Children go to school at Harsham Camp for Displaced Persons in Erbil, Iraq. UNICEF/Wathiq Khuzaie The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have now come into force and there is great hope … Read More
Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), called President Rodrigo Duterte’s goal of ending local armed conflicts before the end of his term in … Read More
Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council Please check against delivery Madame President, … Read More
RISE IN CIVIL ACCIDENTS AFTER THE START OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN – UN REPORT KABUL – The number of civilians killed and injured has risen in Afghanistan after the … Read More
Contentious areas | Security | South East Asia At the time, the defense of Manila was the most important event in the Pacific War from a law of armed conflict … Read More
JUBA from South Sudan The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday reiterated its call for an immediate end to the use of children in armed conflict. “The grotesque … Read More
Recommendations to the Security Council SOMALIA The Somali Federal Defense and Police Force (formerly listed as the ‘Somali National Army’ and now includes the Somali Police Force) are listed in … Read More
Ongoing “war of ignorance” waged by parties to the conflict in Yemen Mwatana launches “War of Ignorance” field study and “Chalk Dust” documentary on the impact of war on education … Read More
The wounds heal, but the scars remain The 2001 conflict left 72 soldiers and police dead. Many were killed by NLA guerrilla operations and in ambushes. The exact number of … Read More
Non-stealth, high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been instrumental in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in recent decades, but a revival of great power competition promises to cash their roles … Read More
Østby, Gudrun; Siri Aas Rustad & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2020) Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2019, Conflict Trends, 6. Oslo: PRIO. Brief points The number of children living in conflict … Read More
The armed conflict in Ethiopia between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has recently climbed. Tensions began to rise after the Tigray region rejected Prime Minister … Read More
Mritunjay Pathak, a fifth year, BA LL.B (Hons.) At Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, India, discusses the possibility of classifying India’s naxalism insurgency movement as a non-international armed conflict under … Read More
The natural environment has often remained a silent victim of war. The consequences of environmental damage for people affected by conflict are severe and complex, affecting their well-being, health and … Read More
A direct energy or DEW weapon is a weapon that uses highly focused energy, such as lasers, microwaves, or particle beams, to demolish, injure, hobble, or decapitate its target. DEW … Read More
The following is the July 27, 2020 report from the Congressional Research Service, Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and US Response. From the report From 2020, Syria faces increasing economic … Read More
UN urges parties to prioritize protection of civilians, start talks KABUL– The first half of 2020 saw fluctuating levels of violence affecting civilians in Afghanistan, with the United Nations documenting … Read More
More than 3,000 civilians have fled villages in conflict-ridden far north Rakhine State after three days of heavy fighting between government forces and the rebel Rakhine army that killed a … Read More
Virginia Gamba, the UN Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, blamed “fear of stigma and reprisal, involvement of powerful perpetrators and lack of services for survivors,” which all discourage. … Read More
Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication of the World Center for the Responsibility to Protect that highlights situations in which people are at risk of or experience mass atrocities. UN … Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed his desire to strengthen the country’s military, days after it was revealed that the country will spend $ 178 billion on its forces this year. … Read More
President Xi Jinping said China will step up preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to perform military tasks as the coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on … Read More
Joint statement by the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, the European Parliament Intergroup on the Rights of the Child and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children … Read More
“At a time when health experts are telling us to stay at home, gunmen are forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and into extreme vulnerability,” said NRC … Read More
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato Province, March 13 (PIA)— Pursuant to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Executive Order 70, establishing a Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict, the 602nd and … Read More
Several studies have shown how the Colombian mass media has systematically misinformed the public about the armed conflict in the country. The El Salado massacre in 2000 is one of … Read More
FORT MEADE, Md. — As Army leaders consider the next steps in force modernization, they stressed the importance of working with allied partners in both Europe and Southeast Asia. Amid … Read More
At least seven civilians, including four Rohingya Muslims, have died and 30 residents have been injured in the past 11 days in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, a local aid worker … Read More
OKELLO JAMES Senior officers of the opposition forces living in cantonment sites in the eastern Ecuadorian region of South Sudan have received training to help them better understand the laws … Read More
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) – The armed conflict in Colombia could escalate in 2020 and there could even be bombings in towns if dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia … Read More
JURIST Guest Columnist Elliot Winter, Senior Lecturer at Newcastle Law School in the UK, discusses how the law of armed conflict might come into play between the US, Iraq and … Read More
Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and Designated Chief of Staff, rejoiced the hearts of intelligence officers on December 21 by saying India’s armed … Read More
A global problem In at least 15 countries affected by armed conflict, governments imprison children suspected of involvement in non-state armed groups or other national security offenses. Recent surveys have … Read More
MARTIN SIBA If they had not already understood the devastating effects war can have on a child, 70 government military and police officers gathered in Nzara County for a workshop … Read More
CIVILIAN LOSSES IN AFGHANISTAN REACH RECORD LEVELS – UN REPORT KABUL – Figures released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) showing a record number of civilian … Read More
To note: This coin originally appeared in Spanish in esglobal. To read the original piece, Click here. Since the end of the Cold War, the usual means of ending internal … Read More
UN URGES PARTIES TO HEED AFGHAN CALL: ZERO CIVIL LIFE KABUL – The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released … Read More
Does climate change increase the risk of violent armed conflict? A new article published last week on June 12 in Nature suggests that the intensification of global warming could indeed … Read More
Intensifying climate change will increase the future risk of violent armed conflict within countries, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. Synthesizing expert views, the study estimates … Read More
Digging deeper into the current tensions, a number of experts interviewed by Military Times noted that the likelihood of war with Iran is low, but the current buildup only blocks … Read More
There are no atheists in the burrows, but there can be robots. Shallow depressions, a static blanket dug out of necessity, have more to offer mechanical occupants than humans. In … Read More
Milrem Robotics and ST Engineering have demonstrated the ability of the THeMIS Armed Combat Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) to operate in Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) conditions. The demonstration … Read More
ABSTRACT Displacement is an integral part of war and one of the greatest humanitarian challenges of our time. When people are forced or compelled to leave their homes and communities, … Read More
The following is March 25, 2019 Congressional Research Service Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and US Response. From the report Since 2011, the conflict in Syria has presented significant political … Read More
By Kayla Epstein | Washington Post In the era after the Parkland shootings, Florida law now requires every school to have a “school security guard” to protect students from potential … Read More
When do medical personnel lose their protection under IHL in an armed conflict? Specifically, what acts are considered “harmful to the enemy”? Who can medical personnel defend against what without … Read More
INTRODUCTION Linking conflict, violence and exploitation In 2016, more countries experienced some form of violent conflict than at any time in the past 30 years.1 People living in conflict-affected areas … Read More
Judicial advice When the White House announced earlier this year the creation of Space Force, a new branch of the military, many observers were puzzled. Space technology has undoubtedly come … Read More
Paul Wise, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and principal investigator at Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studieshas long argued that lack of health care, vaccines, food, water and … Read More
On April 6, for the third weekend in a row, Palestinian residents of Gaza clashed with the Israel Defense Forces near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. According … Read More
GENEVA (Reuters) – Situation in Syria “now resembles international armed conflict” after US missile strikes on Syrian air base, International Committee of the Red Cross said, expanding humanitarian obligations on … Read More
The heated militia III% Security Force has begun preparing for “what it expects will be intense fallout from the 2016 election”, according to Reuters correspondent Justin Mitchell, whose latest report … Read More
Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işik during a United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting at Lancaster House in London, Sept. 8, 2016. DoD Photo by Air … Read More
Many wonder whether the Obama administration should essentially go to war with Syria in an effort to end the atrocities Assad is committing in Aleppo and elsewhere in the country. … Read More
When a state, say the United States, uses military force on the territory of another state, say Syria or Pakistan, without the consent of that state, what legal rules constrain … Read More
When and or does the law of non-international armed conflict apply? Since most contemporary armed conflicts are between states and organized armed groups, or between such groups, these are important … Read More
A series of messages on just security focused on the rules that apply to US and UK support for Saudi-led coalition military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen. A key … Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a mini-series on the new publication of the International Committee of the Red Cross Report on international humanitarian law and the challenges … Read More
Another figure from Tajikistan’s 1992-97 civil war era is on the run in the latest reminder of the fragility of the country’s 18-year-old peace accord. Former Deputy Defense Minister Abduhalim … Read More
Two decades have passed since General Ratko Mladic’s units of the Army of Republika Srpska killed more than 8,000 Bosniaks near Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. Srebrenica was within the … Read More
The United States is still in an armed conflict in Afghanistan, despite the United States ending its combat mission in Afghanistan in December, the Pentagon’s top lawyer said on Friday. … Read More
Mosco – Since April 2014, pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of eastern Ukraine have been waging a deadly battle against Ukrainian forces.More than 6,000 people were killed … Read More
When is a war not a war? Does it matter, when a bomb is dropped or a missile is launched, whether it is called “counter-terrorism”, or “armed conflict”, or “hostilities”? … Read More
Joe Rosenthal / Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum It’s hard for civilians to understand what it’s like to experience combat. For this reason, art curators Ann Wilkes Tucker and Will Michels … Read More
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