The Voice | Middle East project is run by ARDD-Legal Aid in partnership with Oxfam-GB and is formulated around the status quo of Syrian refugees residing inside Jordan.
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Find the latest developments affecting our partners and those in war and conflict.
Tuesday, 14 May, 2013
Gabriel Bul Yak travelled to Sydney to participate in a workshop that aims to provide training for South Sudanese migrants to help them generate and implement projects to assist their homeland.
Friday, 10 May, 2013
Santino Rang Yuot, 48, of Lidcombe, is one of 20 South Sudanese people who received training by the South Sudanese Community in Australia, Oxfam Australia, the Humanitarian Crisis Hub, and AusAID, with the support of Anglicare, to learn how to... Read More
Friday, 3 May, 2013
A campaign launched last month to pre-emptively ban killer robots was given a boost after a draft UN report called for measure to be taken before their use on the battlefield.
Current military drones and robotic devices cannot decide to fire on... Read More
Thursday, 2 May, 2013
KATANGA, 2 May 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga Province have received little or no humanitarian aid in the months since having fled ongoing conflict.
In one territory, Malemba... Read More
Wednesday, 17 April, 2013
The UN Security Council and African Union (AU) must take immediate action to halt indiscriminate attacks in Southern Kordofan, Amnesty International said in a new report that highlights the urgent need for humanitarian access to the conflict-... Read More
Wednesday, 17 April, 2013
Both in Syria where conditions are daily worsening, and in Mali where security has much improved, a political solution is the only answer for long-term stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a news briefing that touched on crisis... Read More
Tuesday, 16 April, 2013
Al-Shabaab’s attacks on a courthouse and aid workers’ convoy show utter disregard for civilian life. The laws of war protect all civilians and civilian buildings from attack, and courthouses are no exception.
Monday, 15 April, 2013
The United Nations Security Council today held a debate on preventing conflict in Africa, with calls for top priority to be given to addressing underlying root causes such as poverty, hunger, human rights abuses, marginalization and impunity,... Read More
Sunday, 14 April, 2013
Mukarram Shah dies and Masoom Shah wounded in twin bomb blasts as militants attempt to wipe out political opponents