Lakhdar Brahimi assesses the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka and argues that the international community must not stand by idly while an estimated 150,000 civilians are trapped in a death zone. This article first appeared in The International Herald Tribune.

Alarmed by the "human dignity crisis" in Gaza, Mary Robinson argues why diplomatic efforts to forge a new cease-fire must be intensified and made to succeed. This article first appeared in openDemocracy.