Boko Haram

Communities victimized by conflict may be remarkably receptive to the return of former fighters.

Vaccinations remain in single digits, even as multiple types of violence spread. Yet international aid stands at 20 percent of the need.

Since becoming the first country in Africa to overthrow a military dictator by democratic means, the Republic of Benin has been a highly stable and robust democracy, widely renowned…

Equitable Distribution of Vaccines an “Acid Test”  On Dec. 16, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Munir Akram said the equitable distribution…

Proponents risk legitimizing abusive laws and procedures and undermining broader efforts to advance equality and human rights protection for women.

The requirement significantly complicates the situation for aid workers in northeastern Nigeria, one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises.

A study led by the United Nations University that examined punitive efforts in Iraq, Nigeria, and Somalia shows that too often, nonviolent associates of terror groups who may have…

Thousands of displaced women in Iraq and Nigeria have been arbitrarily branded as affiliated with IS or Boko Haram, and subjected to abuse as a result. Almost 400 in-depth interviews…

This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…