Justice (ICTJ) report on Syria, it is now time to create the circumstances for the eventual return of displaced persons (DP’s) to the country.
In 2014, the Human Rights Council established the Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea, initially for a period of one year, pursuant to its resolution 26/24.
OCHA - Ongoing fighting causes families to be displaced more than once, fleeing further into remote and conflict zones, making it harder for humanitarian agencies to reach them.
In response to deteriorating conditions in many war zones, the UN Security Council strongly condemned attacks on medical personnel in conflict situations.
In an unprecedented step, the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group (ICG) has called on leaders for better coordination in the global refugee crisis, with an important, ambitious, and inspiring statement.
The Human Rights Watch’s report “Ruinous Aftermath” highlights the destruction after the government recapture of Tikrit from ISIS.
The Center for Civilians in Conflict’s report “Fending for Ourselves” details the three year conflict in Mali and its impact on civilians since January 2012.
Human Rights Watch demands for protection of civilians in Darfur with its report “Men With No Mercy.”
From Rejection to Redress: an ICTJ report on the repercussions of sexual violence in Northern Uganda
Human Rights Watch affirms that less than one-third of Syrian children who entered Turkey are not in school due to barriers affecting the 2 million refugee population in Turkey
Fifteen years after the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325, UN Women has released a global study on its implementation, entitled “Preventing Conflict, Transforming Justice, Securing the Peace”.
