Money is wasted, ICAN finds, because nuclear-armed states agree a nuclear war can never be won and should never be fought
UN rights chief calls for concrete measures to halt violations endangering reconciliation
Hundreds of Palestinians, many of them civilians, were killed or injured during an Israeli military operation Saturday that secured the release of four hostages
Climate change seriously affects the health of pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people, the WHO says
The number of internally displaced people in Sudan soon will top 10 million as conflict and acute hunger spread throughout the country
UN officials say few protection services are available to help hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants making the dangerous journey from Africa to Europe
Report launched ahead of Heat Action Day on June 2 looks at the role climate change is playing in increasing the number of extreme heat days around the world over the last 12 months
Warring parties prevent supplies from reaching millions of people suffering from acute hunger
WHO member states agree to work on the world’s first pandemic treaty during this week’s World Health Assembly
Medicine and fuel supplies are drying up as humanitarian workers struggle to provide life-saving medical care to the sick and wounded
The World Health Assembly is faced with the task of setting health policies for the year ahead amidst mounting challenges
Globally an estimated 37 million children ages 13 to 15 use tobacco, and in many countries, e-cigarette use among adolescents exceeds that of adults
Myanmar’s military is mounting a campaign of violence against the largely Muslim Rohingya people in Rakhine State, reports say
An estimated 85 civilians have been killed, at least 700 wounded, and more than 1,250 people have been displaced since fighting erupted two weeks ago
WHO says over 14,000 displaced and nearly 189,000 more still within 25 kilometers of the border with the Russian Federation who face significant risks
A U.N. report criticizes the Sri Lankan government’s failure to acknowledge and be accountable for enforced disappearances
Human rights chief Volker Türk has held separate phone calls with Sudan’s rival generals as the conflict escalates
Intensified fighting by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine causes a surge in civilian casualties and displacement
The World Food Program says over 500 people were killed and thousands of houses and fields were ruined by floods
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