Doctors Without Borders condemns U.S. bombing of Afghan hospital as ‘war crime’
The U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan this weekend constitutes a war crime, the aid group said. At least 22 people are dead and Doctors Without Borders, also known as...
View ArticleRed Cross chief: ‘The more the Afghan people suffer, the less attention there...
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is in a “downward spiral,” according to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Despite the worsening situation, attention paid to...
View ArticleU.N. Security Council adopts resolution to protect hospitals in conflicts
Member countries of the U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that affirms the imperative to protect medical facilities and health workers in conflict areas. It is a direct response to...
View ArticleAid groups: Saudis should be held responsible for killing children in Yemen
Nearly 2,000 children were killed or hurt last year in a Saudi-led coalition bombing campaign in Yemen, and a group of six aid groups charge that no one is holding the coalition responsible. As the...
View ArticleCluster bombs: The preferred way to kill civilians in Syria and Yemen
The majority of civilian casualties in Syria are the result of bombing campaigns by the military and its Russian allies, according to new U.N. report. Seemingly indiscriminate attacks level entire...
View ArticleSenate opponents join forces to prevent U.S. arms sales to Saudis
Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., do not see eye to eye on most issues. However, the two agree that the U.S. should not be selling arms to Saudi Arabia. A joint resolution introduced by...
View ArticleWhen the fighting stopped in Syria, aid still didn’t get through
The short-lived cease-fire in Syrian ended earlier this week. A break in fighting provided relief to embattled Syrians caught in the middle of the civil war. Hopes were high that the period of safety...
View ArticleAttacks on health workers go unpunished in at least 23 countries
Health workers and facilities were under attack in conflicts in at least 23 countries in 2016, and the perpetrators are getting away with it, according to a new report from the Safeguarding Health in...
View ArticleBattle for Mosul puts 100,000 children at risk, aid groups can’t keep up
The months-long surge of Iraqi forces to retake Mosul continues to force people to flee the city and leaves 100,000 children trapped in the city in "extremely dangerous conditions," warns UNICEF. Aid...
View ArticleWorld got a little more peaceful last year, except for the US and ‘conflict...
If you are an American, you might be excused for thinking the world is less peaceful lately. But in fact, overall, the planet is a bit more peaceful than it was last year. Not so much for the U.S.,...
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