UN Dispatch
Monday, October 31, 2016 - 07:13
Nearly a year of protests against land reform issues and heavy-handed government policies is starting to take its toll on Ethiopia, who earlier this month announced a six-month state of emergency. Often hailed as a rising star and economic stronghold of Africa, the growing discontent highlights the limits of authoritarian development as well as the hypocrisy of the West when it comes to human rights abuses.
Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 07:02
Colum Lynch has an explosive scoop in Foreign Policy reporting an incident in July in which a convoy of American diplomats was fired upon by South Sudanese government forces. The diplomats were traveling in armored cars, and when they passed the presidential palace they were met with a barrage of gunfire.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:29
United States Special Forces launched a helicopter raid on an Al Shabaab controlled-town on Tuesday, just days after a US airstrike killed 150 suspected Al Shabaab fighters on Saturday. These operations are likely to have caused more fatalities in one week than all known US counter terror strikes in Somalia over the last nine years combined.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 06:13
On Friday, the United Nations released an exceedingly disturbing report that showed the number of allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse against UN staff increased in 2015. There were 99 allegations across the UN system, with the majority–69–involving personnel from UN peacekeeping missions.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 06:33
Nine months after President Pierre Nkurunziza upended Burundi’s fragile post-conflict peace by announcing he would stand for a third term in office, all indications are the crisis is getting worse rather than better. New evidence of sexual assault by security forces and growing allegations of mass killings coupled with the staunch unwillingness by Nkurunziza’s government to participate in regional talks aimed at resolving the crisis are leaving many to wonder how bad things will get.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 07:15
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development every year compiles data from its member states about their foreign aid spending. Here are some other big takeaways from the report.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:38
Central Asia’s leading democracy has taken the unprecedented step of barring a prominent human rights researcher from entering the country. The decision comes ahead of Kyrgyzstan taking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in January 2016.
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 06:33
In Nigeria, humanitarian interventions remain woefully under-resourced by the international community, leaving Nigerian civilians and churches to fill the void unsupported. The international community must and can do more.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:33
In the small Central Asian nation Tajikistan, the government is in the midst of a crackdown on beard-growing in the predominantly Muslim population. Citing concerns over displays of religious extremism, authorities even go so far as to forcibly shave offending citizens.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:04
Rarely does the small Central African country of Burundi get much international attention.