By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 25 December 2007 The two-decade old conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir has taken a toll on the mental health of the region's people, with many complaining of post-traumatic stress disorders. Shahnawaz Khan in Srinagar...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVIhas used his traditional Christmas day message to appeal for an end to the bloody conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. Thousands turned out to hear his word...
By Selah Hennessy Goma, DRC 14 December 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is visiting eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) Friday. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in eastern Congo have been forced to flee their homes sin...
By Scott Bobb Lisbon 07 December 2007 More than 70 leaders from Europe and Africa are gathering in Portugal for the summit of Africa and the European Union. The summit is to draft a strategy to guide cooperation on a broad range of areas. But, as we...
By Sonja Pace Habur Crossing, on the Turkey-Iraq Border 06 November 2007 Tensions again loom along the Turkey-Iraq border with a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq and economic sanctions still a possibility despite diplomatic efforts to ca...
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 19 September 2007 United Nations peacekeepers and French rapid reaction forces are gradually pulling back from front lines of the Ivory Coast conflict, giving more of a role to Ivorian forces, five years after the conflict be...
By Phuong Tran Abeche, Chad 28 August 2007 Doctor Yanali and Dama set off to their consultations in Mali Health officials throughout Africa are meeting with the World Health Organization in the Republic of Congo, to discuss, among other topics, the s...
By Raymond Thibodeaux Srinagar 27 June 2007 Kashmir has had its share of turmoil in the past two decades as Indian army troops have clashed with militants allegedly backed by neighboring Pakistan. But as the conflict seems to be ebbing, many Kashmiri...
By William Eagle Washington 06 June 2007 The World Health Organization says mental health disorders make up more than 12 percent of all diseases, and will likely rise to 15 percent by 2020. Researchers see a link between mental illness and income. Th...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund and Save the Children are demanding that all children associated with armed forces or groups in Somalia must be immediately released from their ranks, or from detention centers where the...