To kick off posts for the PCC Lab, we’re highlighting an article that explores reparations for the impacts of slavery on African American communities. Such conversations, now at the congressional level, shed rare light on the US as a post-conflict setting. nyti.ms/2ErI7VP

13 years after Nepal’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement ended a 10-year conflict between the Government of Nepal and the Community Party of Nepal, human rights organizations have determined that the country has failed to make notable progress on addressing conflict-era atrocities.

Weeks of anti-government protests in Iraq have left hundreds dead, indicating a state of continued unrest and ongoing conflict within the country.

After Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria, fears of our Kurdish allies have begun to manifest. After fighting against ISIS, Kurdish populations in Syria are being subjected to displacement, abuse, and execution by Syrian and Turkish troops. independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…

Conflict has continued in the Yemeni city of Hodeida since a peace agreement was signed by warring parties in December of 2018. Armed violence, food shortages, and lacking medical care are fueling an ongoing humanitarian crisis, despite the officially declared ceasefire.

The American drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassim Suleimani could contribute to a resurgence of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Such targeted attacks can prove to have unintended consequences for regions that have recently achieved a state of peace. nyti.ms/2QP3gyL

A surge in terrorist attacks in West Africa has resulted in a major spike in civilian casualties since 2016. In peripheral areas where State influence is weak, extremists often provide safety in exchange for loyalty. Yet, opposition can lead to violence against local populations.

Refugees in South Africa now risk losing their asylum status if they engage in political activity related to their home countries. Critics of the country’s new law argue it limits freedoms guaranteed by the constitution, which was created after the ending of apartheid.

Foreign intervention in Libya’s civil war has residents worried that their country’s future will continue to be shaped by multinational interests. A cease-fire negotiated by foreign powers is seen as a pause in the inevitable continuation of war rather than a step towards peace.

Trump released his plan for Palestinian-Israeli peace today. The plan calls for further Israeli encroachment on East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and chooses to recognize illegal Israeli settlements over a legitimate Palestinian state. nytimes.com/2020/01/28/wor…

Conflict has intensified between the Cameroonian government and anglophone separatists in anticipation of the country’s elections on February 9, 2020. While tensions have been growing since 2016, the recent spike in civilian abuses reflects a worsening humanitarian situation.

The Post-Conflict Cities Lab is in this week’s Columbia University News featuring a chat with Columbia GSAPP’s Dean Amale Andraos, lab director & planning faculty @hibabouakar, & architecture faculty Z about the lab’s visions & projects. Check it out: news.columbia.edu/news/architect…

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a hydroelectric mega-dam being built on the Nile, has provoked fierce debate between Egypt and Ethiopia over access to the critical water source. Since November, the Trump Administration has been attempting to mediate.

Humanitarian conditions are quickly deteriorating in Idlib, Syria, as hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing a military offensive from the Russian-backed Syrian government aiming to push out opposition fighters from their last stronghold in the country.

As the coronavirus outbreak worsens, questions arise on how a country like North Korea can withstand the disease. aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/c…

At least seven people have been killed in New Delhi as violent protests have erupted over a new citizenship law that fast-tracks naturalization for non-Muslim foreign-born religious minorities.

In the wake of Colombia's armed conflict, a group of displaced women formed their own city of refuge. bbc.com/news/world-lat…

A federal appeals court has blocked President Trump’s controversial immigration policy which has required asylum seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their claims are reviewed.

The Greek government is reportedly engaging in extrajudicial detentions and expulsions of migrants seeking refuge in the country.

Over 10 years after the country's civil war ended, Sri Lankan Tamil women are still fighting for their ancestral land. Al Jazeera English aje.io/5bb8q