Gaza UN Gaza agency forced to suspend aid to refugees A shortfall in funding has forced the UN agency in Gaza (UNWRA) to suspend aid to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to homes damaged in 28/01/2015
Iraq ISIL fighters 'flee' Iraq's Sinjar as Peshmerga troops 'make gains' Kurdish Peshmerga troops have been pushing their way into the town of Sinjar on Sunday backed by US-led coalition forces. The battles taking place 21/12/2014
Croatia Rally in Zagreb calls for better help for war veterans Hundreds march in Zagreb to highlight concern about the plight of former soldiers and their families not receiving enough help from the state. 10/12/2014
Afghanistan Afghanistan: US failing to 'hold soldiers accountable for unlawful killings', claims Amnesty Evidence of unlawful killings and possible war crimes in Afghanistan have been seemingly ignored by the US, a damming report has claimed. Amnesty 11/08/2014
world news LIVE UPDATE: Israel-Gaza conflict On Thursday evening, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) began a ground offensive in Gaza, under the instruction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the 18/07/2014
USA 'War is dirty' - US Defence Secretary defends prisoner swap US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has defended last month’s prisoner swap with the Taliban as the “last, best” chance to secure the release of Army 11/06/2014
USA The torch has passed: Obama takes over “War on Poverty” from LBJ The anniversary could not have been more fitting: As the Obama administration is struggling to push an extension of unemployment benefits through a 08/01/2014
Central African Republic UNICEF says up to 6,000 child soldiers fighting in Central African Republic The number of child soldiers in war-ravaged Central African Republic has swelled to around 6,000, says UNICEF. The revelation comes as France and 22/11/2013
Unreported Europe Vukovar: divided by an alphabet It stems from a law to protect Serb minority rights, but in the Croatian city of Vukovar, the introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet on public signs 08/11/2013
World Female army officer wants peace In Souleimaniya, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Nahida is the CO of the Women’s Unit in the Peshmerga Army in her region. Nahida’s dream started when she was 20/06/2012
World António Guterres: "we're witnessing human suffering on an epic scale" For the fifth consecutive year the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 42 million and aid is now at a critical level. Euronews 19/06/2012
World António Guterres: "we're witnessing human suffering on an epic scale" For the fifth consecutive year the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 42 million and aid is now at a critical level. Euronews 19/06/2012
World DRC: Warriors of peace This month, Women and War goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo where we meet Masika, Noella, and Caddy. These three women survived the horrors 04/05/2012
World The torment of Nepal's broken families Days go by peacefully in the village of Munalbasti, in western Nepal. It has not always been the case in this community. The village sits in the 06/03/2012
World Women and War in Nepal - Durga's tale Nepal has always inspired travellers and writers in search of adventure and spirituality. But for the Nepalese, the country’s recent history 06/03/2012
World Women and War in Nepal: Mina's story “Women have to carry a gun to change society as and when needed. I was not alone, there were many women fighting with us,” said Mina, a 26 year old 06/03/2012
Unreported Europe DR Congo: harvesting on the ruins of war For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo had been ravaged by what many refer to as Africa’s first world war. The fighting was concentrated 03/11/2011
World Classes in conflict zones In conflict zones education, like much of everyday life, can become a risky business. Across the world tens of millions of young people miss out on 08/07/2011
Unreported Europe Civil war, civil wounded, Somalia Civilians in Somalia’s 20-year war are wounded every day. The crossfire between government forces and insurgents destroys ordinary people’s lives 17/02/2011
Unreported Europe US anger at home as Afghan, Iraq wars drag on Nine years after the United States vowed to triumph over terrorism, backed by an international community united after the September 11 attacks on 11/11/2010
