In Focus

Botswana, higher education opportunities to refugee students

Temporary refugee shelters in a refugee camp

In Focus by Giulia Francescon; Editor Shrabya Ghimire

UN peace operations to strengthen protection for blue helmets

United Nations State members' flags

 

In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor Xavier Atkins

Civilians account for 91% of casualties by explosive weapons in cities

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip, about 8 rockets targeted one site in the north of Gaza strip.

25 May 2021

Over the last ten years, explosive weapons in populated areas have killed and injured civilians 91% of the time, for a total of 238,892 people. 

Healthcare facilities are attacked across the globe

ICRC headquarters, Geneva.

In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor: Xavier Atkins

Thousands displaced following Kyrgyzstan border clashes

Market in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan

In Focus by Martina Apicella; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

UN to increase women’s participation in peace operations

Flag of the United Nations

In Focus by: Carla Leonetti; Editor: Eleonora Gonnelli

The consequences of the Abkhaz region conflict

Map of Georgia

 In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor: Xavier Atkins

UN: protecting civilian objects in armed conflict is fundamental

United Nations flag

In Focus by Eleonora Gonnelli; Editor: Carla Leonetti

Peace operations over the past decade

United Nations Office in Geneva

In Focus by Sitara Sandhu; Editor: Gabriella Pavlakis; Translator: Sara Fontana

Gender-based violence in conflict: a global problem

Two Kenyan women holding hands

In Focus by Sofia Antonelli; Editor: Shrabya Ghimire

UN declares the world must be rid of landmines

A warning sign in the Falkland Islands, marking an area still not cleared of mines

In Focus by Sitara Sandhu; Editor: Gabriella Pavlakis; Traduzione: Sara Fontana

Towards a declaration to outlaw explosive weapons in populated areas

Rubble in the city of Aleppo, Siria

In Focus by: Carla Leonetti; Editor: Francesca Mencuccini

The relationship between humanitarian law and the environment

The Sahel with a flooded river at Dogondoutchi, Niger

In Focus by Sitara Sandhu; Editor: Gabriella Pavlakis

Peacekeeping to evolve in response to new crises

UN military peacekeeping vehicle

 In Focus by Carla Leonetti; Editor: Francesca Mencuccini

EU commits to full implementation of the Ottawa Convention

A mine field in Israel

In Focus by Alessia Rossinotti; Editor: Alexander Collin

A new chapter for nuclear disarmament

The United Nations logo at the entrance of the Geneva headquarter

In Focus by Carla Leonetti; Editor: Francesca Mencuccini

United Nations Security Council’s 2020 round-up

The Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

In Focus by Tan Zhong Chen; Editor: Xavier Atkins

UNIOGBIS completed its mandate in Guinea-Bissau

Children from Guinea-Bissau

 

In Focus by Benedetta Spizzichino; Editor: Eleonora Gonnelli

Guterres, Security Council is crucial in addressing conflicts

UN Headquarters, Non-Violence sculpture

In Focus by Alessia Rossinotti; Editor: Alexander Collin

Population displacement is reaching record high

A displacement camp in northern Africa

In Focus by Sergio Gomez; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

The fragile conditions of people with disabilities in war-torn countries

Nujeen Mustafa arrived on the island of Lesbos with her wheelchair

 In Focus by Giulia Francescon; Editor: Shrabya Ghimire

Discussing gender and disarmament with Izumi Nakamitsu

United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu

In Focus by Alessia Rossinotti

#EndSARS: The world is watching Nigeria

Protestors in Nigeria call to end SARS and address brutality of armed forces

In Focus by Phoebe Ohlin

Disability and Armed Conflict: episode 4

A Shilluk women forced to flee Malakal, South Sudan, after a bullet struck her left thigh during fighting in 2014 Credits:

in Focus by Barbara Caltabiano

Disability and Armed Conflict: episode 3

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia attend a "class" on the peace process between them and the government

in Focus by Barbara Caltabiano

Bosnia and Herzegovina: justice resumes for wartime civilian killings

Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In Focus by Catherine Gregoire

75 years of United Nations mediation, preventing conflict

The Knotted Gun Monument outside the United Nations building, New York City, USA

In Focus by Carla Pintor

Disability and Armed Conflict: episode 2

East Aleppo City, Syria: eight-year-old paralysed by an exploding bomb lost the use of her legs

In Focus by Barbara Caltabiano

Disability and Armed Conflict: episode 1

A disabled man fleeing fighting between Iraqi forces and IS fighters in Mosul

In Focus by Barbara Caltabiano

IDPs and Conflict: episode 10

Community Consultation Forum in Sisi IDP camp, Mournei, West Darfur

In Focus by  Camilla Lavino

IDPs and Conflict: episode 9

IDPs Return to Malakal after Years in Juba POC Site

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

IDPs and Conflict: episode 8

Internally displaced women in the Tanganyika province, DRC

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

IDPs and Conflict: episode 7

Violence-driven Internally displaced people in Colombia

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

IDPs and Conflict: episode 6

Displaced Syrian children who fled their homes in the border town of Ras al-Ain

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Chad, Palestine

Palestinian artist paints a mural to promote preventive measures against COVID-19, Khan Yunis

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

IDPs and Conflict: episode 5

The airstrip area displacement site in the Somali region of Ethiopia

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

World observes International Criminal Justice Day on 17 July 2020

Representatives of member States sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 17 July 1998

 In Focus by Roos Middelkoop

Death toll of 16 as new tensions flare-up amid Azerbaijan and Armenia

Woman’s house after shelling by Armenian forces in the Tovuz Region

In Focus by Gianmarco Italia; Editor: Barbara Caltabiano

IDPs and Conflict: episode 4

A widowed mother of six in an IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno State.

