The UN refugee agency is boosting to 120,000 the number of Afghans in Iran now eligible to receive treatment for COVID-19 and other illnesses
In marking this year’s World Health Day, the WHO is issuing a call for action to tackle poverty and health inequities
Conflict is key cause of hunger there, with eastern provinces and central region of Kasais being worst hit
Thousands more said to be trapped in Palma; some fleeing the area were reportedly denied entry into Tanzania
A study finds 120 low- and middle-income economies will owe more than $1 trillion in debt service payments this year
Women will have to wait another 135 years to achieve global gender parity, World Economic Forum report says
Measles surged worldwide in 2019, reaching the highest number since 1996
More than 3,360 people who fled Palma by foot, bus, plane and boat have arrived in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province
An estimated 48,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh lost their shelters in the fire that ripped through parts of Kutupalong-Balukhali, the world's largest refugee camp
Appeal comes ahead of pledging conference in Brussels seeking to raise a record $10 billion
Diminishing water supply is having a severe impact on crops, with losses of up to 40%
The two camps, which formerly housed some 20,000 Eritrean refugees, were abandoned, and all the humanitarian facilities had been looted and vandalized
Africa needs far greater access to reach its goal of vaccinating 60 percent of population by June 2022
Topping the list of countries facing catastrophic levels of acute hunger are Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria
‘We have so far confirmed 15 people dead, 560 injured, 400 are still missing and at least 45,000 people have been displaced,’ says UNHCR’s Johannes van der Klaaw
The insurgency, which began nearly four-and-a-half years ago, is escalating rapidly and forcing increasing numbers of people to flee their homes
UN human rights chief says situation in eastern DRC, especially in North and South Kivu and Ituri, has continued to worsen
Experts say deforestation and forest land degradation are affecting the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people across the world
Nearly 2 billion people, or 39% of the global population, do not have access to safe drinking water
The World Food Program warns allotments will be cut in June if it does not receive $172 million to maintain operations
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