L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
15 November 2021
United Nations' flight delivering humanitarian aid to Mek’ele, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, forced to turn back due to air raids
22 November 2021
Since 2017, militants have been terrorizing the Cabo Delgado region, causing the destruction of villages and pushing the conflict onto the global stage.
21 November 2021
Attacks by non-state actors in Nigeria caused the death of 68 civilians in a week.
17 November 2021
Assaults by armed militants continue in the “tri-border area”
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