Full Coverage: Conflict

29.12.2005 Fighting across Sudan’s western Darfur provinces has swelled the number of internally displaced people by thousands, says the UN Mission in Sudan.

29.12.2005 Renewed fighting between opposition militias and government forces supported by UN peacekeeping troops has displaced at least 10,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

20.12.2005 Continuing violence and instability are blighting the lives of more than 3 million children in Darfur, with about 1.25 million completely out of reach of help, according to a shocking new report by the UN Children's Fund.

20.12.2005 Vietnamese victims of the defoliant known as Agent Orange wound up a month-long visit to the U.S. at the invitation of veterans, Vietnamese Americans and peace activists, to press their case for reparations from the U.S. government and the companies that made the deadly chemical.

15.12.2005 A former state governor and a former top policeman are among the accused in Brazil's first ever investigation into the genocide of an uncontacted Indian tribe.

14.12.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 14 (OneWorld) - Iraqis will choose 275 new legislators Thursday, but some experts warn that the country's improved voting procedures will still under-represent its Sunni Arab minority and could cause a backlash.

14.12.2005 Hundreds of families remain displaced after US-led offensives earlier this month against insurgent activity in the cities of Ramadi and al-Qaim in the west of the country.

07.12.2005 400,00 people have died in Darfur since the genocide began, yet the Bush Administration has failed to take the action necessary to protect the people, says Africa Action. Join them Thursday for a rally outside the State Department, and help make it clear that the U.S. has a moral obligation to stop the genocide in Darfur.

07.12.2005 The Centre for Policy Alternatives of Sri Lanka and the International Media Support of Denmark have together published a report on the Sri Lankan media, excluding the North and East, in order to identify capacity and constraints faced by Sri Lankan mainstream and regional media, in the creation and consolidation of democratic laws and practices, and a culture of tolerance and diversity. Read the full report in pdf.

05.12.2005 Representatives from 192 countries are due in Geneva on Monday for a conference to decide whether to adopt a new emblem for the Red Cross movement.
Switzerland: Decision on an additional emblem

02.12.2005 A key rebel leader has announced that his group, the Lord's Resistance Army, is ready to negotiate a settlement to the 20-year civil war that has ravaged northern Uganda, and that he and other leaders will cooperate with the International Criminal Court.

02.12.2005 President Bush launched an unprecedented campaign to bolster confidence in his Iraq strategy this week, in a move that many strategists believe is necessary if he is to regain his domestice political potency, reports Jim Lobe.