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.

The Tigray war: the brutality of the conflict alarms the UN Secretary-General

The Secretary-General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, during his speech.

October 17, 2022

“The conflict in the Tigray region must end and now” declares António Guterres
Category: Ethiopia - Web Review
Sunday, 23 October 2022

New escalation of violence in Russia’s war on Ukraine

A residential building damaged by Russian airstrikes in Kyiv, Ukraine

10 October 2022

About 20 civilians killed and more than 100 left injured by Russian missile strikes across Ukraine
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Saturday, 22 October 2022

DRC: almost 30,000 displaced due to inter-communal violence

A child stands in the middle of a displacement site in Ituri province of DRC

17 October 2022

Due to the violence that erupted in July between the Teke and Yaka communities in the city of Kwamouth, about 30,000 people were displaced.
Category: Democratic Republic of Congo - Web Review
Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Five years of struggle for survival in Cabo Delgado

Displaced people in the province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

October 5, 2022

Nearly 1 million people displaced after years of violence in northern Mozambique
Category: Mozambique - Web Review
Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Yemen: the effects of the conflict on mental health

Young Yemeni woman in Socotra Islands

10 October 2022

In Yemen, the tragedies of the war lead 79% of school-age children to suffer from post-traumatic stress and 55% has mild or severe forms of depression.
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Ukraine: dead bodies found in the forest near Kharkiv region

Bodies of civilians killed by Russian forces in Irpin.

4 October 2022

At the beginning of October, three dead bodies were found in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine after the liberation from the Russian occupation.
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Mozambique: terrorist attacks spread across the entire country.

Flag of Mozambique

4 October 2022

The escalation of jihadist violence in Mozambique causes one million displaced persons and mobilizes the international community.
Category: Mozambique - Web Review
Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Central African Republic: it’s necessary to tackle sexual exploitation

The national flag of the Central African Republic flies in the sky.

30 September

As new sexual exploitation’s allegations were received by MINUSCA, the necessity to act is growly urgent.
Category: Central African Republic - Web Review
Thursday, 13 October 2022

The urgent necessity to expand and renew Yemeni truce

Geographical map of one of the powder kegs of the Arabian Peninsula.

29 September

44 national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called for the Yemen truce to be improved and expanded, as the agreement just expired.
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Thursday, 13 October 2022

Tigrayan children unable to receive crucial vaccines as war continues

A woman with her child waits amongst many others to be seen at a clinic in Southern Tigray.

21 September 2022

As the two year long civil war in Tigray, Ethiopia continues, the rate in which children are vaccinated against deadly diseases has plummeted.
Category: Ethiopia - Web Review
Thursday, 06 October 2022

In the Somalian war zone, community centers are safe havens

Three Somali men riding horses in the desert.

14 September 2022

Community centers in Somalia have proven to be the main space for IDPs protection from the disruption of war. There, entire displaced families are trying to live normal lives.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 29 September 2022

Mental health in Ukraine: An issue that can no longer be ignored

Ukrainian refugees hugging each other at a checkpoint on the border of Slovakia.

13 September 2022

As the devastating war in Ukraine continues to unfold, mental health among displaced civilians has become an urgent concern.
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Friday, 23 September 2022
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