September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
Syria Truce Brings Calm, But No Aid
Despite Promises, Syrian Officials Withhold Permits
![Commercial Turkish trucks wait to cross to Syria near the Cilvegozu border gate, located opposite the Syrian commercial crossing point Bab al-Hawa in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey, September 16, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-syria-mena-aid-turkey.jpg?itok=4HTKRN7W)
September 16, 2016
Educating Refugee Children in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan
![Maya, 9, reads a school textbook in her family home. She enjoys attending her local public school in izmir, on turkey’s west coast, where she is one of four Syrian students in her class.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/turkey5.jpg?itok=KvJKxdLJ)
September 16, 2016
Hungary’s War on Refugees
September 16, 2016
Estonia Should Step In To Protect Children In War Zones
![Children look through a destroyed classroom window at Yerwa Primary School, Maiduguri, Borno state, damaged by Boko Haram during attacks in 2010 and 2013. The school, established in 1915, was the first primary school in northeast Nigeria. © 2015 Bede Shep](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-04-africa-nigeria-main.jpg?itok=EV9wlU4D)
September 16, 2016
Philippines: Independent Investigation of Duterte Needed
Allegations of Direct Involvement in Death Squads Call for UN Role
![Edgar Matobato, a self-confessed former hitman, holds up a roll of tape, the type of which he claims he used on his victims, during a senate hearing on drug-related extra-judicial killings, in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 15, 2016. REU](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-16_philippines_matobato.jpg?itok=Sy3E_DVE)
September 15, 2016
Pardon Edward Snowden
![A supporter of Edward Snowden holds a combination photo featuring U.S. President Barack Obama and Edward Snowden, during a news conference in Hong Kong on June 14, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx10n6r_layout_comp.jpg?itok=m1446UWv)
September 15, 2016
The Human Cost of Environmental Protection in Côte d’Ivoire
Government Evicts Cocoa Farmers from Mont Péko National Park
![A farmer evicted from the Mont Peko National Park walks in the remains of his village that was destroyed during an eviction operation of farmers inside the Mont Peko National Park in Duekoue department, western Ivory Coast August 1, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-cdi-africa-peko-farmer-eviction-1.jpg?itok=6b-AiO3b)
September 15, 2016
Human Rights Watch Calls for Better Protections for the Rights of Older People
Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
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September 15, 2016
Syria: Turkish Strikes on SDF Fighters Kill 24 Civilians
All Sides Need to Minimize Civilian Harm
![MENA Syria Turkish airstrike jarablus Sept 2016 photo-2](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/img-20160907-wa0000.jpg?itok=wZc7uou9)
September 15, 2016
Egypt: New Church Law Discriminates Against Christians
Authorities Fail to Prevent, Punish Violent Attacks
![MENA EGYPT churches christians Sept 2016 photo-2](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx12xaz-sized.jpg?itok=UMPEjx_J)
September 15, 2016
Russia Needs to Pull its Weight in Solving Syria's Refugee Crisis
![US Secretary of State Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, and UN Envoy for Syria de Mistura address the media in Vienna.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015-mena-syria-vienna-talks.jpg?itok=qNSTzJoz)
September 15, 2016
Refugee Education Crisis Requires a Global Employment Strategy
![Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, Syria, leaves for school from her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-07-mena-lebanon-photo-16.jpg?itok=lYakaPKh)
September 14, 2016
Pakistan: Coerced Refugee Return Endangers Thousands
Abuses, Harassment Force Afghans Home to Danger
![Afghan refugees are seen at UNHCR’s Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Peshawar, Pakistan, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/afghan_refugee_pakistan_1.jpg?itok=srRGXJR_)