Banks urged to stop multi-billion dollar investments in deadly cluster bombs
"Cluster bombs are banned for a clear reason, because they disproportionately harm civilians."
U.S. extends protected status for Haitians until January
The Obama administration first granted protections to Haitians following the earthquake that devastated the island
Conflict forces more people to flee homes in Congo than in Syria
"Even Syria or Yemen's brutal wars did not match the number of new people on the move in DRC last year"
NATO lawmakers warn climate change may worsen Middle East security risks
Climate change and other issues have worsened tensions over scarce water in the Middle East and north Africa, lawmakers say
Why we need to put internal displacement back on the global agenda
Preventing and resolving internal displacement is both a national obligation and a global imperative
One person every second displaced by conflict, disaster in 2016 - report
Nearly 7 million mostly from Africa and Middle East displaced by conflict, while 24 million in Asia forced to flee because of storms, floods and wildfires.
Rebels leave last opposition district in Syria's Homs
Several hundred fighters left in the final phase of the evacuation of insurgents
Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district
Homs is in the final phase of an evacuation deal that will see President Assad's government take back the area in the seventh year of the country's war
U.N. sees 'incremental progress' after Syria talks
"Any momentum provides some type of hope"
New convention targets illicit trade in artefacts from war zones
Illicit trade in cultural artefacts is regarded as a major source of funding to militant groups in conflict zones