(HRW) – Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Safe Schools Declaration, an inter-governmental political commitment by which countries express support for protecting students, teachers, schools, and universities from attack during times of war. The declaration was developed through consultations with countries in a process led by Norway and Argentina in early 2015, and was opened […]
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(ICRC) – With almost 19 million reliant on aid, Yemen is the world’s single largest humanitarian crisis. Now it’s in the grip of a cholera outbreak. On 5 May, the Ministry of Health and Population in Sana’a declared a state of emergency. Since then, in only three short weeks, 55,206 cases have been reported – along with 500 […]
(The Independent) -We all know that education is a fundamental human right. But more than that, quality education is a foundation of tolerance, pluralism and security in society – something which is pertinent to remember in the wake of attacks like the one we saw at Manchester Arena this week. Put simply, a lack of […]
(International Business Times) – The Philippines government finally confirmed that the Maute militant group is using child soldiers armed with baby armalite rifles to fight soldiers in Marawi’s battle zone. A police official, who had joining foot soldiers in the battle zone moving from one house to another in search of Maute remnants, was caught by […]
(Relief Web) – We the undersigned organisations call upon UN Security Council members to take action to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Yemen, end the humanitarian crisis and support the UN Special Envoy’s efforts towards an inclusive political solution to the conflict. The Security Council can and must do more to protect civilians from the […]
