But life was fairly normal – at least for wartime – inside the city until early October, when they fully surrounded the city.

I do not need Palestinians to accept my sexuality before I can defend their rights and oppose occupation, writes Hani Dweik.

To many people, the Sudanese city of El Fasher – where I was born, raised, and spent my professional working life – is now a ...

One year after the massacres. Next week marks one year since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of El Fasher, carrying out one of the worst atro ...

The conversation about the future of the Gaza Strip is stuck in a false dichotomy. On the one hand, for an entire year, Israel has prevented any progress towards reconstruction while continuing to ...

The longtime rector of Costa Rica’s UN-affiliated University for Peace has announced his resignation following a weeks-long ...

The humanitarian reform pact opens a new chapter with a slimmer focus, a longer name, and renewed questions. What’s changing, ...

Should an aid organisation accept US cash to resettle only white Afrikaners? Inklings explores how aid works in the wilds of ...

There has been much talk of a “humanitarian reset” following the drastic decline in aid funding over the last few years, but much less about what to do next. However, the Kenya-based Centre for ...

She’s also served as the UN’s human rights chief. “History has shown that a world operating without the rule of law is unjust, unwise, and inhumane,” the committee said in its announcement of the ...

“The government seems very interested in having a dialogue with Boko Haram, perhaps realising a military response alone is inadequate.” A ceasefire agreement with the jihadist group Boko Haram has ...

In late July, judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously voted to confirm charges against former Libyan security official Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, paving the way for his case to ...