Armed Conflict
Socotra Detentions
The incident renewed calls from UN experts and NGOs for unfettered access to all detention facilities, immediate release of arbitrarily detained individuals, independent investigations into…
Lebanon is Facing Diplomatic Pressure
Lebanon’s government has been insisting on the return of residents to border villages from which they were displaced during the 2024 war. Not only have…
Sudan Schooling Under Siege
Remote learning has been largely infeasible for most Sudanese children owing to infrastructure collapse and displacement, deepening a generational learning deficit with long-term humanitarian and…
Human Rights, Sexual Violence, and the Persistence of Impunity/Sri Lanka’s Unfinished Reckoning
Sixteen years after the war’s end, survivors face what the UN describes as no visible path to justice or restoration, underscoring the gap between international…
Yemen’s Unfolding Humanitarian Emergency
Grounded in reduced humanitarian access, 73 UN workers remain detained by Houthi authorities, impeding relief operations. Despite these hurdles, UN agencies reached 3.4 million individuals…
Sudan’s Conflict Deepens Displacement and Malnutrition
A UNICEF survey conducted in December 2025 found acute malnutrition rates far exceeding the 15 per cent emergency threshold set by the World Health Organization.…
South Sudan Pushes the UN to the Edge
In Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria, Upper Nile, the fighting has splintered again, dragging with it the usual catalogue of violations: rape, abductions, the terrorising of…
Sudan’s Grim Equation
Tom Fletcher, the UN’s aid chief, has spent the last week moving between airstrips, checkpoints, and cramped rooms that pass for negotiation venues.
The Logic of Restraint in Modern Warfare
The gist is simple but radical: treat civilian protection as the centre of military planning, not its periphery. That means understanding the full humanitarian consequences…
Britain’s Quiet Retreat from Atrocity Prevention in Sudan
The violence that swept through El Fasher has left tens of thousands of dead or displaced, while those who survive speak of betrayal. Britain’s failure was…
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