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(UN News Centre) – In light of the “serious shortcomings” revealed by an independent inquiry into the response of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) after violence broke out [...]

(Human Rights Watch)  – Seleka rebels killed at least 37 civilians, wounded 57, and forced thousands to flee when they razed a camp for displaced people in the Central African Republic on [...]

(MSF) – Bangassou could be a poster child for the mistakenly optimistic discourse around “stabilisation” and “normalisation” of the Central African Republic (CAR) that followed the latest [...]

(Human Rights Watch) – The small child cries hysterically on the hospital bed, covered in dust and blood. The video, posted by the pro-Syrian government news agency al-Akhbariya, shows [...]

(Human Rights Watch) – How did Saudi Arabia, which has been indiscriminately bombing Yemeni civilians for 18 months, just get re-elected to the Human Rights Council, the United [...]

(Save the Children) – Children must be given immediate safe passage out of Mosul to stop them being caught in the crossfire – Save the Children warns. As Iraqi forces close in on IS-held [...]

(Human Rights Watch) – Following yesterday’s release of a Human Rights Watch report detailing how Nigerian authorities raped and sexually exploited women and girls displaced by Boko Haram, [...]

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of South Sudan, Sudan/South Sudan (Abyei), Sudan, [...]

(Geneva Call) – As the military operations around Mosul enter their 16th day, Geneva Call is continuing in its efforts to raise awareness about the protection of civilians with the main [...]

(Save the Children) – Millions of Yemeni children are at risk from a triple threat of malnutrition which has left their immune systems low, a spiralling cholera epidemic, and a new outbreak [...]