Web review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Russian attacks in Dnipro: latest update

An Ukrainian family walks through the rubble of their city

20 January 2023

Ucraine: Latest update
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 23 January 2023

Ukraine war: helicopter crashed near a kindergarten

The destroyed helicopter in the city of Brovary, in the Kyiv region

19 January 2023

Yesterday it was reported that a helicopter crashed close to the Ukrainian capitol Kyiv, killing 18 people, including Ukrainian Prime Minister
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Friday, 20 January 2023

Russian attacks in Dnipro and Kherson: Red Cross buildings hit

Ukraine, civilian buildings destroyed after an explosion

 16 January 2023

Russian rocket attack hits civilian building in Dnipro: 35 victims recorded; rescue operations continue incessantly
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 16 January 2023

Ukraine: civilians continue suffering due to Russia’s invasion

Ukrainian family walking through the city of Bucha, near Kyiv

12 January 2023

As violence continues incessantly in Ukraine, civilians are suffering the most and they are the main targets of the abuses perpetrated by Russians
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 16 January 2023

Cross-border aid in Syria: the UN approves Resolution 2642

Aleppo, Syria

03 January

The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria urges for the extension of humanitarian corridors
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 13 January 2023

Ukraine: ICRC President denounces the devastating humanitarian situation

Flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Ukrainian pin

13 December

The operations conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Ukrainian territory face the devastating humanitarian crisis underway
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Wednesday, 21 December 2022

UNHCR intensifies assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Ethiopia

A UNHCR worker at work in a refugee camp

9 December

Greater humanitarian support is directed to the Ethiopia region by the international community
Category: Ethiopia - Web Review
Tuesday, 20 December 2022

Russian missile attacks against Ukraine continue

Abandoned Ukrainian houses without electricity

5 December

A further missile wave puts Ukraine and its citizens in serious crisis
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 19 December 2022

Ukraine war: winter exposes the civilian population to new risks

A Ukrainian soldier on the frontline in Donetsk oblast.

2 December 2022

As the conflict continues in Ukraine, the winter season poses additional challenges for the army and the civilian population. 
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 12 December 2022

Uganda: severe budget shortage for the refugees’ response

Two children in the Nyakabande transit centre in Kisoro, Uganda.

29 November 2022

At the end of November, UNHCR’s Head of Global Communications made a statement concerning the urgent need for funds in Uganda to support refugees. 
Category: Uganda - Web Review
Monday, 12 December 2022

Human rights: the only guarantee for democratic future in Sudan

Human rights: the only guarantee for democratic future in Sudan

26 November 2022

Protection and promotion of human rights are considered  to be the"driving force" for Sudan’s delicate transition
Category: Sudan - Web Review
Tuesday, 06 December 2022

A report of the UN calls for urgent climate action in the Sahel

People collecting firewood in Sierra Leone

16 November 2022 

Without urgent investment, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement, the UN warns
Category: Western Sahara - Web Review
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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