2023

Incumbent George Weah will face Joseph Boakai, separated by around 7,000 votes in the first round.

People living on the front lines of conflict often find themselves on the front lines of the climate crisis as well. Many of the countries… Read More »When conflict meets climate change, in Gaza and beyond

More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need… Read More »Women are increasingly at-risk in conflict, underrepresented in peace processes, according to UN Secretary-General report

As UN Member States and civil society groups prepare to mark the twenty-third anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, the… Read More »Expert’s take: What does the Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace mean for women?

On 25 October, the UN Security Council will hold its annual open debate on women, peace, and security, titled “Women’s participation in international peace and… Read More »In-focus: The women, peace, and security debate

China on Tuesday removed defence minister Li Shangfu and ousted former foreign minister Qin Gang from its cabinet, state media reported, as part of a… Read More »China removes defence minister, ousts former foreign minister from cabinet

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for Gaza militants Hamas to be added to the targets of an international coalition against the Islamic State… Read More »Macron calls for anti-IS group international coalition to fight Hamas

Around a million Ukrainian refugees have settled in Poland since the start of the Russian invasion in February last year and many have brought with… Read More »‘Big ambitions’: Ukrainian businesses thrive in Poland

The BBC names a Tanzanian student still missing in Israel weeks after Hamas attacked civilians.

The furore over the Israel-Hamas war has reached all the way to Birobidzhan in Russia’s Far East, the world’s only autonomous Jewish territory outside Israel,… Read More »Discord over Israel-Hamas war erupts in the remote autonomous Jewish region of Birobidzhan