L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
11 November 2021
The UN Security Council has been briefed by Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, who recently returned from inspecting humanitarian conditions in Yemen
18 November 2021
Millions of Afghans suffer from acute food insecurity; this might be the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, says World Food Programme Director
8 November 2021
The on-going conflict in the Ethiopian Tigray region is likely to endanger the livelihood of millions of Ethiopians and could impact on the stability of the entire Horn of Africa
16 November 2021
Central African Republic forces exchanged fire with rebels who had ‘infiltrated’ a market near the town of Mann
9 November 2021
11,000 people have fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda as the army enters new clashes with insurgents in the country’s north-east
13 November 2021
The new ADF’s hospital attack killed five people, increasing the death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo
7 November 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees claims that Syria is not safe and recommends all refugee host nations not to force anyone to return
3 November 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights demands an immediate stop of the fighting and calls for enhanced actions for the protection of civilians and their rights
5 November 2021
More than half of Afghanistan’s population is facing food insecurity, as clashes result in civilian deaths
28 October 2021
A military jet from the Ethiopian government bombed a factory in Mekelle, capital city of the Tigray region, killing 10 people
04 November 2021
Seven people killed during yet another attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the territory of Beni, in the North Kivu region of the DRC
The Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia