49th session of the Human Rights Council – 16 March 2022 Item 3 Interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Delivered by: Defense … Read More
NILRATAN HALDER | Published: Mar 10, 2022 10:31:19 p.m. In his seminal work, The Clash of Civilizations and the Reshaping of the World Order, Samuel Phillips Huntington could not have … Read More
Global: Older people at heightened risk in conflict Governments and the UN should do more to end abuses, provide protection and provide assistance (New York) – Older people are often … Read More
Global: Older people at heightened risk in conflict Governments and the UN should do more to end abuses, provide protection and provide assistance (New York) – Older people are often … Read More
Yesterday, the Azerbaijani armed forces targeted, in the presence of Russian blue helmets, a citizen of Artsakh carrying out agricultural work. Zorik Abrahamyan, the village chief of Khramort in Artsakh … Read More
By Arnaldo Vieira Maputo. The U.S. government has launched a third Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) program with Mozambique, aimed at bolstering preparedness for rising insecurity. Washington has held training … Read More
As Russia threatens to use military force, Amnesty International warns further escalation of armed conflict in Ukraine will have devastating consequences for human rights in the region; threatening civilian lives, … Read More
TO REJECT. Assistant Provincial Attorney Flosemer Chris Gonzales, spokesperson for the Western Visayas Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF6-ELCAC) on Friday, January 21, 2022 called on … Read More
Farmers in Kilinochchi have warned that the upcoming harvest could be worse than during decades of armed conflict, according to a report in The Hindu, after the Sri Lankan government … Read More
introduction This field report analyzes the information gathered by KHRG field researchers between January and June 2021. The reporting period was most clearly marked by the military coup that took … Read More
GENEVA (19 November 2021) – Children born as a result of rape committed in armed conflict need better help and support, while women survivors of sexual violence need full protection … Read More
Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Rob Williams, CEO, War Child UK Guy Ryder, ILO Director General Frédérique was at school in … Read More
New / national / Review of “violations of armed conflicts by communist terrorist groups” requested by AFP – Sec. Guevarra Review of “violations of armed conflicts by communist terrorist groups” … Read More
Read this in the digital edition of The Manila Times. MIDSAYAP, Cotabato North: North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco on Wednesday opposed calls for the abolition of the Government’s National Task … Read More
Frédérique was at school in Bambari, Central African Republic, when the militia attacked. Many people died in the hostilities, including his brother and his mother. Devastated, Frédérique joined an armed … Read More
There is a cloud of uncertainty in Ethiopia as airlines out of Addis Ababa are reportedly fully booked, following the declaration of a six-month national state of emergency on Tuesday. … Read More
OSLO: Human rights and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where hunger threatens millions of people, will be at the center of discussions which will open on Sunday in Oslo between … Read More
Artemio Dumlao – The Filipino Star October 18, 2021 | 00h00 BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) reminds aspiring presidents to develop a “deeper understanding … Read More
Comment October 7, 2021 Symon Hill envision a world without the army and chart a path to peace. Illustration by Andy Carter Change is difficult. Even radical activists can struggle … Read More
United Nations officials have increasingly received reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including kidnappings and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups in the Cabo Delgado … Read More
Geneva – United Nations officials have increasingly received reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including kidnappings and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups in the … Read More
Recommendations to the Security Council COLOMBIA The Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) is listed in the annexes of the Secretary-General’s (SG) 2021 Annual Report (S / 2021/437) on Children and … Read More
Israeli state-owned defense firm Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol combat zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The unmanned vehicle revealed on Monday … Read More
Alon Bernstein and Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Posted Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:54 a.m. EDT Last updated Monday, September 13, 2021 … Read More
Alon Bernstein and Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press Posted Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:54 a.m. EDT Last updated Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:54 a.m. EDT LOD, Israel (AP) … Read More
Recommendations to the Security Council Afghanistan Four non-state armed groups (NSAGs) are listed in the annexes to the Secretary-General’s (SG) latest report on children and armed conflict (CAAC) for the … Read More
This report, drawn up following consultations and covering the period from January to December 2020, is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2427 (2018). The report includes trends regarding the … Read More
Between January 1 and June 30, 2021, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recorded 5,183 civilian casualties (1,659 killed and 3,524 injured). The total number of civilians killed … Read More
If proof was needed that a federal government including or led by the Greens would exacerbate the militarist policies of the current grand coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, … Read More
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet said the armed conflict is escalating and spreading in parts of Myanmar in opposition to the February military coup and could … Read More
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United Nations signed a strategic plan to protect children in armed conflict during a signing ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday, June … Read More
This includes nearly 360 criminal cases in war crimes. REUTERS The investigating authorities are working to solve more than 12,000 crimes committed during the armed conflict in the occupied areas … Read More
Environmental dimensions of armed conflicts Years of armed conflict have devastated Yemen’s environment, contributing to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Attacks on hydraulic infrastructure depriving thousands of people … Read More
GCPEA TEN YEARS LATER In 2010, a group of United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations working in the fields of education in emergencies, protection, higher education and international humanitarian and … Read More
Civil unrest and military exercises pose increased risks to more than 200 endangered species, including elephant populations and the critically endangered eastern gorilla, conservationists warned on Wednesday. A report by … 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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