Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq
"After losing the war in Iraq and the shrinking of its power, Daesh returned back to its old style of an insurgency, by carrying out suicide attacks, which is a clear sign that the terrorist group is retreating"
Red Cross halts aid to swathe of South Sudan after staff member killed
The suspension affects more than 22,000 people about to get aid deliveries, including more than 5,000 farmers due to receive seeds in an area on the edge of famine
Region must do more to pressure South Sudan leaders to end conflict -US diplomat
"This is a manmade conflict of horrific dimensions, which is about political leaders measuring each other through force at the cost of their populations"
Bridging the maternal healthcare divide with mobile technology
About 830 women around the world die each day due to pregnancy or childbirth complications. The suffering is completely unnecessary but this is where mobile technology can help.
The UN’s roulette game with Colombia
The UN has picked a dangerous time to pull aid resources out of Colombia. In doing so, it threatens to unravel the fragile peace the country has fought so hard for
Red Cross says staff member killed in South Sudan ambush
"We are shaken and distraught by the killing of our colleague who was travelling in a convoy of vehicles which were clearly marked with the Red Cross emblem"
Competing efforts to end South Sudan's war prolong conflict - U.N. panel
Defects include lack of oversight and enforcement
From refugee hotspot to promised land, Chad’s bet at the Paris roundtable
Chad needs commitments in its fight against poverty, strengthening resilience of its communities and ensuring long-term stability
U.S. reviewing policy toward South Sudan - USAID chief
"The situation has deteriorated to the point where a serious re-examination of U.S. policy is appropriate"
U.S. gives a further $91 million in food aid to drought-hit Ethiopia
Drought is now affecting Ethiopia's lowlands bordering Somalia where rains are late and herders have lost livestock