Fund officials say more than 600 million children in the southern hemisphere are being deprived of an education and harmed because of pandemic school closures
WFP says more than 16 million people are suffering from acute hunger, with around five million on the brink of famine
Approximately 3.8 million people in Tigray need health assistance, but the World Health Organization says it has managed to reach only 87,000 since May
At least 57 migrants, most from West Africa, drowned Monday when their boat took on water and sank
UN refugee agency officials say about 24,000 Eritrean refugees trapped in two camps in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray province are in great danger as fighting among armed groups escalates
Children who start using e-cigarettes are twice as likely to become regular tobacco users
On this first World Drowning Prevention Day, World Health Organization offers life-saving solutions to prevent most of the estimated 236,000 annual drowning deaths
Security forces have used excessive force against peaceful protests in Khuzestan Province over water shortage and mismanagement
Violent armed attacks by jihadist groups have displaced more than 1.3 million people over the past two years
The WFP renews appeal for unimpeded access to northern Ethiopian province where four million people are suffering from acute hunger
Nearly 60 million vaccine doses from the United States, Europe set to arrive in the continent in the coming weeks
Warning by UN rights chief comes in wake of reports surveillance technology produced by Israeli company was used to hack smartphones of human rights activists, business executives and journalists
Anti-government activists in Cuba estimate more than 100 protesters have been arrested during the weeklong demonstrations
Climate change already is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, which are being made worse by global warming
Attacks in North Kivu province have forced nearly 20,000 civilians to flee for their lives
COVID-19 has disrupted routine life-saving immunization services for millions of children, many of whom risk dying from vaccine-preventable diseases
Escalating conflict is causing civilian casualties to rise and is driving hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in search of safety
Michelle Bachelet says George Floyd murder was tipping point which shifted world’s attention to violations endured by Africans and people of African descent
Recommendations are aimed at ensuring these public health tools are ethically sound and of benefit to all people around the world
Report finds an estimated 4,000 detained have been subjected to torture or ill-treatment in government-, rebel-controlled territories
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