UN renews Western Sahara mandate; still lacks human rights component

MINURSO Officer chats with a group of Western Saharans. Photo credit: UN Photo/Martine Perret

On Thursday, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2099, extending the peacekeeping mandate in Western Sahara for another year, until April 30,…

START with art: refugee children develop confidence and creativity

START workshop at el-Hussein refugee camp in Jordan. Photo credit: START

Commercial art fairs typically conjure a mental image of collectors and other well-heeled ‘art-world’ affiliates meandering through a labyrinth of gallery stalls whilst sipping champagne.…

Despite recent success, schools in Haiti face lingering problems

The École Nouvelle Zoranje kindergarten is one of three schools PRODEV operates in Zoranje, Haiti. Photo credit: PRODEV

Less than three months after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti’s capital city in January 2010, construction crews began…

Child abuse in East Asia a public concern

A child with mental disability is tethered by her foot to keep her from running away at the Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp near the Myanmar border, where sexual abuse and kidnappings are common.…

Over-armed and underfunded: essays examine the impact of disarmament on LDCs

A peacekeeper from the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now MONUSCO) examines AK-47 magazines stored in a warehouse in Beni, DRC, where all weapons and ammunition are kept as part…