After violent elections in 2007, millions of Kenyans vote in mostly peaceful elections. [BBC]
The number of Syrians seeking refuge in underfunded camps in Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, and Lebanon is expected to tip the one million mark this week. [Washington Post]
At the two-year anniversary of Syria’s uprising, the country needs fewer arms—not more. [The Guardian]
Human Rights Watch asks Yemen to stop executing children. The three children currently on death row will be executed by firing squad unless president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi reverses execution orders. [The Guardian]
Conservation advocacy group the Environmental Investigation Agency reports that Google ads are helping the illegal ivory trade and contributing to the rise in elephant poaching in sub-saharan Africa. [Time]
