Myanmar: Caught between state censorship and self-censorship: Prosecution and...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: MyanmarMyanmar's media stifled by climate of fearMyanmar’s authorities are intensifying restrictions on media as the country approaches crucial national elections,...
View ArticleWorld: Global Peace Index 2015
Source: Institute for Economics and PeaceCountry: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Niger, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic,...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Children’s Ebola Recovery Assessment: Sierra Leone
Source: Save the Children, Plan, World VisionCountry: Sierra LeoneChildren Report Increased Exploitation, Teenage Pregnancies in Ebola-Affected Sierra LeoneMedia Contact Phil Carroll 267.992.6356...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: #Denied - Harassment of Palestinian Patients...
Source: Physicians for Human RightsCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryDenied – PHR-Israel's new report exposes Israel's policy of arbitrarily denying medical treatment from Palestinians, even when...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal’s peace process in the aftermath of the earthquake
Source: Peace DirectCountry: NepalJune 17 2015: Peace Direct's local correspondent for Nepal looks at how the aftermath of the earthquake has renewed the constitution-writing process and may lead to...
View ArticleUnited States of America: A Fair Chance for Due Process: Challenges in Legal...
Source: Jesuit Refugee ServiceCountry: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States of AmericaJesuit Refugee Service/USA & Jesuit Law Schools Identify Legal Challenges Facing Central American...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Lord’s Resistance Army Update (17 June 2015)
Source: Small Arms SurveyCountry: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, SudanOn 11 June 2015 the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning threats to...
View ArticleMyanmar: The Rohingya Migrant Crisis
Source: Council on Foreign RelationsCountry: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, ThailandAuthor: Eleanor Albert, Online Writer/Editor June 17, 2015 Introduction Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya have fled...
View ArticleWorld: Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2015
Source: Global Humanitarian Assistance programme (Development Initiatives)Country: WorldExecutive summaryHumanitarian financing is in the spotlight now as never before. This is for two reasons: firstly...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Warlord Business: CAR's Violent Armed Groups and...
Source: Enough ProjectCountry: Central African RepublicIn a new Enough Project report released today, Warlord Business: CAR’s Violent Armed Groups and Their Criminal Operations for Profit and Power,...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal - Assessment Letter for the World Bank
Source: International Monetary FundCountry: NepalSummary:Before the earthquakes of April 25 and May 12, Nepal’s macroeconomic performance was relatively strong: Growth accelerated to 5.5 percent in...
View ArticleWorld: UNHCR Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2014
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: WorldUNHCR warns of dangerous new era in worldwide displacement as report shows almost 60 million people forced to flee their homesA UNHCR report,...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: No Place to Call Home: How Syria’s displaced millions...
Source: Norwegian Refugee CouncilCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicMideast housing crisis driving Syrian refugees to despairThe living conditions of millions of Syrian refugees are...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Liberia and Sierra Leone - mVAM Regional Bulletin #7: May 2015
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Liberia, Sierra LeoneHighlights· Liberia is officially Ebola-free, but the virus continues to spread in Sierra Leone.· Consistent with past trends, Liberia and...
View ArticleWorld: Climate Change and Food Systems: Global assessments and implications...
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: WorldA body of evidence: What climate change implies for global food security and tradeNew book assesses climate challenge and ways of coping with it18...
View ArticleColombia: Análisis de 1.000 sentencias de restitución de tierras
Source: Instituto Popular de CapacitaciónCountry: ColombiaNi hay falsas víctimas, ni la restitución avanza como debieraAunque en Colombia algunos terratenientes y hasta algunos funcionarios del...
View ArticleWorld: Fragile States Index 2015
Source: Fund for PeaceCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian...
View ArticleWorld: Regional Overview of Food Insecurity Europe and Central Asia
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan, the...
View ArticleMali: Humanitarian funding analysis: Internal displacement northern Mali -...
Source: Global Humanitarian Assistance programme (Development Initiatives), Start NetworkCountry: MaliOn 18 June 2015 we responded to a funding alert in response to internal displacement in the...
View ArticleWorld: Financing in crisis? Making humanitarian finance fit for the future
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentCountry: WorldAbstractBuilding on the useful recommendations of the Future Humanitarian Financing initiative, this paper takes the view...
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