Global Peace & Conflict Updates

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at reports of a so-called “settler road” being built in the occupied West Bank.

Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, undermining recent peace efforts and raising fears of a wider regional crisis.

After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL terrorists, the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) ends its mandate on 31 December – a closure its top official describes as “honourable, dignified, and earned”.

A Foiled Coup in Benin, and a Win for ECOWAS and Nigeria eschelhaas Fri, 12/12/2025 – 16:15 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Africa 12 December […]

30 Years After Dayton: The Accords That Ended the Bosnia War saureli Fri, 12/12/2025 – 16:33 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Video / Europe & Central Asia 12 […]

The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified fighting and mass displacement. UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is due to brief on recent peace efforts – including the Washington Accords between the DRC and Rwanda, signed […]

In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in El Fasher in the Darfur region, but UN aid agencies believe they may soon get access to the embattled city.

Embracing Arms: Securing Japan in a “New Era of Crisis” amuiruri Fri, 12/12/2025 – 08:31 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List A senior member (L) checks an honour guard […]

Venezuela 10 December 2025 #1 gnada Thu, 12/11/2025 – 22:01 Venezuela Thu, 12/11/2025 – 12:00 10 December U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea seized a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said: “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States […]

Washington 10 December 2025 #1 gnada Thu, 12/11/2025 – 22:03 Washington Thu, 12/11/2025 – 12:00 10 December 2025 U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea seized a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said: “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United […]