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.

In Ukraine, Russia’s use of landmine is threatening civilians

A danger sign warning about land mines, outside Kyiv

15 June 2022

In the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the massive use of banned mines alarmingly endangers civilians.
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Monday, 27 June 2022

Fatal Explosion at a Mosque in Afghanistan

Street scene in Kabul, Afghanistan

14 June 2022

Deadly explosion in mosque is one of many suspected religiously motivated violent attacks in recent months
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Monday, 27 June 2022

Ukraine: sexual violence reports are continuously on the rise

6 June 2022

According to the UN Security Council, reports of sexual violence by Russian Forces in Ukraine are increasing in an alarming way.  
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Mali: killed two peacekeepers of the UN Mission MINUSMA

UN Peacekeepers in Mali

3 June 2022

Two Egyptian Peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday due to an improvised explosive device. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Libyan conflict: the Wagner Group placed landmines in Tripoli

Tripoli roofs

31 May 2022

Human Rights Watch: the Wagner Group, apparently linked to the Russian government, placed landmines and booby traps in Libya
Category: Libya - Web Review
Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Ukraine: Russian forces take most of Sievierodonetsk city

damaged buildings and houses in the war-torn city of Debal'tseve in Donbass region

31 May 2022

On Tuesday Russia took control of most of Sievierodonetsk city in the Eastern part of Ukraine, located in the Oblast of Luhansk. 
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Africa: new crisis as a consequence of the war in Ukraine

People waiting ikn line for food delivery

24 May 2022

African countries are currently suffering the direct effects of the war due to their dependence on Russia and Ukraine’s imports. 
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Tuesday, 07 June 2022

Yemen: $4.3 billion is required to stop the 'worsening' crisis

Woman cooking bread in a shelter, Yemen

30 April 2022

The UN Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen estimates that $4.3 billion is required to prevent a consistent crisis throughout the country
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Thursday, 19 May 2022

Evacuation attempts from Mariupol, Ukraine

Ruins in the city of Kiev

2 May 2022

Around one hundred civilians were evacuated from Azovstal steelworks, Mariupol where they took shelter while U.S. House Speaker Pelosi meets President Zelenskiy in Kyiv
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Sunday, 08 May 2022

Ukraine: the UN assists in the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol

Woman in her damaged house in Mariupol

30 April 2022

The United Nations is currently working hard to support civilians evacuating from the destroyed city of Mariupol in Ukraine
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Sunday, 08 May 2022

Ethiopia: violence in the Tigray region continues incessantly

A market inEthiopia

25 March 2022

In the last months, civilians in Ethiopia have been the main target of continuous attacks and airstrikes in Tigray and Afar
Category: Ethiopia - Web Review
Sunday, 08 May 2022

Five-years war in Mozambique: displaced people fight for their lives

A refugee camp

25 April 2022

A jihadist uprising in Cabo Delgado has forced thousands to flee and seek for help
Category: Mozambique - Web Review
Sunday, 08 May 2022
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