Armed Conflict
In Southern Lebanon, a Ceasefire That Kills
Israeli forces have maintained a security zone several kilometres inside Lebanese territory and have been destroying civilian infrastructure and homes within it. More than one…
South Sudan: A Nation Starving
Some 2.2 million children suffer from acute malnutrition. The number of acutely malnourished children aged six months to five years has risen by 100,000 cases…
Sahel Under Siege: Coordinated Attacks Devastate Mali
UN Secretary-General António Guterres responded by calling for “robust security coordination” across the wider Sahel region and for urgent humanitarian funding to reach the 3.8…
Hunger & Conflict
The crisis is compounded by a collapse in financing: humanitarian and development funding for food and nutrition responses has fallen to levels last seen nearly…
In Gaza and Iran, the Health Toll of War Deepens
More than 1,800 health facilities have been damaged or destroyed in Gaza; in Iran, three months of dialysis-filter supplies remain.
The Treaty Holding the Nuclear Order Together Is Fraying at the Seams
A review conference beginning April 27th convenes as every Cold War-era arms-control agreement has either expired or been abandoned.
Sudan’s Women: Nowhere Is Safe
Three years of war have left millions displaced, imperilled and underfunded. What do Sudan’s women say they want? Overwhelmingly, they want to go home. Pending…
The World Pledged Nearly $1.8 Billion for Sudan
The structural problem with the conference was one it shared with its predecessors in Paris and London. Neither the Sudanese Armed Forces nor the paramilitary…
Diplomacy Flickers in Washington While the Bombs Keep Falling on Lebanon
The humanitarian consequences are beginning to ripple outward. The United Nations warned this week that uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz is threatening to choke…
Abandoned, Not Forgotten
Callamard called on the UN Security Council to extend the existing arms embargo beyond Darfur to the rest of Sudan. She also implicated the United…
A War on Women and Children
The drone war has also destroyed the infrastructure upon which civilian life depends. Between 70 and 80 percent of health facilities in conflict areas are…
Three Years into a War That Has Shattered a Nation, the World Convenes in Berlin with Fine Words and Empty Coffers
“This grim and chastening anniversary marks another year when the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN’s Emergency…
