Washington, May 15, 2019 – There were at least 973 attacks on health workers, health facilities, health transports and patients in 23 countries in conflict in 2018, the Safeguarding Health in...
In April 2018, UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to Yemen as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” Three and a half years of conflict in Yemen have led to the near total collapse of...
In a recent discussion of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Peter Salama, Deputy Director-General of...
Executive Summary: In recognition of the brutality of today’s armed conflicts and the lack of respect for the fundamental rules of international humanitarian law, the Agenda for Humanity presented at...
Executive Summary: This paper highlights the achievements, challenges, measures of progress, and good practice based on an analysis of self-reporting on commitments pledged at the World Humanitarian...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2017, there were at least 701 attacks on hospitals, health workers, patients, and ambulances in 23 countries in conflict around the world. More than 101 health workers and 293...
Executive Summary In 2016, attacks on—or interference with—health care occurred in 23 countries in conflict or experiencing political unrest around the world. The sheer number of countries and the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY International law dating back more than 150 years holds that in all armed conflicts, whether internal or international, parties must not attack or interfere with health workers,...
Attacks on Health Facilities, Staff, Patients Lack of Monitoring, Protection, Justice Impede Access (Geneva, May 20, 2015) – Attacks on medical facilities, health workers, and patients have occurred...
Providing or seeking health care in a conflict zone is a perilous undertaking. Every year health workers are kidnapped, threatened, tortured, and killed. Hospitals and clinics are targeted and...