Opinion

U.S. Impedes Global Efforts to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / Truthdig Dec 14, 2023 As the sole veto to a UN Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire," the US stands alone in its support of wanton death and destruction in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

‘Absolute Horror’ In Gaza Must Stop, Says Doctors Without Borders

Dr. Christos Christou / MSF Dec 5, 2023 In an open letter to the UN Security Council, the organization pleads with the international body to push for an end to the wanton bloodshed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Africa

Millions at Risk for Disease in War-Torn Sudan

Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch Nov 21, 2023 Rawia Kamal, a health activist displaced after the paramilitary attacked her home, recounts the travails of being in war-torn Sudan with looming threat of diseases. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Africa

7 Million Displaced by War in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Tanupriya Singh / Peoples Dispatch Nov 7, 2023 Mass displacement reaches record levels as M23, a proxy force backed by Rwanda, continues its offensive in the eastern provinces of the DRC in violation of a ceasefire. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

News

US Vetoes Resolution Calling for ‘Humanitarian Pause’

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 19, 2023 "Once again the U.S. cynically used their veto to prevent the U.N. Security Council from acting on Israel and Palestine at a time of unprecedented carnage," said Human Rights Watch. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

Dispatch From Turkey: “Antioch Is Finished”

Arie Amaya-Akkermans / The Markaz Review Feb 22, 2023 A letter from Antakya, where the earthquake has devastated Turkey's minority communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Turkey Syria Earthquakes

Osama Hajjaj Feb 6, 2023 Dig deeper

U.N.: Thousands Fleeing Syrian Offensive, Kids Dying in the Cold

EDITH M. LEDERER / The Associated Press Feb 19, 2020 "Humanitarian catastrophe” unfolds in Idlib province as Russia-backed effort displaces hundreds of thousands, including 500,000 children. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Assad Predicts Victory After Gains in Northern Syria

ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2020 His comments come amid a military advance that has sparked a humanitarian catastrophe that the U.N. warns “has reached a horrifying level.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

House Votes to End Support for Yemen War, Rebuffing Trump

SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated Press Apr 4, 2019 Paired with Senate vote, Congress for the first time invokes the decades-old War Powers Resolution to try to stop a foreign conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Khashoggi Case Puts Light on Yemen’s Plight

Afrah Nasser / Truthdig Dec 20, 2018 The worst humanitarian crisis in today’s world has largely been ignored by the media. Now that may be changing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Yemen Remains on the Verge of a Large-Scale Famine

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 17, 2018 The U.N. and the U.S. Senate weigh in, but will their actions be enough to bring peace? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )