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New report on US and Mexico migrant and asylum policies details sexual violence, abuse, and other human rights violations for women seeking protection WASHINGTON, DC / MEXICO CITY -- On the one-year...

RÉSUMÉ La crise sécuritaire que le Mali a connu en 2012 a provoqué d’importants déplacements de populations tant à l’intérieur du territoire que vers les pays limitrophes. La Matrice de Suivi des...

On 2 January 2022, confrontations began in rural areas along Arauca River on the Colombia-Venezuela border. As at 24 January 2022, fighting was taking place in both Arauca (Colombia) and Apure...

This Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (QMMU) covers Southern and Southeast Asia. The core countries of focus for this region are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal,...

SUMMARY West Africa is widely cited as a hotspot of climate change and insecurity. This SIPRI Insights uses a systematic literature review of academic research to build a better understanding of the...

Exposure to disaster risk is often dictated by social constructs such as gender, class, race, sexual orientation, etc. The overlap and interconnectedness of these constructs is known as...

Executive Summary Bangladesh has experienced multiple waves & surges of COVID-19 outbreak since 8 March 2020. The pandemic not only impacted the health sector, the nationwide lockdowns and other...

Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against...

Key Updates Further displacement in Northern Ethiopia as hostilities escalate: New displacement have been reported from Western Tigray with an estimated 30,000 displaced into North Western districts...

Highlights West Africa and Sahel are facing an unprecedented food insecurity driven by compounded multiple factors, including severe rainfall deficits, insecurity, soaring food prices and slow...

Key Updates Nigerian refugees in Niger’s Tahoua region: Violence by groups of armed bandits in the vicinity of Sabon Birni in Nigeria’s Sokoto state spurred 11,500 Nigerians to flee to Niger’s Tahoua...

Typhoon Rai (known locally as Odette) hit the Philippines on 16 December 2021, with gusts of up to 270km/h and maximum sustained winds of 195km/h near the centre. Rai affected over 9.4 million people...

Vulnerable populations in urban areas globally have been among the worst hit by the global COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has upended normal life and the food systems that support urban populations...

Lebanese crisis forcing youth out of learning, robbing them of their futures: UNICEF survey “The crisis is depriving adolescents and youth of the stability that is so important at their age. It...

Overview In February, the Russian Federation will hold the presidency of the Security Council. Russia is expected to organise two signature events. The first event is a debate on sanctions with a...

Tonnes of COVID-19 health-care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems Geneva, 1 February 2022 - Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the...

Abstract Background With more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees Turkey hosts the world's largest number of Syrians. Considering the morbidity, mortality, and healthcare spending, cancer is one of the...

Executive Summary This report showcases the findings of the Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) research, including its latest results on Positive Peace and systems thinking. Positive Peace is...

Nearly 90% of experts surveyed predict that the global hunger crisis will grow over the next 10 years, without greater innovation New Research Illuminates the Need to Rethink Hunger Prevention and...