What’s happening in Afghanistan is not simply gender discrimination; rather, it’s pushing an entire gender out of public systems altogether in a policy of gender apartheid by the ruling Taliban.
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We look at Sudan’s long history of civilian-led resistance, and how community networks and youth movements are laying the foundations for re-establishing peaceful rule in a country marked by deep political fragmentation.
Malnutrition during childhood damages the brain’s development and the body’s ability to fight illness and digest food. For those in Gaza, the effects will be felt for generations.
The United Arab Emirates is emerging as the foreign player most invested in Sudan’s conflict.
Temporary ceasefire should be seen more broadly as a window to further engage with all parties to find long-term solutions.
The lead protagonists, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, seem unwilling to reconcile. Personal mediation is required.
There is a high risk of famine in multiple regions of Sudan if immediate action is not taken.
Rural households are especially hard hit by food shortages due to disrupted farming, limited access to markets and soaring food prices.
Aid workers used to be considered off-limits in conflicts. The deaths of 7 aid workers in Gaza show that’s not the case anymore. Attacks on aid workers are on the rise.
The SADC mission shows how difficult it is to run a large-scale military intervention, especially if the host government is not taking full ownership and supporting the operation.
Haiti will be able to emerge from the crisis it is in if it has a strong public administration and co-ordinated international aid from countries that respect human rights.
South Africa is among a few countries that completely prohibit the involvement of citizens in foreign armed conflict.
Haiti is facing a wave of chaos as gang violence grips the country.
Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.
Palestine remains the single issue on which South Africa’s support for a people’s struggle has been unquestionably consistent.
Without a ceasefire and a negotiated peace there will be no end to the killing of civilians in Gaza.
In this podcast, expert on the Middle East and former Australian ambassador to Lebanon Ian Parmeter joins The Conversation to analyse the conflict so far; explaining its background and ramifications.
A spiralling Sudan will affect peace and security in the Lake Chad Basin region, of which Nigeria is a member.
The ongoing war in Sudan poses security, humanitarian, political and economic challenges for Chad.
The focus of efforts to save the lives of earthquake victims needs to shift to the emerging threats from disease and lack of clean water and shelter.
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor, Department of Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor of Migration and Director of Global Institute of Emerging Human Mobilities (GIEHM), University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Rrofessor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
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Researcher in disaster preparedness, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews
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Assistant Professor, International Relations, Leiden University
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Unit Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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