Russia has used similar tactics in both countries, including bombings that flatten homes, schools, hospitals and key infrastructure. The humanitarian needs are vast.
500 million people live in 19 African countries deemed “water insecure”.
International Committee of the Red Cross workers prepare bags with bodies of government soldiers to be handed over in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in 2015.
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Lauren Carruth, American University School of International Service
Nearly all of the 129 aid workers killed on the job in 2021 were from the countries where they lost their lives.
Vladimir Putin celebrated Russia’s annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the move.
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None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him, and they may even make new atrocities more likely.
Vladimir Putin has a history of flattening cities in time of conflict. But alleged war crimes in Chechnya and Syria never resulted in charges, let alone prosecutions. Will Ukraine be any different?
Evacuees from Ukraine stand under a destroyed bridge as they flee the city of Irpin on March 7, 2022.
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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are using humanitarian corridors to leave the country. But these routes are often announced for political reasons and do not always offer safety
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is committed to achieving world peace through negotiation, and not force.
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The relationship between South Africa and the West, especially the US, has a complex history. Not least because the US designated those fighting the apartheid regime, as terrorists.
Civilians try to escape from the town Irpin, near Kyiv, which has been heavily shelled in recent days.
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Russia holds veto power on the UN Security Council, blocking any action to interfere in the Ukraine war. This is unlikely to change soon – but the UN still has other options for engagement.
Voting at the United Nations General Assembly special session on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Namibia’s refusal to condemn Russia undermines the credibility of its claims to support sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination of all nations.
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, a global icon with local roots.
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The former secretary-general of the Commonwealth represents the true essence of a public intellectual and leader; his sense of duty defines his legacy.
NATO has struggled to remain unified in recent years.
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The damage from storms, droughts and sea level rise is in the news almost daily. Some money is flowing to help poor countries, but what isn’t clear is how much impact the funds are having.
A stash of Kalashnikovs and locally made hunting rifles surrendered by a local vigilante group in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
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Nicolas Florquin, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID) and Alaa Tartir, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
New illicit flows of arms and ammunition contribute to fueling conflict and instability in West Africa.
The African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Despite the criticisms the African Union has faced over the last two decades, it is far from being a docile follower of the orders of its member states.
ASEAN has thus far been ineffectual, while China has leverage but has failed to act. If a negotiated end to the crisis is to happen, who will take the lead?
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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