320,000 People Killed in Syrian Conflict
Humanitarian organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented death of 230,618 persons since March 18, 2011 – which witnessed the fall of the first martyr in Daraa –…
Violence in Burundi Expected: UN Warns
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remains concerned about the potential for escalating violence in Burundi and has reiterated his call for calm and restraint amid the African country’s simmering political…
Islamic State Opens Medical College in Mosul
As ISIS is trying to position itself as an independent state, it claims that it’s providing all sorts of citizen services including healthcare to its people. By Rakesh Raman It’s…
Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak Among Burundian Refugees
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is rushing critical relief supplies to Tanzania’s north-western border with Burundi amid a devastating cholera outbreak affecting tens of thousands of refugees there. In…
Yemen: 200 Civilians Died in a Week
Nearly 200 civilians have died in Yemen in the past week, as the country has seen its deadliest period of fighting since violence broke out on 26 March this year,…
Clinton Brings ‘Buckets to Backpacks’ Program to Rwanda
More than 600,000 people in water stressed communities across Rwanda will benefit from a program that will distribute personal water backpacks that make it easier for women and children to…