Peacekeeping: a brief guide
Why does the international community intervene in some conflicts and not others, and what are the laws governing such interventions?
EXPERT VIEWS: Are we heading for U.N. peacekeeping with more force?
Four experts discuss the U.N.’s new peacekeeping brigade in Congo, which has a mandate to use force against rebel groups in the east, and the future of U.N. missions
Disaster risk reduction gets only 0.4 percent of aid - report
Too much is still spent on disaster response and recovery, rather than reducing the risks of disasters in the first place, particularly in drought-hit sub-Saharan Africa, experts say
War crimes court frustrated by reliance on witnesses
The disappearance of witnesses, doubts over their accounts and withdrawals of their statements have undermined prosecutions over suspected crimes against humanity in Kenya, Sudan and Congo
UNHCR seeks additional $21.4 million to help Congolese refugees in Uganda
The extra funding is needed largely to help people who have flooded into Uganda's Bundibugyo district to escape conflict in North Kivu province since July.
The Pope Blinks; Afghan Police Harass Women
Pope Francis announces Catholic Church should have less focus on abortion and gay marriage; three women in Pakistan slain in honor killing.