Aid workers held hostage in Darfur freed - UN
The 12 hostages were released late on Wednesday after the United Nations mediated to resolve the situation, UNAMID says
U.N. demands end to impunity for combatants who rape, but what about peacekeepers?
Abuse, albeit relatively rare, by blue helmets hurts trust in U.N. and often goes unpunished
S.Sudan violence kills 800 this year - UN
This year 151 incidents across nine of the south's ten states have killed 801 and displaced nearly 94,000, the U.N. says
Darfur refugees take 12 Sudan aid workers hostage
Kalma Camp is one of the most politicised camps in the region, housing tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting
World Bank urges new thinking to tackle conflicts
A new World Bank report challenges a view long embraced by global institutions, saying that high economic growth alone cannot reduce violence