A large majority of states from all regions are expected to back a second resolution by the UN General Assembly (Third Committee) on Thursday, calling for a moratorium
The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of northern Sri Lanka is
worsening as the government fails to provide shelter and protect over
300,000 displaced civilian
The five-day war between Georgia and the Russian Federation has had
serious and lasting consequences for the civilian population caught in
the crossfire.
Over forty organizations active in Africa warn that the situation in the eastern DRC is at risk of turning into a
humanitarian catastrophe, as the civilian death toll
Widespread human rights violations were committed during northern Uganda's 20-year conflict between the Government of Uganda's armed forces and the Lord's Resistance A
Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who
have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.