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

Restricted commemorations for the 25th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide

Temperature check at the entrance of the Srebrenica Memorial Centre on the day of the commemorations

 In Focus by Margherita Curti; Editor: Matteo Consiglio

IDPs and Conflict: episode 3

African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

IDPs and Conflict: episode 2

Somali internally displaced families after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an increase in U.S. airstrikes

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Sudan, Ukraine

OSCE observers stand behind an officer launching signal rockets near Bohdanivka, in Donetsk region, 2019

In Focus by Silvia Luminati 

IDPs and Conflict: episode 1

Internally displaced people in the Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia Crediti/autore:

In Focus by Camilla Lavino

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Kenya, Mozambique

A member of Kenya Red Cross demonstrates hand-washing in Nairobi, Kenya

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso

A Congolese woman washes her hands during humanitarian aid distribution

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Libya, Syria

Children and an elderly woman wear facemasks in Idlib, Syria

 In Focus by Silvia Luminati

Predation in Mexico

A protester holds up a sign ("We are missing 43!") with relatives of the 43 missing students from a teacher’s college in Ayotzinapa during a march in Mexico City.

In Focus by Luca Ramello

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Myanmar, Cameroon

Armed personnel in Myanmar

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Afghanistan, Yemen

Volunteers prepare themselves to spray disinfectants on streets in Kabul, Afghanistan

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh

Disinfection activities in Iraqi refugee camps

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Niger, Kenya

South Sudanese refugees practice social distancing at Kakuma camp in Kenya

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Algeria, Kashmir

A family walks wearing facemasks in Srinagar, Kashmir

 In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Mozambique, Burundi

Mozambicans stay 1.5 metres apart as they wait to access to a food distribution at Savane Resettlement Centre

 In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Mauritania, West Papua

Water point constructed by MSF at Mbera camp, Mauritania

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Jordan, Ukraine

A Syrian refugee child uses a water kiosk in Za’atari camp, Jordan

In Focus by Silvia Luminati

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Venezuela

Healthcare workers wearing PPE in Bunia, DRC

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan

Sudanese healthcare professionals wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to assist suspected COVID-19 patients

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Pakistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan

Distribution of hand washing barrels as part of the COVID-19 response in Aysaita refugee camp in Afar, Ethiopia

 

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Bangladesh, Mali, Central African Republic

IOM doctor helps a Rohingya family in the Kutupalong refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

 

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Turkey, Cameroon, Thailand

A camp for displaced people near the Bab al-Hawa border

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

COVID-19 SPECIAL : Uganda, Libya, Philippines

Libyan soldiers wearing masks during a military operation in Tripoli

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Myanmar, Colombia, Lebanon

A Myanmar woman wearing a traditional facial cosmetic is being checked for fever

 

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Sara Gorelli

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Palestine, Darfur

Palestinian children at the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza strip.

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Sara Gorelli

COVID-19 SPECIAL: Somalia, Yemen, Syria

Disinfection practices at a camp for displaced people in Kafr Jalis village, Syria

In Focus by Silvia Luminati; Editor: Sara Gorelli

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, how at risk are the world’s refugee and migrant populations?

Refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece

In Focus: 16-20 March 2020 by Phoebe Ohlin; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

As conflict flares in the Middle East, civilians face a humanitarian crisis

Child running through rubble in Benghazi, Libya

In Focus: January 2020 by Phoebe Ohlin; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

“2019 was a particularly deadly year for children”

Children swimming in a waterhole in Burkina Faso.

In Focus: 3-7 February 2020 by Phoebe Ohlin; Editor: Aleksandra Krol

Ahlan Simsim: a TV-show tailored to learning needs of refugee children

Ryan Donnell/Sesame Worshop Children interact with Jad, one of the main characters of the show Ahlan Simsim

The NGOs Sesame Workshop and IRC launch a 100 million dollars project to help refugee kids to recover from trauma

Are we still in time to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?

Sustainable Development Goal Number 2: Ending world Hunger and food waste

In Focus: 9-13 December 2019

US-Iran: what does this mean for civilians caught in the middle?

Mourners surround a vehicle carrying the coffins of Iranian Maj

6-11 January 2020 Weekly Digest, by Phoebe Ohlin

Escalating violence in Iraq, Mali and Sudan endangers prospects of peace

Integrated patrol unit maintaining security in South Sudan

2-6 December 2019 Weekly Digest, by Phoebe Ohlin
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