Sudan’s year of war: why there’s no hope for a cease-fire
14/4/2024: After a year of war in Sudan, the call to negotiate an immediate cease-fire by Norway and other Western governments has gone unheeded. As more local and international actors get involved, the outlook remains grim despite the suffering of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Source: DW
Deaths of peacekeepers underline concerns over Congo mission
10/4/2024: Three Tanzanian soldiers have been killed whilst deployed by the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mission to defeat M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The SADC force is considerably smaller than the 5,000 military personnel originally pledged and lacks vital support and equipment. The UN has started pulling out its 15,000 peacekeepers after Congo's government asked it to leave.
Source: DW
Germany faces top UN court over Gaza genocide claims
8/4/2024: The International Court of Justice in The Hague is about to hear a case brought by Nicaragua that Germany "has "failed to fulfill its obligation to prevent the genocide committed and being committed against the Palestinian people." Germany is hardly Israel's only ally but has been a major supplier of weapons since the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
Source: DW
Rwanda marks 30 years since 1994 genocide of Tutsis
7/4/2024: April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in Rwanda. The Rwandan diaspora is now the greatest challenge for stability — the people who did not participate in Rwanda's efforts to push for reconciliation between survivors and those who perpetrated the genocide.
Source: DW
How the Myanmar regime is surviving
3/4/2024: Despite some major wins by insurgent groups, the junta remains strong due to its control of arms and air power. International sanctions on aviation fuel supplies to Myanmar appear to be ineffective to date.
Source: The Interpreter
UN Security Council holds rare disarmament debate
3/4/2024: A high-level UN Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation has underscored the urgency of addressing the growing threats posed by nuclear weapons. It also highlighted the chronic divisions among key states on disarmament and nonproliferation issues.
Source: Arms Control Association
ICJ orders Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza
28/3/2024: Judges at the International Court of Justice have unanimously ordered Israel to ensure that basic food supplies arrive without delay to the Palestinian population in Gaza. In its legally binding order, the Court observed that worsening conditions of life and famine and starvation are spreading.
Source: Al Jazeera
UN Security Council passes Gaza cease-fire resolution
25/3/2024: The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an "immediate" cease-fire during Ramadan in Gaza. It also calls for the immediate release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas. The US abstained. Four similar resolutions had failed, three of them vetoed by the US and another last week by Russia and China.
Source: DW
Water for peace? First, stop it becoming a weapon of war
22/3/2024: As conflicts continue to rage in Ukraine and parts of the Middle East and Africa, water infrastructure has become fair game. The highest number of attacks on water supplies ever reported was in 2022. Paralysis of the international multilateral system has contributed to this trend.
Source: The New Humanitarian
Haiti chaos: what’s causing it, and can it be stopped?
12/3/2024: Ongoing violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation continues to escalate. What is the background to the conflict and what hurdles does the UN response team face?
Source: DW