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January 5, 2021

Children in Afghanistan 'face illness, even death', in freezing conditions

Plastic sheeting may be all that separates children from temperatures which can drop to minus 27 degrees Celsius, says Save the Children.
November 24, 2020

Howard League exposes injustice of prison disciplinary system

The disciplinary system in prisons creates a pervasive sense of injustice, fuelling conflict and overcrowding, and should be overhauled, says the Howard League for Penal Reform.
November 5, 2020

Making the signal: virtue and conflict

As we approach Remembrance Sunday, the usual arguments over poppy colour have been a little less strident as memorial celebrations are subject to lockdown this year.
October 29, 2020

Malnutrition surges among young children in Yemen as conditions worsen

If the war does not end now, we risk losing an entire generation of Yemen’s young children, says UNICEF.
October 11, 2020

World Food Programme awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world towards the millions of people who suffer from or face the threat of hunger.
September 21, 2020

Praise for women peace-buiiders in conflict ridden countries

Evidence shows that when women are involved in peace-building, agreements are more likely to last beyond fifteen years.
September 14, 2020

UN Group of Experts releases their third report on Yemen

The continued supply of weapons to parties to the conflict is only perpetuating the conflict and prolonging the suffering of the Yemeni people, says Chairperson Kamel Jendoubi.
July 3, 2020

Uganda provides a safe haven to DRC refugees amid COVID-19 lockdown

The Ugandan Government and local communities have shown great solidarity with people fleeing conflict, says the UNHCR representative in Uganda.
June 17, 2020

Christian Aid responds to prospect of DFID losing its independence

The merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a retreat from UK’s ambition to be a world leader in the fight against poverty, says Christian Aid
May 17, 2020

Gordon Brown warns of need to protect poorest countries during COVID-19 crisis

The former UK prime minister warned of a second or third wave of the COVID-19 crisis which he calls a “global emergency” that cannot truly be ended “unless it is eradicated in every continent”.