More than two years since a rebel movement launched a violent campaign against the Central African Republic government, the country is continuing to experience a major humanitarian crisis. In March 2013, the Seleka group (an amalgamation of rebel groups from the north) overthrew the central government in Bangui, and since then sectarian violence between Christian…
The Importance of Birth Registration
“We must not forget the millions of stateless people whose dreams of nationality will never come to fruition. They also need our help to enjoy basic human rights right now,” remarked UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres in 2007. Yet the international community often highly overlooks statelessness and the adverse implications of such status. While many…
Philippines: Displaced and Forgotten in Zamboanga
In September 2013, fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a Muslim rebel group forced 120,000 people to flee. More than a year later, tens of thousands remain displaced.
Skeletal Response Puts Philippine IDPs at Risk
In September 2013, in the city of Zamboanga on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, fighting broke out between the Moro National Liberation Front, a Muslim separatist group, and the Philippine Army. One hundred and twenty thousand people were displaced. The confrontation was the latest in a 40-year struggle by minority Muslim groups – comprised…
Myanmar: A Tipping Point for Rohingya Rights?
Two years after a wave of violence hit the region, Myanmar’s Rakhine State has become a segregated zone.
Waiting for Winter: Displaced Iraqis in the KRI
About 850,000 internally displaced people have fled the conflict in central Iraq to seek safety in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The majority are members of religious minorities.
South Sudan: On the Precipice
South Sudan is on the verge of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
Central African Republic: No Time to Lose
The Central African Republic is experiencing a major humanitarian crisis.