Topic: War and conflict
Famine in Yemen could become one of worst in living memory, UN says
News / 25th October 2018Yemen is sliding fast toward what could become one of the worst famines in living memory, the UN’s top emergency relief official has warned.
Extreme hunger could kill 600,000 children in war zones this year
News / 10th September 2018More than half a million children in conflict zones could die from extreme hunger before the end of the year, new research by Save the Children shows.
‘New walled order’ for migrants worldwide as governments criminalize compassion and erect barriers to basic services
Blog / 20th July 2018Migrants around the world are facing new barriers to humanitarian aid and public services as some governments have criminalized or sought to limit efforts to help refugees, sometimes in a bid to deter migration—and often in violation of human rights, according to (pdf) a new report by the International Red Cross.
Facing the causes of the problems with immigration
Blog / 5th July 2018The root cause of our immigration problems arise out of gross global inequalities, and will have to be dealth with at the international level, sooner or later. Any quest for a solution should also rest on the foundation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, says Peter Marcuse.
End the wars to halt the refugee crisis
Blog / 28th June 2018"Despite the obvious correlation between Western-sustained wars and the EU’s refugee crisis, no moral awakening is yet to be realized." By Ramzy Baroud.
A record 68.5 million people in the world were forcibly displaced by the end of 2017, U.N. says
News / 26th June 2018Every two seconds, someone in the world was forcibly displaced in 2017, according to a new report by the U.N. Refugee Agency.
$1.7 Trillion Global Spending on Military in 2017: Highest since End of Cold War
Article / 31st May 2018According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in total, countries around the world spent $ 1.739 billion on arms in 2017. Although there was a marginal increase of 1.1 percent rise in real terms on 2016, the total global spending in 2017 is the highest since the end of the cold war.
#SyriaConf2018 in Brussels must focus on aid, increased pledges and accountability
News / 25th April 2018Donors and governments meeting Tuesday and Wednesday for the Brussels II conference must take the opportunity to bring change for the millions of vulnerable Syrians in their war-torn country and in the region by following through on previous commitments to protect displaced people and fund the aid response.
Record-high food insecurity trends set to worsen in 2018
News / 5th April 2018Protracted conflicts and climate shocks have led to a record breaking 124 million people, across 51 countries, now facing food insecurity or worse conditions, according to the Food Security Information Network’s annual report on food crises.
Implementing the 2030 agenda requires acknowledging extraterritorial obligations
Report / 8th March 2018One year into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the most pressing question is whether the Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be implemented in ways that are universal and integrated, and that protect and even extend human rights.