Kenya, at UN, seeks more help for chaotic Somalia
'Somalia is almost dying... This is the time to send in life-saving support.' Full article
Sri Lanka conflict:
Fear, hunger stalk Sri Lanka's Jaffna Tamils
Cut off by rebel territory and surviving on dry rations shipped in by the state, residents live under the pall of daily murders and abductions. Full article
Myanmar displacement:
Myanmar accuses U.N. powers of ganging up on it
Myanmar resents being listed as a threat to international peace and security. Full article
Doing business in Darfur's camps for the displaced
Guest blogger Andrew Stroehlein rolls up his sleeves
Is the world safer or more dangerous now than 50 years ago?
Doing business in Darfur's camps for the displaced
Guest blogger Andrew Stroehlein rolls up his sleeves
Is the world safer or more dangerous now than 50 years ago?
How do you count the number of child soldiers in the world?
Somalia is the optimum breeding ground for extremism due to malnutrition and poor education, UNICEF says.
Sudan, Uganda and Congo are the most dangerous places to be a child.
"I want to tell you that too many people have suffered and have been killed," says a resident of a camp near the northern Ugandan town of Gulu. "The ICC trial [of the five indicted rebel commanders] cannot compensate for the killings and suffering of the people."
Villagers travel on their boats through the flooded market of Sundarpur village, about 160 km (99 miles) north of Kolkata.
REUTERS/PARTH SANYAL
Villagers travel on their boats through the flooded market of Sundarpur village, about 160 km (99 miles) north of Kolkata.
REUTERS/PARTH SANYAL
