Armed Conflicts

Mideast: Growing Urbanisation Worsens Water Scarcity, Food Imports

By Baher Kamal
Conflict and insecurity remain the key barriers to development progress in the Middle East and North Africa. In Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, about half the population—around 40 million people—require humanitarian assistance. Across the region, countries depend heavily on food imports. As their populations urbanise and grow, the need for imports will increase.

Survivors of the El Mozote Massacre Have New Hopes for Justice in El Salvador

By Edgardo Ayala
Except for a house with its walls riddled with holes made by bursts of machine gun fire, nobody would say that the quiet Salvadoran village of El Mozote was the scene of one of the worst massacres in Latin America, just 35 years ago.

“Horrific” Increase in Worldwide Displacement

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Over 30 million people were newly internally displaced in 2016 by conflict and disasters, according to a new report.

A Grisly Tale of Children Falling Easy Prey to Ruthless Smugglers

By Baher Kamal
Don’t read this story if you are a parent or have children relatives. It is the bloodcurdling story of over 300,000 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children who are just a small part of millions of children that are innocent, easy prey for smugglers and human traffickers worldwide.

An Untold Economic Success Story in Syria

By Pierre Pierre Krähenbühl
Hidden almost literally under the rubble of the civil war in Syria is an economic success story that is rarely told. Hanan Odah is a thirty-year-old Palestine refugee living in Jaramana refugee camp in Damascus. She supports her multiply displaced family of three from a thriving micro-enterprise venture. Her husband was killed in the conflict, but she refused to submit to despair and dependency on her parents.

Mapping and Responding to Climate-Induced Migration

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
As the world focuses on conflict-related migration and displacement, with an unprecedented 60 million fleeing from war and persecution, others are pointing to a less discussed trigger of population movements: climate change.

Sexual Violence as a “Threat to Security and Durable Peace”

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Sexual violence is increasingly used as a tactic of terrorism and thus must be addressed as a peace and security issue, officials said at a United Nations Security Council meeting.

Kenya’s Drought: Response Must Be Sustainable, Not Piecemeal

By Siddharth Chatterjee

 

A malnutrition emergency Food security in Kenya has deteriorated significantly since the end of 2016. UNICEF reports a significant increase in severe acute malnutrition. Nearly 110,000 children under-five need treatment, up from 75,300 in August 2016.

Concerns Arise Over Freed Nigerian Abductees, Thousands Still Missing

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Following the release of over 80 missing schoolgirls, human rights groups have expressed concerns about their rights and future.

African Migrants Bought and Sold Openly in ‘Slave Markets’ in Libya

By Baher Kamal
Hundreds of migrants along North African migration routes are being bought and sold openly in modern day ‘slave markets’ in Libya, survivors have told the United Nations migration agency, which warned that these reports “can be added to a long list of outrages” in the country. The International Criminal Court is now considering investigating.

Time to Find ‘Magic Formula’ to Stop Hatreds – Baku Forum

By Rahul Kumar
It is time to find that “magic formula” that will encourage people to stop conflicts, the rise of violent extremism and hatreds, and live together in peace, urged a United Nations senior official at the end of a UN-backed conference on intercultural dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan.

How to Counter Violent Extremism, Youth Radicalisation – Baku Forum

By Rahul Kumar
The integration of migrants in cities, countering the rise of violent extremism, as well as youth radicalisation on the Internet have been some of the key issues discussed at a United Nations forum in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Refugee Journalists, the Challenge of Reporting from Exile

By Elena L. Pasquini
Abdulwahab Tahhan is a journalist and a refugee. From his exile in London, he documents the war that is devastating his homeland of Syria, monitoring airstrikes and assessing civilian casualties for the non-profit Airwars.

Collective Amnesia in Famine Response and Resilience-Building

By Suresh Babu
The emerging drought-induced humanitarian crisis—prevailing in countries from Niger in West Africa to Somalia in East Africa—and conflict-driven famine conditions in South Sudan, Somalia, and Northeast Nigeria, have become a regular phenomenon.

Journalist Killings in Sri Lanka Predicated on a Deadly Irony

By Thalif Deen
The widespread belief in the politically-motivated killings of journalists in Sri Lanka is predicated on a deadly irony: the hidden hand has always been visible, but the fingerprints have gone missing.

At UN, Rex Tillerson, Top US Diplomat, Delivers Stark Warnings to North Korea

By Barbara Crossette
Speaking to the United Nations Security Council at a meeting on North Korea held at the foreign-minister level, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked member countries to join the United States in a strong campaign to enhance pressures on the Kim Jong-un regime, whose rapidly developing nuclear and missile programs have reached dangerous levels.

Climate-Smart Agriculture – From Tanzania to Vietnam

By IPS World Desk
As part of efforts to move towards "climate-smart" agriculture, several countries have shared In a meeting in Rome new experiences on how to produce food in ways that help farmers cope with the impacts of climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.

20 Million People Could ‘Starve to Death’ in Next Six Months

By Baher Kamal
Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in North Eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the UN leading food and agriculture agency’s chief on April 28 warned. "If nothing is done, some 20 million people could starve to death in the next six months."

Kenya Is Doing Its Part to Battle Drought, We Must Too

By Siddharth Chatterjee and Aida Mengistu
After three years of drought and failed harvests, Kenya is in the grip of a national crisis. All eyes are on neighbouring Somalia and South Sudan – where the needs are indeed greater and more acute – but we must not forget the nearly 3 million Kenyans whose lives have been blighted by these extreme conditions.

IPS Journalists Who Perished in the Line of Duty

By Thalif Deen
In the politically-risky world of professional journalism, news reporters are fast becoming an endangered species.

Fate of Earth Must Not be Decided by US & Fellow Nuclear States

By Joan Russow
When the United Nations continues its negotiations in June for an international treaty against nuclear weapons, there must be a treaty that should cover every single aspect of the devastating weapons --- and leading eventually to their total elimination from the world’s military arsenals.
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