L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
19 October 2020
Twenty years after the Resolution, Covid and data-sharing present new challenges and opportunities for gender equality
15 October 2020
Burkina Faso’s rural population is being targeted by the national military and local defense militia groups
21 October 2020
According to Save the Children, the ministerial conference on Central Sahel has failed to acknowledge children’s unique needs
Along with COVID-19 restrictions, education continues to be hampered by “growing insecurity, repeated displacement, and poverty” in the region
09 October 2020
Negotiations between the Iraqi Federal Government and the Kurdish Armed Forces foreshadow a new chapter of peace within the nation
14 October 2020
The Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in the country reports a surge in mass killings in recent months
18 October 2020
In the recent fighting, Yemen has foreseen an increase in casualties while facing the dilemma of humanitarian assistance shortage and looming famine
16 October 2020
The United Nations are deeply concerned about the plight of more than 64,000 displaced living in Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, near the Iraqi border
UN agencies call for an “expedited investigation” over the killing of two children allegedly used as human shields by security forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
06 October 2020
As historic peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have begun, the number of attacks throughout Afghanistan is on the rise
12 October 2020
With violence seamlessly wrecking Burkina Faso, volunteers’ security forces stir up controversy
08 October 2020
An improvised explosive device injured two in the Al-Sabeel neighbourhood of Dara, a southwestern city of Syria