Armed Conflict
Palestine/Israel/A Rope and a Double Standard
Israel’s new death-penalty law is designed to kill Palestinians faster, and with less scrutiny.
Blue Helmets in the Crossfire
Secretary-General Guterres condemned the killing as a potential war crime and called for accountability, while the WHO reported that 51 Lebanese health workers had been…
Hunger & The Strait
Farmers globally face what Torero called “a double shock,” with rising costs for both fuel and fertilizer threatening the coming planting season. If the disruption…
War Without Shelter
In Lebanon, Israeli strikes on targets linked to Hezbollah have intensified, often with less than an hour’s warning. Bridges destroyed in southern Lebanon have cut…
Holy Cities, Unholy Times
Jerusalem’s sacred spaces fall silent as an unfamiliar war reaches its ancient streets.
Dismantling the Rules That Protect Human Life in the Middle East Conflict
HRW calls on world leaders to invoke their obligations under Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions to actively pressure all parties to respect…
A War Spiralling Out of Humanitarian Law Control
Strikes on Iran by the US and Israel have left more than 82,000 civilian structures damaged or destroyed, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
Left Behind: The Global Education Crisis
Progress since 2015 has slowed across nearly every region, with sub-Saharan Africa especially hard hit. In conflict zones, official figures almost certainly undercount the true…
Hostages to Conflict: UN Staff in Detention
The sharpest concentration is in Yemen, where 73 UN staff remain in the custody of de facto Houthi authorities, some for as long as five…
The Middle East and the Laws of War
Human Rights Watch called on all states, including allies of the warring parties, to invoke their obligations under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions…
Lebanon’s Spillover and Gaza’s Board of Peace
The council’s exchanges on 03/24/2026 underscored an urgent human rights imperative: protect civilians across borders, ensure aid corridors such as Rafah and Kerem Shalom remain…
Shelling, Power Loss, and a Nuclear Risk in Ukraine
Humanitarian actors are providing first aid, psychosocial care, and emergency relief, but operations require safer access and predictable power to avoid further civilian catastrophe.
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