New data tool tracks emerging conflict trends in Africa
Tool with data from thousands of political, social and armed conflicts can help governments and aid workers to analyse impact on communities
ACT Alliance Appeal: Towards sustainable recovery in Eastern and Southern Chad
Appeal Target: US$ 997,378. ACT member The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Chad programme, will provide assistance with psychosocial support and activities, capacity building and construction of social infrastructure, environmental activities, non food items, agricultural support and income generating activities, and support to prevent HIV/AIDS.
U.N. Security Council to back Mali peacekeepers in weeks
Up to 6,000 U.N. peacekeepers are to be deployed in Mali to help stabilise the country
Syria death toll likely near 70,000, says U.N. rights chief
Civilians are paying the price for the international community's lack of action to end the nearly 2-year-old conflict
Syria death toll likely approaching 70,000, says UN rights chief
Civilians are paying the price for the international community's lack of action to end the nearly 2-year-old conflict
South Sudan accuses Sudan of troops build-up on border
South Sudan accuses Sudan of building up forces along their border, a sign that efforts to set up a buffer zone between the neighbours have made no progress
Aid agencies face violence and arrests in South Sudan
Country head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says number of incidents hampering the work of aid agencies has jumped almost 50 percent last year