L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
7 May 2020
During pandemic humanitarian sector will need up to $7 billion to halt the crisis
2 June 2020
Syrian Human Rights watchdog reports 21 ISIS fatalities and no civilian killings, but local hospitals and schools struggle with airstrike damage
30 May 2020
The recent and widespread attacks on health workers around the world raise concern for their safety
21 May 2020
Northeast Syria faces persisting food, water, health, and economic difficulties on top of COVID-19 pandemic
26 May 2020
A humanitarian response to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: the World Food Programme (WFP) stresses the need of funding for operations in Yemen
1 June 2020
The UN and the ICRC jointly called for a ceasefire to allow health systems to recover and communities to face the COVID-19 pandemic
Increasing violence against civilians and pandemic restrictions compound each other as peacekeepers race to adapt their methods to new threats
31 May 2020
Despite international condemnations the Israeli government announced the construction of 7,000 new homes in southern Jerusalem
28 May 2020
The tensions in India’s capital remained high due to the enactment of the new citizenship law, led to violent clashes between Muslims and Hindus
17 May 2020
Ethnic clashes lead to the death of at least 20 civilians in the Ituri region, DR Congo
In Afghanistan,COVID-19 is a threat for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), above all children, who have limited access to health care or clean water
29 May 2020
Increasing attacks alongside lockdown measures gravely endanger the safety, well-being and education of more than 400,000 children, says UNICEF